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Altair · 10-03-2002, 10:53 PM

Quote: Originally posted by LadySilk
<b>Three men went into the jungle on different occasions and saw a chameleon. "A chameleon is red," said the first man. "No a chameleon is green," said the second man. "Nonsense, a chameleon is brown," said the third man. Those who disagree about the nature of God are like these three men.

-Hindu Teaching Story </b>

Yet, they could all agree that the chameleon simply is. And that was the point they were missing. In arguing about the nuances of "God" we are failing to realize that God is fundamentally about life, the living one in all of us. Now, isn't that really the point?

10-03-2002, 10:53 PM	#63
Altair USER INFO » Status: Broken Dream Posts: 154 Joined: Sep 2002 Currently: Offline	Quote: Originally posted by LadySilk <b>Three men went into the jungle on different occasions and saw a chameleon. "A chameleon is red," said the first man. "No a chameleon is green," said the second man. "Nonsense, a chameleon is brown," said the third man. Those who disagree about the nature of God are like these three men. -Hindu Teaching Story </b> Yet, they could all agree that the chameleon simply is. And that was the point they were missing. In arguing about the nuances of "God" we are failing to realize that God is fundamentally about life, the living one in all of us. Now, isn't that really the point? __________________ "These bodies are perishable, but the Dweller in them is eternal." —The Bhagavad Gita