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DIGGING FOR HEAVENLY GOLD: THE REALITY OF MYSTERY IN THREE UNIVERSES.
The third constant that permeates all three universes is that of mystery. Mystery, as I define it, is the unknown yet knowable part of reality in the physical, mental, and spiritual universes. It is the unknown part of reality, just beyond reason and our… Continue Reading “DIGGING FOR HEAVENLY GOLD: THE REALITY OF MYSTERY IN THREE UNIVERSES.”
THE GRAND ARCHETYPE: An innocuous variable that no one considered for space travel.
Humans strain to break free of this landlocked, rocky ball of gas and chemicals by reaching out for the stars. I don’t recall who said this (but I did not), but during one of my Lectio Divina meditations, someone asked me why humans would… Continue Reading “THE GRAND ARCHETYPE: An innocuous variable that no one considered for space travel.”
CHAPTER 4: DISTRACTIONS AND BAD THOUGHTS DURING CONTEMPLATION
Posted on May 20, 2019, by https://thecenterforcontemplativepractice.org This might seem like an odd topic for Lectio Divina, but I assure you, it is authentic, embarrassingly honest. It is natural because none of us practice prayer and hopefully contemplation without distractions and trying to avoid evil thoughts.… Continue Reading “CHAPTER 4: DISTRACTIONS AND BAD THOUGHTS DURING CONTEMPLATION”
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