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 <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected] > > <mailto:[email protected]>> 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 > > > -- > > > -- > > ( > > ) > > |_D Allan > > > Life is for moral, ethical and truthful living. > > > I am a Natural Airgunner - > > > Full of Hot Air & Ready To Expel It Quickly. > > > --- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --
