tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964207596172907537.comments2023-03-31T21:00:28.088+11:00Beside The CreekBrigidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07862531789968068093noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964207596172907537.post-9072447145780472182018-04-10T23:17:52.271+10:002018-04-10T23:17:52.271+10:00eid mubarak for everyone<a href="https://ayurvedkedesinuskhe.com/eid-2018-send-these-special-messages-through-eid-mubarak/" rel="nofollow"> eid mubarak </a> for everyoneeid mubarakhttps://ayurvedkedesinuskhe.com/eid-2018-send-these-special-messages-through-eid-mubarak/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964207596172907537.post-24270990142976124102018-04-10T20:42:08.730+10:002018-04-10T20:42:08.730+10:00its very good article thanksits very good article thankseid mubarakhttps://ayurvedkedesinuskhe.com/eid-2018-send-these-special-messages-through-eid-mubarak/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964207596172907537.post-11578059228874798612018-02-01T18:18:24.497+11:002018-02-01T18:18:24.497+11:00Thank you, Morandir Armson, for your encouraging c...Thank you, Morandir Armson, for your encouraging comment. As you will have noted, this blog is a sort of scrapbook of an interfaith nature. I don't think I have published anything relating to the neo-Pagan faith but if you feel you would like to contribute material or recommend material please be in touch with me at misseaglesnetwork@gmail.com. For myself, I am a Christian with an academic background in religious studies as well as active involvement in a number of interfaith organisations. The tenor of this article appealed to me because the teachings of Jesus are rather straightforward but are often sacrificial in their nature which can mean that we seldom see them well-practised. Blessings from Brigid.Brigidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862531789968068093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964207596172907537.post-89384394635383832002018-02-01T16:06:01.572+11:002018-02-01T16:06:01.572+11:00 I am a neo-Pagan and usually have no interest in ... I am a neo-Pagan and usually have no interest in practicing the Christian virtues. But this article is profoundly moving. It’s wonderful to encounter Christians (even on the Internet) who actually practice the teachings of Jesus. Thanks for this!Morandir Armsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964207596172907537.post-18656226160917693682016-02-14T04:09:03.063+11:002016-02-14T04:09:03.063+11:00What a surprise to see this on Pinterest: this is ...What a surprise to see this on Pinterest: this is the monastery church my husband built! He is the priest in the first picture, with Deacon Fr. Stephen and Archbishop Damaskinos. Regards from SA, Ariadne PalmosAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08529152762204569341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964207596172907537.post-62317594093210338742016-02-11T11:13:54.313+11:002016-02-11T11:13:54.313+11:00From The Editor of Beside The Creek:
I have consid...From The Editor of Beside The Creek:<br />I have considered seriously whether to publish the above comment. One of the things I have considered is whether this comment, if published, would do more harm than good. In the end, I have decided to publish and draw readers' attention to some points for consideration when reading and assessing this article.<br /><br />I verified the article on-line and found that it was originally published at >>> http://goo.gl/MCj0B3 This a site for The Herald Sun, a popular Melbourne newspaper from the stable of NewsCorp and Rupert Murdoch. The Herald Sun is a resoundingly populist newspaper - not an erudite journal let alone one that would profess to have any qualification in religion studies or in theology or in interfaith issues. We live in a society in which large segments of the population have little, shallow or no knowledge of religion in the human condition whether it is Christian or otherwise. Such stories as this one will always arouse spurious interest. I have no way of establishing any ameliorating information. In short, if there were deeper and mitigating circumstances surrounding this story, it is not possible for these to be ascertained. Brigidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862531789968068093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964207596172907537.post-49819028832055510452016-02-11T09:04:27.689+11:002016-02-11T09:04:27.689+11:00An erudite comprehensive analysis. Thanks for the ...An erudite comprehensive analysis. Thanks for the share. I have reposted on G+.<br />Only yesterday I was told of the following history of extreme religious violence occurring in Antwerp Victoria. Perhaps this horrific history will give everyone pause. <br />What I find curious is the then contemporary belief that these murderers who expressed no contrition for their acts were given such lenient sentences. Did the attending police, prosecution and magistrate or judge all belong to the same Lutheran sect? Or is it another extreme example of the Victorian folie en masse - denial of reality?<br />.<br />https://forgottenillawarra.wordpress.com/2014/08/21/a-terrible-exorcism/Folkmusic with Poetry broadcast until 15/12/2013 on 96.5 FMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13015976732206370084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964207596172907537.post-35595046614629078212016-01-21T11:43:31.825+11:002016-01-21T11:43:31.825+11:00An interesting report Brigid. I was fascinated by ...An interesting report Brigid. I was fascinated by the middle of the road / sit on the fence response from the ten Lutherans together with the Victorians better than thou lack of extremism.<br />A report to definitely send to a lot of NLP members though I wonder how much this finding is skewed by the researchers sponsorship?Folkmusic with Poetry broadcast until 15/12/2013 on 96.5 FMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13015976732206370084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964207596172907537.post-30974808055699657362016-01-17T06:07:16.661+11:002016-01-17T06:07:16.661+11:00Good site.Good site.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964207596172907537.post-60508642698189428782015-02-05T19:03:00.481+11:002015-02-05T19:03:00.481+11:00Really great to see such wide support
StanReally great to see such wide support<br /> Stanstannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964207596172907537.post-25643493476343643042014-06-24T00:53:59.925+10:002014-06-24T00:53:59.925+10:00Brigid… Yes, Jesus would want us to be “practical,...Brigid… Yes, Jesus would want us to be “practical,” and I think the fact that all major religions can be shown to map directly onto an abstract version of the Trinity is “startling simplicity” itself. <br /><br />If you read the Preview on my website at www.religiouspluralism.ca, you will see that I am merely expanding on what is already inherent (but sometimes obscured or hidden) in the orthodox concept of the Trinity. Despite apparent differences, the underlying similarities among religions suggest the possibility that they may all be merely different facets of the same multi-dimensional reality. Indeed, when we examine world religions, we see in the personalities they portray and the language they use, a reflection of one or other (or some combination) of the three divine psychological personae. <br /><br />As the world becomes more and more religiously and culturally diverse, we will have no choice but to practice pluralism in order to avoid a “clash of civilizations” over what amounts to a possibly preventable and ultimately correctable misunderstanding. <br /><br />Religious variety would be a wonderful source of cultural stimulus, if religious beliefs could be placed in some sort of comprehensive context which recognizes the differences, but integrates their best attitudes in one inclusive framework. Diversity can be healthy and something to be celebrated. Religious pluralism also has the virtue of being a universal moral worldview. <br /><br />Mere toleration is too fragile a foundation for a world of religious differences in close proximity. It does nothing to unite people, and leaves in place the stereotypes and fears that underlie old patterns of division and violence. In the world in which we live today, our elitism and ignorance of one another will be increasingly costly. If the interactions of society are to be at all a rational process, some set of principles must motivate the general participation of religious groups in the oneness of the community, without hindering the maintenance by each group of its own identity.<br /><br />Recently, a number of theologians have suggested that the Trinity may provide the key to an inclusive theology of religions, and a new understanding of religious diversity. An expanded abstract version of the Trinity can function as a metaphysical "architectonic principle" to unlock the providential purpose and meaning of religious variety, in the portrayal of the multi-dimensional nature of God.<br /><br />In the past, religious misunderstandings have caused immense grief, but civilization is rapidly approaching the point where the very survival of the world depends on overcoming anti-social religious conflicts, and the negative impacts of increasing population on the planet. The human race can no longer afford religious strife that divides people and disturbs urgent cooperation on mutual issues such as conservation and sharing of resources, combating climate change, stimulating healthy economic growth, etc. <br /><br />Peace in the world requires peace among religions. Religious pluralism is a necessary paradigm shift whose time has come. Absent any better idea, the Trinity Absolute concept of One God in three phases or personae is the only adequate metaphysical vehicle necessary and sufficient for a real form of religious pluralism that is more than just lukewarm toleration and talking past one another.” <br /><br />Samuel Stuart Maynes<br />www.religiouspluralism.ca<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08498099628281661196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964207596172907537.post-54859465759147028282014-06-23T11:06:54.923+10:002014-06-23T11:06:54.923+10:00Thank you Samuel. In my old age and living in the...Thank you Samuel. In my old age and living in the 21st Century, I am into inclusiveness - and I know some will mount an argument for the Trinity as a model for inclusion. However, these days, at the risk of being burned at the stake as a heretic - I am as happy to believe in the Trinity as to not believe in the Trinity but in three separate persons only. And I think a case can be made for that since much of the trinitarian concept was only developed long after Jesus ascended into Heaven! The Trinity is regarded as a mystery of the Christian tradition - but I wonder if Jesus was that into mystery. He seemed a practical sort of person to me who distilled things into a startling simplicity - not incomprehensible mystery. OK - we don't understand everything - virgin birth, resurrection, ascension, pentecost - but the complex post-Incarnation Trinitarianism. I wonder>!Brigidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862531789968068093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964207596172907537.post-80675003632259105792014-06-23T02:17:44.072+10:002014-06-23T02:17:44.072+10:00If you are interested in some new ideas on religio...If you are interested in some new ideas on religious diversity and the Trinity, please check out my website at www.religiouspluralism.ca. It previews my book, which has not been published yet and is still a “work-in-progress.” Your constructive criticism would be very much appreciated. <br /><br />My thesis is that an abstract version of the Trinity could be Christianity’s answer to the world need for a framework of pluralistic theology. <br /><br />In a constructive worldview: east, west, and far-east religions present a threefold understanding of One God manifest primarily in Muslim and Hebrew intuition of the Deity Absolute, Christian and Krishnan Hindu conception of the Universe Absolute Supreme Being; and Shaivite Hindu, Buddhist, Taoist apprehension of the Destroyer (meaning also Consummator), Unconditioned Absolute, or Spirit of All That Is and is not. Together with their variations and combinations in other major religions, these religious ideas reflect and express our collective understanding of God, in an expanded concept of the Holy Trinity. <br /><br />The Trinity Absolute is portrayed in the logic of world religions, as follows: <br /><br />1. Muslims and Jews may be said to worship only the first person of the Trinity, i.e. the existential Deity Absolute Creator, known as Allah or Yhwh, Abba or Father (as Jesus called him), Brahma, and other names; represented by Gabriel (Executive Archangel), Muhammad and Moses (mighty messenger prophets), and others. <br /><br />2. Christians and Krishnan Hindus may be said to worship the first person through a second person, i.e. the experiential Universe or "Universal” Absolute Supreme Being (Allsoul or Supersoul), called Son/Christ or Vishnu/Krishna; represented by Michael (Supreme Archangel), Jesus (teacher and savior of souls), and others. The Allsoul is that gestalt of personal human consciousness, which we expect will be the "body of Christ" (Mahdi, Messiah, Kalki or Maitreya) in the second coming – personified in history by Muhammad, Jesus Christ, Buddha (9th incarnation of Vishnu), and others. <br /><br />3. Shaivite Hindus, Buddhists, and Confucian-Taoists seem to venerate the synthesis of the first and second persons in a third person or appearance, ie. the Destiny Consummator of ultimate reality – unqualified Nirvana consciousness – associative Tao of All That Is – the absonite* Unconditioned Absolute Spirit “Synthesis of Source and Synthesis,”** who/which is logically expected to be Allah/Abba/Brahma glorified in and by union with the Supreme Being – represented in religions by Gabriel, Michael, and other Archangels, Mahadevas, Spiritpersons, etc., who may be included within the mysterious Holy Ghost. <br /><br />Other strains of religion seem to be psychological variations on the third person, or possibly combinations and permutations of the members of the Trinity – all just different personality perspectives on the Same God. Taken together, the world’s major religions give us at least two insights into the first person of this thrice-personal One God, two perceptions of the second person, and at least three glimpses of the third.<br /><br />* The ever-mysterious Holy Ghost or Unconditioned Spirit is neither absolutely infinite, nor absolutely finite, but absonite; meaning neither existential nor experiential, but their ultimate consummation; neither fully ideal nor totally real, but a middle path and grand synthesis of the superconscious and the conscious, in consciousness of the unconscious. <br /><br />** This conception is so strong because somewhat as the Absonite Spirit is a synthesis of the spirit of the Absolute and the spirit of the Supreme, so it would seem that the evolving Supreme Being may himself also be a synthesis or “gestalt” of humanity with itself, in an Almighty Universe Allperson or Supersoul. Thus ultimately, the Absonite is their Unconditioned Absolute Coordinate Identity – the Spirit Synthesis of Source and Synthesis – the metaphysical Destiny Consummator of All That Is. <br /><br />For more details, please see: www.religiouspluralism.ca <br /><br />Samuel Stuart Maynes <br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08498099628281661196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964207596172907537.post-88426556546112037352014-01-31T17:36:53.754+11:002014-01-31T17:36:53.754+11:00Thank you, Denis. We should take every opportunit...Thank you, Denis. We should take every opportunity to collaborate with others. It is the true way forward.Brigidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862531789968068093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964207596172907537.post-67146796629439080892014-01-31T16:24:30.293+11:002014-01-31T16:24:30.293+11:00Yes, lets have many, many small leaders.
Yes, lets have many, many small leaders.<br />Denis Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10031115992910569116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964207596172907537.post-17159457733699133582013-09-10T11:54:10.130+10:002013-09-10T11:54:10.130+10:00Dear Anon, this is a rather old poem from a time w...Dear Anon, this is a rather old poem from a time when they did rather interesting things with words - to fit them into the scan, the rhythm. I wish I could think of a few similar instances but I haven't delved into Victorian (the period not the state) poetry for quite a while. However, you will find abbreviations and a number of devices that poets use to suit their situation. This is one of the things with poetry - using language in a manner that can differ markedly from straight prose. A brief net search will show various sources for this poem all with the word "builded". Brigidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862531789968068093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964207596172907537.post-44273069665377493922013-09-10T11:28:59.170+10:002013-09-10T11:28:59.170+10:00Hi Brigid, lovely poem,
Ps I just wondered on the ...Hi Brigid, lovely poem,<br />Ps I just wondered on the word builded? (built?)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964207596172907537.post-26416274198428068602013-09-04T22:32:51.864+10:002013-09-04T22:32:51.864+10:00As for interfaith organisations in Australia, I ha...As for interfaith organisations in Australia, I have had the privilege and pleasure of volunteering/working with the very well resourced TOOWOOMBA MULTIFAITH & MULTICULTURAL CENTRE - www.interfaith-harmony.orgShorea Training & Consultancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08441596779211996890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964207596172907537.post-59387746233237615482013-09-04T22:30:05.367+10:002013-09-04T22:30:05.367+10:00Congratulations & Thanks for setting this up B...Congratulations & Thanks for setting this up Brigid! Congratulations to BIN too! I would like to suggest including the following links under the "INTERNATIONAL LINKS". I have had the privilege of working & volunteering with them over the years: EXPLORATIONS INTO FAITH (SINGAPORE) - www.eif.com.sg, INTER RELIGIOUS ORGANISATION (SINGAPORE) - www.iro.sg, INTER- RACIAL & RELIGIOUS CONFIDENCE CIRCLES (SINGAPORE) - www.ircc.sg, THE HARMONY CENTRE (SINGAPORE) - www.harmonycentre.sg, TONYBLAIR FAITH FOUNDATION - www.tonyblairfaithfoundation.org, Shorea Training & Consultancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08441596779211996890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964207596172907537.post-49938377281138209412013-09-04T17:48:16.751+10:002013-09-04T17:48:16.751+10:00Dear "Beside The Creek",
As this is the ...Dear "Beside The Creek",<br />As this is the last posting I will do before the sun sets fully today, I thank you for sharing my message above. I didn't know a photo was being included, and now wish to point out that my "tefillin" headset had slipped from the centre of my forehead in this photo that Brigid has located. Perhaps it is a good reminder of the slips we all make - and how I must be more diligent in my efforts with others. By the way, Tefillin are not worn by Jews on the Festivals (like Rosh Hashannah) or Sabbath - today's symbol is the ram's horn - which we sound... to take us to moments of introspection and inspiration!<br />May you all be blessed, "Shana Tova", AvrahamAvrahamnoreply@blogger.com