yayyyyyy God

[Kanada Kev]

[SaggyBalls]

Funny how the Atheist always has the limited response.

'Oh Yeah? Prove it!'

"good for you, now go away" would probably be a much better response most of the time.

"The Limitations of Scientific Proof

When it comes to scientific research and proof, exploration is into phenomena that carry a factual existence independent of the observer, quarantining it from psychological bias and delusion. But by limiting proof to what is universally replicable, what remains are solely those phenomena comprising the lowest common denominator of experiences available to all observers inhabiting a consensual reality. In other words, scientific proof is strictly material proof that depends in no way upon the individualized conscious or spiritual state of the observer. Thus scientific proof encompasses the crudest set of phenomena that are undeniably real to individuals with even the crudest levels of conscious development.

Scientific standards do not allow for personal proof that depends on the observer, and yet it is precisely the conscious development of the observer that determines what other levels of reality beyond the purely physical and deterministic can be accessed. The closest science has come is in quantum mechanics where it is now commonly accepted that the observer plays a unique role in the outcome of an experiment. But beyond verification of the statistical trends describing the distribution of all possible observations in a given experiment, any particular outcome is not universally replicable. That is why quantum physics, in not being able to predict any specific observations, must resort to statistical descriptions because in doing so it once again approaches collectivity and thus what it defines as objectivity. Even so, the exact influence of the observer on a quantum system is not understood, and thought to be random as well as being limited solely to the atomic scale.

That’s as far as modern science goes. Yet seasoned researchers of fringe knowledge and battle-hardened experiencers of the strange know that transjective phenomena also operate on the macroscopic scale and depend on the quality of consciousness and spiritual orientation of the observer. Synchronicities and the correlation between attitude and attracted experiences are some examples. We are not just observers of reality, but active participants endowed with freewill to choose to transcend our realms by going above and beyond our prior assumptions. Inexplicable events happen, and we can either rationalize it away with assumptions and rules programmed according to our collective mainstream reality, or we can figure it out within ourselves and leave the herd in the dust."

http://montalk.net/metaphys/138/transcendence-through-intuitive-thinking

Edited January 4, 2009 by Guest
kook alert

[Kanada Kev]

http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid6555681001/bctid9343833001

'Bart Simpson' records Scientology ad; producer responds

Scientologist Nancy Cartwright, who does the voice of Bart Simpson on "The Simpsons," has recorded a message in the voice of the iconic animated character promoting the controversial quasi-religious organization.

Cartwright recorded the pitch (audio below) for a robocall to boost turn-out for a Scientology event at the organization's Hollywood center. Though she takes care to identify herself by her real name and not her character, she uses the Bart voice at a few points in the recording.

“This is not authorized by us," said "Simpsons" executive producer Al Jean. "'The Simpsons' does not, and never has, endorsed any religion, philosophy or system of beliefs any more profound than Butterfinger bars." (Okay, not Jean's wittiest line ever).

The move is not only unauthorized, of course, but almost certainly violates Cartwright's contract. Though Fox is remaining mum on the subject, and very much looking into the matter, the "Simpsons" characters are owned by Fox. Sure, Scientology is a non-profit group (ahem), but it doesn't matter.

Publicity wise, coming right after the John Travolta fiasco, Cartwright could have probably recorded the message for, say, Hamas, and received less blowback.

http://www.thrfeed.com/2009/01/bart-simpsons-scientology-recording.html

Edited January 29, 2009 by Guest

[M.O.B.E]

yeah, OK

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081226/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_peru_christmas_baby

Peruvian Jesus born to Virgin Mary on Christmas

Fri Dec 26, 1:06 pm ET

LIMA (Reuters) – Virgin Mary, a 20-year-old Peruvian woman, gave birth to a baby boy on Christmas day and named him Jesus, Peru's state news agency said on Friday.

The baby's father, Adolfo Jorge Huamani, 24, is a carpenter. Religious Peruvians compared him to Joseph the Carpenter in the Bible.

"Two thousand years later the story of Bethlehem is relived," read the headline about the birth in El Comercio, the main newspaper in Peru, a predominantly Catholic country.

The mother, Virgen Maria Huarcaya, delivered the 7.7 pound (3.5 kg) boy, Jesus Emanuel, in the early hours of Christmas at the central maternity hospital in Lima, the capital.

"A few days ago we had decided to name my son after a professional soccer player," the father said. "But thanks to a happy coincidence this is how things ended up."

(Reporting by Terry Wade; Editing by Vicki Allen)

It cant be true...the approach of Maitreya has already been confirmed.

[SaggyBalls]

Compared him to Joseph?

Like...he stayed with his woman when she got pregnant with some other guy's kid?

[Kanada Kev]

[SaggyBalls]

Just like a gated community in Israel!

[d_rawk]

It cant be true...the approach of Maitreya has already been confirmed.

Oh gosh, you are pulling me in. I haven't heard talk of Share International or Maitreya in years. Benjamin Creme can't handle himself in an interview and is ... cagey. That was my final impression of him.

[Kanada Kev]

Edited February 2, 2009 by Guest

[SaggyBalls]

sometimes it fixes the problem...though it is the individual that is praying that uses the power of prayer to change aspects of his/her self...

...which is often the real problem.

and in some cases of frustration and unfulfillment, sometimes people on their knees solve it all.

[Thorgnor]

amun?

[Kanada Kev]

and in some cases of frustration and unfulfillment, sometimes people on their knees solve it all.

are you talking about praying on your knees, [color:purple]or something else?

[d_rawk]

Have to agree with Beats / YT here. Genuine prayer is not distinguishable from transcendental meditation, and is not "easy", not "quick", not "free" (in emotional expenditure), most certainly does not absolve responsibility (but rather demands taking ownership of it) and often does fix the problem.

I'm on record as not being much of a 'prayer', particularly as it is popularly conceived at this time and in this part of the world, but I think it would be irresponsible to trivialize the benefits of taking a time out, thoroughly examining oneself, and re-aligning oneself with all of those things which stand outside.

'Thy kingdom come'. Fuck yeah.

[Edit: that was pretty funny though.. I just got it. Fack I'm slow ..]

Edited February 2, 2009 by Guest

[SaggyBalls]

I lead what most people would consider a habitually stressful life. One aspect of this is that I’m nearly always busy—usually with half a dozen major projects in progress, all of which feel equally important, at any given time. Even when I have the luxury of focusing on just one or two things, there always seems to be a deadline looming, a crisis of one kind or another, or some other distraction to keep me on my toes. To be honest, this is not my preferred lifestyle—I don’t thrive on stress the way some people do. If I could get paid to, say, sit at home and read all day, watch movies for a living, or become a professional thinker, I’d be only too happy to change careers. Perhaps one day I’ll score a “dream job†as a travel writer, motivational speaker, wine taster, or t’ai chi teacher. But even then, I wouldn’t be looking at a stress-free life. Unless I decide to go live in a monastery—a course of action that’s significantly less likely than winning the lottery (which would also be OK)—I imagine the stress of juggling priorities and projects will be a permanent fixture in my life.

Can I bring David Bowie?

[SaggyBalls]

I Would Walk 500 Miles

[SaggyBalls]

Maybe...

I'm so glad my life experience has brought me to understand blasphemy differently than the standard definition would typically allow.

Kingdom Come - Indeed.

[Kanada Kev]

[Kanada Kev]

Sayings of the Jewish Buddhist

If there is no self, whose arthritis is this?

Be here now. Be someplace else later. Is that so complicated?

Drink tea and nourish life; with the first sip, joy; with the second sip, satisfaction; with the third sip, peace; with the fourth, a Danish.

Wherever you go, there you are. Your luggage is another story.

Accept misfortune as a blessing. Do not wish for perfect health, or a life without problems. What would you talk about?

The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single Oy.

There is no escaping karma. In a previous life, you never called, you never wrote, you never visited. And whose fault was that?

Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.

The Tao does not speak. The Tao does not blame. The Tao does not take sides. The Tao has no expectations. The Tao demands nothing of others. The Tao is not Jewish.

Breathe in. Breathe out. Breathe in. Breathe out. Forget this and attaining Enlightenment will be the least of your problems.

Let your mind be as a floating cloud. Let your stillness be as a wooded glen. And sit up straight. You'll never meet the Buddha with such rounded shoulders.

Deep inside you are ten thousand flowers. Each flower blossoms ten thousand times. Each blossom has ten thousand petals. (You might want to see a specialist.)

The Torah says, Love your neighbor as yourself.

The Buddha says, "There is no self." So, maybe we're off the hook.

[SaggyBalls]

[Kanada Kev]

[Kanada Kev]

[Kanada Kev]

Edited March 9, 2009 by Guest

[Kanada Kev]

[Kanada Kev]

[Kanada Kev]