Title: A New Age (An Archaic Revival)

Gender: Male

Age: 45

Sun Sign: Aries

Chinese Sign: Wood Dragon

Location: New Bern, North Carolina

I am encouraged for the state of our world by the sheer number of people who are willing to go against the grain and be the people they were created to be.

THIS IS MY CIRCLE OF EXPANDING CONSCIOUSNESS. THIS IS MY CIRCLE OF FRIENDS. THANK YOU!!!!.

I believe heaven and hell are a state of mind. I've been to hell and discovered heaven in the process. It is all a process. I no longer see problems; only challenges and learning opportunities. I live for the presence of Spirit that warms my soul. I am not a human being trying to live a spiritual life—I have awakened to my divine heritage. I am a spiritual being living a human life. I was once the loneliest, most misunderstood person in the world. Today I am the happiest person I know. I have found like-minded people who understand me, and support me. I need never be alone. Spirit lives in me, through me, and as me. I gain pearls of wisdom with each passing moment.

“Faith is the wide awake consciousness of God within”. (author unknown but appreciated)

“Wherever people seek the highest is holy ground.” ethical culture movement,  Felix Adler - 19th century.

“Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I'll meet you there. When the soul lies down in that grass, the world is too full to talk about. Ideas, language, even the phrase “each other” doesn't make any sense”. Mevlana Jelaluddin Rumi - 13th century.

“May I be filled with loving kindness. May I be well. May I be peaceful and at ease. May I be happy”. Ancient - Tibetan Buddhist - Meditation.

“May we love ever more. May we motivate ourselves to committed love in Action. May we motivate ourselves to live the life we wish to see in the world. May we be the transformation we wish to see in the world. From the inside out … From the roots branching upwards … From the heart to thought to word to action. Through life's trials and hardships we can arise beautiful and free”.  Julia Butterfly Hill - 11/26/2000

“When I despair, I remember that all through history the ways of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants, and murderers, and for a time they can seem invincible, but in the end they always fall. Think of it - always”. Mahatma Gandhi - early 20th century.  

“Lord, make me an instrument of Thy peace; where there is hatred, let me sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is doubt, faith; where there is despair, hope; where there is darkness, light; and where there is sadness, joy. O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console; to be understood, as to understand; to be loved, as to love; for it is in giving that we receive, it is in pardoning that we are pardoned, and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life. Amen”. St. Francis of Assisi - 13th century.  

“Do everything with a mind that lets go. Do not expect any praise or reward. If you let go a little, you will have a little peace. If you let go a lot, you will have a lot of peace. If you let go completely, you will know complete peace and freedom. Your struggles with the world will have come to an end. insight meditation”. achaan chah

“If there is to be peace in the world, There must be peace in the nations. If there is to be peace in the nations, There must be peace in the cities. If there is to be peace in the cities, There must be peace between neighbors. If there is to be peace between neighbors, There must be peace in the home. If there is to be peace in the home, There must be peace in the heart”. Lao-Tse - 6th century BCE.

“Children, everybody, here's what to do during war: In a time of destruction, create something. A poem. A parade. A community. A school. A vow. A moral principle. One peaceful moment. maxine hong Kingston Creator hear us, for we are your children. Father we thank you for all that you have given us. We thank you for the lessons that you have taught us and for the life that you have allowed us to lead. We thank you Mother Earth for your beauty and sustenance. We thank the masters of this universe for their guidance, protection and direction. Father we thank you for the white light that surrounds us, and for that same white light which transmutes all negativity into love and healing. We thank you father, for the healing of our souls, the healing of the Earth and for the healing of all mankind. We call upon the power of the universe, to allow us happiness, prosperity, healing and love. We call upon the power of the universe for good relationship to all things. We call upon the power of the universe, for sacred direction, sacred protection, sacred correction and sacred connection. We call upon the power of the universe for magic and miracles. We honor you Creator, as we honor all things seen and unseen. We honor you Creator, as we honor our ancestors, as we honor ourselves”.  AHO Grant Redhawk - Two Feathers - Native American.  

“May the long time sun Shine upon you, All love surround you, And the pure light within you Guide your way on”. Kundalini Yoga - farewell blessing. 

“Life is not a problem to be solved, but a mystery to be lived.”  Joseph Campbell. 
 
SPIRITUALITY VERSUS RELIGION: SPIRITUALITY SAYS THAT GOD IS WITHIN US AND THAT WE DON'T NEED ANYONE ELSE TO MAKE THAT DIVINE CONNECTION FOR US. RELIGION SAYS THAT WE ARE SEPARATED FROM GOD AND THAT WE NEED “THEM” TO MAKE THAT DIVINE CONNECTION. SPIRITUALITY SAYS THAT WE ARE FREE TO MAKE CHOICES ON OUR OWN AND THAT WE MUST TAKE PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR OUR ACTIONS. RELIGION SAYS WE MUST MAKE THEIR CHOICES AND ACT THEIR WAY. THE THEME OF SPIRITUALITY IS UNCONDITIONAL LOVE. THE THEME OF RELIGION IS FEAR AND GUILT. SPIRITUALITY DOES NOT REQUIRE US TO MAKE DONATIONS. RELIGION HAS BECOME BIG BUSINESS. SPIRITUALITY SAYS THERE IS NO HELL, NO JUDGEMENT, NO ANGRY GOD… THAT WE ARE LOVED UNCONDITIONALLY. RELIGION SAYS THERE IS A HELL, GOD GETS ANGRY AND JUDGES US… THEREFORE, WE ARE NOT LOVED UNCONDITIONALLY. SPIRITUALITY SAYS WE ARE FREE TO CHOOSE OUR OWN PATH TO GOD. RELIGION COMMANDS US TO DO IT THEIR WAY. SPIRITUALITY SAYS WE GO TO GOD TO LIGHTEN OUR BURDEN. RELIGION HAS TAUGHT US TO FEAR THEIR GOD. SPIRITUALITY SAYS WE SHOULD NOT BE ASHAMED OF OUR SEXUALITY… THAT IT SHOULD BE A SACRED CELEBRATION OF LOVE. RELIGION HAS TAUGHT US TO FEEL ASHAMED, GUILTY AND DIRTY ABOUT OUR SEXUALITY. SPIRITUALITY TEACHES US TO HONOR AND RESPECT MOTHER EARTH. RELIGION HAS TOLD US TO “BE THOU FRUITFUL, MULTIPLY AND SUBDUE THE EARTH” I REPEAT… “SUBDUE THE EARTH”. SPIRITUALITY REMINDS US THAT WE ARE ONE WITH GOD AND ONE WITH EACH OTHER. RELIGION TEACHES DISUNITY AND SEPARATION WHICH IS THE OPPOSITE OF GOD. SPIRITUALITY SAYS GOD IS WITHIN. RELIGION SAYS HE IS IN HEAVEN AND THAT “THEY” ARE THE ONLY INTERMEDIARIES FOR US. SPIRITUALITY SAYS WE ARE BORN IN INNOCENCE AND PURITY. RELIGION SAYS WE ARE BORN WITH SIN . SPIRITUALITY TEACHES THAT WE ARE ON A LONG SPIRITUAL ADVENTURE AND JOURNEY WHICH WILL ULTIMATELY END BY REUNITING WITH OUR SOURCE . RELIGION SAYS WE'VE GOT ONE LIFE TO GET IT ALL RIGHT AND THERE IS NOTHING BUT HEAVEN OR HELL AFTER THAT. SPIRITUALITY SAYS WE ARE FREE TO EXPRESS. RELIGION GAVE US THE DREADED INQUISITION. SPIRITUALITY TEACHES UNCONDITIONAL LOVE FOR ALL. RELIGION GAVE US THE CRUSADES IN WHICH MANY WERE KILLED AND SLAUGHTERED IN THE NAME OF GOD. SPIRITUALITY TEACHES THAT WE SHOULD LOVE ONE ANOTHER UNCONDITIONALLY AND ALWAYS HONOR THE RIGHTS AND CHOICES OF OTHERS. RELIGION TREATED NATIVE AMERICANS, THE MAYANS AND OTHER INDIGENOUS CULTURES AS SAVAGE PRIMITIVES WHO “MUST BE SAVED”. SPIRITUALITY TEACHES PEACE AND HARMONY. RELIGION HAS CAUSED MORE WARS AND MORE KILLING THAN ANY OTHER REASON. SPIRITUALITY SAYS RESPECT ALL LIVING THINGS. I NEVER ONCE HEARD ANY RELIGION SAY STOP SLAUGHTERING MILLIONS OF TREES EVERY YEAR FOR CHRIST'S BIRTHDAY. SPIRITUALITY TEACHES US TO HAVE FAITH IN OURSELVES. RELIGION TEACHES US TO HAVE FAITH IN THEM. SPIRITUALITY SAYS WE HAVE ALL THE ANSWERS… THAT WE CAN FIND THEM BY “GOING WITHIN”. RELIGION TEACHES US THAT IT HAS ALL THE ANSWERS AND ONLY ITS ANSWERS ARE THE RIGHT ONES. SPIRITUALITY TEACHES US TO SEARCH FOR THE UNIVERSAL TRUTHS AND OUR HEARTS WILL TELL US WHEN WE HAVE FOUND THEM. RELIGION TEACHES WE HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO ACCEPT THEIR VERSION OF THE TRUTH. WHICH ONE FEELS BETTER TO YOU? SPIRITUALITY OR RELIGION? GO TO YOUR HEART FOR THE ANSWER. IT WILL NEVER LIE TO YOU. Original author unknown but appreciated

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