What's So Funny About Peace, Love and Understanding
What if the only thing that separates us from one another are the stories we tell about each other's evilness?
Hell is not some distant terror, a punishment doled out by omniscient beings. It's a reality issued by you and me the moment we say someone is not welcome. You and me draw the lines. We cut and we separate, and the moment we do, we lose part of ourselves.
There is no separateness. Only separateness we create with our stories.
What if the sense of longing-for-something-better is only a self-indulgent fantasy that causes us to no longer participate in the magic in front of us?
Heaven is not some distant reward, a celebration reserved for the righteous. It's a reality being brought into existence by you and I, when we choose to bring compassion and love to those in front of us, and act to alleviate suffering, extend welcome, nurture others.
What if holiness, purity, perfection, righteousness are all secret code-words for "missing the point"? The intention is compassion. It's love. It…
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