Primitive Christianity Revived, Again
T. of OO: Grounded in a truth of our own, the Court of Quaker Opinion is asked to decide for the defense in this case.
T. of O: We attest, as plaintiff, of one's own truth not measuring up to the truth of oneself.
T. of OO: Possession is still the greater part of the law in which truth plays a decisive role.
T. of O: Possessed of the truth of oneself frees us from both that law and the onus of ownership.
T. of OO: Wouldst thou not defend thy own truth against that…
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The only reason to learn to "wait your turn" or "take turns" is because of the wrong turn humanity took towards individuality. The ancient wisdom of Anaximander(the first scientist) that things(and people) pay the penalty of injustice(individuality) according to the disposition of time is more simply cited by Schopenhauer as "a wrong" that humankind perpetuates in the name of self-fulfillment.
That Quakerism has gotten lost in individual discernment of paths to righteousness when our…
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Constructive: Affirming the Einsteins on the Court of Quaker Opinion, we follow the course of experimentation to arrive at truth.
Principled: Strange, then, that Einstein formed theories, as "special relativity", based on elementary principles.
Constructive: Experiments, like the double-slit, allow quantum leaps in an explanation of reality.
Principled: Supplying the "How" but not the "Why" of truth, as explanation is not understanding of reality.
Constructive:…
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Plato's "Symposium" presents the original poverty of humanity("Penia") as gaining the advantage over the intoxicating abundance of culture("Poros") in order to create the unanswerable query/mystery("Eros").
No wonder Friends have difficulty in both identifying and naming The Word Made Flesh. No wonder science scratches its head at the puzzle that is nature and nurture. No wonder the human body, an open-armed image of the cross, is the doubted means to salvation.
"Perhaps"…
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Energy: In the Spirit of Quaker Opinion, we propose, for the Court's consideration, the energy of life.
Matter: The positive force of matter or the negative force of gravity?
Energy: Er, well, we're speaking, then, of the spiritual energy of life.
Matter: Again, the positive or the negative sort?
Energy: The sort that some people have tapped into for spiritual understanding.
Matter: As they understand how positive and negative forces of energy…
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Please join me in looking to that which is eternal. This is not the new season of your favorite TV show. This is not your latest "take" on life or health or even spirituality. This is especially not your mind - that Friends rarely but truly speak to now and again(especially at YM or Conference Sessions).
"That of God" is that which is eternal - or have you forgotten that the real you/personality is meant to live forever? Are you ready and willing to have the real you known by…
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