Open in threadHow much of a "Divine Plan" or "Divine Script" is there to life? (Main Forum)
There is probably no "script" or "plan" otherwise someone would have made a fortune marketing it by now.
However it would seem Jesus did have a "formula" that can be summed up in a word: compassion.
Compassion may not be the fastest route to fame and fortune but it would seem to be a key to living life more ‘abundantly.’ It tends to divert us form self-absorption by focusing on the often more pressing needs of others, thereby releasing the ‘better angels of our nature.’ It is widely accepted that one of the key elements in a happy and fulfilled life is for children to grow up in a loving family environment. Compassion can deepen the love and understanding between partners and the children they care for can be a constant wellspring of compassionate love.
If Christianity let go of its God bothering and focused on the actual teachings of Jesus (instead of the personality cult of Paul) it might seek to elevate compassion into the powerful spiritual force that Christ envisaged. That would involve a deeper exploration of Christ’s teachings on humility and forgiveness and a new praxis that combined various spiritual disciplines with social and political activism.
Such a renewed Christianity could be salutary both for us as individuals and for our tormented planet.
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- If you want "miracles" watch this... - Brian Coyne, 2012-04-28, 02:02
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- The problem with religion is not "God", it is US! - Brian Coyne, 2012-04-28, 02:18
- How much of a "Divine Plan" or "Divine Script" is there to life? - Brian Coyne, 2012-04-28, 04:53
- How much of a "Divine Plan" or "Divine Script" is there to life? - James, 2012-04-28, 06:15
- How much of a "Divine Plan" or "Divine Script" is there to life? - AnnieJ, 2012-04-28, 09:13
- How much of a "Divine Plan" or "Divine Script" is there to life? - Brian Coyne, 2012-04-28, 13:14
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- How much of a "Divine Plan" or "Divine Script" is there to life? - Macbee, 2012-04-28, 11:11
- How much of a "Divine Plan" or "Divine Script" is there to life? - Chris Hum, 2012-04-28, 13:23
- I do believe - Dolores, 2012-04-28, 14:18
- I think I do too (with some qualifications) [Response to James, Chris, Dolores] - Brian Coyne, 2012-04-28, 16:04
- The answer is no and yet - Dolores, 2012-04-29, 11:51
- The answer is no and yet - Francis, 2012-04-29, 22:37
- The answer is no and yet - Dolores, 2012-04-29, 23:31
- The answer is no and yet - Dolores, 2012-04-29, 23:31
- The answer is no and yet - Francis, 2012-04-29, 22:37
- I think I do too (with some qualifications) [Response to James, Chris, Dolores] - Francis, 2012-04-29, 22:27
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- Scepticism — "following the will of the Father in Heaven" — what does that mean?... - Dolores, 2012-05-01, 00:31
- Scepticism — "following the will of the Father in Heaven" — what does that mean?... - Brian Coyne, 2012-04-30, 21:19
- The "Divine" Plan: does it exist; what shape does it take if it does? - Brian Coyne, 2012-04-30, 20:51
- The answer is no and yet - Dolores, 2012-04-29, 11:51
- I do believe - Marian, 2012-04-28, 18:33
- I do believe - Francis, 2012-04-29, 21:55
- I do believe - Dolores, 2012-04-29, 23:55
- I do believe - Francis, 2012-04-30, 13:06
- I do believe - Francis, 2012-04-30, 13:06
- I do believe - Dolores, 2012-04-29, 23:55
- I think I do too (with some qualifications) [Response to James, Chris, Dolores] - Brian Coyne, 2012-04-28, 16:04
- How much of a "Divine Plan" or "Divine Script" is there to life? - James, 2012-04-28, 06:15
- How much of a "Divine Plan" or "Divine Script" is there to life? - Brian Coyne, 2012-04-28, 04:53
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- The great moral question and dilemma... - AnnieJ, 2012-04-29, 11:43
- The great moral question and dilemma... - James, 2012-04-29, 15:16
- The great moral question and dilemma... - AnnieJ, 2012-04-29, 11:43
- The great moral question and dilemma... - Brian Coyne, 2012-04-29, 11:37
- If you want "miracles" watch this... - Francis, 2012-04-29, 22:45
- If you want "miracles" watch this... - AnnieJ, 2012-04-29, 11:23
- If you want "miracles" watch this... - Macbee, 2012-04-28, 17:02
- If you want "miracles" watch this... - Brian Coyne, 2012-04-28, 16:24
- If you want "miracles" watch this... - Helen, 2012-04-28, 15:39
- If you want "miracles" watch this... - Macbee, 2012-04-28, 14:30
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- The problem with religion is not "God", it is US! - Brian Coyne, 2012-04-28, 02:18
