old3bob

So how many of us recognize that evil is more or less running wild in the world with horrific actions, (and that in most cases silence anywhere or by anyone about same is an indirect form of support for that evil)

me thinks emanation is also and accurate pointer, and it could be said that with more permutations the more intent normally gets watered down in the manifest.

well heck don't forget we are "created in the image of God" As for duality it is connected to non-duality, or the manifest is connected to the unmanifest, so who decides what is real and not real if such is accepted? (or where reality or non-reality begins and ends) Many have trouble with the term "God" since much of mankind has created God in their image.

on random association how about those female underhand softball pitchers that throw really fast! (listen to the sweet sound of the ball hitting the catchers mit near 80 mph!)

Btw, there has been speculations about reincarnating into the past to correct past karma making for better outcomes down the line... (haven't come across that speculation here which happens to include some Bible verses (believe it or not Ripley) )

haha, reminds me of when I played catcher in little league without something like that which was a mistake! (besides thinking I could also be a pitcher which was true until someone went up to bat)

(May have posted this before, sorry it may not apply to struggling or younger folks )

good luck when your time comes...

I'd say that besides types of illusions that may only be in our heads or that might be downplayed or written off as only that, there are real beings that are predatory dark souls which are not written off so easily or just by philosophical thoughts. Thus all the thousands of years of work that protective beings have done and are doing, along with teachings and methods that have been used against such forces. Btw, most orthodox shrinks know nothing of the other side...and also write off problem's related to it as just a mental or emotional delusions.

well there is that saying: "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom" (Proverbs 9:10) But what in the hell does that mean and how can that be if God is love? Well its more or less emotional pretzel time if you are a Christian trying to fully understand that but if it was changed to a more "eastern" meaning of, "one should knowingly fear breaking dharma for karma will then kick your ass a good one", is easier to understand for me.

May God, gods, devas, masters and ourselves help us! So much horrific and willful evil along with other forms of destructive chaos and suffering ran wild for mankind in 2025, along with great harm to the Mother Earth! The battles and wars continue, but there is light at the end of the long tunnel.

anyone who jumps out of airplane without a parachute is nuts to say the least, those with a parachute less so.

My take is that all 'lesser' desires can be boiled down to or driven by a seeking for the true desire (often in all the wrong places via the schools of hard knocks) which is for freedom and satisfaction of the soul finding and knowing its own Soul. To try and quash that and related life force is missing the boat and futile. True desire is the force behind or within all beings to find and know what the hell is really going on (including right dharmas) , thus not an elaborate and or high sounding philosophy that may get turned into or be interpreted as a dead like denial of that force.

right, similar wonderings for politics which are part of most everything mankind does regardless of trying to deny so.

not much mention about the ways and means that the Devas and Gods help out mankind? (including helping the historic Buddha at a critical juncture) What gives? Just meditate and be happy is all it takes.... since we have "our books and poetry to protect us" along with an all powerful intellect.