The Real Truth

That was not really the point here.Every time you look into another persons eyes,you also look at yourself.If you can see god everywhere,you are at home.Well,nobody is going to read this anyway!God bless you Randy-anyway...........

Yes, it is a great issue.Who you choose to be, and who you don´t choose to be and who you choose not to be!Religion can be great and it can be very dangerous as we see in the world.Though,we have to see the differences in what you have chosen and what you haven´t chosen, and learn to realize that before we judge.If somebody really choose to be evil because of religious dogmas,I would not say that he has the right to do what he want with his religion.And I would say I really respect gay people,but when they start to demonstrate it on the streets, I am not with them anymore.So I do not 100 % agree in that point that people just do what they want and that is ok.But I have not thought of it more.And you Randy, you think everybody can be liberal, right?

Hi Randy

I can never understand how people can judge others cos of their religion, breed, sexuality etc. and indicate that only they have the best recipe for living. It brings only anger and limitations, also for them. But they are blind.

best
EC

Randy, you're a sneaky devil.

You love to post the most controversial stuff just to get us rushing here to defend our opinion. ha ha

It's kinda funny to see (and yet, we can't help ourselves).

One day, when we all die, we'll ALL know what the REAL TRUTH really is.

In the meantime, we have FAITH.

Now "faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen." That's the Bible's definition.

The Book of Mormon's definition is, "Faith is not to have a perfect knowledge of things; therefore if ye have faith ye hope for things which are not seen, which are true."

So I think all of us will be a little surprised, shocked, happy and sad when we move onto our next existence (assuming that's the truth :-)

All the best.

David

Randy, I don't think you are past prejudice & judgment. Now you are telling others what's wrong with other religions. The head gear...poor taste.

Love it ... Love it ... Love it. Great post and great comments. Brings to mind the first blog post of yours I read, "Christ IS coming and He Looks Pissed" ...
Actually, Randy, I think you WOULD look 'simply mahhvalus' in the viper WITH the Papal hat. Although you might have to sew one of those elastic chin straps on it so it won't blow away. ;-)

We can belief in all the things that we want to belief. But we must not be a fundamentalist with intolerance, because that is the oposite feeling of all good feelings. How could someone show to anybady something good early on whether I you think that person is not worthy of a good thing? Fundamentalism leads to hate, intolerances, Desireless. Love unites and assists! Love Gabe

Randy,

great post and 100% agree

We are not here to judge anyone. W are all made equal. God will be our ultimate judge and he will judge us until the last day

What right do we have to judge people every day of our lies because of our own superficial beliefs ?

Fully agree

the problem is that people concentrate on how their actions will be valued by the church leader.

Everytime they do something they will think "would he like this or not"? This way of thinking is very dangerous. It causes lots of issues with self-esteem.

You have to release that.

I'm lucky not to be infected with those mind viruses. And I've found that it is pretty easy to determine the viruses you are not infected.

But it is really hard to determine the ones you ARE INFECTED. It goes to your subconscious mind and you have to make very deep analysis to find it. Sometimes you can't do it withuot someone's help.

But when you determine it as a mind virus it is a very pleasant feeling. You feel like you've found the split in you ship.

And I'm thankfull to you, Randy, for the impact you make to help me determine those beliefs.

Far out what a collection of opinions. I dont trust anyone in Govt and strongly believe they are and will be the demise of Humanity, but I ensure to pay my taxes! I believe our saviour provided the means to be our own saviour within. To develop our true subconscious self. There is no Hell, why do people persist to believe that. Why would a God of Love create such a place of opposition.

RG,

Tell 'em Randy...LOL.

I always say Jesus needs to come down for a day or so and clarify a few things! Coz religion has become a circus full of clowns...

Wow, so many emotions in this discussion!

Hello everybody,

Great post, Randy. Opened an interesting dialogue. Respect.

I describe myself as a deeply spiritual but non-religious person. I love the Universe and the planet upon which I live. There are some behaviors I could do without but that's another issue.

I'm a big believer in objectivity. I don't need to know what the truth is. I need only do my best.

The only thing I know for sure is that Love is the most powerful thing. After that, it all gets a bit fuzzy.

Thanks to everybody for sharing their thoughts. May your hearts be light and your peaches perfect.

WOW!
As usual I read your Blog first thing in the morning, ponder it all day, and by the time I get any thoughts together so much response has been written I'm not sure I have anything to add!!

I will say this, my husband and I have prayed around the world in every kind of holy place you can name; Mosques, Temples, Churches, Sweat Lodges etc and I totally get what you're wanting to say here.

My take on it is that there is the personal experience of touching the divine that is universal and it is sad when one person uses their "belief" to demean anyone else's experience of G-d.

As for me, I have practiced the "spiritual" thing in many ways throughout my life and the truth is, now that I have become more "religious" I find levels of spirituality I never found before. I LOVE having a formal Sabbath dinner, lighting candles and saying prayers that have been said for ages. My soul delights in saying ancient prayers every morning and night. And the experiences of praying under a prayer shawl have been some of the deepest meditation experiences I know.

So, I think a person can be deeply religious and deeply spiritual simultaneously. The two are not always exclusive.

Peace,
Jeanne
PS. Some GREAT reading recommendations:
God is a Verb (fabulous Kabbalah book)
The History of God
Pillars of Islam
Rabbi Jesus. (one of my favorites)

In relation to what Jim stated above, '...to see intelligent and gifted people like him (and he is no different than Benny Hinn, Creflo Dollar, ..a host of others that sell the ancient concept of “success laws” and pseudo spirituality,' those people are so influential right now, and I absolutely agree with him. Our Randy Gage is super intelligent and is very gifted, having a keen sense of perception and intuition. In fact, he has so much more with his real-life testimonies to share to change the whole world upside down for the ultimate best, making more money than they do - billions of dollars, serving God. Please hire me as one of your assistants, when that happens. :) Love your honesty about your view on spirituality and Christianity. Love you, RG. Hugs:::

Randy,

I have learned that having an open mind is the one of the best characteristics one can have.

I also know that no one knows the truth. It's only your perception of reality, so why would anyone agree anyway? I love it when people try to argue religion or anything else for that matter.

Karen

Tolerance is a Christian principle. Many Christians however miss the part that it's not their job to convict - that's the holy spirit's job. Good for you for having the courage to violate a cardinal rule of business - looks like maybe you can mention religion.

Great post once again, The idea of non-prejudicial spiritual devotion is the beginning of a more peaceful world.

After all, the first real wars, the Crusades, were all about religion, not territory.

Peace
Jase

Simply put; I agree and live by it.

Whoa. Nothing quite like religion and faith to get an argument going.

Really, I think it is about moral stages. You know I think it was Kholberg who did the psychological experiments to determine the different stages of moral development(the experiment in of itself though, has some ethical issues in my opinion).

I won't go over them all, but the people in the beginning stages of moral development, had authoritarian dispositions. Meaning, they did whatever someone in authority asked them to do without question. Those people in a higher stage of morality thought for themselves and questioned authority, doing what they thought was right irrespective of direction giving from a higher authority figure. (This experiment was partly done to understand the Nazis and why so many people were willing participants in such an atrocity).

I bring this up because I think Fundamentalist thinking is often done by those in a begininng morality stage. The stage where it is easier to do what one is asked and not question the right or wrong of it. It is easy to listen to an authority figure like a priest or even the Bible for that matter, and say here is the truth and this is right and this wrong. That way you don't have to think for yourself.

But, in reality we should really question everything and everyone to discover the real truths, the universal truths, which are rarely based on absolutes.

It is the same thing Randy says when he uses the Cosmic Santa Clause theory. Don't believe that there is some main authority figure out there that knows the absolute truth. It just isn't so. And that is a little scary. But, truth is always within us, and the knowledge of love and universal truth is apart of us from the time we are born. It is instinct I think. "Truth is always enlightening, but it doesn't always lead to a happy heart." (Another Clone Wars episode)

We are raised by our parents often to view them as the absolute authority. But, this is never the truth even when we are children. Parents are just there to guide us, they don't have all the answers either, and no they don't even know what's best all the time. Parents make a mistake when they don't teach children to question, to question even them.

Jesus was a rule breaker. Jesus questioned the Religious leaders of the day. Jesus questioned and broke religious law. He broke laws that didn't lead to love. What do you think he would say today? (And he was a highly controversial figure, in his time.:))

It is dangerous for people with such low moral functioning to be in power. I agree with you Randy. Furthermore, it only creates an atmosphere of hate. I think lately we can all see the danger of hate in American politics.

Good Picture.

Randy Gage for Pope!

RG,

This goes back to my question again, "Why do we need the South". I'll take Chicago and give back Birmingham. People who follow this line of thinking are dangerous and as America is a free country, they should not be allowed to govern.
When we don't respect each other we are not living the life that Christ wanted us too.
Jim

God is an encounter, the basis of our life. In a certain way, we must experience this encounter and, at certain moments, it must be something so interior to ourselves that we touch it not with human hands, but as a mother can touch the soul of her child and the child the soul of its mother…

There are moments in the existence of a being when there is no longer anything but God, when a being is transformed to the point of letting Presence show through him, a Presence which makes him a source, a creator, a greater being, a liberator. We ourselves feel enlightened, liberated. We ourselves feel there is something wonderful happening in us, an experience which, if we follow it through, will take us to an infinite reality. That is an essential experience…

There are moments within me when it is no longer I. Then, everything is wonderful. There are no longer any ties to life, nor is there any fear of death. We are totally absorbed by this Presence, totally lost in this love and, in these moments, we can take last place, we can accept the whole world, we can identify with others, because all the limitations have been shattered, because we are no longer anything but a dialogue of love with the Presence.

It is at this moment that true religion is born, that true humanity comes into being… The true God is hidden from us as long as we are hidden from ourselves.
- Maurice Zundel

Randy, love the picture! It's so "you"!
jim

By definition, a belief is a fact that has been verified. If you bring quantum physics into this discussion you might recall that the observer affects the outcome of the experiment. We see what we want to see and we attract that which we are.

I think that there's a danger in proclaiming our beliefs as truths. The moment we do that, they become absolute in our minds and we no longer subject them to scrutiny.

Randy, while absolutely correct about the state of fundamentalism, remember that this is Alabama -- home of George and Lurleen Wallace, Bull Connor, and now Robert Bentley. They've turned political stupidity and pandering into an art form.

Having lived in Birmingham, which leads the nation per capita in the number of churches, you'd be shocked at how many of them are roadside operations that are led by people whose theological training is, at best, minimal. But the flock follows, because their leader carries the title "Reverend".

They didn't seem to get that Allah and God are supposed to be the same thing, and I did indeed have a minister ask me why they didn't call Allah God if this being was the same thing. I had to explain to him that the Islamic world mostly doesn't speak English.

It's both intolerance and (accepted) mind-control.

You are the one who is superior.

I use the concept of Me, Oversoul and God-Mind, all intertwined and always connected.

What I experience, God experience too. That's the whole point, and that's why we can't stagnate.

All experiences originate from my Oversoul. I get a net of energy but eventually send it back and ask for other experiences.

And the importance here is sending back.

Send back all that you don't want anymore.

I'm going for that "burning bowl" ceremony again.

Religion is the World's biggest problem.

I'm looking forward to the person who comments on this post and says:

"Yeah, if he were REALLY Christian, he would know that it's the one and only Truth, and he wouldn't need to tell people they're going to hell"

That'll be funny to me.

We are ALL brothers and sisters because each of us is part of the human race. We all stem from the same Creator-Almighty God. The Bible book of Acts states that "God made out of one man every nation of men to dwell upon the surface of the earth" so we are ONE earthly family! We ARE family! (sounds like a hit song doesn't it?) There may be many heros/heroines but Jesus is the Savior since he shed his lifeblood in behalf of the entire human race. (Matthew 20:28, John 3:16, Acts 4:12)No person past, present, or future can ever make that same claim! Jesus also taught love and the Scriptures show that he reached out and helped people of different faiths. The scriptures also make it quite clear that religion and politics must remain separate. Jesus nor his apostles never ever got personally involved. His followers today don't participate either.(Daniel 2:44, James 4:4, Revelation 13:1-2)Like oil and water-the two don't mix very well at all! Can't we all get just along?

Thankyou for this Randy. You are so spot on and I agree totally with what you posted.

My truth is within me and it is only there. When I try to look outside then it's a non-truth and only serves to confuse me and pulls me further away from who I truly am.

I still am searching to unblock my resistance to the word 'god' and hopefully one day I'll hear or read something that will click and release that block.

I think the hardest concept for some to grasp is the differences between a religionist and a spiritualist. And when you throw in belief you can kiss agreement on any topic goodbye.
Being raised a christian, I use it as my baseline so I apologize for any insults but I'm using it as my base line. I have seen christians who try to live what I consider to be a good christian life style, also, I have met muslims, buddhists, athiests, socialists/ communists and non-card carrying members of society who also live by the spiritual ideals I attribute to Christianity. Of course we also see daily the examples of religionist, leaders and brethern, who live contrary to my concept of a religions ideals.
Man's ego is the divider, factions within a religion splinter, beliefs can unite and destroy in the name of religion, its an attempt at self justification.

Brian J