October 20, 2023 – A

If we were to build a church without theology
(And why don't we?),
we could do it basted upon personal experience.

The ground/foundation would be
the right kind of emptiness, stillness, silence.

The touchstone components
for maintaining/deepening our attachment
to the core/center/source of life and being
would be 
integrity/sincerity,
spontaneity,
balance/harmony,
spirit,
energy,
vitality...
As each of us understand these terms to be
in our own life.

We would gather to explore our original nature
and the virtues/specialties/characteristics
that come with us from the womb--
and how we are exhibiting/expressing/serving these
qualities 
in the here and now experiences of our life.

In so doing,
we would be balancing/harmonizing ourselves,
in our work to experience, 
engage,
explore
ways of better being ourselves 
in our daily engagements with our life.

The thrust would be how to better who we are
for the good of each situation as it arises,
and not how to have our way
and get what we want
as much, and as often, as possible
before we die.

The process would be more on the order
of a 12-Step group
that that of a religious service.

It would center on hearing what we have to say
rather being told something
someone thinks we need to hear.

We all could start a small group of this type,
with 3, 5, or 7 people,
and learn with experience what size is the optimal size
for everyone to be able to say
what they need to hear
in the time allotted for saying what needs to be said.

Additional accompaniments,
singing bowls, 
chants,
music,
readings,
silence,
etc.
could be experimented with
and worked out over time.  

No one is going to come along
and hand something like this 
out to us.
It will become a reality,
only by us doing it ourselves.

Namaste

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