Jim,
I thank you for coming last night to the Abolition 2020 event. Didn't see you leave. But continuing to ask more questions:
(1) Is it better to not believe in anything, neither war nor peace? Even moral atheists "believe" in doing good.
(2) Is it "attachment" to plainly believe or to have a legalistic belief system?
(3) If we don't seek alliances/friendships/cooperation, do we not just become individualistic, self-centered, or self-righteous?
(4) If we do not form healthy opinions (discernment), do we allow those with the strongest opinions to rule the rest of us with impunity?
(5) Are not the questions you posed (and that I pose here) opinions themselves, or absolute truths?
Just continuing the conversation.
Miguel
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Subject: Re: {PBJFlorida} We met to support a stop to nuclear weapons--
Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2012 15:23:59 -0400
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I thank you for coming last night to the Abolition 2020 event. Didn't see you leave. But continuing to ask more questions:
(1) Is it better to not believe in anything, neither war nor peace? Even moral atheists "believe" in doing good.
(2) Is it "attachment" to plainly believe or to have a legalistic belief system?
(3) If we don't seek alliances/friendships/cooperation, do we not just become individualistic, self-centered, or self-righteous?
(4) If we do not form healthy opinions (discernment), do we allow those with the strongest opinions to rule the rest of us with impunity?
(5) Are not the questions you posed (and that I pose here) opinions themselves, or absolute truths?
Just continuing the conversation.
Miguel
From: jimbelcher350@me.com
Subject: Re: {PBJFlorida} We met to support a stop to nuclear weapons--
Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2012 15:23:59 -0400
To: pbjflorida@googlegroups.com
Penny, to answer you, I think we can bring our vision to life. To me, the question is "What stops us?" The Buddhists say what's stopping us is "ego grasping mind.". There were many strongly held beliefs represented there last night. Could our attachment to "our" belief be stopping is?
Is it possible to let go of our attachment to beliefs, allegiances, and opinions? Are you (am I) at any moment willing to give up all we have become for what could be?
jim
jim
Last night at the Quaker meeting house, about 40 people met to listen to various speakers (our Miguel was one of them) from the Hindu, Muslim, Christian, and Native American traditions. We heard buddhist chants, poetry and Apache drumming, all in the service of peace and nonproliferation of weapons. Amazing how so many different people from so many paths could all say the same thing: we are one people, we are God's children, we must care for each other and for the planet. It was beautiful.Why can't we bring it to life, to our lives, to America?Penny
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