And that’s what’s so fabulous about this Deity practicethis understanding, this living practice of the Living Bardois that not only does it challenge all that, but it actually changes it. It first challenges it, of course. In the first couple of talks in this series, we said not to get into it unless you want [...]
When my teacher Swami Ramananda was taking me through the Wrathful Deity Practice, I remember feeling this horribly embarrassing, sad, grungy, snot-ladened, slimy aspect of my psyche that I’ve really not wanted to see, but that finally came up and dangled its tongue in my face.
We know from reading the Scriptures that Christ was without sin;
there was no sin in His life. It was because of this fact that
He was able to carry our sin to the cross so that we can have
forgiveness. It was through the sinless life of Christ that it
became possible that He was the perfect sacrifice. [...]
“The more you hate, the more you love.”
What an ironic statement. Whoever said those words must have
been drunk. The bottom line is this: It is extremely difficult
to like or love something that you despise.
But what can we do to solve this dilemma? What if you’re trapped
in an environment that you don’t want to be involved [...]
Dialogue on Astrology
By Punkerslut
It has been the noble profession of philosophers, social
critics, and general thinkers to explain an idea using a story
or a tale. By using characters, or dialogue, a writer can
explain their thoughts, dreams, or ideals. On the contrary,
though, many have used fictional stories as a method of
propaganda, to spread lies to the general [...]
About Being a Christian What is a Christian? According to The
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, the
general definition of a Christian is “One who professes belief
in Jesus as Christ or follows the religion based on the life and
teachings of Jesus.”
There are many Christian denominations, each varying slightly in
its interpretation of the Bible teachings. [...]
There’s an old Vaudevillian expression that refers to what has become known as the litmus test for determining the success of a musical or theatrical show. Though I have no idea who it was that made it the standard that would forever be used for determining the potential success of a thing…ANY thing…this expression, a [...]
With apprehension, Odom and Chevva approached the spot indicated by Logos. Clad in the leaf aprons, they lifted their guilt-lowered eyes, and were astounded by the scene before them. Trussed on a large, flat-topped rock was a lamb - a pure-white yearling, - uttering no sound. The couple never had seen any creature so handled. [...]
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Millions, perhaps billions of people will once again run full
throttle into the upcoming fall and winter holiday seasons of
Halloween and Christmas. Many fully acknowledge that the customs
of these events are deeply rooted in paganism.
Many take paganism as an ugly word, but it simply means
teachings of [...]
I first met Elder Mordakhai Joseph in Jerusalem during my first
Feast of Tabernacles in 1980. Later, when I attended
Sukkot/Tabernacles again with the Worldwide Church of God
in 1982 in Jerusalem, I stayed on as a volunteer at Kibbutz
Ramat Yohanan near Haifa for five more months. Right next
door in Kiryat Ata was where our only member in [...]