It cannot be learned from another. You must begin without knowing anything about it, and move from innocence to innocence. And the beauty is that you never know where you are, where you are going, what the end is...
If you cannot find the Creator, begin by abandoning sin.
The Creator is a jealous lover, and will not compete with anything.
So if you are in bed with sin, do not expect the Creator's intimacy.
But whoever hates their brother or sister is in darkness. They live in darkness. They don’t know where they are going, because the darkness has made them blind.
Epistle of John:
Someone might say, “I am in the light,” but if they hate any of their brothers or sisters in God’s family, they are still in the darkness. Those who love their brothers and sisters live in the light, and there is nothing in them that will make them do wrong.
The reality is that there is no explanation and nothing to 'understand'. And nothing at anytime will explain anything to you. There was nothing before there was anything and nothing cannot be explained.
@ddoublewinger Rotten? What’s the best outcome you foresee in the next 2-3 yrs?
There’s no way we stick with Arteta when he fails to deliver a trophy this season.
If your earthly affairs seem to crumble time and time again, might it not be a simple signal that it is time to direct your attention to the heavenly ones?
@oslacci It looks like you have a good grasp of McLuhan in some fundamental way. Any readings you would suggest for someone who’s struggling in understanding McLuhan? I’m not so familiar with Western pop culture but have read some classics.
The more important point being that there needs to be DIALOGUE with the other person, meaning both person should come with good faith and lay down the expectation (if there are any) very CLEARLY.
Osho has given me a lot of first principles to look at things psychologically- I have always liked his way of looking sadness and anger as two sides of the same coin. Sadness/anger are coping mechanisms of our EXPECTATIONS being shattered by life (or other people).
There is no separate I/me that is outside of the relationships- that is just ego/mind games.
Now why is it that we have expectations from people? Is it because we genuinely want good for them or is it because we are so confident that we know what is right for them?