Human BEING…
The ego is the very notion of identity – the notion of “I,” or “me,” as separate and distinct from “other.” One of the ways the ego distinguishines and defines itself from others is it clings to ideas it finds appealing to itself, …
Tag: truth
What is Authority?
Wikipedia defines “authority” as “a word derived from the Latin word “auctoritas,” which means invention, advice, opinion, influence, or command. In English, the word “authority” can be used to mean power given by the state or by academic knowledge of …
What is Existence?
When I was in college, I took a class in which I studied different religions as well as atheism and agnosticism. This class had a profound affect on my spiritual path, as I was absorbed in the writings and theories of Immanuel Kant, John …
The Vision of Awareness
I have recently come across a very entertaining website entitled “God Is Imaginary.” The author is quite engaging and intellectually brilliant in his arguments for atheism and the absurdity of traditional notions of God, the afterlife, Biblical scripture, spiritual realms, …
Truth is NOT for Sale
Well, I heard another doosey of a semon this morning, which got my writing wheels turning once again. The subject matter actually comes at a very timely moment after looking into the whole question of how the gospel writers and …
Inventing “Truth?”
While listening to a Christian radio station yesterday, I heard the pastor quote the famous passage from John 3:16, “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but …
The Inerrancy of Scripture?
I love much written in the Bible. Much of it is very beautiful and poetic, verses like Isaiah 11:6 “And a little child shall lead them,” or from Revelation 22:5 “ They will not need the light of a lamp …
Chapter 6 “Stages of Awareness”
Within the discovery that rote following of traditional religion will never ultimately lead us to authentic awakening to Truth, one is compelled to keep seeking until they find the life-giving waters of Love. This has led me down a different …