If we as members of the human race practice meditation, we can transcend our fear, despair, and forgetfulness. Meditation is not an escape. It is the courage to look at reality with mindfulness and concentration. Thich Nhat Hanh
What a wonderful miracle if only we could look through each other's eyes for an instant.
Thoreau
I used to be indecisive, but I'm not so sure now.....
Growing old is mandatory; growing up is NOT.
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Sanity is a highly overrated state of mind.
I'm normal ... it's everyone else that's crazy.
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Written by: Fabergé
has anyone read the book "the holy blood and the holy grail"?
anyway, the book goes on to suggest that he was married to mary magdelene, and that she fled with his child to france (and there is quite a lot of evidence of this) after his death, and that his child, his bloodline, is in fact the holy grail. and not some cup that may have been used at the last supper
the story follows many mysteries & secret societies throughout history which are all somewhat interlinked, from the ancient merovingian kings of france, to the crusades and the knights templar, to the cathars, to the stewarts of scotland and right down to modern day freemasonry
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Written by: Stone
Yes vanize, the role of the church is a good point. Somewhere along the line after the crucifixion and before the great schism, there was real Christianity. When you say all churches have been excommunicated from the church, you mean form the Roman Catholic Church. For some reason, I find the story of Mary and the virgin birth somehow pagan in nature. So, what happened, how did the church become so tainted?
-v-
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has anyone read the book "the holy blood and the holy grail"?
anyway, the book goes on to suggest that he was married to mary magdelene, and that she fled with his child to france (and there is quite a lot of evidence of this) after his death, and that his child, his bloodline, is in fact the holy grail. and not some cup that may have been used at the last supper
the story follows many mysteries & secret societies throughout history which are all somewhat interlinked, from the ancient merovingian kings of france, to the crusades and the knights templar, to the cathars, to the stewarts of scotland and right down to modern day freemasonry
Sounds just like The Da Vinci Code to me! Is the book fiction, or reference?
Written by: Stone
BurningBrain, until recently I did think that the bible was historically accurate, but the accounts from the bible don’t match the archeological evidence. I was under the belief that freemasons were the builder of the pyramids.
My mind not only wanders, it sometimes leaves completely
If we as members of the human race practice meditation, we can transcend our fear, despair, and forgetfulness. Meditation is not an escape. It is the courage to look at reality with mindfulness and concentration. Thich Nhat Hanh
Written by: Stone
Actually vanize, I was also thinking of the split from what is now roman catholic. What was it called then? I only know The Church of Rome. Didn’t know about the muslim splitting.
Well to those who view Jesus as 'merely' a human prophet; you have to have faith The idol thing is very RC, just ask Martin Luther.
Religion cannot assume the reign of political power without becoming hopelessly lost to itself and crushed into an unrecognizable form by the weight of it all. That’s some heavy stuff there vanize. So, what’s you take on the way fundamentalist christians are taking power in the USA, Australia and most probably other countries?
-v-
Wiederstand ist Zwecklos!
Growing old is mandatory; growing up is NOT.
Proud member of the HoP DPS.
Sanity is a highly overrated state of mind.
I'm normal ... it's everyone else that's crazy.
Gidg
If I could be granted one wish I would ask for all the questions of the universe.
Written by: nearly_all_gone
From a purely philosophical perspective, God is the all-powerful, all-knowing creator (and, in some arguments, maintainer).
My understanding was that Christ is supposedly his physical embodiment on earth... the voice of God amongst men, doing God's will and "spreading the good word". So God and Jesus are in fact one and the same entity, and to love one is to love the other, to have faith in one is to have faith in the other.
But I'm probably wrong. I'm not a Christian. [/meddling]
If I could be granted one wish I would ask for all the questions of the universe.
Written by: Stone
Sound like the Old Testament creaking in the grave.
If I could be granted one wish I would ask for all the questions of the universe.
If I could be granted one wish I would ask for all the questions of the universe.
HOW TO FLY 101:
step 1. Throw your self at the ground.
step 2. Miss.
If I could be granted one wish I would ask for all the questions of the universe.
If we as members of the human race practice meditation, we can transcend our fear, despair, and forgetfulness. Meditation is not an escape. It is the courage to look at reality with mindfulness and concentration. Thich Nhat Hanh
Growing old is mandatory; growing up is NOT.
Proud member of the HoP DPS.
Sanity is a highly overrated state of mind.
I'm normal ... it's everyone else that's crazy.
Gidg
If I could be granted one wish I would ask for all the questions of the universe.
If we as members of the human race practice meditation, we can transcend our fear, despair, and forgetfulness. Meditation is not an escape. It is the courage to look at reality with mindfulness and concentration. Thich Nhat Hanh
Pele
Higher, higher burning fire...making music like a choir
"Oooh look! A pub!" -exclaimed after recovering from a stupid fall
"And for the decadence of art, nothing beats a roaring fire." -TMK
Written by: Stone
Thanks vanize, that’s interesting information on the Muslims split. The split I was thinking about was the great schism in 1054. I will keep an eye out for The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood. Not sure what to expect though.
-v-
Wiederstand ist Zwecklos!
Written by: Stone
God is the all-powerful, all-knowing creator. What’s that I hear, nearly_all_gone? Sound like the Old Testament creaking in the grave.
What a wonderful miracle if only we could look through each other's eyes for an instant.
Thoreau
Written by: nearly_all_gone
that doesn't properly encapsulate what "God" is supposed to be.
If I could be granted one wish I would ask for all the questions of the universe.
What a wonderful miracle if only we could look through each other's eyes for an instant.
Thoreau
If I could be granted one wish I would ask for all the questions of the universe.
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