Do you see other human beings as enemy?

[Spirit of Light]

????

so....the action of occupation....
doesn't bother you

Not toward my self no.

 

[Thief]

Not toward my self no.

then you don't understand

and may your life go on peacefully
without that thorough understanding dealt harshly upon you

 

[Spirit of Light]

then you don't understand

and may your life go on peacefully
without that thorough understanding dealt harshly upon you

I have no interest in political games or war tht political and military want to put on us. I will still live the life i do now even if they wanted me dead of some reason. If you think about terror attacks that might happen i can not control them, Will i protect my fianceè yes i will, but not by killing or harm my fellow human beings. If they come to take the country i live in then i might need to move to an other country where there is no war, I was born in Norway and still live here, but that does not mean i can not move away if something happens. But most likly i would stay and help to help wounded people so they do not lose their life

 

[Thief]

I have no interest in political games or war tht political and military want to put on us. I will still live the life i do now even if they wanted me dead of some reason. If you think about terror attacks that might happen i can not control them, Will i protect my fianceè yes i will, but not by killing or harm my fellow human beings. If they come to take the country i live in then i might need to move to an other country where there is no war, I was born in Norway and still live here, but that does not mean i can not move away if something happens. But most likly i would stay and help to help wounded people so they do not lose their life

well ok.....

but as you pointed out.....the word enemy has many meanings

consider the four basic motivations
religion
politics
military
economy



Man has been motivated for.....and against....
his fellowman from the very beginning of life on this planet

basically I say to you
friends are few and far between
enemies abound in all manner and direction

 

[Spirit of Light]

well ok.....

but as you pointed out.....the word enemy has many meanings

consider the four basic motivations
religion
politics
military
economy



Man has been motivated for.....and against....
his fellowman from the very beginning of life on this planet

basically I say to you
friends are few and far between
enemies abound in all manner and direction

The only part of your list i even care to take part in is religion, the others are not interesting to me. But i know many hate each others because they have different view.

 

[Thief]

The only part of your list i even care to take part in is religion, the others are not interesting to me. But i know many hate each others because they have different view.

Cain killed Abel

with a rock

supposedly

 

[dfnj]

Why do people see some people as their enemy?
I just dont get it.

The way the Bible is written is it promotes monarchy as a divine form of government. For thousands of years the king was thought of as being divine or even God himself on Earth. The function of authoritarian based religions is to establish legitimacy of monarchy. If the monarch is revered as God on Earth then people will not question the monarchs decisions to build an empire. So in some ways the Bible is propaganda for promoting the legitimacy of monarchy.

Why is this important? For the emperor to be successful in building an empire requires invading nearby lands and killing lots of people. The problem is most people understand the importance of the golden rule when it comes to killing. So the way emperors get around this is by having a religion that discriminates against other groups of people with labels. Once a group of people are "labeled" they are considered to be the enemy. Enemies are sub-human animals and there is no moral consequence to murdering sub-humans. Then what emperors do is they create one or two false flag attacks and the "chosen" people are frothing at the mouth for revenge. This is the classic formula for building empire that has been used for thousands of years. Enemies exist for building empire.

 

[Timothy Spurlin]

I do not wish to prove to you that God is real or unreal: I am an advaitin who is immersed in Truth Consciousness to derive his intelligence and wisdom to carry out his dharmic duties.

So you don't know if your god is real?
Why do you believe in something you can't prove is real?

 

[sayak83]

Why do people see some people as their enemy?
I just dont get it.

How are you defining the word enemy?
One may define enemy to be anyone that intentionally and knowingly causes you avoidable suffering.
Under such a definition, there certainly can (and do) exist enemies...though I have been fortunate in not having anybody yet.
One need not hate enemies, but it seems reasonable and logical to avoid them or stop them from doing the acts that harm you.

 

[The_Fisher_King]

What proof do you have that you have a spirit?

Personal conviction is all I need.

 

[Shantanu]

So you don't know if your god is real?
Why do you believe in something you can't prove is real?

An advaitin puts all his thoughts on dharma whether or not it is God-driven.

 

[Timothy Spurlin]

An advaitin puts all his thoughts on dharma whether or not it is God-driven.

Which religion do you believe in?

 

[Shantanu]

Which religion do you believe in?

I am an advaitin: I practice the religion of truth through truth accommodation.

 

[Timothy Spurlin]

Personal conviction is all I need.

So all the proof you have is subjective?

 

[The_Fisher_King]

So all the proof you have is subjective?

Yup, and that works for me!

 

[Jumi]

So all the proof you have is subjective?

As far as I know, he hasn't been trying to convince you of anything. Why are you asking for proof?

 

[TransmutingSoul]

That is a non sequitur. Being able to choose (assuming we can and we are the only ones who can) does not entail not being animals.

If a property is satisfied only by one member of a set, that does not entail that the member does not belong to the set.

For instance, bats can fly and use echo navigation, and they are probably the only ones being able to do that. That does not entail they are not animals.

I was about to say that thinking logically would have been the real difference, but I had to think twice, lol.

Ciao

- viole

Look at it like a seed and a tree. As a seed we may say we are just a seed and not acknowledge we are really a tree.

To say we are an animal just acknowledges that we are in the womb of the matrix of our true spiritual existence.

Some just want to be a seed. Some seeds never sprout, some fail to flourish, some grow into trees that do not fruit and some are trees that will produce fruit.

Regards Tony

 

[Timothy Spurlin]

As far as I know, he hasn't been trying to convince you of anything. Why are you asking for proof?

If you make a claim, you have to prove it.

 

[Notanumber]

Maybe that's a reason why you don't get it.

I respect animals more than I respect some religions.

 

[Twilight Hue]

I respect animals more than I respect some religions.

It's utterly amazing what we get from animals. Inspiration, emulation, admiration, and even worship.

I can say my respect for real animals far exceeds imaginary beings.