Guest guest Posted July 5, 2007 Report Share Posted July 5, 2007 Last week Natie, who is now five, was telling me all about Jesus. (He is enrolled in a Christian preschool.) He said that God was the big god and Jesus was kinda .......kinda like god too.....but......he came to earth to save us........from something......and...... I listened for a while....looked carefully into his eyes and said: " Natie.........Papa doesn't believe any of that stuff......and you don't have to either....It's really just a story that someone made up. " He looked at me with disbelief. " Just because someone tells you what they believe......doesn't mean that you have to go along with it.....ever. " He smiled......and we continued our game. toombaru Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 5, 2007 Report Share Posted July 5, 2007 Nisargadatta , " toombaru2006 " <lastrain wrote: Last week Natie, who is now five, was telling me all about Jesus. > > (He is enrolled in a Christian preschool.) > > He said that God was the big god and Jesus was kinda .......kinda like > god too.....but......he came to earth to save us........from > something......and...... > > I listened for a while....looked carefully into his eyes and said: > > " Natie.........Papa doesn't believe any of that stuff......and you > don't have to either....It's really just a story that someone made up. " > > He looked at me with disbelief. > > " Just because someone tells you what they believe......doesn't mean > that you have to go along with it.....ever. " > > He smiled......and we continued our game. > > > toombaru so he believed you that you didn't believe all that stuff? so he didn't believe that you didn't believe in all that stuff because he didn't have to go along with whatever you did or did not believe or 'believe in' regarding what you did or did not believe. so he believed he was right either way and was happy. you'd be happy too knowing that you believed that your belief on belief and on what others believed...was coming from such an irrefutably correct place ...being the believing self.. who so decides that this is so and that thereby he/she is happy...and therefore physically moves the facial musculature into the form of an enigmatic and self-satisfied smile. trying not to look to disbelievingly into your eyes..i'd like to tell you about a whole host of gurus and mahatmas and avatars and satsang- singsong-ka-ching (and caching) assholes who love you and have the answer because they are beyond question beyond questions... their own sweet selves enlightened...but you'd get bored and end the game. but having said all that...i don't want to leave the impression that i wasn't impressed with your stuff on you and the kid and that belief thing... it was swell. it is swell. it'll always be swell. thanks for the memories, ..b b.b. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 5, 2007 Report Share Posted July 5, 2007 Nisargadatta , " toombaru2006 " <lastrain wrote: Last week Natie, who is now five, was telling me all about Jesus. > > (He is enrolled in a Christian preschool.) > > He said that God was the big god and Jesus was kinda .......kinda like > god too.....but......he came to earth to save us........from > something......and...... > > I listened for a while....looked carefully into his eyes and said: > > " Natie.........Papa doesn't believe any of that stuff......and you > don't have to either....It's really just a story that someone made up. " > > He looked at me with disbelief. > > " Just because someone tells you what they believe......doesn't mean > that you have to go along with it.....ever. " > > He smiled......and we continued our game. > > > toombaru > ....and He saw it was good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 5, 2007 Report Share Posted July 5, 2007 Nisargadatta , " mstrdmmlbrn " <mstrdmmlbrn wrote: > > Nisargadatta , " toombaru2006 " <lastrain@> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Last week Natie, who is now five, was telling me all about Jesus. > > > > (He is enrolled in a Christian preschool.) > > > > He said that God was the big god and Jesus was kinda .......kinda > like > > god too.....but......he came to earth to save us........from > > something......and...... > > > > I listened for a while....looked carefully into his eyes and said: > > > > " Natie.........Papa doesn't believe any of that stuff......and you > > don't have to either....It's really just a story that someone made > up. " > > > > He looked at me with disbelief. > > > > " Just because someone tells you what they believe......doesn't mean > > that you have to go along with it.....ever. " > > > > He smiled......and we continued our game. > > > > > > toombaru > > > > ...and He saw it was good. yes I did! ..b b.b. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 5, 2007 Report Share Posted July 5, 2007 Nisargadatta , " .b bobji baba " <Roberibus111 wrote: > > Nisargadatta , " mstrdmmlbrn " <mstrdmmlbrn@> > wrote: > > > > Nisargadatta , " toombaru2006 " <lastrain@> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Last week Natie, who is now five, was telling me all about Jesus. > > > > > > (He is enrolled in a Christian preschool.) > > > > > > He said that God was the big god and Jesus was kinda .......kinda > > like > > > god too.....but......he came to earth to save us........from > > > something......and...... > > > > > > I listened for a while....looked carefully into his eyes and said: > > > > > > " Natie.........Papa doesn't believe any of that stuff......and you > > > don't have to either....It's really just a story that someone made > > up. " > > > > > > He looked at me with disbelief. > > > > > > " Just because someone tells you what they believe......doesn't mean > > > that you have to go along with it.....ever. " > > > > > > He smiled......and we continued our game. > > > > > > > > > toombaru > > > > > > > ...and He saw it was good. > > > yes I did! > > .b b.b. > )) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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