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Heaven Ain't What It Used To Be - - Octavia Hansen
Have you thought about heaven? It's every religion's carrot on a stick -- you are lead along whatever road deemed as good and you will gain your reward in heaven. Not a very solid deal. No confirmation that this happens and if it doesn't, how do you complain? People have put up with horribly bad... Submitted 1 day 10 hours ago.

Is Free Will Really Free? - - Gary Zalben
We are told by the great ones and spiritual masters that a human being has been endowed with only twenty-five percent of free will. Where is the remaining seventy-five percent? It is broken up between karma, pre-natal and post-natal habits deeply buried within the subconscious mind. You can... Submitted 4 days 3 hours ago.

Reincarnate Into A Beautiful New Body If... - - Gary Zalben
This is a vast subject and basically untouched. Forming in the subconscious mind, our astral blueprints are what determine the mental, physical, and spiritual structure of our physical body in our next incarnation. As the consciousness flows outward from the astral body drawn by magnetized sense... Submitted 5 days 6 hours ago.

What Are You Holding Onto? - - e
Ajahn Brahm talks about the Thai monk who, when told he had a serious, perhaps fatal disease, began laughing. Could you do that? Could you? Could we honestly reflect our fearlessness and understanding of life’s chaos with an unplanned expression of relief and freedom, which could only be... Submitted 29 days 7 hours ago.

The Shifting Landscape of Spirituality - - e
A good friend of mine, a Methodist, asked his minister if people who didn’t believe in Jesus were destined for hell. The minister thought for a moment and said, “God is love.” This non-confrontational reply is a sign of the shifting landscape of spirituality. Successful... Submitted 51 days 5 hours ago.

Sean Stone Conversion; Oliver Stone's Son Embraces Islam - - Abolghasem Rajabi
"The conversion to Islam is not abandoning Christianity or Judaism, which I was born with,” Stone said. "It means I have accepted Mohammad (PBUH) and other prophets," he added in a brief telephone call. After Mohamad Ali the legendary Boxer and Cat Stevens that turned to Islam here is... Submitted 102 days 4 hours ago.

A Friends' Cemetery - Jack H. Schick
I was dressed up like William Penn and giving an historic chat in the Meetinghouse library to a surprisingly large and interested groups of people during the big gala we put on to celebrate the Quakers' 300 th year in our Upper Bucks County, Pennsylvania community, when an older, scruffy looking... Submitted 111 days 21 hours ago.

Is The New Testament Church Exclusive Or Inclusive? Yes - Joel Hendon
The church (kingdom) which Jesus gave his life on the cross to purchase, is totally and completely inclusive, in one sense. That is Jesus died to create a plan…through his church… whereby every person on earth could become a member of it and reap the rewards of heaven, IF they would... Submitted 137 days 4 hours ago.

Life Beats You Up, So Why Do We Need Organized Religion To Do The Same? Joel Osteen Quotes - Fran Larson
Did you come from the generation that church has implanted thoughts in your mind such as “God is watching you,” “you should do this,” “you shouldn’t do that,” rules, rules and more rules. Did you feel so beaten up with the hardness of life and then when... Submitted 139 days 20 hours ago.

How Could God Allow It To Happen - - Steve Kovacs
In my last article I wrote about God and prefaced the article saying that I never write about religion and most likely never will again. Well, I lied. Here's another one about God, religion or whatever one would label an article like this. The only reason I write it is because I just talked to... Submitted 151 days 16 hours ago.

Is there a God? Jesus, the Journalist, Truth and Only My Opinion - - Steve Kovacs
I recently interviewed an award-winning journalist who had written a book about Jesus. His thesis was that there was never a Jesus as stated in the Bible. According to him, going back historically, it was unquestionable that there was no such person. Many people would be angry with him daring to... Submitted 160 days 15 hours ago.

Who Would Jesus Look For? - - Terry Mitchell
During the local election campaign that concluded recently, I took particular notice of one TV commercial for a gentleman who was running for commonwealth’s attorney in an adjacent county. The commercial pointed out some of the reasons why one might want to vote for him. It described him as... Submitted 193 days 5 hours ago.

Thoughts To Live By - Drunken Mystic
Most people think SEX is the most important part of a relationship, and as long as SEX exists, LOVE is alive. SEX can never build trust, faith, confidence and LOVE between individuals, because it is only an act of the senses, while LOVE if experienced without any cravings of mortal confinements;... Submitted 226 days 17 hours ago.

Truth is My Religion - My Vehicle is Buddhism - - e
Seeking truth is a process of eliminating the false. We all do it. Every time we learn a life’s lesson, we eliminate a particular trick that was played on us and discover the truth of the matter. So what is this truth that all of us eventually discover in some capacity or another? Truth... Submitted 344 days 6 hours ago.

Cry A River or A Bucket of Tears - Avis Ward
The baby of our family grew into adulthood being known as a cry baby and bucket of tears. As a girl, young woman, and full-fledged adult could cry on demand. They were real, crocodile tears. Some would settle in the pronounced dimple on her chin that was identical to our dad’s. As a child... Submitted 345 days 9 hours ago.

My Heart Is in Heaven - Avis Ward
It’s enchanting to watch new love in the eyes of a young man or woman. With eyes glazed over and in a distant place, you immediately know when the lovers are separated by distance. Come with me as I reminisce, please. Boarding a train in Boston to meet my then fiancé gave one... Submitted 348 days 8 hours ago.

Yoga Sutras of Patanjali – Asana – Stillness of Posture - Drunken Mystic
II.46 Sthira sukham asanam | Translation: Practice of asana to bring stillness, comfort and perfection. Inner poise is attained after stillness in posture has been achieved. So, this sutra of Yoga Sutras focuses on stilling the body before attempting to still the mind. Experts say, the asana... Submitted 1 year 10 days ago.

Meditation is a Waste of My Time - - e
Our minds are so caught up in the world that even the thought of meditating is boring - sitting there doing nothing. Meditation goes against the grain of worldly life. We can’t even meditate for a few minutes a day because something inside says that it is not important, a waste of our... Submitted 1 year 15 days ago.

The Warning has been given; the Alarm has Sounded; are You Listening? - Carol Allen Anfinsen
Isn’t that so like we humans. We want to be helpful, kind and neighborly. We want to be good citizens, husbands, wives, and parents. But then pressures pummel us through the rush of each day, and we put things off. “I’ll get to it later,” we say, “after I check my... Submitted 1 year 25 days ago.

I Know That Jesus Is the Answer, But What Does That Mean? - - Aaron Taylor
Is the gospel about Jesus rescuing us from hell and transporting us to heaven … or is it about Jesus creating a community to work with him in the renewal of creation? Here in America, questions like this can determine whether you think of yourself as emergent (or not), whether you like... Submitted 1 year 31 days ago.

Yoga Sutras of Patanjali – Asana – Shatkarma – Body Cleansing - Drunken Mystic
Aum Asatoma sadgamaya | Tamasoma joythirgamaya | Mrityorma amrithamgamaya | Aum Shanti Shanti Shanti || Lead me from untruth to truth. Lead me from darkness to light. Lead me from death to immortality. Aum, peace, peace, peace! The Yoga Sutras are aimed at achieving... Submitted 1 year 39 days ago.

Does God Make Mistakes? Answers to Biblical Questions Part Five - Teresa Ortiz
For those (I know there are many) who have not followed this series over the past year or so, some of what I say may sound a tad harsh. Please know, it is not my intent; however, sometimes my passion gets the best of me. This series is a result of several questions posed by one of our... Submitted 1 year 55 days ago.

What and When is Ash Wednesday? - Lorrie Davids
Ash Wednesday is a day of repentance and fasting over sins celebrated mostly by those within the Catholic religion. The date changes each year, occurring 40 days before Easter not including Sundays. Ash Wednesday marks the first day of Lent. Ash Wednesday is a low holiday with services held in... Submitted 1 year 82 days ago.

J. Krishnamurti – A World Teacher Who Taught Many Things - Drunken Mystic
In so many years of my spiritual journey, when I look back, I realize that learning can come to us from anywhere. The master need not be only in human form. The master can be even in an animal, bird, worm, ant, or an amphibian, or a fish or a tree or a plant. What I mean to say is, if, for that... Submitted 1 year 83 days ago.

Maha Shivaratri – Tonight Is The Night To Be Awakened In Lord Shiva - Drunken Mystic
Once every year, Hindus celebrate the festival of Maha Shivaratri. Maha means great, and Shivaratri means the night of Shiva. Ratri in Sanskrit and many other Indian languages means night and thus tonight is the “Great night of Shiva”. This is the night when all Hindus stay awake and... Submitted 1 year 87 days ago.