Why God Allows Evil

[Guest guest]

Why did God not intervene for the tsunami victims? To get answers to the age old

question of why God allows evil, I suggest calling churches, temples, and

mosques and asking those who have training in religion. Then you might tell us

their replies.

 

These either/or questions (if God is so and so, why doesn't he do so and so) are

rather limiting. Examples: The lawyers' question--Yes or no, have you stopped

beating your wife? Or Neitzche's-- Either man is a blunder of God or God is a

blunder of man.

 

From one Christian perpective, God is not presently sovereign on the earth. He

is not a puppet-master, intervening as you might (anthropomorphism). Presently

on earth , the Bible tells us, it is the devil who rules. And " The devil goes to

and fro like a roaring lion, seeking those he would devour " . The good news is

" Greater is He (God) Who is in me than he (the devil) who is in the world " , said

St. Paul.

 

According to Revelations, when it comes to disasters, you ain't seen nothing

yet!

 

You are thinking we are bodies and we get destroyed. Perhaps this is

misidentification. According to Nisargadatta Maharaj, et al, No one is born, no

one dies, nothing happens. People with death experiences concur and tell of the

glories and unicity on the other side. They say they came back reluctantly and

don't enjoy being in an earth suit, but were sent back for the reasons that we

are all here: 1. To increase their spiritual awareness so they can dwell on

higher planes. 2. Their mission is to help others releive misery through

understanding (as was the Buddha's proclaimed mission). A good website for those

intersted in such things is www.near-death.com .

 

Of course I am saddened by the plight of the tsunami victims as I am by the

victims of the 9/11 attacks. Even more anguished over the 9/11 attacks because

it was perpetrated by humans upon humans.

 

Finally, I ask you, do you truly look for answers or only seek to be reinforced

in your opinions?

 

Wishing you all well,

richard

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Nisargadatta , Richard <richarkar> wrote:

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> Of course I am saddened by the plight of the tsunami victims as I am

by the victims of the 9/11 attacks. Even more anguished over the 9/11

attacks because it was perpetrated by humans upon humans.

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what we " receive " from the world is secondary, even if it is a

tsunami, or the highest samadhi. more important is what we manifest,

because it all reduces to our intention. we are the most alive center

in the universe. nature is unlikely to become compassionate overnight

the way we like it to be.

 

> Finally, I ask you, do you truly look for answers or only seek to be

reinforced in your opinions?

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