Thursday, January 15, 2009
Book 2: Many Lives, Many Masters
"The true story of a prominent psychiatrist, his young patient, and the past-life therapy that changed both their lives."
Book 1: Jesus Wants to Save Christians
"There is a church in our area that recently added an addition to their building which cost more than $20 Million. Our local newspaper ran a front-page story not too long ago revealing that one in five people in our city lives in poverty."
"This is a book about those two numbers."
"This is a book about those two numbers."
The Journey in Detail
Welcome! This is a place for those seeking truth. A place where questions can be asked, and sometimes, answers may be found. It is a commitment to be on a journey together, challenging previously held ways of thinking and being, and striving to move on towards perfection, towards attaining the full measure of human essence (whether that is enlightenment, Christ-likeness, Brahman, Entire Sanctification, Self-Actualization, or any other way of explaining a movement beyond a trivial, mundane existence in an effort to live in a way of life as it was intended (created?) to be lived.)
For those sympathetic to such a journey, here are the tasks (at least in terms of this specific blog):
1. Read one book a month.
-There will be one book a month that we as a group will decide upon and it will be our task to read it sometime during that span. The books for the next month will be provided a month in advance so that we will have adequate time to order, buy, check-out, or borrow the selected text. The books will be listed from most recent to least recent on the right.
-A note on the selection of the books: The intent of reading the books is to challenge and to teach, and hopefully, to change the way we live for the better. They will be selected because of a recommendation that they are likely to do just that. If this is going to be a group that is serious about this journey, we must be open to a variety of books, ones that we might not have otherwise read. This is NOT a quest to reinforce our previously held ideas. If any of us has any right to share our opinions with another person, we MUST be open to that person’s opinion. So, even if we don’t think we will agree with a book, READ IT ANYWAY. We never know what we might learn. And in the worst case, we will gain a perspective that is different from ours, whether that changes our opinions or not.
-It is possible that one month a movie or other form of media might be most beneficial to the group. The group is open to that.
2. Post at least one comment.
–Even if every part of one of us disagrees with a book, forcing ourselves to post one comment will at least engage us in the discussion. A contrasting voice is still a voice, and can be heard and learned from, as opposed to no voice at all.
-Comments can be posted at any time. Don’t bother waiting till the end of the month or the end of the book to comment if there is something on your mind now. As soon as the book post is up, then comment away!
Thank you to everyone who has committed to this journey. I have no doubt that it will be a positive and beneficial one. I am excited to be able to have a regular place of discussion of issues that are truly important and life/world-changing. Maybe some months (if not every month for those who are interested) we can get together at a coffee shop, or the beach, or my apartment (I’ll serve coffee and tea), or anywhere else and have a longer conversation about the things that come up.
For those sympathetic to such a journey, here are the tasks (at least in terms of this specific blog):
1. Read one book a month.
-There will be one book a month that we as a group will decide upon and it will be our task to read it sometime during that span. The books for the next month will be provided a month in advance so that we will have adequate time to order, buy, check-out, or borrow the selected text. The books will be listed from most recent to least recent on the right.
-A note on the selection of the books: The intent of reading the books is to challenge and to teach, and hopefully, to change the way we live for the better. They will be selected because of a recommendation that they are likely to do just that. If this is going to be a group that is serious about this journey, we must be open to a variety of books, ones that we might not have otherwise read. This is NOT a quest to reinforce our previously held ideas. If any of us has any right to share our opinions with another person, we MUST be open to that person’s opinion. So, even if we don’t think we will agree with a book, READ IT ANYWAY. We never know what we might learn. And in the worst case, we will gain a perspective that is different from ours, whether that changes our opinions or not.
-It is possible that one month a movie or other form of media might be most beneficial to the group. The group is open to that.
2. Post at least one comment.
–Even if every part of one of us disagrees with a book, forcing ourselves to post one comment will at least engage us in the discussion. A contrasting voice is still a voice, and can be heard and learned from, as opposed to no voice at all.
-Comments can be posted at any time. Don’t bother waiting till the end of the month or the end of the book to comment if there is something on your mind now. As soon as the book post is up, then comment away!
Thank you to everyone who has committed to this journey. I have no doubt that it will be a positive and beneficial one. I am excited to be able to have a regular place of discussion of issues that are truly important and life/world-changing. Maybe some months (if not every month for those who are interested) we can get together at a coffee shop, or the beach, or my apartment (I’ll serve coffee and tea), or anywhere else and have a longer conversation about the things that come up.
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