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I could say the same from a moderately pro-religious, non-theist perspective. I see nothing wrong with the father-god concept as an individual's means of engaging the world, but on a global scale the impulse to evangelism, a.k.a. empire, has disastrous consequences. Coupled with end-times...

ty :) Having posted only a few hundred words, I can only hope you're correct. I honor my ancestor Coyote :D As for the dualistic bit at the end there, I would say God is and the ultimate is.....a way of looking at things. There's one isness, and you can carve it any way you like. I opted to...

Well, my take is that there's no way to 'answer' the basic mysteries, that religions, when they're working, are the questions that can elicit insight into the true, present state of things as their answers. In other words, any religion or even philosophical discussion, can serve as a ''finger...

ty for the greetings :) I'd interpret the name more as Lizard of the Way, but I'm not picky ;) Wil, my meditation is pretty sporadic these days, so usually vippisana, sometimes Tonglen. Guru mantra yoga has also been a big part of my practice, and as a kid I used to do a kind of...

This question prompted me to register for CR after lurking a bit :) I'll agree that there's an intrinsic reward for altruism of all sorts--witnessing or receiving compassion, but especially acting upon it, eases tension and increases one's sense of connectedness. I would see the theism bonus as...

:waves: Just looking for a little creative discussion of what we have here and what we should do about it. My way of engaging phenomena derives mainly from lifelong meditation and exploration of conscious states. My main wisdom tradition is Bodhidharma, principally Tibetan. Be well.