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The View You Choose
Having just seen the new Harry Potter film, I was contemplating the underlying message I find in JK Rowling’s work. No, it’s not some dark Satanic point that seeks to overthrow the basic power structure of the Christo-centric universe. Not … Continue reading
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Musings on Holy days: common measure
My house is not a Christian home; I serve much older gods. So there are times this world and I would seem to be at odds. I do not mean the world, per se, the growing, greening life; but rather, … Continue reading
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Tagged acceptance, common measure, daily poems, grounding, poetic forms, spirituality, tolerance
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Why Some Sources Are Better Received: an allegory
We stand together on the shore, you and I, watching the night sky. We both agree we are land-bound and each pines to know the sea. In our hands we can hold some sand; to me, yours looks the same … Continue reading
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Confession of Faith
This is my confession of faith: That which is real is wholly real and fills even the gaps between what I think seems to be real and what I am incapable of imagining it might be. To divide one thing … Continue reading
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Seed Thought on Different Religions
One should not honour only one’s own religion and condemn the religions of others, but one should honour others’ religions for this or that reason. So doing, one helps one’s own religion to grow and renders service to the religions … Continue reading
A Thought on Religious Tolerance
If you get drunk on a half bottle of wine, what do you care how many cases of other liquor the tavern holds? — Ramakrishna © 2003 – 2025, John Litzenberg. All rights reserved.
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