01-15-2008, 12:00 AM
Hi Lightly,
"I'd enjoy illustrating that not all who worship are monotheists,.."
I would enjoy the illustration. But maybe I'm mistaken in thinking most spiritual viewpoints still point back to some "Causless Cause" or "Beginning" or "Old Gods" so to speak. Even Pantheism implies some kind of over-all order. And order implies intelligence.
"and offering counter point about "God" with a capital "G", not to disuade you from your understanding of things, but to familiarize you with mine."
Like I said, I would enjoy it.
God is a general term. Even in the Bible there are many many names to signify aspects or functions of the One that not only permeates, but goes beyond all of manifest or even potential existence. Pure Consciousness or "I AM."
These are concepts contained in the Qabala which not too many churches understand, teach or even consider.
God is a convenient word. He/It does not care what you call it. But Pure Cosciousness is there to be experienced.
"For me, the dominant paradigm is always suspect, and thinking outside of the dominant paradigm can be fruitful just because of what it is."
If you don't think outside the box, you'll never get outside of the box.
Bob
"I'd enjoy illustrating that not all who worship are monotheists,.."
I would enjoy the illustration. But maybe I'm mistaken in thinking most spiritual viewpoints still point back to some "Causless Cause" or "Beginning" or "Old Gods" so to speak. Even Pantheism implies some kind of over-all order. And order implies intelligence.
"and offering counter point about "God" with a capital "G", not to disuade you from your understanding of things, but to familiarize you with mine."
Like I said, I would enjoy it.
God is a general term. Even in the Bible there are many many names to signify aspects or functions of the One that not only permeates, but goes beyond all of manifest or even potential existence. Pure Consciousness or "I AM."
These are concepts contained in the Qabala which not too many churches understand, teach or even consider.
God is a convenient word. He/It does not care what you call it. But Pure Cosciousness is there to be experienced.
"For me, the dominant paradigm is always suspect, and thinking outside of the dominant paradigm can be fruitful just because of what it is."
If you don't think outside the box, you'll never get outside of the box.
Bob