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We are the compilation of what we experience. And, to the extent that we "live and learn," then perhaps we discover what it means to be less "selfish." That doesn't mean we don't have a sense of self though, otherwise there would be no point to the whole idea.

Joseph Campbell says, "Follow your bliss." Swedenborg calls it our "ruling love," which guides us and perfects us throughout eternity.

So, "we" are all figments of our own imagination then? :D I don't agree. This would only be true to the extent that when we died, there was no soul. Whereas our sense of self is our soul, and without it, we would have no point of reference. In which case we may as well feign to be God, because...

So, what do they mean by "get a life?" :eek:

Well, on the one hand you have all that is right. On the other, you have all that is left. ;)

And, when you think about it, it probably isn't altogether different than the notion of "an eye for an eye," meaning not to return evil for evil, as Jesus refers to in Matthew 5:38-39.

The only time that the Bible mentions Lucifer, is in reference to the of King Babylon. ~ Isaiah 14 Whereas the worship of Satan, is none other than the worship of self.

What is mysticism? It is all about the space between our ears. ;) In fact, we are all mystics, we just don't know it. Either that or, we are "legends" in our own minds. :D Hence, when it comes to die, we are off to oblivion. So, one would think that reality would provide us with a more...

He doesn't really claim himself to be the Messiah so much as he claims his works represent the second coming. In fact if you give any credence to what he says, then he was a witness to the Book of Revelation being fulfilled in the spiritual world which, occurred in the year 1757. In fact he...

I have a couple of things to add here, since I was cut-off in the middle of editing the last post ... Are you saying he has to speak directly to you in person or what? Is there something wrong with acknowleging God's work in everything? Doesn't the idea of 1 + 1 = 2 testify to God as much as...

What about those who become fixated on the Bible and worship the Bible as if it were God? Do you do this? If so, then I would suggest you've developed a fixation for words here. Indeed, isn't it possible when you take something in the literal sense, that you disavow the spirit which is behind...

Isn't this in fact what I was alluding to about Elijah above? That no one expected John the Baptist to be Elijah? Hey, even a little bird can tell you the truth. That doesn't mean you have to set up a graven image in honor of it does it? If in fact you bow down and worship anything which is...

I'm afraid you're living 3,500 years in the past here ... No, it is not necessary to take anyone's word for it.

So who exactly would have accomplished this? It certainly wasn't me, I'm just reading what's been transcribed. Is it possible that it was written by Jews, while living in Palestine at the time of Jesus? Or, if not written down, could it have been passed along orally by the same?

But what purpose does it serve to read the Bible to the masses in Latin when, in fact no one understands it? It would seem the very least they could do was read it in a tongue people could understand if, in fact that's what they wanted people to do. Otherwise you're stuck with having to take...

What's the difference between this and the passage I quoted above? I think what you need to understand here is that God comes in all shapes, forms and sizes and, that's it's the gift of the interpreter -- yes, through the aid of the Holy Spirit as gluadys says ;) -- to interpret what these...

Yes, but who was John the Baptist supposed to represent, if none other than the second coming of Elijah? Of course to understand this is to understand John the Baptist wasn't really Elijah, however, he did represent Elijah in the spirit. By the way Brian, the reference you're looking for is 2...

Of course the vision that transpires in the book of Revelation is none other than the mystical account of St. John, which he witnessed while in the spiritual realm. So who's to say the book of Revelation won't be fulfilled in a similar fashion if, in fact such a thing hasn't occurred already...

It seems to me that 9Harmony was only asking for information here, and I was only trying to oblige. If I didn't think it was pertinent I wouldn't have bothered. :)

In the sense that people tend to establish a routine and are not looking for anything like this to happen, to say the least. While here's an idea about the end of times and the Book of Revelation which, most people have no idea that it even occurred ...