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Cleary's I Ching translation differs from most others such as Wilhelm, Legge, Douglas etc quite a bit. So much so that almost opposite meanings are derived from some of the lines. Cleary gives no indication as to why the lines have the meanings appended to them as do the other serious...

But maybe like Michael Angelo only small ones?

Hi - I'm not a Hindu, more a kind of universalist, but I've studied some aspects of Hinduism quite deeply over many years, so here's some amswers to your questions 'Hinduism' is actually a misnomer. It is a term invented by colonialists to refer to a group of diverse spiritual beliefs and...

Sadly. I think you're right about that.

Hi - hope you're doing well!

It seems to me that the underlying question here is this: would the C of E exist if the Pope had granted Henry his divorce, or if Henry had never sought a divorce? I think we can conclude that it's not very likely, esp. given Henry's previous support of the Catholic Church against the...

Thanks - that's an interesting article. I would tend to agree that in the past traditional Christianity has been narrow and dogmatic, intolerant and also a tool in the hands of those who hold power. Perhaps this is linked to the absence of the femminine aspect of God in mainstream...

Hi all - I've been away from forums for a couple of years, but I've decided to give this place another go. Look forward to some interesting discusions. Love & peace.

Check ot thye works of Julian of Norwich, 14th c english mystic. Especially her 'Motherhood of God'. THE JULIAN OF NORWICH, HER 'SHOWING OF LOVE' AND ITS CONTEXTS, WEBSITE

I'd love to be able to give my own testimony here, but I fear it would take many, many pages! Perhaps one day I'll write it all down. All I can say is God is the reason for my existence. He has offered me, an insignificant piece of dust, the chance to be His son. To live forever with Him in...

The question, with all respect, is not 'Did Jesus exist', but 'Does Jesus exist'? I would answer in the affirmative - Jesus exists. The place to look for Him is perhaps not so much in texts, but in the heart.

Villanelle For Our Time. From bitter searching of the heart, Quickened with passion and with pain We rise to play a greater part. This is the faith from which we start: Men shall know commonwealth again From bitter searching of the heart. We loved the easy and the smart, But now, with keener...

I certainly agree with that. :) 'on earth as it is in heaven'.

The natural world could be said to be given by God. Human culture and civilization are human productions - some under a divine influence no doubt, but much of it coming from other motivations. I think our task is to make a new world - If God wills to bring this world to a greater perfection...

I quite like 'Siddhartha' by Herman Hesse. Also 'The Glass Bead Game'.