Kingsley interpretations of finding peace have been practiced for thousands of years so I accept that these have been the basis of our faith and the way "the Church" has instructed its faithful. But I am also concerned out personal experience and what I have discovered does not deny Kingsley's points. The staring point for peace occurs when we discover inner peace, or the first p...more

Kingsley interpretations of finding peace have been practiced for thousands of years so I accept that these have been the basis of our faith and the way "the Church" has instructed its faithful.

But I am also concerned out personal experience and what I have discovered does not deny Kingsley's points. The staring point for peace occurs when we discover inner peace, or the first peace.

The link listed does not cry for peace! peace! peace! Instead it literally enables one to learn to no longer fear death. It leads to a process and path of self discovery "to experience" that your spirit energy is a separate entity from your physical self. When this realization truly begins to take hold of you, it alters everything in your life. You begin to see even your enemies differently.

We can guote each other dogma which is fine, or we can guide each other to experience real transformation. I believe peace requires retransformation as every attempt at quoting dogma to an enemy seems never to succeed.

Imagine a Christian soul that could sign up and take the Hajj to Mecca and an Islamic soul that willingly partakes the Eucharist. That's the starting point for peace.less

We found a dumbed-down answer to the atheist's question by accident, called "A-B-C-Revelation & Confirmation." We posted it at http://peaceandconflictresolution.googlepages.com/risingspreadofmysticexperience This isn't what we were looking for or expected to find. It is what it is. We do not claim to be able to explain it.

Rick Warren is also right, a deep spiritual path helps reduce fear of death. Rick takes nothing away from the Miracle of the Resurrection. Update by Pope Benedict, released public April 17, 2009: (Update by Pope Benedict XVI April 17, 2009: http://chiesa.espresso.repubblica.it/articolo/1338027?eng=y) Benedict XVI insisted on the fact that the resurrection of Jesus "is not a theory, but a ...more

Rick Warren is also right, a deep spiritual path helps reduce fear of death. Rick takes nothing away from the Miracle of the Resurrection.

Update by Pope Benedict, released public April 17, 2009: (Update by Pope Benedict XVI April 17, 2009: http://chiesa.espresso.repubblica.it/articolo/1338027?eng=y) Benedict XVI insisted on the fact that the resurrection of Jesus "is not a theory, but a historical reality, it is neither a myth nor a dream, it is not a vision or a utopia, it is not a fairy tale, but it is a singular and unrepeatable event."

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Scientific objectivity on Global Warming and related climate change issues requires that each of us read not only the original research and conclusions (if any) but also read the peer reviewing of the original research and read the minority reviews by those who discent. Most of us only read views papers of those that represent our own political bias, or believe the mantra's on the subject tha...more

Scientific objectivity on Global Warming and related climate change issues requires that each of us read not only the original research and conclusions (if any) but also read the peer reviewing of the original research and read the minority reviews by those who discent. Most of us only read views papers of those that represent our own political bias, or believe the mantra's on the subject that do not stress our comfort zones. We prefer to sit smuggly and judgementally in our comfortable self-assured seats knowing we hold the truth on climate change. We practice our religion the same way.less

Interfaith Cooperation For Peace never works every time it's tried. Until we are mentally prepared as Christians to sign up, make and participate in the Hajj to Mecca, and the Muslim is mentally prepared to openly accept the Eucharist, nobody is ever willing to compromise on anything, ever, between the faiths. This requires moving to the edge of our comfort zones (and probably beyond). Og...more

Interfaith Cooperation For Peace never works every time it's tried. Until we are mentally prepared as Christians to sign up, make and participate in the Hajj to Mecca, and the Muslim is mentally prepared to openly accept the Eucharist, nobody is ever willing to compromise on anything, ever, between the faiths. This requires moving to the edge of our comfort zones (and probably beyond).

Oglala holy man, Black Elk, amazingly may have actually found a starting point for Interfaith Peace when he said:

"The First Peace, which is the most important, is that which comes within the souls of men when they realize their relationship, their oneness, with the universe and all its powers, and when they realize that at the center of the universe dwells Wakan-Tanka, and that this center is really everywhere, it is within each of us."

We in the mainstream Christian experience normally have no way of relating to Black Elk's true message. It seems to suggest that we first focus inward in fearlessness, humility, love, and for a glimpse of a truth, mostly not known to western religions.

There are ancient ways to experience that the energy of the soul is separate from the physical body, and as this realization sets in upon one's awareness, it begins to change everything you ever thought you knew about Christ.less