So, I was driving down the road, with my border collie on my lap, with half her body slung out the window, when it hit me! “I am God’s father! And Her Mother. You see, I’ve been singing this little ditty, for months, having no cognition of why; Father, Mother, Sister Brother… In the last…
Month: July 2024
Fear of Intimacy with God
Many people, especially in the West, denounce god as being out of touch with human circumstances; being out of touch with their most personal longing and heartbreak. So if god is distant and out of touch then why would I, the Human, attempt to form a relationship. Why make the attempt if there will not…
The Crest Jewel of Discrimination and Counting the Cost of Discipleship.
“Timeless Teachings on Nonduality” I just finished Shankara’s, “Crest Jewel of Discrimination”; Translated by Swami Prabhavananda and Christopher Isherwood. I was overwhelmed with the message and path provided for actually becoming One with God; One with Brahman. But as I finished reading, a sort of dread overcame me, because I understood what would be required…
God is Love – God is All – I am All – I am Love
“Narada defines bhakti as ‘intense love’ for God.” When I honestly look at the adherents of most religions, love is not in them. How can there be so much hate in those who proclaim they have a special relationship with god. Of course, it is impossible; if there is not love, then there is not…