Allan
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-- On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 3:31 AM, rigsy03 <rigsy03@yahoo.com> wrote:
Since so many people pick the wrong mate, what if they also picked the
wrong God/religion?
On Sep 20, 4:34 am, William L Houts <luka...@gmail.com> wrote:
> The most interesting idea of God the Divine Personage that I have heard
> (rather than as a Logos of some kind) has him / her acting as a kind of
> supreme nexus for mortal souls as we strive to become more likethe
> Deity. The most compelling account of this kind of God came from a
> woman who posted her experiences on a forum I was reading a while back.
> She stated that she had posed the question, "What path should we take
> to become more like you, God?" And God reportedly said to her, "I don't
> care."
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> I love this idea of a God who is present and good and upholds the Cosmos
> and all of that, but who is also so invested in our freedom to explore
> and expand that he / she doesn't interfere with the biggest choices a
> soul can make. And it seems to me a loving embrace of all the ways that
> a person can be and become.
>
> --Bill
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> On 9/20/2012 1:21 AM, Allan H wrote:
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> > Ah yes Bill I wonder if I have read the entirety of what I have
> > babbled.. I had a chance glance at the first four pages mainly the
> > index of 'Seth Speaks' from what they are saying that it originated
> > from a supernatural source, which for the most part puts me off from
> > ever reading it. What I am writing does not come from some super
> > natural source but from me babbling.. I am not looking for converts
> > but rather people who like to explore theological ideas and concepts..
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> > The Mandala concept I always thought to be of Hindi origin. paulism or
> > christianity have their beloved heaven and hell. The ATI all that is
> > does some what fit except there is more.. during one of my earlier
> > events I was told simply "When you think you know it all there is
> > more." That has proven to be true time and time again. I am more
> > amazed at what I don't know than what I do know.
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> > Bill I do believe we are all part of the Great Entirety which for
> > visual purposes is a great Mandala where or your social status for
> > lack of a better idea is on the Mandala if one successfully lives life
> > with doing as little harm as possible then one would be closer to the
> > warmth of the inner glow.. if there is fragrant violation of
> > this simple law they would be in the cold outer reaches.
> > (visual effect as I have no idea)
> > Allan
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> > On Tue, Sep 18, 2012 at 5:52 AM, William L Houts <luka...@gmail.com
> > <mailto:luka...@gmail.com>> wrote:
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> > Hey Allan,
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> > (I think it was Allan --I haven't read the, um, entirety of this
> > thread)
> > Both your "Entirety" and your "Mandala" suggest elements of the
> > classical Christian Logos --which I always took to mean God
> > considered mostly as a principle of Order rather than as a Divine
> > Personage; yet a principle of order, somehow, with a heart. Your
> > Entirety also suggests to me what the "Seth Speaks" folks refer to
> > as ATI (All That Is). I appreciate this deeply. In ordinary
> > discussions of this kind, God winds up being so special and
> > puffed up that you can't get a handle on the Big Guy without
> > stepping on someone's trinitarian toes. (And of course, the
> > Entirety isn't a "Guy" big, little or otherwise.) Other than
> > that, I don't have much to say on this subject, as I'm still
> > wrestling with and evaluating Christian notions of the Divine and
> > trying to see if they can still work for me, or if something else
> > is wanted as we glide through the beginnings of the new millenium.
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> > --Bill
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> > |_D Allan
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> > Life is for moral, ethical and truthful living.
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> > I am a Natural Airgunner -
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> > Full of Hot Air & Ready To Expel It Quickly.
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|_D Allan
Life is for moral, ethical and truthful living.
I am a Natural Airgunner -
Full of Hot Air & Ready To Expel It Quickly.
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