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Thanks Penguin! :)

(Ceased and desisted with Snoopy dance promptly. Three resident cats approve of this.) The Death Note graphic novels tackle a number of ethical issues, and one big one is whether the end justifies the means. The main character suddenly acquires the ability to magically kill people with the...

CZ -- Are you saying that you think all prophets/mystics reach the very same realization? Lao-tzu, Buddha, Moses, Jesus, Mohammad, Mary Baker Eddy, Edgar Cayce, Paramahansa Yogananda -- do you think they all shared one single mystical experience?

Thanks Snoopy! (I'm doing the Snoopy dance...) GREAT quote! Reminds me of the "Death Note" graphic novels.

Hi Bandit and everyone, I think religion is wide open to interpretation. The first time I picked up the Qur'an, I had no idea what I was reading and could not understand how Islam was a religion of peace. After reading interpretations from Rumi and others, I get it. The same could probably be...

Here's a Mother's Day poem about lessons that my 1-year-old daughter taught me in strength, patience, wisdom, wonder, and love: Miami Interfaith Spirituality Examiner: What my one year old has taught me: a Mother?s Day poem. Happy Mother's Day! </SPAN>

Ooooh, I like that idea too. Epictetus wrote, "Man is not disturbed by events but by the view he takes of them." Shakespeare said the same thing: "Nothing is either good or bad but thinking makes it so." I don't know if that's an event/attitude ratio of 10/90 or 100/100 or what the numbers...

Yes, this is my understanding as well! I seem to be surrounded by people trying to manifest their personal desires simply through the power of the mind, and I see ads everywhere telling us that we can have whatever we want through the Law of Attraction. To me, it doesn't seem consistent with the...

From this perspective, it sounds like we're basically just talking about co-creating our reality through the power of our conscious choice of attitude. I don't know if that's a vibration per se, but basically the concept that life is 10% what happens to us and 90% attitude. I see this as...

LOL -- I have not, but it's on my to-do list! :D

I agree with path of one's interpretation of universal truths within those spiritual Teachings. I agree with Amica that the concept of surrending or submitting to the Divine Will/Tao/natural flow of the universe rather than following a materialistic, worldly path is a core element of the...

Thank you, Pathless! I read a great book called "Mitakuye Oyasin" -- such a wonderful concept of interconnectedness and mutual respect.

Love the new mask in your avatar!

Tao Equus and nativeastral: I must say I have new respect for the academic contributions of Scotland; thank you for bringing this up! Mostly I'm just jealous that Edinburgh has the Beltane Fire Festival every year on the 30th of April. ;-) Snoopy: I have more than 10 posts now, so I'm going to...

oooh, nice point CZ!

Thank you, and I look forward to reading more! :)

Hi friend -- hope you're having a good weekend! :-)

Kiwimac: thank you! My friend lived in NZ for a year and said it was the most beautiful place he's ever been in his life. Seeing dolphins joyfully leaping in the water blew him away. Dream: I agree on all points! I read somewhere that things are changing so fast right now that universities are...

Good question! I don't think God is restricted to any particular religion in the same way that a multifaceted jewel is not restricted by any one of its facets.