ORDINARY LIFE - Thoughts and Ideas to Help You Live a Happier Life
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Summary of Ordinary Life for October 3, 2021
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Dear Ones -
The title of what we offered in Ordinary Life was -
The Transformation of Consciousness
The Gospel of John has relevance for us if we can make the same kind of transition in our time that the community that produced this writing did in theirs. Evolutionary cosmology is causing us to re-think everything. A new way of being is possible at every stage along the way. What is necessary for embracing it is a transformation of consciousness. Howard Thurman's meditation on water asks if we are canals, reservoirs, or swamps. Ken Wilber talks about higher level of consciousness as "transcend and include" and "negate and preserve." Salvation is ultimately communal and yet, paradoxically requires personal transformation in order for the communal to become a reality. The time closes with an illustration of how doing dream work can lead to a transformation of consciousness.
That’s a brief summary of the time in Ordinary Life this week.
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Be well and much love,
Bill Kerley
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