The light of the transcendent self will lift you out. Enlightenment is the complete destruction of this view. The ego is the illusion of who you think you are. The Buddha taught this constantly, using the word atman which can be used to mean transcendent Self or ego self. To attain the selfless state, one must kill the ego. If we can remember this, we will never suffer again.Īnd as I pull my head out I am without one doubtĭon't wanna be down here feeding my narcissism. The ascent up causes a disorienting blur of the senses and eventually your union with permanent bliss. In the allegory of the cave, Socrates uses the Sun to represent pure goodness which is in all of us. Obviously, the source of light is the sun. In these lyrics, there is an understanding in the subject that the moon’s light is not its own, it is only an illusion Maya.
You grasp at the finger (the teacher or teaching), when it’s as simple as looking at the moon (absolute reality). The dharma is just a finger pointing to the moon. The moon is a common theme for spiritual teachers. The moon tells me a secret - my confidant It is like the divine is calling you to find it. Eventually we all get to this point where the suffering is so tremendous we start looking for a way to end it. A deep depression every spiritual seeker goes through. I have come curiously close to the end, down The entire album is about transcendence and this is the climax: Enlightenment The Buddha himself would be proud of this song, as it reflects the dharma of Buddhism and Hinduism. Anyone who says it has no mystical meaning or intention has not plunged into the depths of meditation. So crucify the ego, before it's far too lateĪnd leave behind this place so negative and blind and cynicalĪnd you will come to find that we are all one mindĬapable of all that's imagined and all conceivable
I must crucify the ego before it's far too late Without her, we are lifeless satellites driftingĪnd as I pull my head out, I am without one doubtĭon't want to be down here soothing my narcissism I hope this little book draws you closer to our magnificent Lord and acts as a tool for Him to gain more for Himself in all of us.I have come curiously close to the end, thoughĪnd in my darkest moment, fetal and weeping But they are all tied together by the theme of rescripting and revising.Ĭlick here to listen to the interview with CBD (Christian Books)Ĭlick here to read endorsements and reviews The book is a collection of essays written at different times and places. The chapters don’t build upon one another.
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Some of the chapters include: “Being Captured by the Same Spirit You Oppose” … “Your Christ is Too Small” … “What’s Wrong With Our Gospel?” … “The Felt-Presence of God” … “The God of Unseen Endings” … “Revising the Holy Spirit’s Ministry” … “Let Me Pray About It: Revising Christian Code Language” … “The Lord Told Me: Revising Christianeze.” Instead, REVISE US AGAIN explores ten vital issues of our faith that work at the unconscious (subterranean) level. Unlike Pagan Christianity, Reimagining Church, Finding Organic Church, and The Untold Story of the New Testament Church, it’s not a book about the church or church practice. Unlike From Eternity to Here and Jesus Manifesto, it doesn’t contain the element of the sublime. It is written for all Christians in every denomination, movement, and church structure. And it’s the shortest as well (only 176 pages). The book is unlike anything else I’ve written to date. As such, it contains both light and shade. This book was born on the anvil of three decades of spiritual experiences, struggles, observations, suffering, failures, questions, reflections, and the insights that are born from each. “Frank Viola changes the conversation from ‘Christian worldview’ to the Jesus way of living in an amazing book.”
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