Re: If god exists, what created god?

James Skurray (jskurray@extro.ucc.su.OZ.AU)
Sat, 6 May 1995 17:36:19 GMT

In article <3o3nvn$pps@master.easynet.co.uk>, ng@easynet.co.uk says...
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>In article <D7u59H.8rF@crash.cts.com>, roosen@crash.cts.com says...
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>>: On 29 Apr 1995 16:14:15 UTC,
>>: in article <3ntokn$hhj@CUBoulder.Colorado.EDU>,
>>: wrightjp@ucsub.Colorado.EDU (WRIGHT JACOB PHILIP) asked:
>>: > . . . If [God] is all-powerfull, can he create or destroy himself?
>>
>> What I want to know is, if God can do anything, can he make a
>>rock so big that he can't lift it?
>
>
>There's no denying that this is a good question, and, as a sentient
>creation of God who has been given the ability to ask the question, you
>do deserve an answer.
>
>If you're really looking for the answer, then you'll find it waiting for
>you in your heart. No wait, don't laugh! (at least, not in derision).
>Listen...
>
>The answer to this question can NOT be expressed in words simply because
>it belongs to the realm of non-duality, where this no big/small,
>good/bad, male/female, in fact, no relativities at all. Words and mental
>concepts, by their very nature, deal with relativities and so do not
have
>access to the formulation of such answers. However, human intuition, or
>the "Eye of the Heart" for want of a better phrase, DOES have access to
>it. You just need to want to find the answer badly enough, and seek it
>SINCERELY enough. But if the answer could be given to us in words,
>then it would have been taught to children in schools as soon as they
had
>learnt their ABC's. Clearly, this is not the case, and instead children
>who ask the question (as many children do) are usually fobbed of with
>some religious, dogmatic cliche or other. (Most of these children then
>grow up either becoming some kind of religious, exclusivist fanatics, or
>else entirely cynical about religious words in general. But both types
>have this in common that they lose touch with the wisdom in their
>hearts, which is their birthright, and without which they would not have
>conceived of the question in the first place).
>
>Many sages in their compassion have written books and left behind
>sayings as to what you can do to find the answer. Is there a need to go
>into a bibliograohy of these books now? I don't think so. Each of us has
>our own path by which we shall find the Answer. However, the key thing
to
>remember is that the sages have told us what to DO. They have not given
>the answer to us on a plate. Why? Not because they were being secretive,
>but simply because, as I have explained, it's not possible to give the
>answer on a plate. The answer to your question is not something to
LEARN,
>but something to BECOME. You have to invest your whole being into it.
>Not just your mind and your email account.
>
>"Seek and ye shall find". There are many sages living in the world now
>who can tell you how to find the answer. If you thirst for the answer to
>your question, if you are sincere enough, and even if you don't know
>that you are, will meet upon one of these men or women, whose existence
>in the world is proof of God's mercy, and whose very existence gives
>meaning to your ability to ask such questions. And if you follow what
>these sages say, then you will certainly come upon the answer. However,
>as long as you continue to be flippant about it and throw down the
>question as a cynical challenge without expecting anybody to give you a
>meaningful reply, you may think of yourself as a "seeker" but it's
>unlikely that you'll ever become a "finder".
>
>
>--
>Nasser
>"Whatever can be said about the Tao is not the Tao" - Lao Tzu
>
Please do not preach so much that you hide the truth that you do
not understand. You are a pawn in life€s society and you need to find an
answer. The reality is that humans are the only animals that ask the
question, "Why are we here". The answer is EVOLUTION. Don€t find some
fake belief, its the easy way out.