![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() This misuse gives rise to absurd beliefs, assertions, and egoic delusions, such as ‘My or our God is the only true God, and your God is false.’” By misuse I mean that people who have never even glimpsed the realm of the sacred, the infinite vastness behind the word, use it with great conviction, as if they knew what they are talking about. “The word God has become empty of meaning through thousands of years of misuse. To hell with safety! Except that Tolle puts it all so much better than I can so I’ll quote from the first three pages of his first chapter. It’s always safer to place challenging ideas in front of people ‘second hand’ by quoting someone else. I wonder if it wouldn’t be better to encourage you to buy The Power of Now. Some of the people who did read them want more – want me to publish my writings. Why do I worry? After all, fewer than 100 people read each of the last two blogs I posted. I still think too much, wanting to explain things in blogs in ways that don’t disturb you, the reader, too much. This time, I understand how it short circuits all my Christian conditioning. I searched for my copy on the bookshelves but couldn’t find it so I ordered a new copy. I couldn’t remember, however, what I’d read or why a friend of mine thinks it’s the most important book he’s ever read. I knew I’d read The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment by Eckhart Tolle because Amazon tells me I bought it in 2017. ![]()
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