G - Became a member of a pantheist group here on facebook .... pretty fun and lots of great ideas... and open minded ........ so we were discussing differences in beliefs or opinions So to name a few ...... Atheism - (def) there is no God..... Pantheism - (def) everything is god ...... Agnosticism -… Continue reading Discussions on Theism, Pantheism and “Embryoism”
Category: Cosmology and Reality
Discussions on Science vs. Religious Dogma
G - So Mars goes from being a planet with little green men, to being "dead", to being a planet with massive potential for sustaining life..... I love the way science works...... no dogma to mire it down.... B - Science does have dogma. For instance, they've adopted the philosophy of materialism, so whenever they… Continue reading Discussions on Science vs. Religious Dogma
Time and Awareness
“If we pay attention to how time passes, we may find that all the "contents" of what we feel and experience are ephemeral: passing, transient, fleeting...... our experiences are ephemeral and time is ephemeral..... In fact, our sense of awareness is not very different from our sense of time...... When we are experiencing things, they… Continue reading Time and Awareness
Analogy of the fiber-optics lamp – Part 1
Relationship with the Eternal Essence – Analogy of the fiber-optics lamp My hope is to write this set of analogies as clearly and simply as possible. The analogies are in no way meant to be a complete explanation. Rather, they are meant as a helping tool........ to be a simplified explanation meant to help the… Continue reading Analogy of the fiber-optics lamp – Part 1
Infinity – everything arises from this Ground of Being & the human experience
If everything arises from this Ground of Being, and we are a part of it, can we experience being a part of it? Can the experience of it become "living an abundant life"? So, just for discussion purposes, lets suppose these premises: All humankind is not fallen, but are just as they were when they… Continue reading Infinity – everything arises from this Ground of Being & the human experience
Infinity – and why zazen
What does Infinity mean? It means that nothing exists in the physical world that does not exist in Infinity. Infinity is another name for yin yang. Infinity is one, as yin yang is one. it can also be seen as "Not Two"..... In the physical world, yin and yang are pulled apart to a discreet… Continue reading Infinity – and why zazen
Levels of Reality
This set of notes states pretty much how this "diligent student" has come to see Reality ....... Karma and its effects are the reality of our DNA encoded existence, but the good news is that the DNA encoded existence we experience is NOT ultimate reality..... we CAN experience our existence from a "deeper level" which… Continue reading Levels of Reality
Circle-Triangle-Square – Sengai Gibon – Picture of the Universe – D.T. Suzuki commentary
Jundo Cohen People sometimes wonder what this painting is (besides, of course, the obvious "is what it is" 🙂 ) Here is D.T. Suzuki's interesting (and rather elaborate!) explanation of their representing, in his interpretation, the basic forms and emptiness which are the source of all: "The circle-triangle-square is [Rinzai Master 仙厓義梵 Sengai Gibon (1750-1837)'s]… Continue reading Circle-Triangle-Square – Sengai Gibon – Picture of the Universe – D.T. Suzuki commentary
The Ocean of Infinity
The ocean forms a drop of water on a rock that drop of water on that rock needs surface tension or it would not “be” it would roll back into the ocean Likewise the Infinity Ocean forms a “me” in “a place and time” inside itself that “me” in “that place and… Continue reading The Ocean of Infinity
True Essence and Christian teachings
A person must be prepared, when they open themselves for True Reality to reveal itself... Our human concepts will begin to peel away, and we will be left with a tug of war of "Reality vs. our human opinions" Unless we open ourselves to the change which reality brings with it, this tug of war… Continue reading True Essence and Christian teachings
Reality is Dharma 