ORDINARY LIFE - Thoughts and Ideas to Help You Live a Happier Life
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Summary of Ordinary Life for June 9, 2024
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Dear Ones -
When we are gathered for Ordinary Life, we are playing a game. It is a very serious game but a game nonetheless. All we do in life is play games and assume roles. Understanding this is a non-dual matter. Non-dualism is hard to grasp because we are so steeped in a dualistic culture. Jesus taught non-dualism when he taught that “there is no other.” It is non-dual to say, “Though I am not God, I am not other than God either; though I am not you, I am not other then you either.” Dualism says that mysticism is not understandable. Non-dualism says that mysticism is endlessly understandable. Then, I tell a story with heavy credit to Alan Watts and Jim Finley about how and why things are. I called the teaching -
This Very Serious Game
That’s a brief summary of this week’s time in Ordinary Life.
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Be well and much love,
Bill Kerley
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