12.4.15
– The sin of inadvertence
– shitless
– Correcting auto-correct!
– The truth of being
– Post-modern mythology
Futurism & morality
– The kind of person you ought to be can be attained only through the life you are in now!
– “Follow your bliss”
Distinguish:
Pursue/chase
&
Follow/express
– “Hurry up & wait”
– Cognitive empathy
– Are these green technologies really good for our planet?
Are the new eco-friendly systems really more humane than their predecessors?
– “Unknown Fields”
– The right thing (to do) will never be ‘worth it’. But it is always the best!
And the greatest things you do will never be just a matter a choice……
13.4.15
– There is nothing worse than a failed suicide attempt……
What about a successful one??
Saved by defeat!
– Cost-benefit analysis (pros & cons)
Vs.
Leap of faith (throw caution to the wind)
– Altered states of consciousness
– Performancism
– Achieving supra-normal experience!
– Transformation of consciousness through trial-revelations
– Hero > leader > manager
14.4.15
– Transcending the ego by fulfilling it!
Selfishness as the (only) way to true sanctity…
– Being Human:
Universal nature
Vs.
Individual ego
– Gameology
– The Hero-path
– Diverting our spiritual energy (in the present) away from the observance of conventional morality (from the past) to the bold & creative pursuit of a new & bright future!
– Seductive faith – deceiving one into the truth!
15.4.15
– Self-transformation > world-impact > work-efficiency
16.4.15
– I am doing now, exactly what I previously confronted that person for doing to their marriage!
– I have 3 choices:
1. Repent of my apostasy and go back to evangelical ministry.
2. Maintain my new liberal direction and continue an independent ministry aligned with the latest developments – only contemplation/sharing/learning groups (no counseling or devotional stuff??)
3. Forsake all previous securities and embark on a totally new journey by moving out on my own into a totally unknown future – maybe get a proper (paying) job to sustain myself…
Right now, I think the 2nd option is the best…
Some time in the future, the 3rd option might become necessary!
– There are only 3 sins:
1. To be untrue to yourself – hypocrisy
2. To be a mindless conformist – cowardice
3. To be an indifferent individual – sloth
There are only 3 commandments:
1. To do all I can to develop myself.
2. To be in loving relationship with (a few!) others.
3. To make a positive difference in the world around me through my work.
– “Aerodynamically, the bumble bee shouldn’t be able to fly, but the bumble bee doesn’t know it, so it goes on flying anyway.” – Mary Kay Ash
– “He who would do some great thing in this short life, must apply himself to the work with such a concentration of his forces as to the idle spectators, who live only to amuse themselves, looks like insanity.” – John Foster
– “For the dead and the living, we must bear witness.” – Elie Wiesel, Holocaust survivor (1928-1969)
– Each person must have:
1. Enough desire, time & energy to work on oneself.
2. The material/intellectual resources and social support necessary to facilitate this ultimate endeavor.
3. The opportunity to express their spiritual journey creatively (not merely ‘constructively’!) in the world around them.
I am trying to make this possible for everyone in my inner circle, as much as i can, through my ministry…
17.4.15
– Theoretical activist
Spiritual warrior
– Is consciousness something that is endowed upon us ‘from above’?
Or
Is it something that bubbles up ‘from beneath’?
Could it be both?! ‘Whence’ is the spirit??
Theosis ~ self-transcendence ~ self-realization!
– Relationships: Love vs. Morality
Individuality: Authenticity vs. Conformity
Religion: Fidelity vs. Revolution
– Honesty
Vs.
Performance
– Give up all claims to a Christian identity/ministry, & shift to a totally new non-religious, spiritual, secular, communitarian educationist!
But I am not familiar with any other religion/tradition/culture……
18.4.15
– Incubus & succubus
Exorcising the exorcist is the only way to cure the possessed!
– My “war against the world” has begun in earnest, & it’s gonna be very ugly & bloody!
So be prepared for some heavy-duty shit.
Maybe I should/could fight this war in a way that there will be lesser collateral damage (civilian casualties)
E.g. More theoretically than practically.
She is a person – another human being, just like me, whom I (must) love as I love myself!
So I need to seriously consider how I can prevent her from being too adversely affected by my choices & actions, in such a way that I also maintain my spiritual freedom…
– Moving from a confessional to an existential basis for fellowship!
– The new morality:
Person(s) – nothing else matters (including laws, institutions, relationships, society, etc.)!
All these other (abstract) things/goods derive their value only from their contribution to the welfare of persons, they do not have any intrinsic value whatsoever.
– Community self-help – the libertarian left!
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