Conversations with God

[Tom]

Coversations With God movie trailer
http://youtube.com/watch?v=uMXaaWVzmKo

This user's page ...

http://youtube.com/user/alienx1976

has playlists for 3 Conversations With God books (40 videos, 40 videos, 51 videos) in short segments ... you can hit "play all" for each book.

I think it is going to let me link the playlists directly:

http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p ... 5C8CC4044E

http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p ... 73655178E9

http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p ... 282CB9BADB

Actually, I underestimated this guy ... his list of playlists is here:

http://youtube.com/profile_play_list?user=alienx1976

It includes The New Revelations:

http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p ... EBFB40D826

[CFTraveler]

Thanks, Tom.

[Triot]

Exellent book! Fits the image I have of a humoristic being and the
perfect discussion partner. Need to get the rest of the books.

Those who liked it should snoop inside this one:

http://www.amazon.com/Sophies-World-His ... 462&sr=8-1

Explains something complex in an easy way.

[Beekeeper]

I read them years ago and was pretty into them at the time but the more I thought about some of the aspects mentioned the more I began to doubt them.

What comes immediately to mind is the assertion that we do not have a life purpose, that it's whatever we decide at any given moment. While I'm all for free will (albeit limited), I do think we incarnate with a life plan and agree to undergo certain experiences so as to evolve ourselves in particular ways.

[Rhone]

I'm glad you mentioned that, Beekeeper--I was beginning to think I was the only one who felt that way.

I haven't read all of any of the Conversations with God books, but I flipped through one in a bookstore a few times and didn't take long before I found little things (like your example) that just did not resonate with me.

And later on I got to thinking about what RB says about channeled information in his Popular Model Conundrum article. It occurred to me that, even assuming the author himself is completely honest about his "conversations", the actual entity he communicated with could quite possibly be a non-divine entity with not-so-noble intentions, rather than "God".

I don't mean this to criticize the books, the author, or anyone who finds his material valuable. I'm just tossing out my current perspective as potential food for thought.

[CFTraveler]

I read them years ago and was pretty into them at the time but the more I thought about some of the aspects mentioned the more I began to doubt them.

What comes immediately to mind is the assertion that we do not have a life purpose, that it's whatever we decide at any given moment. While I'm all for free will (albeit limited), I do think we incarnate with a life plan and agree to undergo certain experiences so as to evolve ourselves in particular ways.

I see this as a tool- Removing your attachment to the concept that you have to have a purpose to justify being here (which is what some may believe as to the idea of purpose) may then clear the way to finding out (or letting the universe tell you) what your real purpose is.
The reason I say this is that IMO the word 'pupose' is egoic in nature and can be perverted to take away liberty of being- while though you may have a purpose (as I believe I do) thinking you don't have to have one can make the ego step aside and let destiny unfold, instead of trying to control the outcome.
Does this make sense?

[Beekeeper]

Does this make sense?

Perfect sense and at the time I found it very liberating. In a sense I think our purpose is to develop in whatever way we want so whatever path leads to that development is fine. There may be many ways to achieve that.