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Tag Archives: freedom
GUM ON MY SHOE
Sometimes I step in gum. It’s annoying. It impedes my ability to move freely. Attachments are like that. They interfere with travel to spots on the map that call us to a larger life, places where we might find adventure, solace, wisdom, joy, … Continue reading
Posted in aging, belief, hope, humility, Kenosis, mind, MYSTICISM, Spirituality, Taoism, Uncategorized
Tagged aging, freedom, Mysticism, opening, spiritual practice, wisdom
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WHAT DID MARX REALLY SAY?
Most of us are familiar with Karl Marx’s famous quote: “Religion is the opiate of the masses.” If we believe this, we might feel smugly superior that we are not of “the masses.” We feel “special.” We feel more intelligent and … Continue reading
Posted in belief, despair, faith, hope, humility, individualism, intellience, Love, paradox, Religion, Science, Uncategorized
Tagged freedom, love, religion, science
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PARADOX IS THE THUMBPRINT OF GOD
Men are born soft and supple; dead, they are stiff and hard. Plants are born tender and pliant; dead, they are brittle and dry. Thus whoever is stiff and inflexible is a disciple of death. Whoever is soft and yielding … Continue reading
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Tagged freedom, opening, synergy
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HUMILITY AND AGING
When I am older, I hope my facial expression looks sort of like hers (on the left). As I think more about the joy of feeling “ordinary” and “humble,” I realize that it’s one of the perks of aging. It’s … Continue reading
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Tagged aging, freedom, God, opening, wisdom
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RELIGION FOR THE RELUCTANT, CH. 8: FAITH, HOPE, AND LOVE
And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love (I Corinthians 13:13). Maybe we can make our peace with what it means to profess “belief” in something. A larger issue that underlies all … Continue reading
RELIGION FOR THE RELUCTANT: Chapter Two
So maybe the door is opened a bit. Maybe it’s not so hard to imagine a reality greater than what we can detect with our senses. The next hurdle for many of us is the question of who or what … Continue reading
ARTISTS CAN ILLUMINATE THE PATH TO PARADISE
To yearn for transcendence is part of the human experience. No matter how satisfied we are with the here and now, many of us feel like something’s missing. It’s almost like we have dim and fleeting memories of another … Continue reading
Kenosis, God, and the Tao
I love this idea of self emptying (from the Greek kenosis). Not only does it feel really good to gently let go of grasping, it creates a spaciousness out of which flow some surprises regarding God and my relationship with God. … Continue reading
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