Re: Mind's Eye Re: Spirituality

It is a universal belief that one should be loving and fair and square
- that most people are not is another matter. It is the humanitarian
eye that many people work selflessly for the betterment of the
under-privileged and mostly good actions are universally considered as
such with little variations according to differing cultures.If the
definition of goodness is changing across cultures there is nothing
wrong in it as values are not absolute and that which was considered
taboo previously is legitimate today. I am talking of universal norms
and not unchanging ones , with time virtues vary and also the
humanitarian mindset. Today we have soft feelings for animals as well
and give them rights.

On Wed, May 2, 2012 at 4:27 PM, rigsy03 <rigsy03@yahoo.com> wrote:
> I fail to see how "done" and "actions" mean spiritual rather than
> volitional. There may be spiritual/religious or cultural guidelines in
> place but often they are masks for what is really happening or being
> judged- and by whom? And what makes definitions universal rather than
> localized customs? Often the criteria is based on military victory or
> other forms of power of one group over the other- this can be seen in
> units as small as the family or a slice of society within a larger
> framework. As for the "humanitarian eye", I think history sees
> otherwise in human behavior. One can trace influences, however, as a
> source of predetermination. If a empire or nation is essentially
> militaristic and materialistic, one generally finds a great deal of
> propaganda to soothe the brute image and reality.//Speaking of eyes,
> have you ever played "Ubi"? My friend ordered one since I had given
> mine away as gifts- closeout bargains at $5. now as much as $40. and
> beyond.
>
> On May 1, 10:50 am, RP Singh <123...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> As everything is predetermined it follows that everything is done by the
>> spirit , which makes all actions spiritual. But that has no meaning , so we
>> may say that that the word spiritual is obsolete and we should distinguish
>> between good actions and bad actions , good people and bad people ,
>> scrupulous people and the unscrupulous. Also the definition of the good and
>> bad changes from clime to clime , but generally the definition of good and
>> bad is universal if you look at it with a humanitarian eye. Thus spirit ,
>> being all-encompassing, goes into the background.