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Originally posted by Areveli
The truth is quite simple...
You have free will and live in a duality of extreme opposites. Up and Down. Left and Right. Coke and Pepsi.
Not only do you have free will; so does your brothers and sisters. In so doing, the have the will to "occupy" your mind.
They do this with pictures, they do this with sound... and subconsciously... you let them.
You cannot divert a river by standing in the stream.
Know why the river flows the way it does; and you will see the means to divert it.
You cannot stop a bullet with love!
Happy Thanks giving Day!
Originally posted by NoRegretsEver
We do not have free will, we have the lesser of two evils. We can either except one or another. If we had free will how many people would frequent places like ATS? No one. We would not be in the situations that are presented.
Peace, NRE.
Originally posted by Itisnowagain
reply to post by Areveli
The truth is quite simple...
The truth is there is no freewill for individuals. If you really believe there is then please tell me why people make new years resolutions. And no one can occupy my mind with their freewill.
I have the choice on whether i believe the thoughts that arise. However, i do not choose the thoughts that appear or the sights that i see.
I see from a place of non duality and what i see is duality. But i am non dual.
Originally posted by Areveli
Originally posted by ButtUglyToad
Originally posted by Areveli
reply to post by Shepp
No.
All is finite... all comes back to the one.
You!
All is finite and an Infinite amount of finite is One.
If = 1
Ribbit
To paraphrase one of my favorite poets...
"Life is nothing more than a repetition of facts. Only when you realize the world is lying; can you see the truth for what it is!"
We are all lost. It's just that some are better at bull#ting than others!
Originally posted by Areveli
Originally posted by Shepp
reply to post by Areveli
So the truth (for you) is?-edit on 24-11-2011 by Shepp because: clarified question
The truth is simple...
You are an individual in a see of individuals. Each with their own set assumptions.
The kicker is that most of our assumptions have been so manipulated that we are left not knowing a damn thing.
This is why God gave you instinct and intuition.
Originally posted by NoRegretsEver
We do not have free will, we have the lesser of two evils. We can either except one or another. If we had free will how many people would frequent places like ATS? No one. We would not be in the situations that are presented.
Peace, NRE.
Originally posted by LazloFarnsworth
Hello Areveli. Im think we should expound further.
Black, white,
up, down,
over, under,
yes, no,
sky, earth,
he, she,
they, us,
false, true,
right, left,
his way, her way,
theirs, ours,
alive, dead,
ocean, land,
angels, demons,
good, bad,
positive, negative....the list goes on and on. there cannot be one, with out the other.
This is why we dont have a perfect world. If it WAS perfect, and there were no differences...how would we know to appreciate all we have? We wouldnt know the difference.
I feel we all need some bad with the good...to learn to know the difference. and which we want to strive towards.
You cannot divert a river by standing in the stream. Know why the river flows the way it does; and you will see the means to divert it.
Originally posted by NoRegretsEver
We do not have free will, we have the lesser of two evils. We can either except one or another.
Originally posted by LazloFarnsworth
I feel we all need some bad with the good...to learn to know the difference. and which we want to strive towards.