Do we pay the price without counting the cost?
Would you exchange it for something a little more plain?
Maybe something a little more sane?
Or maybe that IS your vision.
What do you see?
2007-11-24 08:13:10 · 14 answers · asked by ? 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
No, I don't think we pay a fabulous price.
No, trying to live a Christian Lifestyle in a sinful World counts the cost in my life.
No, your Q&A on the subject of Theology and religious thoughts into the insight of Divine Nature ,the study of science, Unity, etc. I find very interesting. I actually have to think and research your Questions with care. Sunman, are you a Professor in this field and not telling Us?
No, you cover that perfectly.
My vision is the Spirit within becomes United as one. The Third, Trinity .......
A place of peace with no fear from evil or sin. A state of everlasting Grace and beauty.
2007-11-24 18:52:56 · answer #1 · answered by David 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Of course we do, for if not for the price would paradise be worth so much to us?
If we truly knew the price before the vision, would we be willing to pay? I don't think so.
Plain? Our spirits would bore of plain. Pure white on a pure white background? No I cannot see it.
Sanity...sometimes those who see others as insane are nearsighted and without foresight. Maybe those "insane" actually see so much more than we, and maybe they are the only ones who can actually show us what we have missed?
Hehe...what do I see? Such a long vision of paradise to me. There is not enough space in this little box to explain such dreams. Just enough maybe to say there are scents to fill your hearts with fantasy, music that cannot be ignored and must be moved to, and undeniable energy....
Maybe drumming under the full moon, and dancing with the Baron...wouldn't that be unusual?
2007-11-24 15:14:54 · answer #2 · answered by Bella Wolffe 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Our concept of heaven/paradise requires no cost. All that is required is to "Give up what you do NOT want and keep what you do" as you take one step at a time.
However, our conditioned ego can become attached to a vision of paradise that is the opposite of an early painful environment. "Resist not the world" is a practical admonition because we 'get what we resist.'
Reality is mirroring our conditioned beliefs. We literally live by faith. But, that is the failsafe system and path to our unique paradise - the experience of eternal aliveness in the here and now. If we are continually thwarted in our seeking of paradise, it is our beliefs that must change. They are controlling our perception, thoughts, feelings and experience.
2007-11-27 05:20:05 · answer #3 · answered by MysticMaze 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I don't know much about the price for "visions of paradise" these days, but back in the 70's, you could get some blotter LSD that would give visions of paradise for up to 14 hours for about $7.
2007-11-24 08:18:29 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Al....you make me think about your questions too much! Like trying to decipher a mad genius' code. lol but they're good.
Yes, for me, I'm paying a heavy price. I'm so miserable, you know how I am *sad girl* lol, but I choose to live instead of die. I can die right now and let it all end but I can't do it because I believe if I do that I'll end up in even more sadness and guilt- forever. So to get to my paradise I have to endure this sadness/happiness in life to achieve it and hopefully when I die, when my time comes, I'll have peace - forever.
2007-11-24 12:45:38 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
What could be better than paradise? If the cost is giving up adultery, debautchery, and dishonesty, I'll gladly pay the price!
2007-11-24 08:19:29 · answer #6 · answered by rico3151 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
In this world one is still hated and tortured for speaking the truth. I expressed my disappointment with a senior manager at work the other day because of the lies he tells and he said "We can't all love each other James"... I nearly said we could but you don't want to even try.
2007-11-24 20:35:44 · answer #7 · answered by James 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Shaman's paid dearly,
losing what was thought to be sane by most,
they traveled to places unseen by the many,
who am I not to pay the price,
I spent so much time collecting.
2007-11-24 08:25:10 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
Paradise?
Paradise does not exist separately from this world. It is, at its purest, a state of mind--entirely achievable within this life.
2007-11-24 08:20:44 · answer #9 · answered by It's a lamp! 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
'To covet the ideal, is to miss out on the real'. :-)
To see the world in a grain of sand, and heaven in a wild flower, hold infinity in the palm of your hand, and eternity in an hour. :-)
(William Blake & the Perfection of Wisdom Sutras)
2007-11-25 19:33:49 · answer #10 · answered by goodfella 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋