The still small voice. The still small voice... of silence. Awareness does not speak, there is no form to speak. Awareness is formless. In consciousness there is only consciousness. "We" discover what "we" are the awareness aware of awareness. We are like an eyeball that can't see itself but is very aware of the presence … Continue reading The silent voice of wisdom
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The Kingdom of Love
Matt 5:20 For I tell you, unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. (ESV) Verses like that have been used by religion to put fear into people’s lives. When fear comes, love has no chance. That is why perfect love casts out fear. How … Continue reading The Kingdom of Love
What not to say – rhetoric and romans
Deep down we all want to know, really know that God is good and kind and patient and loving and understanding. We want to believe that God is not angry and doesn't need to punish people and isn't waiting like a judge to send most of the human race into eternal conscious torment. At least most … Continue reading What not to say – rhetoric and romans
200 Proof Grace
I think Hollywood has perfected the "mind altered" movies. You know the ones. The dad breathes in a gas that makes him want to attack his kids which is completely out of character with his normal mode. Or the whole town gets infected with a virus where they all start fighting with each other. In … Continue reading 200 Proof Grace
Facts or Truth
I had a class in grad school that was pretty tough. It was a class on theoretical aerodynamics (yep I am one of those). We would start a theoretical proof from some basic assumptions that we knew were true like pressure varies with temperature (ideal gas law) and other really geeky boring stuff for most … Continue reading Facts or Truth