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Pappy -
You're absolutely right. It is the successes and failures that we can communicate. Everything else may not be able to be communicated because we each experience "God" a little differently.
posted by
sannhet
on March 15, 2005 at 8:47 AM
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You're right, sannhet
Communication is a necessary part of growing. It is what we try to communicate that I meant. Way too often even well meaning people try to impose a definition they have made onto others. I think our definitions, the structure that we make of the nature of what is ultimately unknown to us is incommunicable. What we CAN share are the triumphs and affirmations, the obstacles overcome and the lessons learned. It is a fine line, to be sure, but like good writing much can be made of what is left out as well as of what is said.
posted by
pappy
on March 15, 2005 at 7:49 AM
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JustA -
Good point. Accepting that responsibility is tough for me, but it is necessary. We truly are responsible for everything that is happening in this reality we've created.
posted by
sannhet
on March 15, 2005 at 6:40 AM
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Pappy -
I agree that listening FOR the voice is hard, but I do think we should communicate what we experience to others who are interested. We all need teachers to help us down this slippery slope.
posted by
sannhet
on March 15, 2005 at 6:39 AM
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Mysticism
There are those that study God…and those that fight against these studies…but then there are those that merge with God. To merge with God…we must assume the responsibility of God…in order to complete the merger. “I have no one else to blame…so why have I made things this way? Is it my perception, of what I have created that is in error? Would I punish my creation…for being what I made it to be?”
Great Post…
posted by
justAcarpenter
on March 14, 2005 at 10:02 PM
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Listening to the voice is easy, sannhet
It's listening FOR the voice that is hard. We don't need to communicate with each other what He is, we only need to listen to Him.
posted by
pappy
on March 14, 2005 at 6:24 PM
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Avant -
It's hard to communicate what can't be described, but it is easy to communicate that which is experienced. I think sharing these experiences helps us all take one step closer to the Ultimate.
posted by
sannhet
on March 14, 2005 at 3:45 PM
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Painter -
I think that there are shared experiences of "God" that can be discussed and better understood by all, thus making it easier for each to move closer to "God".
posted by
sannhet
on March 14, 2005 at 3:44 PM
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mysticism
it's hard to communicate what can't be described. what i've learned is that we have to describe well what can never lead us to anything but our own illusion of what life is about.
posted by
avant-garde
on March 14, 2005 at 1:03 PM
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god is what anyone experiences
only each individual experiences it in a different manner
even atheists
what they experience is god
it's all in how we understand god.
posted by
Xeno-x
on March 14, 2005 at 11:33 AM
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