the only thing stopping the christian way has been the anti-christian way
the antichrist is not coming; it's been here for more than 1600 years
the triumph of the antichrist was the shotgun marriage of christianity with the roman empire
just an interesting dichotomy of names in early christian mythology: irenaeus versus valentinus; ire vs heart. the Word uses words.
the christian mystics always walked a fine line between truth and consequences
if it looks like an antichrist, swims like an antichrist, and kills like an antichrist, then it's the antichrist
history-wise, can one really understand that moment when christianity became the religion of the roman empire: who ate whom?
the winners not only write the histories, but also the conspiracy theories; the losers were all offed by conspiracies
even in the 20th century christian mystics met strange untimely deaths: see thomas merton and anthony demello for examples. grassy knolls?
all religion is politics
in the case of christianity, you could follow the money, but follow the excommunications or condemnations instead
in the end, is there a living christian way? personally i needed to find ramana and nisargadatta to find that holy impersonal.
but i love jesus and the christian mystics; for the west, they always will be the way; all western bodhisattvas need to run through rome
September 25, 2010
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Interesting article, I also believe that there is a higher way and it is not about punishment and damnation. I feel people set up these alarms, but they are all only about security and power. The higher way transcends these tensions, anxieties and conflicts and flows into acceptance and love for all. I call it Christian Mysticism.
Hi, I am agree with Soma, and so I want to share that Nonduality can’t be defined in the same way you define … tungsten, for example. There’s no single definition of nonduality that everyone would agree upon. Nor is a definition of nonduality intended to replace full teachings such as Advaita Vedanta or Buddhist traditions, or the teaching of any Guru. Nonduality is to be seen, lived, awakened to, and then, for whatever reason, one may try to define it.
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