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 No one is Good except God 
#25819791 - 02/17/19 10:12 PM (2 years, 17 days ago) |
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'Why do you call me good? -- he said --- "No one is good except God."
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"Hope your day is as wonderful, loving, and kind as you are."
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DividedQuantum
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How would you know that God Himself is always good?
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Life is filled with suffering, but it is also filled with many wonders, like the blue sky, the sunshine, the eyes of a baby. To suffer is not enough. We must also be in touch with the wonders of life. They are within us and all around us, everywhere, any time. If we are not happy, if we are not peaceful, we cannot share peace and happiness with others, even those we love, those who live under the same roof. If we are peaceful, if we are happy, we can smile and blossom like a flower, and everyone in our family, our entire society, will benefit from our peace. Do we need to make a special effort to enjoy the beauty of the blue sky? Do we have to practice to be able to enjoy it? No, we just enjoy it. Each second, each minute of our lives can be like this. Wherever we are, any time, we have the capacity to enjoy the sunshine, the presence of each other, even the sensation of our breathing. We don't need to go to China to enjoy the blue sky. We don't have to travel into the future to enjoy our breathing. We can be in touch with these things right now. It would be a pity if we are only aware of suffering.
We are so busy we hardly have time to look at the people we love, even in our own household, and to look at ourselves. Society is organized in a way that even when we have some leisure time, we don't know how to use it to get back in touch with ourselves. We have millions of ways to lose this precious time we turn on the TV or pick up the telephone, or start the car and go somewhere. We are not being with ourselves, and we act as if we don't like ourselves and are trying to escape from ourselves.
Meditation is to be aware of what is going on-in our bodies, in our feelings, in our minds, and in the world. Each day 40,000 children die of hunger. The superpowers now have more than 50,000 nuclear warheads, enough to destroy our planet many times. Yet the sunrise is beautiful, and the rose that bloomed this morning along the wall is a miracle. Life is both dreadful and wonderful. To practice meditation is to be in touch with both aspects. Please do not think we must be solemn in order to meditate. In fact, to meditate well, we have to smile a lot.
-- Thich Nhat Hanh
“Everyday we are engaged in a miracle which we don't even recognize: a blue sky, white clouds, green leaves, the black, curious eyes of a child - our own two eyes. All is a miracle.”
1 John 1:5
5 This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all.
1 John 1:9
9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.
1 John 4:8
8 Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.
1 John 4:16
16 And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them.
1 Thessalonians 5:18
18 give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
Exodus 33:19
19 And the LORD said, “I will cause all my goodness to pass in front of you, and I will proclaim my name, the LORD, in your presence. I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.
Hebrews 11:6
6 And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.
James 1:17
17 Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.
John 3:16
16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
Luke 18:19
19 “Why do you call me good?” Jesus answered. “No one is good—except God alone.
Mark 10:18
18 “Why do you call me good?” Jesus answered. “No one is good—except God alone.
Matthew 19:17
17 “Why do you ask me about what is good?” Jesus replied. “There is only One who is good. If you want to enter life, keep the commandments.”
Psalm 31:19
19 How abundant are the good things that you have stored up for those who fear you, that you bestow in the sight of all, on those who take refuge in you.
Psalm 34:8
8 Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in him.
Psalm 84:11
11 For the LORD God is a sun and shield; the LORD bestows favor and honor; no good thing does he withhold from those whose walk is blameless.
Psalm 107:1
1 Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever.
Psalm 145:9
9 The LORD is good to all; he has compassion on all he has made.
Romans 8:28
28 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.
Romans 12:2
2 Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.
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I think it is true that you can't be genuinely GOOD without being Enlightened and hence one with God.
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Hostile humankind
Can't you see you're fucking blind?
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And then you can take meth with impunity?
When coffee just won't do it for ya.
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There really are no rules. Karma perhaps. But meth is just dopamine flooding, it helps to fight off the effects of antipsychotics, which are useless. 
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Hostile humankind
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Sorry, but that is insane. Stay away from me, please and thank you.
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Alright.
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Hostile humankind
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And in the future please avoid that kind of thing.
Please do not reply.
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I.e., telling people to do meth,
laughing at people who correct you on this,
and so forth.
it's a bit psychopathic.
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beforethedawn
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Are you alright?
You're misinterpreting most of what I'm saying on these forums. The laughing emoticon is because I thought you were having a joke and I was laughing at your joke...
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Hostile humankind
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Get. The fuck. Away from me.
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beforethedawn
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Happy Birthday.
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Hostile humankind
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You dont get it at all do you.
Meth destroys families. homes. lives.
STay. AWay. FRom. Me.
That doesn't mean -- ask, "Are you ok?" or aggressively pursue me.
Stay. Away.
It doesn't mean, keep pushing meth.
Stay. Away.
Doesn't mean say how only a little bit can't hurt you.
Stop pursuing a conversation with me.
Get. Away. From. Me.
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Quote:
life is good said:
Meth destroys families. homes. lives.
Perhaps A.I can make the family unit unnecessary, after all it's an expedient for continuing the race. In the future perhaps other structures will form; and if a life belongs to it's owner it's theirs to dispose of.
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hi 21012 
hehe
i mean post 21012.
you ever read K-PAX?
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Are you calling me insane, doctor?
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darkness again
no - they have a universal family in the K-PAXian world.
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You don't need a guru you need a case manager.
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Hostile humankind
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