GOD-centric Interior Spiritual Disciplines:
To live in a good and fair God of love
Prayer to Being
~ Thayumanavar
As the Primal Substance of all
That are known as substances;
As the consciousness behind them.
As the nectar rich,
When bibed, end the miseries
Of the loving devotees that gain the perception lucid.
As the Perfect Bliss that makes no distinction
As existing within the Self and without.
As the Substance that shines
Dispelling darkness entire;
That Substance,
Let us in meekness adore.
As the crowning meaning of Vedas rare;
As the perfection beyond the perception of celestials;
Of munis great, siddhas pure and the rest.
As the treasure that transcends cause;
As the immanence of fragrance
In flower, oil in sesamum seed and life within.
As the great Substance
Ever abiding in the center of turiya consciousness of purity ~
That Substance,
Let us adore.
As the Empty Spaces Vast
That contained within it
The sky and the rest of elements five;
As the Sea of Bliss
In the vision of those
Who saw with the eyes of jnana
As He who in compassion makes me
His own Self;
Lest I think of anything else,
For that God, Whose benevolent Grace cherishing at heart
Let us raise our hands in adoration deep.
(Hindu)
Thinking a Thought Whole |
My Catholic Imagination |
My Catholic Questions |
The Nicene Creed |
Religious Traditions |
Philosophy of Religion |
Social Sciences & Religion |
Stages of Faith |
The Lazarus Life |
No Golden Fleece |
Judaism |
Eastern Orthodoxy |
Protestantism |
Islam |
Hinduism |
Buddhism |
Taoism |
Baha'i |
Unitarian (& Quaker) Universalism |
Liberal Christianity |
New Age, New Thought, New Anything |
Perennial Philosophy |
Arguments for God’s Existence |
Qualities of God |
Wagers: Aurelius vs. Pascal |
Faith & Reason |
The Problem of Evil |
Process Theology & Theistic Existentialism |
Non-God Statement |
GOD-centric Statement |
Are you really GOD-centric? |
Intra-Religious Conversation |
Conversation with the Non GOD-centric |
Rules of Inter-Religious Conversation |
Inter-Religious Conversation |
The Eternal Question of God |
The Eternal Question of Humanity |
The Eternal Question of Life |
Ending with a Bang, Not a Whimper |
Closing Thoughts |
The GOD-centric Process in 10 Easy Steps |
Preface |
Ch. 1 Music & Arts |
Ch. 2 Praying the Hours |
Ch. 3 Contemplative Prayer |
Ch. 4 Prayers & Poetry |
Ch. 5 Lectio Divina |
Ch. 6 Reading for Study |
Music |
Arts |
Prayers of Adoration |
Prayers of Petition |
Prayers of Intercession |
Prayers of Thanksgiving |
Preface |
Introduction |
Ch. 1 Simplicity |
Ch. 2 Service |
Ch. 3 Stewardship |
Ch. 4 Celebration |
Epilogue |
From GOD-centric to GOOD-centric |
From Panendeist to De Facto Atheist |
A Note to Non-GOD-centric Christian Believers |
GOOD-centric Statement: Upon This Rock I Stand |
Freedom from Complexity |
Absence of Luxury, Pretentiousness, Ornament |
GOOD-centric Guiding Principles: Simplicity |
Education |
Economics |
GOOD-centric Guiding Principles: Service |
Fairness in Education |
Goodness in Education |
Love in Education |
Fairness in Economics |
Goodness in Economics |
Love in Economics |
Environment |
Animal Welfare |
GOOD-centric Guiding Principles Stewardship |
Fairness for the Environment |
Goodness for the Environment |
Love for the Environment |
Fairness for Animals |
Goodness for Animals |
Love for Animals |
GOD-centric to GOOD-centric |
GOD-centric vs. GOOD-centric |
GOD-centric & GOOD-centric |
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