Imagine happiness on a world scale, as part of humanity’s extended body, mind, and spirit. Binding us together as a spiritual field. -Deepak Chopra
Washington Post On Faith: Teetotalers for God take the pledge
Q. What do you think of the American Humanist Association’s new “Godless Holiday” campaign? The ads will say: “No God?…No Problem! Be good for goodness’ sake. Humanism is the idea that you can be good without a belief in God.
The trouble with renunciation is that it is so absolute. Throwing God out of Christmas can’t be a completely good idea or completely bad one. Consider the temperance movement. A hundred years ago the teetotalers equated drink with the Devil, and “taking the pledge” in writing displayed a willingness to be saved. The culmination of the movement took place with Prohibition, when a whole nation was forced to take the pledge, whether they liked it or not. (more…)
Party Decisions
I have a Christmas party coming up at work, and I feel like I will only being going out of guilt/it’s the right thing to do. I have an expectation for myself that I should just suck it up and attend the function. Maybe this party is a good way to practice presence, accepting the reality of what is for now, and not paying attention to the ego’s and drama. I fear that if I don’t go, not only will I hear about it(how anti-social I am because I don’t share my personal life with everyone at work, and don’t come to company functions), but on the same hand I feel that if I go I am walking into a hornet’s nest of intoxicated co-workers. As it is, my work environment is not a supportive place to be when you are going through spiritual development; most days it’s hard enough for me to just stay present without judgment. I can be okay with the fact that I am the one with the problem; I want peace and I want freedom from my ego. Thank you for your time, and advice Deepak. Many Blessings to you!!
San Francisco Chronicle: Sarah Palin — Fooling None of the People All of the Time
Last fall it seemed as if Sarah Palin would light a fuse and cause a social explosion. Behind her beauty-pageant smile lurked the shadow, the dark side of human nature. Her tactic of appealing to the worst impulses of the electorate had a long history in the Republican Party. Indeed, Palin inherited the selfish, mean-spirited values of another politician with a gleaming smile, Ronald Reagan.
Receiving Messages from God
Accessing information from the collective conscience can be very confusing and exhausting. Do you believe a person in a “manic state” receiving messages from God is actually in a state of mind beyond the capabilities of what human beings are designed to deal with? Have you ever experienced the fine line between sanity and God? A bit of advice, don’t cross the line.