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Fat Man's Prayer

Lord, My soul is ripped with riot
incited by my wicked diet.
"We Are What We Eat," said a wise old man!
and, Lord, if that's true, I'm a garbage can.

I want to rise on Judgment Day, that's plain!
But at my present weight, I'll need a crane.
So grant me strength, that I may not fall
into the clutches of cholesterol.

May my flesh with carrot-curls be sated,
that my soul may be polyunsaturated
And show me the light, that I may bear witness
to the President's Council on Physical Fitness.

And at oleomargarine I'll never mutter,
for the road to Hell is spread with butter.
And cream is cursed; and cake is awful;
and Satan is hiding in every waffle.

Mephistopheles lurks in provolone;
the Devil is in each slice of baloney,
Beelzebub is a chocolate drop,
and Lucifer is a lollipop.

Give me this day my daily slice
but, cut it thin and toast it twice.
I beg upon my dimpled knees,
deliver me from jujubees.

And when my days of trial are done,
and my war with malted milk is won,
Let me stand with the Saints in Heaven
In a shining robe--size 37.

I can do it Lord, If You'll show to me,
the virtues of lettuce and celery.
If You'll teach me the evil of mayonnaise,
of pasta a la Milannaise
potatoes a la Lyonnaise
and crisp-fried chicken from the South.

Lord, if you love me, shut my mouth.

~ By Victor Buono

As flowing waters disappear into the mist
Every heart is its own Buddha;
To become a saint, do nothing.
Enlightenment: the world is a mote of dust,
You can look right through heaven's round mirror
Slip past all form, all shape
And sit side by side with nothing save Tao.

Causes


Causes are complex and have different time scales. The efforts of the individual are not the sole determining factor in the individual’s condition in life, because everyone is part of the nexus of society and nature and the continuum of time. It is common for people to attribute causes wrongly because of misperception of real relationships.

Every cause is the effect of something else, and every effect is the cause of something else. What may seem like a curse may be a blessing, and what may seem a blessing may be a curse. Hardship is a blessing when it spurs effort and development; ease is a curse when it increases complacency and self-indulgence

People cling to their worldly possessions and selfish passions so blindly as to sacrifice their own lives for them. They are like a child who tries to eat a little honey smeared on the edge of a knife. The amount is by no means sufficient to appease his appetite, but he runs the risk of wounding his tongue

The peace that comes from
Peaceful surroundings is not true peace:
Only in the peace obtained
In the midst of activity
Is found the true sphere
Of one's original nature.
The pleasure that comes from
Pleasant surroundings
Is not true pleasure:
Only with the pleasure obtained
In the midst of suffering
Can one see the true movements of the mind.

- Hung Ying-ming

What a pain, these people with so much wisdom!
Even the Buddhas have trouble converting them.
They keep the sutra pages turning,
But never turn their mind;
Ten thousand volumes cram their bookshelves,
All for nothing!
They've sunk into the pit of fame and profit,
Day and night a prey to disquiet and fear.
Their hearts in the end care nothing for sincerity
But moment to moment plot some clever scheme.

- Gensei (1623-1668)

Seeing into Nothingness
This is the true seeing,
The eternal seeing

- Shen-hui (8th cent)

If you haven't attained clear, true vision,
This causes you to lapse into extremes,
So that you lose contact with reality.

- Yuanwu

Complete, tranquil, open, still.
Such is the substance of the Way.
Expanding, contracting, killing, giving life.
Such is its subtle function.

- Yuanwu

Do away with your
Throat and lips,
And let me hear
What you can say.

- Shih-tou (700-790)

Mind has no color,
Is neither long nor short,
Doesn't appear or disappear;
It is free from both purity and impurity;
It was never born and can never die;
It is utterly serene.
This is the form of our
Original mind,
Which is also our original body.

- Hui-hai (8th cent

 Pali

Jesus is quoted many times in the Bible saying that a believer can ask for anything through prayer and receive it. He even goes so far as to say that mountains and trees can be thrown into the sea simply by praying for it. This is clearly a lie, and can be proven to be a lie by any believer. Simply pray for me to be converted to Christianity right away. Or better yet ask God to move the mountains behind my house. He could make a lot of converts that way. If I’m converted today, I’ll post a public apology on my web site and devote my life to kissing God’s ass. If I’m not converted it would only be fair for you to apologize and devote your life to kissing my butt.

 

Here are the quotes from Jesus that proves that he lied:

 

1) And Jesus answered and said to them, "Truly I say to you, if you have faith and do not doubt, you will not only do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, `Be taken up and cast into the sea,' it will happen. "And all things you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive." (Matthew 21:21-22 NAS)

 

2) Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks, receives; and the one who seeks, finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened. (Matthew 7:7-8 NAB)

 

3) Again I say to you, that if two of you agree on earth about anything that they may ask, it shall be done for them by My Father who is in heaven. For where two or three have gathered together in My name, I am there in their midst. (Matthew 18:19-20 NAS)

 

4) Amen, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, 'Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart but believes that what he says will happen, it shall be done for him. Therefore I tell you, all that you ask for in prayer, believe that you will receive it and it shall be yours. (Mark 11:24-25 NAB)

 

5) And I tell you, ask and you will receive; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks, receives; and the one who seeks, finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened. (Luke 11:9-13 NAB)

 

6) And whatever you ask in my name, I will do, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you ask anything of me in my name, I will do it. (John 14:13-14 NAB)

 

7) If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask for whatever you want and it will be done for you. (John 15:7 NAB)

 

8) It was not you who chose me, but I who chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit that will remain, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name he may give you. (John 15:16 NAB)

 

9) On that day you will not question me about anything. Amen, amen, I say to you, whatever you ask the Father in my name he will give you. Until now you have not asked anything in my name; ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be complete. (John 16:23-24 NAB)

 

A lot of Christians ignore what Jesus actually says in the Bible. They also tend to add things to the actual words to make them say something else. If you honestly and truthfully read these quotes, without adding to them, it is very easy to see that Jesus is not saying that God will think about your prayers. He says God will grant all your prayers. Clearly, God doesn’t grant all prayers and this proves that Jesus was a habitual liar.

This might help free you from your world of mps, sprites, trolls gods and spooks.

An atheist's creed

I believe in time,
matter, and energy,
which make up the whole of the world.

I believe in reason, evidence and the human mind,
the only tools we have;
they are the product of natural forces
in a majestic but impersonal universe,
grander and richer than we can imagine,
a source of endless opportunities for discovery.

I believe in the power of doubt;
I do not seek out reassurances,
but embrace the question,
and strive to challenge my own beliefs.

I accept human mortality.

We have but one life,
brief and full of struggle,
leavened with love and community,
learning and exploration,
beauty and the creation of
new life, new art, and new ideas.

I rejoice in this life that I have,
and in the grandeur of a world that preceded me,
and an earth that will abide without me.
 

Thankfulgirl May 5, 2011 2:42 AM

I do NOT believe in troll Gods, spirits, spooks ect, I believe IN Jesus christ who is Gods son and  is my savior. God sent him to die on the cross for OUR sins, and so we can be saved and live eternity in heaven. That is IF we except Jesus as our savior and Believe in him. He loves each one of us as his children, EVEN the people who talk against him and spit in his face. We dont KISS his ****, we love him because of the wonderful things he does in our lives and the amazing work he does in many different ways. You just havent experienced any of it, but if you did you would be amazed and have more peace than y0u ever had in your life. Your whole life would be completly changed. You cant experience any of that until you are in a downright desperate situation in your life which you will be someday and the ONLY thing to do is suffer , die or call to him for help. Unless you are dead set on not WANTING to believe. Its ALL your choice.  But if you would believe or at least have an open mind and ask him to reveal his presence, have patience & HE WILL.    I believe in Gods word The Holy Bible. There is an extreme amount of  scentific evidence of many events in the bible that have SCIENTIFICALLY been proven to have happened. You can research it, Noah's Ark they have  found, proof of the parting of the "Red Sea" ect..., and many more histrical Bible events have been proven, not only to mention the experiences and many answered prayers that I have had. You cant say there is NO God when you have never gave him a chance to do work in your life, BUT some people are so stubborn that he has to put them in a desperate situation so they have to ask for help. If they dont than they in my opinion are lacking "Wisdom".




Godfree110158 May 5, 2011 7:46 AM

If you believe in the bible you believe in talking snakes and donkeys, flying zombies and enchanted trees with magic fruit, its all in there, look it up.
Your right, they have found evidence of Noah's ark, the evidence was that the story came from the Babylonian empire.
But why argue, your Jesus said that whatever you asked of him he would do for you, so ask him to convert me. I mean this is the son of god were talking about and this is his promise.
I await my conversion.




Godfree110158 May 5, 2011 1:21 PM

still not converted, did jesus lie to you?




Thankfulgirl May 6, 2011 2:56 AM

I will do exactly that. I will pray for you.  But you have to be patient, God's going to give you a "Wake up call in  HIS own timing, NOT yours.




Godfree110158 May 6, 2011 8:16 AM

First, I thank you for taking the time to both answer me and to pray for me.
But for the sake of the experiment I would request that your prayer sets a deadline, say for instance this coming Sunday.
I again I remind you of the jesus promise:And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Son may bring glory to the Father.
New Living Translation (©2007)
You can ask for anything in my name, and I will do it, so that the Son can bring glory to the Father.
English Standard Version (©2001)
Whatever you ask in my name, this I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
New American Standard Bible (©1995)
"Whatever you ask in My name, that will I do, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
International Standard Version (©2008)
I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son
The promise is that anything you ask he will do so as to prove the glory of his father, no conditions, this is his promise.
So, shall we say salvation by Sunday?




Thankfulgirl May 6, 2011 3:42 PM

lol, You do NOT give God a deadline, you do not demand of God , you ASK!  It is in  HIS TIMING NOT OURS. but he will answer. But not if people have closed minds.
It could be tomorrow, or it could be on your deathbed like Darwin.
Wel have to see
 




Godfree110158 May 6, 2011 5:19 PM

Then Christs words are meaningless?
I dont understand, did he not say he would grant you anything you asked?
I am saying to ask him to convert me by Sunday, or do you not take him at his word?




Thankfulgirl May 8, 2011 1:41 AM

Im not a Bible Scholar, therfore I dont know how to explain this to you, but there are pastors that CAN explain this verse, like from a Nondenominational church. So feel free to ask one they will explain it. People have been trying to prove the bible wrong for years but have not found any inconsistantcies
Hebrew 11 explains a little of how God works in peoples lives. One part says that you have to believe in him and sincerely seek him to find him, and experience him and his blessings. I only know Iv experienced Gods love and power and many others and you NEVER walked in my shoes or thiers so you CANNOT say it wasnt real or that it wasnt God, YOU dont know unless you were there.
I have prayed for you so just be advised.




Godfree110158 May 8, 2011 8:53 AM

Wonderful, thank you.
What I don't get is your renascence to embrace the very words of your god, I am sure Hebrews goes into great detail about prayer and faith, but the verse I quoted to you is quite specific yet you seem to feel very uncomfortable with it.
Jesus, your god, said that he would give you, the faithful follower, anything you asked in his name so as to give glory to his god-father- part.
I could have asked you to pray for an end to world hunger, to bring about world peace, to stop the sun from revolving around the earth (your bible thinks this is true). But all I asked was conversion.
As for your statement that I cant know what is true or not, may I make a point.
When I was young I would leave a plate of cookies and a glass of milk on a table every xmas eve for Santa. The next morning the cookies would be gone and the milk drank.
When I was a child and I lost a tooth, I would put it under my pillow, the next morning I would find a letter from Mary the fairy or Alf the elf as well as some cash.
In that you never walked in my shoes will you except this as proof positive that Santa Claus is real as is the tooth Fairy? I also have an Easter Rabbit story.




Thankfulgirl May 8, 2011 8:38 PM

John 15: 5　"I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. 6　If you do not remain in me, you are like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and burned. 7　If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. 8　This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples. 
Jesus is talking to the disciples so these people have faith in Jesus. Jesus will do NOTHING for the people that have no faith in Him. Read verse 7 slowly and carefully. So for this verse to work I have to have faith but the person(YOU) also has to have faith.
It also has to be his will for him to answer your prayer. So if ending world hunger is not in his will then it wont happen. It sais clearly in the Bible that there will be suffering on the earth but it is the reward after this life keeps us Christians enduring through it all.
Try TRUELY believing in God for awhile, make yourself believe in him and then you will start to see your prayers for him to reveal himself be answered. That is the only way you will find him, OR out of desperation if you call to him for help.




Godfree110158 May 9, 2011 8:09 AM

But do you see what you are asking?
You want me to believe in a thing that you as a believer don't seem to embrace yourself.
Your Jesus does not have a lot to say in your bible, so I would assume the things he did say would carry a tremendous amount of weight, so when the man explicitly states that he will grant you anything you ask of him, no conditions attached and someone like me comes to you and asks in all humility for you to exercise your prerogative and demonstrate Jesus' faithfulness to his own words and yet you refuse...well, are you not like the shepherd who leads the lost sheep astray?




Thankfulgirl May 9, 2011 4:36 PM

I TOLD YOU, In order for the prayer to work YOU have to believe TOO. HOW much clearer can I be??It does NOT say anywhereNO CONTIONS ATTACHED... It clearly states in the verse that you have to be IN HIM anotherwords BELIEVE in order for him to answer anything. I have plenty confidence in Jesus, He has NEVER once let me down. and you saying that my word is like you saying you seen the toothfairy is basically calling me a LIAR! I am a girl of integrity, Honesty is very serious to me, so I dont apreciate calling me a liar. When I say I had  some amazing answered prayers and experiences with God, then I am telling the truth. I dont care if you believe me or not. There are some honest people still in this world ya know. Someday you will find out. You are talking out of ignorance and sorry to say but YOU are the LOST sheep and always will be until you Believe.




Godfree110158 May 9, 2011 4:41 PM

Your little jesus said that he would do anything you ask of him, in other words he is willing to be your bitch, I dont have to believe, you do, its your prayer, you pray to convert me. Admit it sweetie you are scared to death that your jesus has lied to you.
Oh ye of little faith. until you get me converted by little bitch jesus/jehovah I will only think of you as a liar




Thankfulgirl May 9, 2011 4:50 PM

You are a hateful person.  Actually You are Satans B-----, because of your hateful attatude towards God, your doing exactly what he wants of  you.
Read up on Spiritual warfare.
Someday you will be converted, in Gods timing.
and You are the scared one who is extremly lost and will be with your prideful denying ARROGANT Attude.

It is an interesting and demonstrable fact, that all children are atheists
and were religion not inculcated into their minds, they would remain so

God Isn't Real

A world filled with wonder, a cold, fathomless sky
A man's life so meager, he can but wonder why
He cries out to Heaven its truth to reveal
The answer: only silence, for God isn't real.

Go ask the starving millions under Stalin's cruel reign
Go ask the child with cancer who eases her pain
Then go to your churches, if that's how you feel
But don't ask me to follow, for God isn't real.

He forms in his image a weak and foolish man
Speaks to him in symbols that few understand
For a life of devotion, the death blow he deals
We'd owe Him only hatred, but God isn't real.

Go tell the executioner of the power he can't defy
Go tell his shackled victim of the mercy on high. . .
Then go to your churches, go beg, pray, and kneel,
But don't ask me to follow, for God isn't real.

No, no matter how He should be, God isn't real.

— Robbie Fulks, "God Isn't Real"

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"When I became convinced that the Universe is natural-that all the ghosts
and gods are myths, there entered into my brain, into my soul, into every
drop of my blood, the sense, the feeling, the joy of freedom.  The walls
of my prison crumbled and fell, the dungeon was flooded with light and
all the bolts, and bars, and manacles became dust. I was no longer a
servant, a serf, or a slave. There was for me no master in all the wide
world-not even in infinite space. I was free.
-free to think, to express my thoughts
-free to live to my own ideal
-free to live for myself and those I loved
-free to use all my faculties, all my senses
-free to spread imagination's wings
-free to investigate, to guess and dream and hope
-free to judge and determine for myself
-free to reject all ignorant and cruel creeds, all the "inspired" books
  that savages have produced, and all the barbarous legends of the past
-free from popes and priests
-free from all the "called" and "set apart"
-free from sanctified mistakes and holy lies
-free from the fear of eternal pain
-free from the winged monsters of night
-free from devils, ghosts, and gods
   For the first time I was free. There were no prohibited places in all
the realms of my thought-no air, no space, where fancy could not spread
her painted wings
-no chains for my limbs
-no lashes for my back
-no fires for my flesh
-no master's frown or threat
-no following another's steps
-no need to bow, or cringe, or crawl, or utter lying words.
   I was free. I stood erect and fearlessly, joyously, faced all worlds.
And then my heart was filled with gratitude, with thankfulness, and
went out in love to all the heroes, the thinkers who gave their lives
for the liberty of hand and brain
-for the freedom of labor and thought
-to those who fell on the fierce fields of war, to those who died in
  dungeons bound with chains
-to those who proudly mounted scaffold's stairs
-to those whose bones were crushed, whose flesh was scarred and torn
-to those by fire consumed
-to all the wise, the good, the brave of every land, whose thoughts and
  deeds have given freedom to the sons of men.
   And I vowed to grasp the torch that they had held, and hold it high,
that light might conquer darkness still."
   

We have heard talk enough.  We have listened to all the drowsy, idealess,
vapid sermons that we wish to hear.  We have read your Bible and the works
of your best minds.  We have heard your prayers, your solemn groans and your
reverential amens.  All these amount to less than nothing.  We want one fact.
We beg at the doors of your churches for just one little fact.  We pass our
hats along your pews and under your pulpits and implore you for just one fact.
We know all about your mouldy wonders and your stale miracles.  We want a
'this year's fact'.  We ask only one.  Give us one fact for charity.  Your
miracles are too ancient.  The witnesses have been dead for nearly two
thousand years.  Their reputation for 'truth and veracity' in the neighborhood
where they resided is wholly unknown to us.  Give us a new miracle, and
substantiate it by witnesses who still have the cheerful habit of living this
world.  Do not send us to Jericho to hear the winding horns, nor put us in the
fire with Shadrach, Meshech and Abednego. Do not compel us to navigate the sea
with Captain Jonah, nor dine with Mr. Ezekiel.  There is no sort of use in
sending us fox-hunting with Samson.  We have positively lost all interest in
that little speech so eloquently delivered by Balaam's inspired donkey.  It is
worse than useless to show us fishes with money in their mouths, and call our
attention to vast multitudes stuffing themselves with five crackers and two
sardines.  We demand a new miracle, and we demand it now.
Let the church furnish at least one, or forever hold her peace

"The Good is that which leads to health, The Right is that which leads to
peace. Purpose is ours to choose, Meaning is the story we choose to join.
We are all members of Darwin's family, all kin from the beginning of life.
If you value anything, value other humans, for they are the only help you
will have in times of trouble. The Godless Universe is vast and wondrous,
and more than enough.  We have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful
of the night."