Words of wisdom stand in their own right without attribution to anyone.

In the autumn of my life I am richer than any amount of riches could have made me.

Robert McNamara, having participated at the highest level of the United States government in the debacle of Vietnam, posed this question, "How much evil must we  do to do good?"
The answer is, of course, ‘“Evil” begets “evil”, there is no good in “evil"’ or, in other words, ‘Negative creates negative and there is no positive in negative.’
As an analogy take the a pond in which the water is dirty. Can one clean the water by stirring it up and raising sediment from the bottom? However, let nature take its course and purification occurs naturally.

Some say that the unnatural termination of one’s life is a sin. It follows, therefore, that the unnatural prolongation of one’s life, by self or others, is also a sin.

When one is chasing a rainbow one cannot see where one is putting one’s feet.

The true value of technological progress is the answer to this question, ‘To what extent does it increase the spiritual quality of human beings?’

[A letter dated 26.07.09. in response to a question from a friend.]

Let me tell you something which may fall into the category of what Jesus and the Buddha said, viz. ‘There are things I can tell you but you will not understand.’

For a long time I have wondered why animals have to suffer. When some are killed by other animals I have noticed that they show no signs of pain e.g. an insect being eaten by a praying mantis. While the mantis eats from the rear end of the insect the front end seems to be unaffected and, if it had one, would read the newspaper!!

Although I have long known, and written, that all we perceive as real is, in fact, an illusion (dreamlike) - a creation of the collective mind, the link to the answer to my question was not forged until recently when I had a clear neoption that, despite appearances, it was only happening "in the mind".

NB. Some may use this as an excuse to do what they will to the detriment of others but those who even consider such action should realise that the law of karma applies in the mental state and that suffering is as valid and "painful" in that state because, in any case, it is there that it is acted out!

Questions from an inquiring mind and my answers to them.

Question: I have a query and it is about the thinker and thought. Is the thought different from the thinker or thinker itself is thought.  What is the role of words in thinking, can we think without words?

Q 1: Is the thought different from the thinker or thinker itself is thought.
A 1: Since "God" is "Thought" as I have described IT, and each Spirit (entity) is "God", the thinker is thought. ∴there is no difference.

Q 2: What is the role of words in thinking?
A 2: Words are simply a means of communication in the phenomenal, or physical, world. They are only an expression of the mind. Telepathy is communication of mind to mind without words.

Q 3: Can we think without words?
A 3: If by "think" you mean ment (mental activity) the answer is 'Yes'. If by "think" your refer to thought, the answer is 'No' because thought is still - there is no activity. It cannot be described because, like the Great Spirit, it is not of this world. Remember the my use of the word Thought is specific to what I have written and I have used it because it best describes the Reality as I see it. These are abstract things, hence often indescribable although understandable to some.

Acknowledgement: Thank you for your answer it really helped me to understand the “thought” more clearly, before I was confused between the thought and the thinker.