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Just a question for any who want to answer it.

From my understanding, some faiths believe in blessings from GOD.
Knowing that you can receive blessings from GOD, it makes me wonder how most people would handle such an occurence.

Question:

If GOD blessed you with everything you ever wanted, (all your heart and soul desires all at once), could you handle it?

Personally I feel that I could not handle it.
I feel that you have to be spiritually and mentally mature enough to handle certain "good" things that happen to you. (IMHO)
 
Are you talking about things I think I want, like a PS3 and an awesome car and a bunch of books, or what I really want? If the former, it wouldn't do anything for me except for a few seconds. As for the former, I don't think anyone could handle it.
 
moseslmpg said:
Are you talking about things I think I want, like a PS3 and an awesome car and a bunch of books, or what I really want? If the former, it wouldn't do anything for me except for a few seconds. As for the former, I don't think anyone could handle it.
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I did say EVERYTHING
:)
 
If God gave me everything I think I want, I have a very strong feeling that some of it would not truly bless me.

InPeace,
InLove
 
I seem to remember an old Arab curse that went: "may you get what you wish for" :0)

That being said, it has been my experience that the essence of what it was I sought in "the ten thousand things" has indeed been given to me. Objects and experiences are merely symbols for what the deeper desire is, at least for me anyway. When I look deeply into what it is I think having this or doing that will give me, I find only an intrinsic desire for what you might call a mystic union with the Absolute.
Even on a conventional level, I have found that within Maslows model my needs have been more than met. Not with what it was I asked for, but the underlying need/desire has been fulfilled, and in being fulfilled I move on to the next level of understanding or being.

Peace
 
Paladin said:
I seem to remember an old Arab curse that went: "may you get what you wish for" :0)

That being said, it has been my experience that the essence of what it was I sought in "the ten thousand things" has indeed been given to me. Objects and experiences are merely symbols for what the deeper desire is, at least for me anyway. When I look deeply into what it is I think having this or doing that will give me, I find only an intrinsic desire for what you might call a mystic union with the Absolute.
Even on a conventional level, I have found that within Maslows model my needs have been more than met. Not with what it was I asked for, but the underlying need/desire has been fulfilled, and in being fulfilled I move on to the next level of understanding or being.

Peace
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So are you saying you could handle it all at once?
 
Well, the question itself is somewhat misleading. From a western philosophic view, it would be deemed a "what if" fallacy of logic. However, I think the spirit of the question goes much deeper than that.
It raises the question that if we believe God to be all knowing, and all powerfull not only could he grant every desire at once, but he would know whether or not I could stand it. If God is loving and kind the question would be not whether He could, but would He?
Now, on to Stanisav Grof's model of Spiritual Emergence or Emergency as it were. Many people have become unhinged because of a spiritual experience that they might not have been prepared for as you suggest. I would like to think that a gradual enlightenment would fit my constitution than all at once, but I really don't know, and would not be so arrogant as to suggest that "I could take it"

Peace
 
Jesus said "I am the Way". That implies an unfolding, travelling, gradual experience of the Kingdom. That is what makes it so good. If you had it all wouldn't you immediately want more?
 
All my desires granted all at once? I think that might depend on what they are. If I have virtually no desires then it could not be psychologically overwhelming. If on the other hand I have an enormous list of desires, having them all instantaneously fulfilled would probably be overwhelming, depending on what they included. A deeper question suggests itself to me: would having all our desires “granted” be in our best interest, would it bring genuine lasting happiness? The intuitive answer of an aspirational person may be yes but some interesting recent research suggests otherwise. When people get something like a massive money windfall they are initially overjoyed and it can make them more materially comfortable perhaps, but over time (and quite quickly) they accommodate to their new wealth and it becomes the new ordinary for them and so they are not significantly happier than they were before the windfall. When we get what we want, we get used to it, take it for granted, and then want something new, thinking that THAT will make us happier. We’ve not learnt the lesson from the previous acquisitions perhaps? Hence the Arab curse?

Snoopy.
 
It could be that the magic genie (jinn) who granted only three wishes was part of a mythical plan to limit our happiness and dreams. But as has been pointed out here, there is never a saturation point when it comes to the "things" that human beings want.

flow....;)
 
Genie: Thank you for opening my bottle. I will now grant you three wishes.

Bottle Opener: I want riches, fame, and three more wishes....

(Do genies have lawyers?) :D

InPeace,
InLove
 
InLove said:
Genie: Thank you for opening my bottle. I will now grant you three wishes.

Bottle Opener: I want riches, fame, and three more wishes....

(Do genies have lawyers?) :D

InPeace,
InLove
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The question is are some lawyers genies, granting "ex-wives" and
"ex- husbands" 3 things to take with them.
:D
 
InLove said:
If God gave me everything I think I want, I have a very strong feeling that some of it would not truly bless me.

InPeace,
InLove
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If God gave me everything I want...I wouldn't be here. He'd be showing me the wonders of the universe...:D

...but now is not the time.
 
If GOD blessed you with everything you ever wanted, (all your heart and soul desires all at once), could you handle it?
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If one wanted 'everything' then one would not be worthy of the blessing.

I feel that you have to be spiritually and mentally mature enough to handle certain "good" things that happen to you. (IMHO)
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Then again, if one was spiritually and metally mature, one wouldn't want in a qualitative or materialistic sense.

The story goes that St Thomas Aquinas was in prayer before the Blessed Sacramant when Jesus asked "What do you want of me?" to which Thomas replied "You Lord, only you."

The Beatitudes answers this question, I think...

Thomas
 
Thomas said:
If one wanted 'everything' then one would not be worthy of the blessing.



Then again, if one was spiritually and metally mature, one wouldn't want in a qualitative or materialistic sense.

The story goes that St Thomas Aquinas was in prayer before the Blessed Sacramant when Jesus asked "What do you want of me?" to which Thomas replied "You Lord, only you."

The Beatitudes answers this question, I think...

Thomas
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Where have you been? (lol)
 
Thomas said:
If one wanted 'everything' then one would not be worthy of the blessing.
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We all have wants and needs and to deny that you don't want or need is denying your humanity. The 1st step in any good Re-hab program is admitting the truth about yourself and growing into a new person. Only "GOD" can really say who is "worthy" of a blessing or not. Man is not "worthy" to say who GOD can bless or not.
;)

Thomas said:
Then again, if one was spiritually and metally mature, one wouldn't want in a qualitative or materialistic sense.
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Grown people still find the need to "play" every now and then.
The greater the mind, the greater the need for play.
:D


Thomas said:
The story goes that St Thomas Aquinas was in prayer before the Blessed Sacramant when Jesus asked "What do you want of me?" to which Thomas replied "You Lord, only you."
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Im not really following your answer, but it seems that you may be saying that everything you want is "GOD". I may be wrong though.
So would you be able to handle it if GOD gave you "GOD"?
:confused:


Thomas said:
The Beatitudes answers this question, I think...
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What exactly is a "Beatitude?
:confused:
 
YO-ELEVEN-11 said:
What exactly is a "Beatitude?
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[SIZE=+2]:) "Blessed are the poor in spirit, [/SIZE][SIZE=+2]
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Blessed are they who mourn,
for they shall be comforted.

Blessed are the meek,
for they shall inherit the earth.

Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
for they shall be satisfied.

Blessed are the merciful,
for they shall obtain mercy.

Blessed are the pure of heart,
for they shall see God.

Blessed are the peacemakers,
for they shall be called children of God.

Blessed are they who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven." [/SIZE]

[SIZE=+2]Gospel of Matthew 5:3-10 :) [/SIZE]
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YO eleven wrote:

If GOD blessed you with everything you ever wanted, (all your heart and soul desires all at once), could you handle it?

Personally I feel that I could not handle it.
I feel that you have to be spiritually and mentally mature enough to handle certain "good" things that happen to you. (IMHO)

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My comment: That's a very wise thing to say.. I agree. You need to be ready to receive these blessings. God knows us better than we know ourselves...

"Physically and spiritually we are submerged in the sea of God’s favor. He has provided our foods, drink and other requirements; His favors encompass us from all directions. The sustenances provided for man are blessings. Sight, hearing and all his faculties are wonderful gifts. These blessings are innumerable; no matter how many are mentioned, they are still endless. Spiritual blessings are likewise endless—spirit, consciousness, thought, memory, perception, ideation and other endowments. By these He has guided us, and we enter His Kingdom."

- Baha'i Writings
 
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