Category Archives: Religion

BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, August 31st, 2012 by Jeff Maziarek in SPIRITUALITY SIMPLIFIED

Posted on August 31, 2012 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 Wednesday, October 19th, 2011 by Neale Donald Walsch in CONVERSATIONS WITH GOD BOOK 1

Posted on October 19, 2011 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 Wednesday, August 17th, 2011 by Neale Donald Walsch in CONVERSATIONS WITH GOD BOOK 1

Posted on August 17, 2011 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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PONDER on THIS for Thursday, July 21st, 2011 by John Selby in EXPAND THIS MOMENT

Posted on July 21, 2011 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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PONDER on THIS for Thursday, June 23rd, 2011 by Terry Cole-Whittaker in LIVE YOUR BLISS

Posted on June 23, 2011 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 Thursday, November 26th, 2009 by John Randolph Price in LIVING A LIFE OF JOY

Posted on November 26, 2009 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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PONDER on THIS for Friday, September 4th, 2009 by Pete Koerner in THE BELIEF FORMULA

Posted on September 4, 2009 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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PONDER on THIS for Friday, July 10th, 2009 by Pete Koerner in THE BELIEF FORMULA

Posted on July 10, 2009 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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PONDER on THIS for Friday, May 15th, 2009 by Pete Koerner in THE BELIEF FORMULA

Posted on May 15, 2009 by jmaz479

“When I compare religion with spiritualism, it is only to illustrate the difference in the perspectives each mask offers. None of this is to say that religious people are not spiritual, or that you have to either choose to be … Continue reading →

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, March 10th, 2009 by Stuart Wilde in INFINITE SELF

Posted on March 10, 2009 by jmaz479

“In the olden days, the idea was that individuals were too weak and sinful to have a meaningful dialogue with God. So, systems were developed whereby people had to use a third party to communicate with God. Once you had … Continue reading →

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PONDER on THIS for Friday, February 13th, 2009 by Pete Koerner in THE BELIEF FORMULA

Posted on February 13, 2009 by jmaz479

“With religion, large groups of people are brought together with a commonly taught belief. These groups believe, among other things, that they share the same beliefs. Since no two people see exactly the same things, however, no two people could … Continue reading →

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, December 9th, 2008 by Eric Butterworth in DISCOVER THE POWER WITHIN YOU

Posted on December 9, 2008 by jmaz479

“To many people religion is synonymous with a church service – a spectacle to witness, a ritual to employ, a prayer book to use once a week. Religion is a badge of conventional respectability. Belonging to the right kind of … Continue reading →

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, September 25th, 2008 by Marianne Williamson in ILLUMINATA

Posted on September 25, 2008 by jmaz479

“Religious institutions are not the only arbiters of religious experience. They do not own the Truth, for Truth cannot be owned. Nor should they think they hold some franchise on our spiritual life. They are consultants and frameworks, but they … Continue reading →

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, May 13th, 2008 by Diane K. Osbon in REFLECTIONS ON THE ART OF LIVING: A JOSEPH CAMPBELL COMPANION

Posted on May 12, 2008 by jmaz479

“Heaven and hell are psychological definitions. The Catholic definition of mortal sin should relieve you of the thought that you have committed one. As a Catholic, you learn that for a sin to be mortal, the kind that condemns you … Continue reading →

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PONDER on THIS for Friday, May 2nd, 2008 by Jeff Maziarek in SPIRITUALITY SIMPLIFIED

Posted on May 1, 2008 by jmaz479

“The very questioning of the origin of the Bible is often considered sacrilegious by many a devout Christian, but is it unreasonable to want to know who wrote such an important literary work? Of course not. It is not solid … Continue reading →

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