Thursday, July 19, 2018

Emptiness in the life of God: Resurrecting a Concept

The Original question that gave rise to Under the Influence was “How can we reconcile ‘being made in God’s image and likeness’ with the fact that we share none of his omnipotence, none of his omniscience, and none of his eternal life?” That ...
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Thursday, July 12, 2018

Permanence, Self and Christianity

In Buddhism, permanence—as a general phenomenon—is at least problematic, at most heretical.  It would be a strain to commit christianity to the same zealously held impermanence.  But evidence suggests that "thinking things are permanent" ...
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Thursday, July 5, 2018

On Suspension: Holding Non-Duality Together

The post “Defining Terms and Filling in Gaps” reinforced an earlier point Under the Influence made about the "Dark Night of the Self", and suggested that a stage exists, in the Christian mystical and moral life, where opposites cease to be ...
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