In this video I talk about some of the issues regarding the Christians description of Heaven, if there is anything I've missed (besides its non-existence of course) I'd like to hear about it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBJps9F5Yjw
Awesome! Is that you, dude? Then you know what Heaven is ... you must have the babes chasing you all around the block, you are so handsome ... like my dad was at your age ;-) The real me has always looked like someone's butt ;-(
The Christian/Muslim version of Heaven depends on their linear notion of time, as their theism depends on the presence of G-d in history (rather than on some other planet). But wait, there's more! They presume that their community/clergy "are" the presence of G-d in history ... G-d doesn't need to be hanging around tossing lightning bolts and F-ing human women like Zeus ... they are more like the IRS as a representative of your government ... you don't get to meet the President yourself, that isn't for a schmuck like you ... only the Pope etc get to meet with the Main Man.
If time is circular or non-linear ... then one is open to Hinduism and Buddhism. My favorite parable is the Samurai warrior who met a Buddhist monk along the road. The Samurai was unhappy, for the usual reasons ... he had killed people and wanted to know if this was bad karma for him. So he asked the monk, what is Heaven? The monk stood there and said nothing. This eventually pissed off the Samurai so much he pulled out his katana, and grabbed the monk by the neck, telling him he was going to kill the monk for disrespecting him. The monk croaked out "That is Hell". The Samurai had second thoughts and let go of the monk's neck ... the monk said "That is Heaven". The Samurai now had a consciousness-rising event ... which is to say his question was answered in a deep way, not in mere words or dialectic. Heaven and Hell aren't places or times ... they are conditions of being. And that ties my back to my first paragraph ;-)
The Buddha would agree with you that Heaven doesn't exist. But then the Buddha would say that nothing exists, including the Buddha. Everything is an illusion, like a dream. You are either having a pleasant dream or a nightmare ... and the Buddha makes the claim that he is free of not only nightmares, but free of dreams in general ... he has them, but he isn't tied to them ... he is free because he is awake. If people realized that Jesus is a Jewish Bodhisattva in the tradition of Mahayana Buddhism ... their way of thinking and living would be transformed. Paul was an earthly bodhisattva ... and Jesus is a celestial bodhisattva ... (in Buddhist perspective, which I am presenting, not advocating) ... there is a reason why Christianity is similar to Bhakti yoga of Hinduism (especially Krishna worship), and Amida Buddism. In Amida Buddhism for instance, you are reincarnated in the heaven of Amida ... temporarily, because to a Buddhist, all things celestial are temporary, just longer lasting than the earthly ... so that you can have a better chance at enlightenment, because the Earth is in a degenerate age not appropriate for enlightenment, as it was for a only a few centuries after the Buddha had his earthly ministry.
Quote from: Baruch on July 11, 2015, 10:11:50 AM
Awesome! Is that you, dude? Then you know what Heaven is ... you must have the babes chasing you all around the block, you are so handsome ... like my dad was at your age ;-) The real me has always looked like someone's butt ;-(
The Christian/Muslim version of Heaven depends on their linear notion of time, as their theism depends on the presence of G-d in history (rather than on some other planet). But wait, there's more! They presume that their community/clergy "are" the presence of G-d in history ... G-d doesn't need to be hanging around tossing lightning bolts and F-ing human women like Zeus ... they are more like the IRS as a representative of your government ... you don't get to meet the President yourself, that isn't for a schmuck like you ... only the Pope etc get to meet with the Main Man.
If time is circular or non-linear ... then one is open to Hinduism and Buddhism. My favorite parable is the Samurai warrior who met a Buddhist monk along the road. The Samurai was unhappy, for the usual reasons ... he had killed people and wanted to know if this was bad karma for him. So he asked the monk, what is Heaven? The monk stood there and said nothing. This eventually pissed off the Samurai so much he pulled out his katana, and grabbed the monk by the neck, telling him he was going to kill the monk for disrespecting him. The monk croaked out "That is Hell". The Samurai had second thoughts and let go of the monk's neck ... the monk said "That is Heaven". The Samurai now had a consciousness-rising event ... which is to say his question was answered in a deep way, not in mere words or dialectic. Heaven and Hell aren't places or times ... they are conditions of being. And that ties my back to my first paragraph ;-)
Yes that is me :D and you are correct that my looks have given me a bit of an advantage over the average man when it comes to women being attracted to me, however on the flip side there really aren't any women where I live that I like enough to have a real relationship with, there's plenty that are physically attractive enough to be my sexual partners but none that I feel really get me on an intellectual/emotional level, not to mention that there are few interest we share besides drugs, sex, and music. There's also other aspects of my life right now that I wouldn't consider heaven such as my finical status and not being able to travel due to not having a car, this reminds me of all the people who think all their problems would be solved by winning the lottery or something equivalent to that, but often times when that happens the people end up in a worse state 5 years after winning then they were in before winning, I also think it would be misery for someone to achieve all the things they wanted before they died because IMO if you have nothing to fight for, nothing to strive for, and no further goals to reach then there would be no point in living at all.
You are wise for your age. That being young and handsome isn't enough ... who knew? My vibes to you ... for getting some dough and some wheels. On the chicks ... you will just have to stick your neck out ... because the perfect partner doesn't exist ... unless you have a twin brother, in which case eww!
Been subscribed to sages channel for a while now, always enjoy your videos dude ^^
You know, you should ask pastor smack-a-bitch to make an account here sage, so we can have him debate his idea for gods righteous path :)
Quote from: Munch on July 11, 2015, 06:03:07 PM
Been subscribed to sages channel for a while now, always enjoy your videos dude ^^
You know, you should ask pastor smack-a-bitch to make an account here sage, so we can have him debate his idea for gods righteous path :)
The pastors righteous path is to beat your women whenever she steps out of line.