Friday, April 18, 2008
Those familiar with the Kabbalah will know that Judgement and Mercy need to be balanced before the state of Beauty can be reached. How many people who have read or watched Lord of the Rings realize that Gandalf the Grey and the Balrog are two aspects of the same "person" and that Gandalf the White... Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Reincarnation and Christianity
Reincarnation was an integral part of various Christian traditions and still is today. Some Roman edited it out and all the traditions that came out of the Roman Catholic tradition after that ignored it. There are various scriptures not accepted my many Christian traditions that view reincarnation... Sign in to see full entry.
The Pope is taking a Stand
or at least I gather that much if we look at the new sins as well as his stance on global warming and wars. I think it is really time we forget all the nonsense about the secret societies and the worship of the sun and all the other irrelevant issues and concentrate on the real issues that face... Sign in to see full entry.
Why Bother
Why bother to develop spiritually when there will soon enough be no bodies left to house our spirits in? We need to seriously think about these issues. Sitting around with folded hands while watching our planets destruction on tv is not going to save us. Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, April 14, 2008
Death of a Flame
If you have a burning candle and you look at the flame, is it continuously the same flame or is it always a new flame until the fuel (wax or air) runs out. Our mind is like this flame. You cannot say that it is always a new or different mind since that will deny the obvious sense of continuation but... Sign in to see full entry.
Compassion overturns Desire Attachment
Once desire attachment has been dethroned in a persons mind and Compassion becomes the King of Mind, judgement based on written rules takes a lessor position in determining behavior. Those who have committed themselves to adhering to a rule will experience great anguish and guilt if they break the... Sign in to see full entry.
Resistance Training
One of the best methods for increasing muscle strength and size is to use the principle of resistance training. You don't fight with the weights or throw them aside. You use the weight by repeating your movements against the pressure they provide with the natural gravitational pull. The same holds... Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, April 13, 2008
Pause on the Message...before passing it on
I'm not sure if the time is right for putting my version of the message of Jesus into a public forum. There are so many very powerful people and organizations in our world today who will have no reason for existence if the people they prey on no longer follow their interpretations of His teachings.... Sign in to see full entry.
The Tower of Babylon
Listening to my son (16 mnths) talking I wonder what would happen if kids his age were to somehow get separated from the rest of society and have the good fortune of surviving to adulthood. They will probably develop their own peculiar language. He seems very convinced that we should be able to... Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, April 12, 2008
Coping Mechanisms
Any point of view is a coping mechanism we use to cope with, what some may call, the "angst" of existence. Without a view we experience chaos in which we drown. The fact is that we do not all share the same view. This does not validate or invalidate our own view. If we look at our own personal... Sign in to see full entry.