The two truths are one absolute and the other relative? The former is of Spirit and the latter of the flesh. I believe Mara "popped up" because...
You won't find any mention of spirits in my writing. As for the "the same old duality we all know," I'm not sure just what you are referring to....
In my writing, "flesh" is used in the Biblical sense - worldly; not of Spirit. "Spirits" arise only with a duality that, seeing Spirit as "other,"...
Yes, Mara appears as "a spirit" as does Satan. I speak in my writing of Spirit only and nowhere of spirits as you think of them. Here I will...
Mara, like Satan, is the personification of the "flesh" side of human existence. Like Satan, Mara has been "demonized" because the flesh inhibits...
If you hear echoes of Dhammapada in my writing it's because, during my journey, I have "sat at the feet of" many masters. Keep reading and you...
Thank you, Ella, for reformatting my posts; it really does make them more readable. I copied the text from my Word file and pasted into the forum...
Following up on posts regarding "two truths" and dualism, I would like to share my thoughts. Again, I apologize for posting in verse; those of...
"I think that what we see, touch, hear. smell, and taste is true reality. I believe this world as we know it is the most absolute real thing that...
As far as Taoist practices in pursuit of immortality is concerned ... well, it never really interested me. Confucianism and Taoism are really...
Like I may have said in an earlier post, the passage never really troubled me. Also, while I have read a bit about yogic and Taoist practices, I...
From my Study Bible, it seems that the consensus of opinion is that "water" refers to baptism. Apparently, the water was a source of some...
OH ..... Now I get it .... so modern Christians believe that Jesus as the Son of God was not bound by his Jewish roots and, therefore, his...
In John 3:5, Jesus corrects Nicodemus' misunderstanding. He goes on to say, "Do not marvel at what I said to you, "You must be born anew (or from...
I know that the Taoists were concerned with exploring the body/spirt relationship (thinking of spirit as the animating force present in all of...
I'm not sure that whether the Aramaic term did or did not have the same dual meaning is important. My point was that the conversation was recorded...
I guess it would take on a new meaning, but I don't remember ever hearing that Jesus referenced anything outside his faith.
The site linked below has a list of Hebrew and Aramaic words that appear in the New Testament. There is also an interesting preface regarding...
To quote my Ignatius Catholic Study Bible New Testament (an invaluable resource in my reading of the New Testament: When Jesus says that "unless...
Apropos of that thought, from the Precis at my blog: Deep in their hearts, All men hear my whisperings, and As clearly and as loudly As one hears...
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