tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3066767160570476566.post5884155592915470065..comments2024-01-15T02:13:27.540-08:00Comments on In Touch with Reality: Be The ChristDavid Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06682614899300227713noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3066767160570476566.post-31145564426069067492018-10-05T09:47:22.333-07:002018-10-05T09:47:22.333-07:00I am intrigued by the message from the Buddhist te...I am intrigued by the message from the Buddhist teacher; It is certainly thought provoking. However, I think "I" and "want" are germane to our life as human beings, and personally, I lean towards embracing my life as a human being. I think that's why I came here, to have human life; It is my soul's desire. Another Buddhist principle that is relevant here is the teaching of the "middle road." It says the true path in life is neither renunciation nor indulgence, but being fully engaged with life based upon wisdom and compassion. I believe that awakening to the life of Christ in me makes living that middle road possible. This is not to refute anything that is said above; It's just another perspective on life. Glenn Bairdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15041794392946211834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3066767160570476566.post-37844071950132436202018-10-05T06:45:12.152-07:002018-10-05T06:45:12.152-07:00Thank you, David for this wonderful, thought-provo...Thank you, David for this wonderful, thought-provoking piece. How often, and how many of us go around thinking," I'm gonna get there. I am doing the work , thinking the thoughts, speaking the words, hoping that someday...". I am with you in remembering that I already am, you already are, we ARE that which we are seeking. Everything simplifies in that moment of realization. Life falls into place. For me, it is about living in the "now" moment. In the very next moment there is every chance that I will no longer be here, now, but rather, have fallen into the past or future once again, spending my precious "now" somewhere that does not exist. It is habitual. Like any habit that I desire to change, I must increase my awareness. As I do, I find that I am pulled over and over and over back into alignment with the "now" and into the flow of my life as it is happening. There the Christ-Me is revealed! To quote a song we sing every year at this time with the children (I have changed the word "want" with "AM), "I hide when I put on a mask, and then I don't hear when you ask, to show you the real me. THIS is what I AM to be, this is Christ revealed, you see. THIS is what I AM to be!"Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03249002062167780353noreply@blogger.com