spiritual awakening and enlightenment in today’s world

Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away. —Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

What is wanted is not the will to believe, but the will to find out, which is the exact opposite. —Bertrand Russell

Oops. I did it again.

September 9th, 2005 Posted in Uncategorized

I need to learn to use the “save as draft” function more. I found I had been way to harsh in something I wrote last night. (This ain’t the first time.)

The “personal” God is invariably a projection of the person’s ideals.

What I meant (and have changed it to) is that

The motives of the ‘personal’ God presented in quick answers are invariably a projection of the person’s ideals.

While I consider everything we can say of God as metaphor, including “person-ality,” for millions, the “personal” metaphor of God is an essential conduit of divine love. The next step, of course, is to love everyone as though they are also that embodiment of God. Challenging, especially when they don’t act like it!

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