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My dear Angelic companions, let us face it - after 12 billion years or so of marinating in Supreme Divine Bliss one gets rather complacent. Like a fish in water. "Yeah, ho hum, this is nice". What is missing - gratitude for just how good we've got it....
by wilderness voice
on Sun Dec 31, 2023 at 09:28 AM PST
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So today I lost a friend. A friend of 40 years. Someone with whom I roomed in college. We played music together. We were in each other’s weddings and were godmothers to one another’s children. We were both in the same mostly male program of business...
by ENG2018
on Wed Dec 13, 2023 at 06:26 PM PST
with 852 Recommends
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In Stephen King’s epic novel and later movie, “The Stand,” there is a peripheral character in the first few scenes called The Monster Shouter, a man who stands on the street corners with a “Repent!” sign. As people pass by and try not to look at him,...
by ENG2018
on Sat Dec 02, 2023 at 05:56 PM PST
with 103 Recommends
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Happy Transgiving So, I don’t know about you, but this Thanksgiving, after years of going to the uber-religious, uber-conservative Catholic relatives’ homes for Thanksgiving, I did something a little different. I prepared a big dinner for my trans...
by ENG2018
on Thu Nov 23, 2023 at 05:57 PM PST
with 112 Recommends
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Today is Bodhi Day, when Buddhists celebrate the enlightenment that came to Siddhartha sitting under the bodhi tree.� Lighting candles and decorating trees are some of the ways it is observed. Here ...
by strawbale
on Fri Dec 08, 2023 at 07:00 PM PST
with 30 Recommends
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The Dude and the Zen Master Talk Peace A friend reminded me of the Zen master and social activist Bernie Glassman and the Zen Peacemakers (https://zenpeacemakers.org) the other day. So I went over my notes on The Dude and the Zen Master, a conversation...
by gmoke
on Mon Oct 23, 2023 at 07:52 PM PDT
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I wrote this diary (my first!) in response to Tevye’s post about Scout, the dog who escaped from an animal shelter and took up residence at a care facility. It was too late for me to leave a comment in Tevye’s diary, but I thought people who enjoyed...
by James AC
on Fri Oct 06, 2023 at 04:43 AM PDT
with 257 Recommends
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Wicca, witches and witchcraft seem to be all the rage nowadays, on social media, in movies, TV, hell Marvel Comics even has one called Wiccan. Musical groups, movie stars, it seems everyone is a witch today, or at least looking into it. How the heck...
by morbious8
on Thu Oct 05, 2023 at 05:16 PM PDT
with 44 Recommends
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This is a reflection on the continuing religious discussions on Daily KOS and the circular arguments that ensue. “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable...
by godsOK
on Fri Aug 11, 2023 at 04:20 AM PDT
with 11 Recommends
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Hi, everybody! This is my first regularly scheduled Thursday MOT post. I will probably mostly post about book reviews and amateur armchair psychoanalysis (read: philosophy). I am optimistic about my potential to be a version of Chuck...
by Amillenial Fisking King
on Thu Aug 17, 2023 at 03:30 AM PDT
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Saw the cartoon WWJD and it got me thinking a lot. So much so my wife needed a break. Welcome to her world. What does it mean to be Christian or Jewish or Muslim, or the personal beliefs of all other religions? Or just simply spiritual. In any religion...
by godsOK
on Wed Jul 26, 2023 at 07:09 AM PDT
with 10 Recommends
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It’s Sunday morning; time for church. But this isn’t really church — or is it? My small city changed from a college-town hippie haven to a gold-plated seaside hotspot in ten years. For a town, that’s light-speed. But the spirit of the old...
by Robert Dobbs
on Sat May 27, 2023 at 11:13 PM PDT
with 33 Recommends
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Let me jump into the religion discussion. It is a bit long, but I am attempting to demonstrate how religion shaped my life. I based my values on the Catholic values l learned in school. They served me well and enriched my life. I was born in Indiana to...
by mjw51295
on Sat Feb 18, 2023 at 07:06 AM PST
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[Based on historical records] GOOD FRUIT Hear me now, I speak the Truth: You shall know them by their fruit. To sow, then reap, is absolute — A law that no one can refute. A briar-bush cannot bear figs; Good fruit comes only from good trees. Fruit of...
by WarrenPease
on Tue Feb 14, 2023 at 04:31 PM PST
with 11 Recommends
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Facebook is odd in what it brings me. One or two posts from the past hour or two, and then posts from days ago. And only from friends I have sort of followed or passed on the odd comment. Why not more current news from friends? I have 100s of friends,...
by iarnstein
on Mon Jan 30, 2023 at 11:37 AM PST
with 4 Recommends
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“Give thanks and improve your life” is a phrase used to describe the value of gratitude and appreciation. To shape a better life and as a part of a process for creating abundance.
“Gratitude ...
by Blair Abee
on Wed Nov 23, 2022 at 06:00 AM PST
with 2 Recommends
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I am not advocating for any religion, nor do I expect turn skeptics into believers. With that said, I choose to set forth evidence in support of the existence of a spiritual dimension, in hopes that we can at least agree to politely disagree instead of...
by wilderness voice
on Tue Nov 22, 2022 at 10:12 AM PST
with 32 Recommends
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We currently face at least six pandemics in our world: 1) COVID-19 2) Racism 3) War 4) Police brutality and militarization of police 5) Climate change 6) Economic inequity In the face of these pandemics and the related refugee crises, world hunger,...
by mbenefiel
on Thu Jul 28, 2022 at 11:34 AM PDT
with 1 Recommend
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On ministry,
When I was twelve years old I was ordained to the priesthood in my church and called to be a Deacon. At nineteen I was ordained an Elder, issued a ministerial certificate and called ...
by Arthur Ruger
on Sun Apr 03, 2022 at 12:20 AM PDT
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To All Our People, Tribal Leaders, and Governments: We have increasingly been adopting the ways of those who were our adversaries, oppressors, and deceivers. When Handsome Lake had his vision of the Four Mind-changers his vision proved accurate beyond...
by Ushka Waso
on Sat Feb 12, 2022 at 07:03 AM PST
with 11 Recommends
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