The Gospel According to Martha
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Monday, December 8, 2008
Sunday, December 7, 2008
The Metaphysics of Frosty the Snowman
What do an old silk hat, corn cob pipe, button nose, and boots have in common?? They all belong to a lump of snow called Frosty, the Snowman.
To the general public, Frosty the Snowman stands for joy. The joy of living. The joy of laughter. The joy of hearing children play. The joy of spontaneity. The joy of meaningful work. The joy of being with the people you love. Frosty, the Snowman symbolizes all of that. He is joy personified.
Most people, when they hear the words, Frosty, the Snowman, break into a smile. A gleam appears in their eyes. Children ages 3 to 93 identify with Frosty’s playfulness and zest for life. But Frosty represents much, much more.
When the traditional Christmas story is read, it’s either the Gospel of Matthew or Luke that are used. In each of these Gospels you find beautifully-told pieces relating the miraculous birth involving both the Divine and the human. The authors of Matthew and Luke also seek to place the birth of Jesus in a particular historical and cultural setting. Jesus is the son of poor Jewish parents, but is also described as a descendant of Israel’s greatest king, King David. His birth is given a definite time and place.
But, there is something totally different in John. There’s no nativity, no shepherds, no Magi, no star in the sky, no heavenly hosts, not even so much as a Mary and Joseph.
John’s gospel instead is some rather esoteric sounding language about something called “The Word:” “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God” Several verses later you read, “And the Word became flesh and dwelt amongst us” Then, not too many more verses after that, Jesus is suddenly baptized and begins his ministry. If John’s account were all we had to go on, we might be celebrating Christmas a little differently.
What John’s Gospel tells us is the Word became real, became flesh, became incarnated and became a living, breathing part of us.
Christmas is an incarnation story. It is the saga of the Incarnating Christ in each of us. It is the chronicle of our unfolding Christhood.
So what does this have to do with Frosty the Snowman? Think about it: Frosty came to life one day, dwelt among us and told us It would be back again one day. The metaphor is obvious.
Joyfulness, not struggle, is the message. Laughing and playing, dancing around in a silk hat, ball cap, boots, sandals or barefooted is the message. We are here to enjoy this Earth experience to spend this incarnation, happily, healthily and prosperously to dance and play and create and achieve until we melt away.
From Frosty, we can learn a new set of “Three R’s”:
I. Release any worries about the future, and put your attention on now.
II. Recognize the Source: It’s not in your hat - it’s in your heart!
III. Reaffirm Joy, no matter what!
And KNOW that you cannot be separated from your good, from God, because you and God are one! And that is cause for JOY!
Can Science Know the Mind of God
With truth, understanding, and reason in the balance, UC Berkeley's Phillip Johnson makes a persuasive case for the reality of the mind of God arguing against the naive idea that all reality can be explained in terms of purely physical and material causes. His lecture is thought-provoking.
Series: "Focus on Origins" [3/2002] [Humanities] [Show ID: 6290]
Saturday, December 6, 2008
Quantum Factor Featuring Dr. Joe Dispenza (What The Bleep?)
Quantum Factor is the PBS television interview show that explores the nature of reality and the mysteries of the mind! This episode features Dr. Joe Dispenza, D.C. research scientist, author, lecturer and practicing chiropractor whose ideas have been featured prominently in the movies, What The Bleep Do We Know!? and What The Bleep? Down The Rabbit Hole. Dr. Dispenza discusses how the brain functions, the mind / body connection, and how our thought-patterns and emotional addictions form our reality. He tells us that we can effectively rewire our brains to create new possibilities and exciting new realities. This episode, with host Alison Hill, first aired on PBS affiliate KBDI-Channel 12, Denver, Colorado. 2006 / LostArtsProductions.com
Jeff Foster on the Never Not Here Program, Show #33
Never Not Here can be a radio show. Just turn up the volume and go about your chores. www.lifewithoutacentre.com
There is a growing sense that freedom cannot be found in philosophies, religions, ideologies; that it cannot be located in books, or reached through lifetimes of intense spiritual practice; that it cannot be passed on by enlightened or awakened spiritual masters; that it cannot be owned, cannot be taught, cannot be captured.
There is a growing sense that this freedom is all there is.
Friday, December 5, 2008
Hidden Truth Of Mind And Matter this will make you think!
These are some hard facts about the world you think you live in...You truly will come to find you have far more control over it then you think.
Want a perfect world? All you have to do is think its possible and work towards it and it may very well happen. We are doing it right now as you watch this.
Consciousness what is it? Its all there is and ever will be. You are masters of your reality.
Reality is built out of thought. Masters of thought are masters of Reality
However you can not eliminate the thinkers...
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Awakening from the Egoic Mind-1, Talk by Gina Lake
Gina Lake speaks about how to detach from the egoic mind and awaken to your true Self. After having a spiritual awakening in 1999, Gina has dedicated herself to writing and teaching about awakening and finding one's life purpose. She is the author of Radical Happiness and five other books, which teach about the deeper happiness that comes from being true to the real Self. She is also an astrologer and a channel with a Masters degree in Counseling Psychology. She and her husband, Nirmala, a spiritual teacher in the Advaita tradition, live in Sedona, Arizona. Her website, http://www.radicalhappiness.com, offers free e-books, book excerpts, a monthly newsletter, and recordings of talks.
Monday, December 1, 2008
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