2 Quotes

Every mystical spiritual tradition guides us to an encounter with Mystery, the Unknowable, the Numinous. If spirit lives in the realm of the mysterious, then certainty is what seals us off from the Divine. If we believe that there is nothing new to know about God, then we cut ourselves off from the very breath of life, the great rhythms of spirit that give rise to newness all the time.-Margaret J. Wheatley

The measure of enlightenment is how comfortable you feel with your own contradictions-quoted in "The Third Jesus"

(Thanks, babe, for putting these quotes up on your facebook profile. I love em'.)

Redeeming the Redeemer

"Jesus is in trouble. When people worship him today – or even speak his name – the object of their devotion is unlikely to be who they think he is.

A mythical Jesus has grown up over time. He has served to divide peoples and nations. He has led to destructive wars in the name of religious fantasies.

The legacy of love found in the New Testament has been tainted with the worst sort of intolerance and prejudice that would have appalled Jesus in life. Most troubling of all, his teachings have been hijacked by people who hate in the name of love."

– First paragraph/Chapter 1 of "The Third Jesus" by Deepak Chopra

Ping Pong

I am pretty geeked tonight about putting up a ping pong table we purchased at a garage sale recently for $20. Lindsay and I played tonight and had a good match. We also got some good biking in tonight too which made for a GREAT Monday night. I love being active.