Category Archives: Religion

BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, March 15th, 2024 by Neale Donald Walsch in FRIENDSHIP WITH GOD

Posted on March 14, 2024 by jmaz479

“It is this very teaching of superiority that has caused so much pain in your world. The idea, deeply ingrained in a people, that they are somehow “better” than others may give them an extra measure of confidence. This is … Continue reading →

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, December 27th, 2023 by Marianne Williamson in ILLUMINATA

Posted on December 26, 2023 by jmaz479

“Secularized organized religions have become, in many cases, as calcified as other institutions that form the structure of our modern world. That’s why they are accepted here, and also why they are rejected. Our religious institutions have far too often … Continue reading →

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, August 11th, 2023 by Stuart Wilde in THE QUICKENING

Posted on August 10, 2023 by jmaz479

“When you look at the philosophies which have been adopted by the masses, you can see that they are deliberately designed to keep the people asleep. The philosophies serve as “glue” to hold the tribes together in a psychic bonding. … Continue reading →

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, June 16th, 2023 by Nan Yielding in THINGS I NEVER LEARNED IN SUNDAY SCHOOL

Posted on June 15, 2023 by jmaz479

“From a strictly historical viewpoint, unless ancient texts come to light, we will never know exactly who Jesus was. But as scholars have researched and gathered information about him over the years, it becomes more and more evident his primary … Continue reading →

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, May 3rd, 2023 by Jeff Maziarek in SPIRITUALITY SIMPLIFIED

Posted on May 2, 2023 by jmaz479

“In all instances, what religious ideology claims as truth has been handed down over generations from one person to another, with each new storyteller or writer likely adding their own bit of journalistic license to the mix. In the end, … Continue reading →

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, March 3rd, 2023 by Eckhart Tolle in A NEW EARTH

Posted on March 2, 2023 by jmaz479

“What is the role of the established religions in the arising of the new consciousness? Many people are already aware of the difference between spirituality and religion. They realize that having a belief system – a set of thoughts that … Continue reading →

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, January 12th, 2023 by Nan Yielding in THINGS I NEVER LEARNED IN SUNDAY SCHOOL

Posted on January 11, 2023 by jmaz479

“For over two thousand years, Christians have seen Jesus through the eyes of the gospel writers, believing they were disciples of Jesus and eyewitnesses to the events they described. Many may be surprised, as I was, to learn this is … Continue reading →

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, December 14th, 2022 by Jeff Maziarek in SPIRITUALITY SIMPLIFIED

Posted on December 13, 2022 by jmaz479

“The truth about labels is that they really say nothing about the essence of the person to whom we apply them…What is particularly paradoxical is that of all the labels we humans apply, it is perhaps the “religion” label that … Continue reading →

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, February 3rd, 2022 by Neale Donald Walsch in CONVERSATIONS WITH GOD BOOK 1

Posted on February 2, 2022 by jmaz479

“Some of your religions have built up whole theologies around the misconception that God would – or could – create anything imperfect. And that is what it is, literally: a misconception. For anything I conceive – all that to which … Continue reading →

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, December 2nd, 2021 by Neale Donald Walsch in CONVERSATIONS WITH GOD BOOK 1

Posted on December 1, 2021 by jmaz479

“All people are special, and all moments are golden. There is no person and there is no time one more special than the other. Many people choose to believe that God communicates in special ways and only with special people. … Continue reading →

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, November 1st, 2021 by John Selby in EXPAND THIS MOMENT

Posted on October 31, 2021 by jmaz479

“Is there any reason not to honor and love yourself as you are right now? I remember sitting many times under the oak trees in Ojai, or in an auditorium in Europe or elsewhere, and listening to Krishnamurti as he … Continue reading →

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, October 4th, 2021 by Terry Cole-Whittaker in LIVE YOUR BLISS

Posted on October 3, 2021 by jmaz479

“The idea that God is angry and must be pacified by means of blood sacrifice and violence against others came from the teachings of Zoroaster, an ancient prophet and religious poet from Babylon. His teachings about an angry, vengeful, and … Continue reading →

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, March 23rd, 2020 by John Randolph Price in LIVING A LIFE OF JOY

Posted on March 22, 2020 by jmaz479

“Why can’t we accept the fact that positive living is the natural way of life? For one thing, orthodox religion has told us something different, which means that we may have to do some deprogramming on ourselves. We have to … Continue reading →

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, December 23rd, 2019 by Pete Koerner in THE BELIEF FORMULA

Posted on December 22, 2019 by jmaz479

“When most people think of the word trinity, they think of religious descriptions of “the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.” Sadly, it is through translations, misunderstanding, misrepresentation, and perhaps fraud and deception on a monumental scale, that most … Continue reading →

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, October 28th, 2019 by Pete Koerner in THE BELIEF FORMULA

Posted on October 27, 2019 by jmaz479

“Most group beliefs are based on various interpretations of the Bible, where Christian churches are concerned (each religion has their own foundational documents), and the Bible has some catch-all’s in it that put all such new rules to a test … Continue reading →

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