Guest guest Posted October 5, 2004 Report Share Posted October 5, 2004 > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Suffering > > Q: Why is there sorrow and evil in the universe? > > M: It is God's will. > > Q: Why? > > M: He is inscrutable. No motive can be attributed to that power, no > desire, no goal to achieve, can be asserted of that all wise, all-powerful > Being. Like the sun, God is untouched by the activities which take place > in His presence. If the mind is unsatisfied or restless on account of > events, it is a good idea to accept God's will as the solution; thus it is > wise to drop the sense of responsibility and free will, by regarding > ourselves as the instruments of God, to do and suffer as He pleases. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > From the book, "Conscious Immortality" by Paul Brunton and Munagala > Venkataramiah. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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