God created us for love, for union, for forgiveness and compassion and, yet, that has not been our storyline. That has not been our history.
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If God continues to give me health and a sane mind and verbal ability, I want to teach.
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Jesus is much more concerned about shaking your foundations, giving you an utterly alternative self image, world image, and God image, and thus reframing your entire reality. Mere inspiration can never do this.
Tags: self, world, you, god
Jesus is the very concrete truth revealing and standing in for the universal truth.
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Egoic consciousness is the one we all normally operate with, until we are told there is something else! Every culture teaches egoic consciousness in different ways. At that level it is all about me, my preferences, my choices, my needs, my desires and me and my group as the central reference point.
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Ancients knew that you need guidance, patronage and protection as you move from one place or state to another, whenever you cross a bridge. You had better know what you are doing when you leave one group or place to join another.
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