standing on a plank in infinite space

Engaging in polemics in politics, religion, and philosophy is akin to standing on a plank in infinite space and proclaiming the virtues of that plank as the righteous and only true place to stand. All other folk standing on planks are seen as raving fools while you, on your plank, embody Truth.

my theology

My theology:
1. "I saw him as I was able to receive him." (Acts of Peter)
2. "The look by which I know him is the very look by which He knows me." (Meister Eckhart)

going to ashes

Decades ago I found that arising at 4 a.m., sitting quietly and going to ashes, all agenda and personification extinguished, allowed an arising anew, a flaming of energy moving into the day.

cosmic citi-zen-ry

The transformation of the human species to cosmic citizenry comes with a price. The hard-won independent egoic self must be surrendered to that-which-breathes-us. Surrender is not a word we wish to hear. Not to worry. What is surrendered is returned ten thousand fold. Without surrender, we are shoveling shit against the tide. With cosmic citizenry we have hope, we have grace, we have the full energies of our Source in our favor. We become Source-erors

ride with your essence

Death is not the cold body on the ground.
Those are the remains.
Something has escaped.
Be that which escapes.
Before the escape.
Ride with your essence.
Die before you die and truly live.
When already here, there is no place to go.
Live and love and laugh with the Cosmos.

on walking with God

There are those of us who experience a close relationship with our Source, the Wellspring, God -- an intimate friendship which has nothing to do with fundamentalism, literalism, or any other schism. Should we apologize for this, for not "advancing" into the post-post-modern consciousness state of regarding Godfulness as superstition? I think not.