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A Different Approach to Valentine’s Day…This One for Me
Here’s a little different approach to Valentine’s Day. This one for me. I am a follower of Jesus. Admittedly, not a great one but perhaps a little better than a few years ago. I did not so much choose Christianity … Continue reading
Posted in Valentine's Day
Tagged atheist, be christ, be the buddha, brand of Christianity, buddha, choose Christianity, Christian home, different take on valentine's day, enoch, follower of Jesus, following the Christ path, genesis 5, love all religions, love of my life, Mother Teresa, profession of faith, rotten sinner, Saint Paul, spiritual masters, valentine's day
How Do We Explain the Tragedy in Newtown?
We don’t. Carl Jung said, “One does not become enlightened by imagining figures of light, but by making the darkness conscious.” For months to come, Americans will make every attempt to fix blame somewhere for the tragedy in Newtown. “What … Continue reading
Posted in Newtown
Tagged blame god, blame his mother, buddha, cast first stone, first baptist church, how do we explain, Jesus, judge not, know thyself, let go of your opinions, maryville, semi-automatic death of pastor, socrates, spurious theology, stop searching for the truth, the reality of who I am, thrown God out of schools, tragedy in newtown, what I am capable of, without sin
Stepping through the Door…and Into Yourself
You cannot imagine – or, maybe you can – how many religious people, mostly religious leaders, say to me, “I agree with much of what you say…much of what you write…and, even much of what you believe, but do you … Continue reading
Posted in Salvation
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Die BEFORE You Die…
Saint Paul put it, “I am crucified with Christ” (Gal. 2:20). So, what do statements like this really mean? They all refer to the same thing which is…death to self or, as I and others refer to it, death to … Continue reading
Posted in Buddha, death, Death to self, deny thyself, ego
Tagged buddha, crucified with christ, death, deny thyself, Die Before You Die, sufi, sufi mystics, the ego
“Death is Your Destination” — Steve Jobs
I’ll leave it to others to summarize what has been a most remarkable life. My own son said it pretty well, however. My wife and I were having dinner last night in a restaurant when he texted me to say, … Continue reading
Posted in death, Dr Steve McSwain, Steve Jobs
Tagged Bill Maher, buddha, death, Death Is The Monster, Death Is Your Guru, Jesus, Muhammad, Religion News, Saint Paul, Steve Jobs
Death is Your Guru; Let It Teach You
Death is your guru; let it teach you. Those words were spoken by the Buddha himself. You can learn to cope with death; indeed, with any crisis. I talk about this and other spiritual things in my new book The Enoch Factor: Sacred Art of Knowing God. Continue reading
Posted in Death: Coping with Crisis
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