The Bodi Tree.

As the Buddha sat under the Bodi tree he vowed:

"I will sit here until I find the ultimate meaning of life and suffering."

He had experienced the religion of the day and studied under the best teachers but he still felt that he did not have the answers.

And so he set out to find the truth himself.

And he did.

He realized that the true self is the Divine Spark that resides in the heart (which he called the Buddha Nature) which expresses itself through love and compassion.

No longer did he hanker after the things of the world.  

He had found the answer within himself. 

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Sex and Drugs.

Rock music invariably pushes sex and drugs.

Love songs degenerate into a turn-on 

And yoga is compromised with drugs.

Both these things are condemned by religious authorities.

And they can result in damnation by them.

But God will not judge us for something which is not entirely our fault.

These things are implanted in our minds by subliminal messages and backtracking*.

We are not to blame.

God will forgive.

And invite us into Eternal Life.

(*These are planted deliberately by Satanists hidden in rock music and entertainment.)

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He Had It All.

He had it all:

A good job, a three-figure salary, a beautiful wife, a big house, luxury cars, investments, beautiful children.....

But it wasn't enough.

He still wasn't happy.

Because he lacked one thing:

A good heart.

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Lip Service.

I believe that God says of Fundamentalist and Evangelical Christians what Jesus said of the Pharisees:

"These people draw near me with their mouths 

and honor me with their lips,

but the hearts are far from me,

and their worship of me is a human

commandment learned by rote."

Isaiah 29:13 (NRSV)

This is quoted by Jesus in Matthew 15:8,9 and Mark 7:6,7 (NRSV)

And it is true of much of his Church today.

They point the finger as Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar pointed the finger at the sores and boils on Job's body and insisted that God was punishing him.

But Job is justified in the end.   

God says to Job's accusers: "You have not spoken of me what is right, as my servant Job has."  Job 42:7 (NRSV)

And so we will be justified in the end.

And the hypocrites will be put to shame.

[Scripture quotations (marked NRSV) are taken from the New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright © 1989 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A., and are used by permission.  All rights reserved.]

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Mental Health.

If you're serious about mental health

Do something about the Homophobia and Satanism in the AFL.

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Hate.

Fundamentalist Christians say that they hate gay and lesbian people because they are sinners.

And they say that God hates us.

But the Bible says: "Whoever says 'I am in the light', while hating a brother or sister, is still in the darkness.  Whoever loves a brother or sister lives in the light." 1 John 2:9,10 (NRSV) 

And so they are not "in the light" as they claim but deep in the darkness of hate and evil.

For "God is love, and those who abide in love abide in God, and God abides in them." 1 John 4:16 (NRSV)

[Scripture quotations (marked NRSV) are taken from the New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright © 1989 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U,S.A., and are used by permission.  All rights reserved.]

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Gay Love.

When a gay man approaches you don't panic.

He is offering you his love.

If you do not feel able to respond in a sexual fashion it is best to let him down gently.

Violent sexual rejection can have dire consequences.

But you may feel able to accept his love.

If he is able to accept your wishes.

And so we must proceed with respect.

We must respect your wishes, your rights, and your vows.

And then you may feel able to respect our offer of love.

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