July 14, 2026

The Golden Buddha

The Way of the Buddha, 6th Edition is now an eBook on Kindle. And I am writing almost daily here and on my Tao-Psyche-Intuition.com blog. When I quit writing, I will be dead or dying. I have never know anyone with so much to say! Just today it occurred to me that there are three Biblical texts regarding the sayings of Jesus that, when understood (And they are point blank so everyone could have understood this from the beginning) will do away with Christianity instantly).

They are: “Why don’t you understand for yourselves what is right?” “The Spirit is like the wind that blows where it will.” “You have ears to hear! Let them hear!” “You have eyes to see! Let them see!” In these three texts, Jesus is telling us to take the authority for our own life and to assume the responsibility of knowing and doing what needs to be done, when, where and how it needs to be done. Which also happens to be the ground and foundation of Taoism and Zen. And clarifying the realization that those who know, know the same things.

Published by jimwdollar

I'm retired, and still finding my way--but now, I don't have to pretend that I know what I'm doing. I retired after 40.5 years as a minister in the Presbyterian Church USA, serving churches in Louisiana, Mississippi and North Carolina. I graduated from Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary, in Austin, Texas, and Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, Louisiana. My wife, Judy, and I have three daughters, five granddaughters, one great granddaughter, and a great grandson on the way, within about ten minutes from where we live--and are enjoying our retirement as much as we have ever enjoyed anything.

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