Good stuff, Steve. Your point about “nondualism” is well taken. It seems that words become fashionable and then start to get all twisted up. For me, the oneness of all is a whole that does not exclude our perception of its multiplicity. It’s as impossible for me to conceive of spirit and matter as being, [...]

Wonderful! I look forward to hearing more from you about it.

Agape,
Chuck

Hi Karina, Yes, I’m also a fan of Pagels, and I’m not so sure her mysticism is very hidden. In fact, I recall reading or hearing her state that she can reasonably be called a Gnostic, though stating it very carefully. In any case, across the body of her work she has done a [...]

Beautiful reflections, Laurie. Thank you. I have also experienced the unexplained appearance of a sweet scent on a few occasions. In one case, I and others with me clearly smelled jasmine in a place where there was no jasmine, in a season when jasmine would not have been blooming even if it were nearby, [...]

Yes, Steve, this is part of the challenge for all of us! In another venue this morning, some good friends and I had a very spirited conversation about intolerance of intolerance. It seems to me that the underlying problem is thinking in dichotomies, such as right and wrong, in which disagreement with my right view [...]