many seek happiness externally and many a time assign others the possession of their happiness.
when they derive a sort of happiness from external sources, they dont feel satisfied, hence jump to the next and then to the next .... in contrast, jesus said gods kingdom (or real happiness) is within (entos) you.
this cannot be misinterpreted as jesus being the king of the kingdom was amidst them as jws do.
The Rebel,
Nicely put!
That’s all what I wanted to convey. Many feel that ‘If I reach there, I will be happy’—but truth is that you can be happy even now, whatever you do, do it with 100% involvement. Like in Examination Hall, 3-hours will pass like three minute. In ego there is no peace—and ego is just a thought which can easily be overcome or done away with if one wants to.
Have a great day!
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jws feel that their strength lies in the power of bible to foretell.
however, an impartial analysis would show that bibles prophecies are too general, and yet some of the major developments in the world scene were not figured in its propheciesespecially those that are very much needed for what it calls last days.
to mention a few:.
Whoever contributes to global warming, terrorism, abortion as a birth-control means, sexual abuse, molestation or anything like that you may cite will reap appropriate consequence—I agree with you. Everyone is free to do what he likes, but no one is free to evade its consequences (Galatians 6:7)
jws feel that their strength lies in the power of bible to foretell.
however, an impartial analysis would show that bibles prophecies are too general, and yet some of the major developments in the world scene were not figured in its propheciesespecially those that are very much needed for what it calls last days.
to mention a few:.
The category of women undergoing abortion for the reasons cited by you could be very few in number, and they are exceptions. At this time of what is called Information Age, a number of that size (which is more than double the size of Australia’s population) is inexcusable. What if we add the case of abortions that go unreported?
jws feel that their strength lies in the power of bible to foretell.
however, an impartial analysis would show that bibles prophecies are too general, and yet some of the major developments in the world scene were not figured in its propheciesespecially those that are very much needed for what it calls last days.
to mention a few:.
JWs feel that their strength lies in the power of Bible to foretell. However, an impartial analysis would show that Bible’s prophecies are too general, and yet some of the major developments in the world scene were not figured in its prophecies—especially those that are very much needed for what it calls “Last Days.” To mention a few:
1) Talking about the end of the world has been the work of religious people so far. But now it is also done by Government Agencies: “NASA WARNS NOTHING CAN STOP DANGEROUS SEA LEVEL RISE.” (http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0002383837, 31/8/2015) “Ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica are melting faster than ever, and oceans are warming and expanding much more rapidly than they have in years past. Right now we have committed to probably more than three feet [one meter] of sea level rise… there is no reason to expect that ice sheets will melt at the same pace as they did in the past. According to the laws of physics, they will deteriorate faster. And they already are.” (http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2015/08/27/world/science-health-world/ice-sheets-thaw-speed-sea-level-rise-threatening-florida-tokyo-pacific-isles-nasa-scientists/#.VhtjMNKqqko) “In 2013, global CO2 emissions due to fossil fuel use (and cement production) were 36 gigatonnes (36000000000 metric tons); this is 61% higher than 1990 (the Kyoto Protocol reference year) and 2.3% higher than 2012” (http://co2now.org/Current-CO2/CO2-Now/global-carbon-emissions.html) Situation is likely to continue to worsen as religious leaders and politicians are dependent on the money business people donate to them.
2) Targeting the innocent people who are in no way connected with conflicted parties is a marked departure from conventional war-pattern, and it goes on increasing globally despite the combined effort of virtually all world governments. (http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/wrost-year-global-terrorism-2014-article-1.2130490) This too Bible did not foresee.
3) Interestingly, there is a prophecy that backfired on the Bible. “Never. Can a mother forget her nursing child? Can she feel no love for the child she has borne? But even if that were possible, I would not forget you.” (Isaiah 49:15) Here a mother forsaking her child is spoken as an exception that may happen too rarely. According to WHO, every year in the world there are an estimated 40-50 million abortions. (http://www.worldometers.info/abortions/) No war has killed that many innocent lives in a year. Yet this happens every year, in this part of the history.
many seek happiness externally and many a time assign others the possession of their happiness.
when they derive a sort of happiness from external sources, they dont feel satisfied, hence jump to the next and then to the next .... in contrast, jesus said gods kingdom (or real happiness) is within (entos) you.
this cannot be misinterpreted as jesus being the king of the kingdom was amidst them as jws do.
Cofty,
You cannot simply dismiss the ways of nature calling it “silly superstitions. Fuck off.” Nature acts like the statue kept in the courts (white lady with a black ribbon tied around her eyes). She sees everyone and every nation either as giver of happiness or giver of unhappiness, and does not seek approval of anybody before she sends back what individuals/nations send out. For example, see what nature did to a great nation. Brahmanas (combination of two words: brah = great + manas = mind) in India were very good in the beginning manifesting a great mind of viewing all with equality, and country flourished. When the Brahmanas turned into a superior class treating others as “untouchables,” nature brought over 700 foreign aggressions over that country—making the condition of that class of people miserable. If you want to see, you can see this everywhere in the case of individuals and nations.
You can delete me in imitation of JW disfellowshipping--that is your choice. But I am an individual, with individual views--having nothing to do with any organization.
many seek happiness externally and many a time assign others the possession of their happiness.
when they derive a sort of happiness from external sources, they dont feel satisfied, hence jump to the next and then to the next .... in contrast, jesus said gods kingdom (or real happiness) is within (entos) you.
this cannot be misinterpreted as jesus being the king of the kingdom was amidst them as jws do.
many seek happiness externally and many a time assign others the possession of their happiness.
when they derive a sort of happiness from external sources, they dont feel satisfied, hence jump to the next and then to the next .... in contrast, jesus said gods kingdom (or real happiness) is within (entos) you.
this cannot be misinterpreted as jesus being the king of the kingdom was amidst them as jws do.
Cofty,
There is a solution. Until now you have only heard from others. Now experiment yourself, just like a scientist does. Be seated in a comfortable posture. Withdraw your mind within—and you will experience your sixth sense (intuition) beginning to manifest itself, and will also find yourself pulled towards the vastness of your soul, the immaterial substratum of your physical body. You will gradually lose sight of all mental and physical boundaries. At this time you will feel like a person on his first airplane flight leaving behind all customary landmarks and soaring into a wall-less space. Keep going till you get linked with your Heavenly Father. Have a sweet conversation with Him. You will come back fully convinced that you are a spirit being in this physical body, and there is a loving heavenly Father, the Supreme Soul, who helps those seeking Him and wanting to know the truth.
many seek happiness externally and many a time assign others the possession of their happiness.
when they derive a sort of happiness from external sources, they dont feel satisfied, hence jump to the next and then to the next .... in contrast, jesus said gods kingdom (or real happiness) is within (entos) you.
this cannot be misinterpreted as jesus being the king of the kingdom was amidst them as jws do.
“btw I am not a supporter of either Carl Sagan or iconoclastic. I just like reading about such debates and the different ideas they generate as most of this occupies a controversial arena which can enrich us.”
many seek happiness externally and many a time assign others the possession of their happiness.
when they derive a sort of happiness from external sources, they dont feel satisfied, hence jump to the next and then to the next .... in contrast, jesus said gods kingdom (or real happiness) is within (entos) you.
this cannot be misinterpreted as jesus being the king of the kingdom was amidst them as jws do.
Due to power-failure signal, I had to stop abruptly. Hence here is an addendum:
When I did my marine engineering, one of my professors was a visionary. He instilled in me the above line of reasoning. He used to say that in his native tongue, the word for good conduct is sadachar which is a combination of two words (sada = always + char = performing something with 100% involvement). Such action is naturally good and effective and one who performs action in this manner is always happy, he is in kingdom of God—something that Jesus too implied.
He also said that the word for coconut is nariyal (from the root nar, man) which means both—man and coconut—have some things in common. Coconut has three eyes—two are useless and one real through which the sprouting happens. Similarly, man has two eyes which are in a sense useless as they are capable of seeing only the superficial, and has one inner eye of understanding that sees the eternal (essence) behind the ephemeral (details). One who sees himself as eternal spirit in material body, he will also see others as eternal spirits in material bodies—which would mean he would always see good in others and do good to others, and will never harm others and feel that no can harm him either. Also, coconut has a hard shell which symbolizes ego in man. When it receives a hard hit, the shell is broken—sweet water flows. So are with people—when they receive a hard hit, their ego is broken—after that sweet behaviour starts freely flowing. Thus egoless living means kingdom of God. This explains custom of breaking the coconut before house-warming ceremony which symbolizes the concept that “from now onward members of this family will live without ego bringing sweet behaviour.”
hi, i m new here and not so good in english, but ive give it a try and hope you understand.. .
the whole idea of the overlapped generation is not only illogical, there are also serious errors in reasoning and how to interpret the scripture.. .
the only "scriptural argument" that the governing body has managed to bring in this matter is exodus 1: 6 where they say that a "generation" can be stretched to cover a longer period than usually meant by a "generation".
Welcome to the forum. Nice post.
When Jesus used the word "generation", he was speaking to his disciples who were not linguistic scholars, hence would mean only what the world means for the common man. There is no scope for interpretation and to lengthen the meaning of the word "generation."
