Swedenborgian Colloquium October 9, 2010 - Various ministers, layfolk, and scholars from all aspects of the church speak on its current state and possible futures and direction (general, specific, and universal).Audio for all presentations at the Swedenborgian Colloquium in the order that they were presented, though I have also re-featured Rev Dr Jim Lawrence's here:
I like your ideology. My perspective is a little different than book based religion which supports the concept God created the universe.
ReplyDeleteIn contrast I believe God became the universe. This fundamental alteration of perspective is essential in accepting unconditional love. If one believes in a God which became the universe then one is prepared to accept all manifest reality to be Godly expression. Therefore we empower the self and all others with the true essence of GOD.
The false perception of God separate from self leaves the masses in a quandary when trying to justify a reason for existence. You are God, as am I, nature, the desk you sit at, the computer you view and the words you read are all manifestations of God. We are not the body, we are eternal consciousness. Birth, death, time, space, separation, physicality are all illusion. The only truth is love and light, all other reflections are manifestations of ego represented as self.
In conclusion, it is only by searching within, where solitude and oneness teach us the ONEness of all reality. Unconditional love is " le raison d'etre."
Namaste, my sister, love is all there is, all else is truly illusion.