Re: Mind's Eye Entirety-1

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."
>
> 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
>
> On 9/20/2012 1:21 AM, Allan H wrote:
>
>
>
> > 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..
>
> > 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.
>
> > 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
>
> > On Tue, Sep 18, 2012 at 5:52 AM, William L Houts <luka...@gmail.com
> > <mailto:luka...@gmail.com>> wrote:
>
> >     Hey Allan,
>
> >     (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.
>
> >     --Bill
>
> >     --
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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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