One of the problems I am having with evaluating the 40 day
spiritual journey from the book 'The Purpose Driven Life
- what on earth am I here for?' by Rick Warren,
is that I think he is in a different paradigm from me.
Let me say, straight away, that I like the underlying messages, and I
have always been more interested in the value of the messages handed
down to us, to learn and take forward, than the messenger.
So plenty of thanks for the messages in the book. We must become
'purpose driven - I agree with the 5 key purposes - there is no
other way
I am just not sure, with respect, about the paradigm, language and interpretation
of the Bible, for me.
So what paradigm am I in?
Well, amongst many sources that made me see things differently, I
recall John Randolph Price, in his 1981 New Age book 'The Super
beings' putting it well for me:
"Being overthrown is the authority which says there is an avenging and
withholding God"
He talks about the evolution of humanity to the next stage of development
in Consciousness, where the ancient metaphysical teachings from
spiritual masters, regardless of religion and messenger, are now being
better understood by millions of people.
And. to me, these messages are about finding out that we are all,
in reality, connected As One, not seperated, and we are not just our
bodies and brains, which live and die, but we are also parts of the
Universal Mind, which lives on, and that every one of us
has the potential within us to realise these truths, and express them
in our own ways. Only this understanding of our reality can lead to true
fulfillment - whatever religion or non-religion we may believe in.
So, I will keep on evaluating the 40 day spiritual journey, but focusing
more on the underlying messages than what I think is the paradigm
that is still partially rooted in that of an avengeful and witholding God?
I think this is why I resonate with the more peaceful Eastern religions
and philosophies, than the more confronting Western religions.
But the Truth is the Truth, that's for sure, from wherever it comes!
Lets see what happens.
Ron Young
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