bernie
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Inner Harmony, Peaceful World
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6/10/2009 11:54 PM
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The process of opening up to the God presence is a continuing one. I don't think of myself as having arrived at the final, ultimate truth. I feel that my experience is still limited and probably always will be, but will continue to grow and change. I do not see my experience of what God is or how to reach God is necessarily the final or only way. I don't claim that kind of knowledge, nor do I know if anyone can. To me, that kind of knowledge is something that reveals itself over time. I do know that the moment essence is recognized as one's being, one's essential nature, and experienced as such, a radical transformation occurs. One's life and experiences of God will never be the same. No longer will God be experienced as something we were taught to believe in, but rather as something we can experience each moment of our lives. (From "For the Love of God" ed. Richard Carlson & Benjamin Shield)
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Re:Inner Harmony, Peaceful World
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6/11/2009 8:33 AM
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I think, Bernie,
that in our spiritual life,
the process or the journey
is where we find God,
and that indeed
the experience of God
is a highly personal experience.
In a way,
the goal is a false expectation,
for it is in the journey
that we find the Source of all that nourishes us
and all that we are
with love . . .
sparrow
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bernie
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Re:Inner Harmony, Peaceful World
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6/13/2009 12:17 AM
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Yes, however, there must be a plan aimed towards the goal which needs a strategy, preferably expressed in behavioral terms:
NOVENA TO SAINT JUDE
May the sacred heart of Jesus be adored, glorified, loved and preserved throughout the world now and forever.
Sacred Heart of Jesus, pray for us.
St. Jude, worker of miracles, pray for us.
St Jude, help of the hopeless, pray for us.
(Say this prayer 9 times a day. By the 8th day your prayer will be answered. It has never been known to fail. Publication must be promised.)
B.S.C.
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lovewho.u.r
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Re:Inner Harmony, Peaceful World
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6/16/2009 4:29 AM
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Thanks Bernie!
Grateful to be here! What a gift and connection builder! Love and Gratitude, Love who You Are
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