Tao Speaks: Re: Prayer is Poison

Re: Prayer is Poison

Posted by Steve on 3/26/2008, 3:47 pm, in reply to "Prayer is Poison"
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: Interesting to see a thread on human rights
: get subverted into primitive appeals towards
: nonexistent entities.
:
: Prayer is superstitious balm for the
: powerless. We are not powerless.
:
: Meditate. Participate. Boycott. Don't forget
: to complain to retail managers who sell the
: junk. Ask the retailer to provide you with a
: product from a free country. Or if all else
: fails, one from the US.
:
: "Dare to struggle, dare to win!"
: --Mao QuXi
:
: Waywardly,
:
: --J

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Interesting, Jaime. But it seems to me that when it comes to personal practice, the line between superstition and reason becomes quite blurry.

What's the difference, for instance, in saying that prayer is useful or that meditation is useful? Can you prove or disprove either statement?

Is it more disempowering to consider oneself a captive of Satan or a captive of Ego?

It's all quite subjective, imo, and requires a leap of faith whichever way one chooses to proceed.

Steve

Message Thread:

Tibet - Chris 3/20/2008, 2:32 am
- Freedom for Tibet - Lian Dao 3/20/2008, 5:34 am
- Re: Tibet - wulf 3/21/2008, 2:39 am
  - Re: Tibet - Chris 3/21/2008, 3:23 pm
    - Re: Tibet - wulf 3/24/2008, 2:13 am
- Re: Tibet - Fastovsky 3/22/2008, 9:35 pm
  - Re: Tibet - Bao Pu 3/23/2008, 9:54 am
    - Pray! - Butch 3/24/2008, 8:39 am
      - Meditate! - gar 3/24/2008, 9:28 am
      - Butch Comes Out! - Lian Dao 3/24/2008, 9:37 am
      - Re: Pray! - Steve 3/24/2008, 3:45 pm
        
        Pray I don't run out of air! - Butch 3/24/2008, 4:11 pm
        
        an apology to Lian Dao - Steve 3/24/2008, 5:43 pm
        
        Re: an apology to Lian Dao accepted - Lian Dao 3/25/2008, 4:47 am
        
        No Apology Needed Among Friends - Butch 3/25/2008, 8:20 am
        
        Re: No Apology Needed Among Friends - Steve 3/25/2008, 9:21 am
        
        Re: No Apology Needed Among Friends - gar 3/25/2008, 9:30 am
        
        no shame, no gain - Lian Dao 3/25/2008, 9:55 am
        
        Practice is Enlightenment - Butch 3/25/2008, 10:59 pm
        
        burn the heretics - Steve 3/26/2008, 9:08 am
        
        Rebel Without a Cause - Butch 3/26/2008, 6:40 pm
        
        Re: Rebel Without a Cause - Steve 3/26/2008, 9:07 pm
        
        Re: Rebel Without a Cause - Butch 3/26/2008, 10:06 pm
      - Prayer is Poison - Jaime 3/26/2008, 11:41 am
        
        Re: Prayer is Poison - Steve 3/26/2008, 3:47 pm
        
        Prayer is an Antidote for what ails us. - Butch 3/26/2008, 6:56 pm
        
        Re: Prayer is Poison - Butch 3/26/2008, 10:05 pm
        
        Re: Prayer is Poison - Steve 3/26/2008, 10:37 pm
        
        Re: Prayer is Poison - Butch 3/26/2008, 6:46 pm
        
        Re: Prayer is Poison - Fastovsky 3/26/2008, 11:31 pm
        
        Re: Prayer is Poison - Jaime 3/27/2008, 10:21 am
        
        Re: Prayer is Poison - Fastovsky 3/27/2008, 7:12 pm
        
        boycott was a weapon of fascism - wulf 3/28/2008, 7:33 am
        
        Re: boycott was a weapon of fascism - Jaime 3/28/2008, 11:01 am
        
        Re: boycott was a weapon of fascism - wulf 3/28/2008, 1:43 pm
        
        Re: Misquotations of Chairman Mao - Fastovsky 3/27/2008, 7:06 pm
        
        Re: Misquotations of Chairman Mao - Jaime 3/28/2008, 11:03 am
- Re: Tibet - Lian Dao 3/24/2008, 3:14 pm
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--Previous Message-- : Interesting to see a thread on human rights : get subverted into primitive appeals towards : nonexistent entities. : : Prayer is superstitious balm for the : powerless. We are not powerless. : : Meditate. Participate. Boycott. Don't forget : to complain to retail managers who sell the : junk. Ask the retailer to provide you with a : product from a free country. Or if all else : fails, one from the US. : : "Dare to struggle, dare to win!" : --Mao QuXi : : Waywardly, : : --J : : --------------------------- : : Interesting, Jaime. But it seems to me that : when it comes to personal practice, the line : between superstition and reason becomes : quite blurry. : : What's the difference, for instance, in : saying that prayer is useful or that : meditation is useful? Can you prove or : disprove either statement? : : Is it more disempowering to consider oneself : a captive of Satan or a captive of Ego? : : It's all quite subjective, imo, and requires : a leap of faith whichever way one chooses to : proceed. : : Steve : : : :

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