If you go for this, it's pretty important, that the cover art for the book,
contains, at a minimum, a shining sun, blue sky, and a multi-ethnic group of
people, some in native garb, mostly smiling a bit too much, with a few, 'deep
in thought'.
Splash quotes on the cover, by Ram Dass, and Deepak, or, even, Barbra
Streisand, would be helpful, too.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <steve.sundur@...> wrote :
Okay, how bout,
Atheists Can't Transcend.
How Being Bounced Me Right Out of The Transcendent.
One Man's Personal Journey"
(okay, okay, I know it's got some problems technically with transcending
partially, but it's a start)
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <steve.sundur@...> wrote :
I think it could be a great title for a book, "Atheists Can't Transcend"
Come to think of it, I don't think I've seen a book in the series along the
lines of "Transcending for Dummies"
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <no_re...@yahoogroups.com> wrote :
Isn't it in Lukas somewhere it says "Seek yea first the kingdom of heaven
within......" ?
Among turned up in newer translations probably because the "within" was
confusing since they have no idea what that is supposed to be. Also, someone
who sought "within" would be a threat to the Church knowing he would not find a
way to "it" in their teachings.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <authfriend@...> wrote :
P.S.: The complete sentence is, "The Kingdom of God is within/among/in the
midst of you"--"you" meaning the Pharisees. You can't leave off the "you"
without seriously misrepresenting what Jesus was saying.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <authfriend@...> wrote :
Actually, there's major scholarly disagreement with the translation "within."
Jesus was directly addressing the Pharisees, after all, not making a general
statement; and he'd made it crystal clear that he thought they were corrupt
inside and out. Just contextually, it's extremely unlikely he was saying the
Kingdom of God was "within" the Pharisees. Most translations other than the KJV
have "among" or "in the midst of" or similar, referring to the Pharisees'
inability to recognize Jesus as the representative of God's Kingdom.
Organized religions don't "talk" much about transcending simply because they
lack the methods to achieve it. "The Kingdom of God is within " must the most
revolutionary concept in Christianity yet is rarely or even never discussed out
of fear the Church would loose it's grip on the people.
