02 Remember, or look up, the coalitions of 3-5 people I spoke of on 6/30/2020, and think of them as Circles of Sincerity. Think of them as Communities of Innocence. Think of how you might put one together. Circles of Sincerity are 3-5 people coming together to be sincere with one another. That’s all. ThatContinue reading “07/06/2020”
Category Archives: The Church of What’s Happening Now
07/03/2020
01 There is being aligned with our life, in accord with our life, and there is being at odds with our life, at war with our life. If we are in accord with the Tao, we are aligned with our life, and things are fine. Which may not be ideal, but it is as goodContinue reading “07/03/2020”
07/02/2020
What would you do “without hope, without witness, without reward” (Steven Moffat)? Without recognition, without acknowledgement, without gain? What would it be? Find it! Do it! Over and over! There is life hiding in that. You come alive there. Do not stop doing it!
06/30/2020
01 I suggest that you build coalitions of 3-5 people to explore who each of you is, and what you think/feel is at the heart/center/ground/source/foundation/bedrock of each of you. How do you decide what to do? What directs your boat on its path through the sea? How do you think of what is good? WhereContinue reading “06/30/2020”
06/29/2020
The foundation of The Church of What’s Happening Now is the right kind of silence. The right kind of silence is the source of everything. The wrong kind of silence leads to the right kind of silence over time. Just be still sit quietly and wait to see and hear what needs to be heardContinue reading “06/29/2020”
06/28/2020
Carl Jung said, “Neurosis is always a substitute for legitimate suffering.” We refuse to bear the pain of being alive– the pain of coming to life within our own lives. The agony of the delivery room is not just the mother’s. We continue to birth ourselves long after we are born, throughout our life. OrContinue reading “06/28/2020”
06/27/2020
01 All religion is based on the premise that if we make God happy, God will make us happy. This has been condensed to the principle: Give To Get, and explained by saying, “If we give to God we will get back blessings by the boat load, pouring over, spilling out.” Never mind that God’sContinue reading “06/27/2020”
06/26/2020
The ground of true religion is personal experience with the ineffable essence of existence in the form of grace, beauty, wonder–typically conveyed by an encounter with art, music, nature and/or the right kind of conversation with the right kind of people. This is religion without theology, doctrine, dogma, creeds, reason or logic, and is beyondContinue reading “06/26/2020”
06/25/2020
Anything that takes the present moment away from us is evil. Anything that brings the present moment vibrantly alive to us is good. Anything can take the present moment away from us. Anything can bring the present moment vibrantly alive to us. Anything can be evil. Anything can be good. The present moment is allContinue reading “06/25/2020”
August 8, 2020
03 The Stages of Spiritual Development The Old Yogis/Hindus/Buddhists held there to be seven stages of spiritual development. Stage 1 is Living Without Being Alive. Jesus advised leaving the dead to bury the dead. The people at this stage are dragons (Joseph Campbell), Dragging themselves around. They are just hanging out, barely making it throughContinue reading “August 8, 2020”
The Church of What’s Happening Now
Flip Wilson’s comedy role as Reverend Leroy of The Church of What’s Happening Now is the perfect precursor for the Church as it Ought To be. For one thing, he is comedic and doesn’t take himself seriously. For another, the Church of What’s happening Now is intently focused on, and involved with, the present moment,Continue reading “The Church of What’s Happening Now”
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