>that the funeral home was packed to the rafters with patients
BEAUTIFUL STORY!
I would love to chat more with you in person - we've probably been reading a lot of the same things ;-)
I started yoga when I got sick, and the more I studied the more things seemed to make sense. The things that had confused or annoyed me all my life made more sense ... like religion, i have always rejected all forms of religion because they sound so rediculous. I never could understand basing your entire life on a 2000 year old book, while missing the point behind it.
But the more I read and learn, the more I realize that all religions have their '12 commandments' ... which in summary all basically say 'dont do bad things to other living things'. All western religions believe in some kind of enlightenment in death, but eastern beliefs revolve more around finding that enlightenment in your life rather than waiting till death.
You only need to have successfully meditated a few times, and all of a sudden the entire bible is clear ... 'eternal life' is just recognising (in life, while you are alive) that your energy will never 'die', it will return to the earth to make other life.
Have you read 'the power of now' by eckhart tolle? I strongly recommend it if you haven't read it already. It offers some really simple principals which my philosophical mind really enjoyed - lots of references to 'god', the maker of all things. But in this case, god is the maker of life - and life is energy - therefore God is the sun, oxygen etc ...
Welcome to the new Oprano philosophical corner LOL
05-19-2004
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