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Tag Archives: Saint Paul
The Winter of Our Discontents…
That’s Shakespeare. Sigmond Freud wrote of “Civilization and Its Discontents.” I could write about people and their malcontents. I’d start with my own. But they’re everywhere, are they not? Night before last, my wife and I shared a Valentine’s dinner … Continue reading
Posted in Contentment
Tagged be content, contentment, entitlements, giada de laurentiis, highest wealth, insufferable, job creators, lazy, leeches, life situation, living into whatever your, oscar, pampered, preferential treatment, Religion News, Saint Paul, secret of happiness, shakespeare, Sigmond Freud, The Buddha, whatever state I am, winter of our discontents
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
Answers to Life’s Big Questions…
I think I’ve finally decided, “There are no answers to the big questions of life.” That’s right. There are only the questions themselves. Peace comes, not because you’ve finally found the answers, but because you’ve finally begun to ask the … Continue reading
Posted in Questions
Tagged answers to life's big questions, dead-end street, deeply devout religious people, God exists, ground of belief, intelligent design, life exists on other planets, no fear in asking questions, no need to prove anything, paul tillich, peace that passes, Saint Paul, secret to happiness, there are no answers
The Wheel of Dharma
In Buddhism, the Wheel of Samsara has many different meanings, just as does the Cross in Christianity, the Crescent Moon in Islam or the Star of David in Judaism. What do you see? 1) I see movement. So, I’m thinking … Continue reading
Posted in Mystery
Tagged and knows, buddhism, crescent moon, if you aren't doing well, individual souls, interconnectedness, neither am I, receive from life, Religion News, Robert Frost, Saint Paul, separateness, sits in the middle, star of david, thanksgiving, wheel of dharma, wheel of life, wheel of samsara, you give to it
Fundamentalists Gripe Me…
I think the thing I find most troubling about fundamentalism, whether in politics or in religion, is this: it is the declaration of war that fundamentalists wage on anyone whose opinion or understanding of truth is different. In its more … Continue reading
Posted in Buddhism, Christianity, fundamentalism, Fundamentalists, religion news
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“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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