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I just want to ask, I have doubts about the assertion that the Creator is the good that does good.
I watched a natural history documentary about migration of zebra across the planes of Kenya and was 100% horrified to see many zebra getting eaten alive, torn apart, become injured and become pray and the little zebra being torn to shreds by hyena, crocodile and snakes.
While we all talk of connection and the unbounded ever-beneficent love by the Creator I just can’t pass this question by and it keeps popping up and annoying me all the time and, of course this is just one example of the innate cruelty of nature – how can I ever accept the creator is good when he is capable of this. CAN YOU HELP?
Second connected point, when I was walking in the lovely February sun today in the English woodland with a friend they said to me ‘oh how beautiful nature is!’ I just don’t see it that way, nature is pitted in a horrific and perpetual battle for survival and terrible misfortunes and tragedies all around and that life has to live on death to survive – all in the name of the creator, this does not work for me? This is a point I cannot progress beyond at present. Thanks. Lyndon S
Dear Grad Environment, while doing the young group for the first time I was in a temporary ‘10’ which ended a good few weeks back. I’m currently waiting to be placed in my second permanent ‘10’ but haven’t been given any indication of time when this will happen (although somebody said it is approximately week eight of the young group). I’m uncertain but currently I am doing the second round of the young group and waiting but if you could let me know that would be helpful – no problem in the mean time Warm wishes and thank you Lyndon.
Hi Jim, That makes sense and aligns with my understanding very much so far and I am more clear now with your reply here. Thanks.
Dear Instructor, in ‘Gems of Wisdom’ at p.19 it says, “The soul cascaded by way of cause and consequence and descended degree-by-degree until it became suitable to come into this world and clothe the filthy corporeal body.”
Why does it here refer to the physical body as being ‘filthy’, surly the physical aspec of me is not filthy and I haven’t heard this before. Surly the physical body is as necessary for the individual to experience the world in its fullness and learn by way of it and not to be despised or spoke of as being filthy. It [the physical organs and body] is a temple to the living spirit which dwells within?
Could you explain. Thanks. Lyndon S.
