Thursday, August 31, 2017

Kairos, Koans and Conversion 9: I sing of Buddha, fat and happy.

Careful distinctions are called for if Under the Influence is to avoid the charge of proof-texting, and that from the triply offensive perspective of 3 major world religions at once.  Granted, Eastern religions are better than Western ones at ...
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Thursday, August 24, 2017

On Health and Happiness

The paradox is this: for the divine source, nothing is more important than wellness and enlightenment.  But for the sick, who long for health, nothing is less important than wellness.  And for those who long for transformation, nothing is ...
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Saturday, August 19, 2017

Kairos, Koans and Conversion 8: The "I AM" Statements

I wish the early disciples of Jesus would simply have consulted one another.  A Judean Messianic version of Comic Con would have been a helpful meeting of the minds.  Mark’s “Blind Bartimaeus” said “Rabbi, let me see again” without ...
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Thursday, August 10, 2017

The Sound of Silence: Continued Corrections of Language

Alright, let’s get honest.  My psychology  is pretty warped.  It wasn’t till I spent 7 years being largely silent that I realized it.  Before that, I could have blissfully, plausibly denied it, but denial’s like a childhood ...
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