Sugar420

livin in Gods hands i dont have to be afraid
whatever may happen if the cops make a raid
i can get called to heaven at any old time
if they put me in their jail for doin some crime
if i get busted up in a kanye car crash
if i get jumped and robbed and shot for cash

aint none of that matter livin in Gods hands
aint none of that matter livin in Gods hands

you think you so smart but you dont overstand
you think you so rich with your hundred grand
but ima tell you true this world is passing away
and every day that dawns could be the last day
so then whats the worth of your diamonds and gold
when the real value you had is what you already sold
and your fancy clothes and your cars and your bling
and you money and your house and all material thing
aint worth a damn at all when your soul on the line
but if you lost yours i can share you some of mine

cuz aint none of that matter livin in Gods hands
no, aint none of that mater livin in Gods hands

Gypsy_Rose

very nice

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Store Clerk: That’s cheese.
Borat: And what of this?
Store Clerk: That’s cheese...
Borat: And this?
Store Clerk: That’s cheese...
Borat: And what is this? Rice?
Store Clerk: No that’s cheese, this is all cheese here.
Borat: But this say "Crackers", this not cheese.
Store Clerk: No Crackers is the brand, that’s cheese...

SweetSativa

Cool, veda

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snapshot

change god to my and it doesn't seem so cheesy.

Sugar420

ty Gypsy and Sweet

Snap, then it wouldnt make any sense at all.

Peace seeker

very enjoyable to read dear Veda

((hug))


sending you vibes from a snowed mountain

snapshot

oh yeah, like that is your main concern

ziplock

I think it'd make sense if Gods was replaced with My. Kind of a taking destiny into your own hands sort of thing.

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Sugar420

but when i try to exert coomplete control over my condition, i find nothing but frustration and vexation and anxiety- becuz i cant control winds and tides and drunk drivers and cops and whatever... i quit smoking but i could still get cancer. in fact, no matter what i do, this body will eventually decay and die.

i can work hard to accumulate material wealth, but then i have to constantly guard against losing it, and even then, accident and tragedy can strike anybody at any time anyway.
so in this context, living in my own hands means being constantly on the brink of destruction
living in God's hands means remaining uswayed by any circumstances that arise in this world.

ziplock

Not having complete control over your condition is part of the experience. Imagine if you could have absolute control over everything, wouldn't that be kind of boring? It's like cheating in a video game. It's those unexpected joys and pains that bring so much depth to reality don't you think? That experience of the spectrum, the sunshine and the rain, the day and the night. You may not have control over every condition, by you're an intricate, fundamental part of every condition, every aspect, every moment of your life. A slight change in your perspective ripples throughout your reality affected every last part of it. You are the ONE thing that's common about any circumstance and condition that may confront you.

Imo, it's your choice, your ability and power of mind, that allows you to choose if you want to have a circumstance sway you or not. I think of the disciplines of Buddhist monks and martial artists, mind over matter, these things. I also feel that by living in my own hands I'm living in God's as, imo, God and existence are one in the same.

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Sugar420

Behold the birds of the air:
for they sow not,
neither do they reap,
nor gather into barns;
yet your heavenly Father feedeth them.
Are ye not much better than they?
(Matthew 6:26)

"wild cranes seek no fodder: the wide world is theirs. they fly and rest as they please and are truly "free." Our practice ought to be like that: tranquil wherever we are, free and easy wether at rest or in action. Come what may, our minds should remain still and unmoved. Such is the state of samadhi."
(Analects of Master Kuang-ch'in)

"Umar relates that he heard the Holy Prophet say: Were you to put your complete trust in Allah, He would provide for you as He provides for the birds. They issue forth hungry in the morning and return filled in the evening."
(Gardens of the Righteous -Riyadh as-Salihin of Imam Nawawi)

im as free as a bird now
and this bird you cannot change
and this bird you cannot chaaaayayayange
(Free Bird -Lynyrd Skynyrd)


livin in Gods hands
livin in Gods hands
now i ask you brother
can you overstand?

i say,
thanx and praises!
thanx and praises!
Oh JAH JAH!
thanx and praises!
thanx and praises!

..gzagenius

lol

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snapshot

because you haven't explored the depths of your consciousness? omg what a loser. i've explored the depths of my consciousness in like 2 days. you're so lazy. go turn to your god. your placebo effects will surely help you in ways that youre own consciousness could not. your consciousness is not worthy. not even holy. stay away from it and go to God.

SweetSativa

"I've never been a sinner... I've never sinned... I've got a friend in Jesus"

"Do or do not do, there is no try."

All that I can say is that when I surrendered to that 'higher power', things were much easier. And, working together with.... whatever 'IT' is , I am able to see things manifest at a more accelerated rate than at one time.

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snapshot

Productivity: The Sign of A Truly Spiritual Person

ziplock

SAGE FRANCIS - NEXT TESTAMENT

"Find God!" exclaimed the man, who lost everything he owned, looking stoned
I groaned back, "Find a job…here’s an application."
Retaliation:
"Here’s a pamphlet."
I said, "Fuck this damn shit."
My man flipped
and threw his hand into his pocket.
Pulled out a bible
with a design that looked tribal
The Next Testament was its title
"Look it over."
"A book? Nosuh…what the hell does this have to offer?"
A small mirror on the bottom labeled "author"…
that’s too impersonal
Irreversible
actions leave our mind scarred
looking for the answers. "Find God!"
he said again.
But I’m a veteran
knowing that you are no better than
or worse than.
He compared my last enemy to my first friend.
This bum gave me his shirt’s pen
"What the heck?
You’re completely tapped, thinking that I’m gonna’ write you out a check."
He said, "What?" I said, "WHAT!" Snatched the book in hopes of finding
a myth. Lifted up the front cover…broke the binding.
"I bring peace, love happiness and unity!"
Usually I blow it off, but I said, "That ain’t what you do to me. What you do to me
is bring pain, hate, ignorance, and false alternatives to my community."
He sat back and thought it over.
With a look that’s sort of sober
He stared me in the eye and said…I don’t lie…
(Him or me? Me or him?)
Now we begin
to quarrel
over what’s historical
questioning the oracle’s origin.
We’re born through sin.
"You need to save yourself," he said.
"But Jesus died for our sins." Then he said, "He ain’t dead."
"He faked his death?"
I watched my man take a breath
as if he had no more patience left.
Then he embraced his chest.
Looked as if the holy spirit was about to manifest
itself.
Mental health
is what he lacked. I should have known this.
Without God, when we die every Earthling is homeless.
I couldn’t look. Tried to give him back his book.
As he shook. But it was stuck to my hand
What the f…God d…
Embellished in sin and with a devilish grin
This denizen could tell that I was selfish within
He started speaking in tongues that I’m unfamiliar with.
I held the pen like a knife and threatened, "I kill your myth!"
Civilians drift
into a state of violent anger.
I can tell when I’m in danger
so I stopped…to take a breather.
"Listen, I’m a non-believer
with no faith, and I don’t want none either
it’s time for me to leave ya’
take your book,
I ain’t no crook."
He said, "It’s yours…like the world…read it good…there’s directions."
I flipped through the pages, but they were blank…no deceptions.
He mentioned, "Look deeper. You’ll see it says more
than you could share. I asked, "Where?" He replies, "That’s what
the
pen’s for."

THE BEATLES - BLACKBIRD

Blackbird singing in the dead of night
Take these broken wings and learn to fly
All your life
You were only waiting for this moment to arise

Blackbird singing in the dead of night
Take these sunken eyes and learn to see
All your life
You were only waiting for this moment to be free.

Blackbird fly, Blackbird fly
Into the light of a dark black night.

Blackbird fly, Blackbird fly
Into the light of a dark black night.

Blackbird singing in the dead of night
Take these broken wings and learn to fly
All your life
You were only waiting for this moment to arise
You were only waiting for this moment to arise
You were only waiting for this moment to arise

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