27 Jun '10 12:54>
what does God want?
the simple answer-
devotion to the demands of our conscience rather than the demands of the outer world.
daily prayer and meditation
commitment to moral truths
devoted selfless service to ease suffering and make the world a better place.
all paths teach this
the clearest explanation of this that I have found is the Eightfold Path of Buddhism:
http://www.thebigview.com/buddhism/eightfoldpath.html
Buddhism seeks the impersonal, so does not really discuss God as such, but it is neither agnostic nor atheistic...
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Go do some volunteer work in a soup kitchen. What God wants from us becomes immediately apparent.
but not from thought or study, you have to go there and do it, feel it, right there. Then it is apparent...
here is a foodbank finder if you want to give it a shot:
http://feedingamerica.org/foodbank-results.aspx
God Bless...
the simple answer-
devotion to the demands of our conscience rather than the demands of the outer world.
daily prayer and meditation
commitment to moral truths
devoted selfless service to ease suffering and make the world a better place.
all paths teach this
the clearest explanation of this that I have found is the Eightfold Path of Buddhism:
http://www.thebigview.com/buddhism/eightfoldpath.html
Buddhism seeks the impersonal, so does not really discuss God as such, but it is neither agnostic nor atheistic...
+++
Go do some volunteer work in a soup kitchen. What God wants from us becomes immediately apparent.
but not from thought or study, you have to go there and do it, feel it, right there. Then it is apparent...
here is a foodbank finder if you want to give it a shot:
http://feedingamerica.org/foodbank-results.aspx
God Bless...