Recent content by Ryan Hauck

@revjohn I suppose it matters at what level the question is being asked. Do I need a God for my day to day living? Do I need a God to have peace in my life and in my relationships? Do I need a God to even exist? What if God exists at every stage of our choosing? In many of my most recent...

To more clearly answer the thesis of this discussion, I don't believe we "need" a God. And there are points in our development where we get along just fine without any sense of a God in our lives. Yet, as it has been in my experience, only God can hold my gratitude, Love, and Stillness. Or is it...

@RevLindsayGKing1930 First I'd like to thank you for instigating this thread. Being someone who has quickly passed through the Traditional --> Modern --> Postmodern stages of development in the lines of spirituality and cognition, I can relate with both sides of the Theological fence. What was...

Indeed! I have learned that without state training (moving through the various states of consciousness) the philosophy and teachings are only half full. Moving into "Witness" (Turiya) is essential is doing away with the illusive nature of our Ego Mind and its projections. I would admit that...

Rev Lindsay, Thank you for your response. I appreciate your enthusiasm and willingness to engage in such a conversation. Knowing there is some what of an audience, I will begin exploring some of these "leading edge" idea's in a new thread a little later today. I am not ordained. I am...

Thankyou for this resource, I will be sure to look into it. Non Duality has been a more recent influence in my spiritual understanding (through studying Advaita Vedanta, A Course in Miracles, and Integral (Evolutionary) Spirituality).

I was never raised in a religious home. My Spiritual journey was borne from a recognition due to living in a destructive and meaningless context. Searching for something deeper I began studying both western psychology and eastern traditions. I grew up with an atheistic attitude toward God and...

Greetings one and all! Its been some time since I posted in these forums, and life has been nothing short of a wonderful, miraculous journey. I come here today to inquire how willing the members here are to embracing new idea's about Christianity, Christ, Jesus, God, Heaven, and the Atonement...

These moments can be very difficult. Would it not be possible to approach the person who conducted the behavior, approach them with what you have perceived and through communication, help heal your Brother? Did the choice of your Brother bring harm to someone (including themselves)? Or did...

Well for one, they were raised in a time where tech was limited, and being smart realized that by keeping certain things limited to their kids allows for greater creativity and inspiration.

I recognize and respect your beliefs. AUM

Sorry Brother, you have not shown me anything of the sort. Love is the foundation of Reality, and a Healed Mind would perceive nothing but Love in this world. I have not claimed to have a perfectly healed mind, but I have come far enough along to recognize the difference between Loving...

Thanks black belt, your insight into my life and beliefs are staggering.

Maybe its not to be taken literally. Perhaps what is meant is to kill the idea of "son" and "enemy" from the mind, dissolving the special, human love and the desire to do another harm, respectively.