Hello Folks:
I'm not sure where to start with this, so I'll just plunge right in. I've decades of experience meditating. My path has been Christian Mysticism.
Although I've heard of Chakras I've never really given them much thought. They've not been "on my path" so-to-speak.
But, in the last...
I'd forgotten this Thomas Merton quote until a few weeks back when it came through on Facebook.
What Merton had to say is very true. Our idea of the Sacred does tell us more about ourselves than about the Sacred. Even our non-ideas of the Sacred tells us much about ourselves. What can you...
I got lost cataloging the forest the other day
And missed the LIFE all around me
Then, I sat down by a tree
And instead of inventorying
The species of every plant around me
I closed my eyes
Took a deep and relaxing breaths
And LIFE overwhelmed me
Now, when I walk in the...
Pope Francis Says Atheists Who Do Good Are Redeemed, Not Just Catholics
For years, I participated in inter-faith dialog. Although there were individual Catholics participating as well... I NEVER thought I'd live to see the day when the POPE would utter such...
The First 3D-Printed Gun Has Been Fired
I'm not naive enough to think that individual human beings are going to care about what is "right" or "wrong" when it comes to this technology.
But ... as a Citizen - should this be legal?
Are this guns traceable in the event that they are used to...
I just became aware of this situation today. It seems best to link the article and let the conversation unfold.
Banned TED Talk: Rupert Sheldrake The Science Delusion
There are two things going on here
Censorship of a site who's stated mission is "TED is a nonprofit devoted to Ideas...
If only the world was what I see it to be
Then I would be right
And everyone else would be wrong
I would be going to heaven
And "they" would be going to hell
And what a wonderful world it would be
If only the world was what I see it to be.....
Since the mystic/contemplative path is so subjective and given more to metaphor, imagery and symbolism ... maybe a "phrase association" thread might be an enlightening activity.
Let's just throw out some words, or very short phrases, and see what others throw back in the way of their "word or...
The Conservative Christian Case for Separation of Church and State
The linked letter is almost 3 years old. But, its message is as applicable today, as the day it was written:
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Hello:
I'm new to the fourms and have a few questions:
Where/How do I add a signature to my settings?
How do I become a member of a DIR forum?
Can I be a member of more than one DIR forum?
What does "DIR" stand for?
Oh Yeah ... what is a Frubal?
Thanks in advance:
(If there are any other...