Tag: beliefs
group name: wayofganeden
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June 04, 2006 02:28 PM EDT --
I beleive there is a difference between Books of Facts at one end of a continuum, which has at its other end Books of Ideas.
Books of Facts are timely. Books of Facts are a recital . . . more
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June 25, 2006 10:56 AM EDT --
We live not only in a physical environment but also in a symbolic environment.
Our physical environment, of three spacial dimensions, is a geographical location which may have rivers, valleys, flat . . . more
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July 03, 2006 11:52 AM EDT --
Hi George McNaughton,
I will respond to your reply in detail because you raise important questions. I will use
"GM" for when I am quoting you and my reply will by marked by "R". . . . more
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July 08, 2006 01:46 PM EDT --
What is Idolatry? – A metaphoric definition.
Idolary is an idea that has it's origin within the Hebrew Scriptures. The opposition to the worship of Idols gets summarized in what is called . . . more
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July 03, 2006 01:14 PM EDT --
Let's review how Descartes shaped our collective inheritance, the rose colored glasses that are western cultures mythos and logos.
Since Descartes failed to realize that he was shaped by the ideas . . . more
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October 15, 2006 03:52 PM EDT --
Four: 1
Jonathan Star, 2000
Tao is empty
yet it fills every vessel with endless supply
Tao is hidden
yet is shines in every corner of the universe
D C Lao, 1963
The Way is empty, yet use will not drain . . . more
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July 23, 2006 12:02 PM EDT --
In the Talmudic tractate The Saying of Our Fathers, an important insight of Rabbi Hillel, who lived during the 1st century of the Common Era, was recorded.
"If I am not for myself, who will be?
If . . . more
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December 10, 2006 03:24 PM EST --
To begin with let us examine the idea that something is the ‘literal word of’. What would that mean?
Let us compare the New Testament to documents that are made everyday that are the . . . more
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June 25, 2006 12:28 PM EDT --
What shapes up? We are told that it is either Nature – our genetic inheritance, or Nurture – how we were treated and raised as a child. I believe there is a third factor and that . . . more
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June 18, 2006 11:32 AM EDT --
Real Magic and the Tao.
Is there such a thing as magic? I believe the answer is yes – but to understand that answer you have to ask and consider what I mean by the word: magic.
When encountering . . . more
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July 16, 2006 12:08 PM EDT --
The beginning of Wisdom is the willingness to consider that you may be mistaken; mistaken in your perceptions, your conclusions and your beliefs - which all things pass through like a filter. [G M Jaron] . . . more
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May 28, 2006 11:14 AM EDT --
Historical Gnosticism is a group of beliefs which all have as their core common themes. These themes are the 'true knowledge' of our past and our future according to the Gnostic mythos. . . . more
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May 27, 2006 01:45 PM EDT --
The Way of Gan Eden - a Gnostic Qabalistic Taoism [GQT]
What does this mean?
The use of the adjective Gnostic is the recognition that knowledge and wisdom is a redemptive source. Gnosticism . . . more
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July 02, 2006 03:54 PM EDT --
For many believers their world and their worldview are built upon the premise that there is one true faith; which is of course their own. They have a difficult time imagining a world that is not . . . more
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September 03, 2006 03:49 PM EDT --
"The eye is the first circle; the horizon which it forms is the second; and throughout nature this primary figure is repeated without end. it is the highest emblem in the cipher of the world. . . . more
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December 23, 2006 09:58 PM EST --
I am gong to describe an imaginary person who I will call Mr. Gray.
Mr. Gray is a scientist and believes in the utility of the scientific method to ascertain facts and truth.
Mr. Gray only believes that . . . more
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June 10, 2006 01:36 PM EDT --
The Hero
[from: Meditations on Quixote, chapter 15 by Jose Ortega Y' Gasset<!--[if !supportFootnotes]-->[1]<!--[endif]-->.
Now our story leads us back to this subject. . . . more
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November 26, 2006 12:09 AM EST --
There is this myth out there that Liberalism, or Secularism, or the theory of Evolution, is singularly or collectively to blame for the decline in morality in America.
I disagree.
Here is my theory. . . . more
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June 11, 2006 10:49 AM EDT --
In the beginning there was Ayn Sof. Ayn Sof is a word which represents the true essence of the Divine. Ayn Sof literally means "No End", hence the Infinite. Ayn Sof is the mystery . . . more
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July 13, 2006 04:33 PM EDT --
Contemplations on Reincarnation
by William Morrow Tracer (c) 2006
When collecting my thoughts on the topic of reincarnation, I find myself confronted with an internal conflict. On the one hand I can . . . more
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