Or maybe not being focused on the material world, but only being focused on the spiritual world.
The book "Major Barbara" about a Salvation Army major who believed in helping the poor with charity, vs. Undershaft (a wealthy arms manufacturer who offered good jobs, and therefore had a town with...
It might be like those old zombie movies from the 1960s. . . they seek brains. That is why I try to learn as little as possible (keeps me safe from brain eating zombies).
Truth is often on a gray scale.
We are not supposed to kill, but W. Bush said that he was "fighting evil" so he lied about Niger selling uranium to Iraq (so he could torture and kill the people of Niger, and steal their resources and country). On the one hand, some felt that the US had to...
Definition of "pantheist:" 1. tolerates all Gods 2. universe is a manifestation of God. (Oxford Dictionary).
Reasons to believe:
1. Complexity (of life, of the universe) seems intelligently designed, though all evidence points to evolution, which could be traced, step by step between the...
Revelation is symbolic because it is derived psychicly. Psychic signals are processed through parts of the brain that process normal stimuli. So, you might visually see a psychic vision, but you are not using your eyes to see it. As a result, psychic visions must be interpreted. Those who...
I agree. . . too little, too late.
I wondered how Father Junipero Serra could have been sainted while Native Americans were tortured and killed while being scared into building California's missions (and farming the land for the missionaries, etc). Bear in mind that Serra was recently sainted...
The world is in balance (or it would have changed). Thus, the tiger is not able to eat all of the white cranes, or they would be all extinct now, and the tigers would starve.
Bodhidharma - Wikipedia
Bodhhidharma is the monk who brought Buddhism into China. The Chao Lin Buddhists follow His...
Mice seem to give them (cats) great respect. On the other hand, elephants are deathly afraid of mice. I figure that an elephant should make a deal with a cat. . . he'll sit on dogs if the cat catches mice.
California is like the "God" of states. It's income is huge. So, naturally, one would think that it could not be beaten. In reality, it has traditionally ranked at 48th out of 50 states in education.
Orange County, California has traditionally been highly funded. Since land prices are...