Dear Folks -

This is one of those times when I believe the audio version of the talk I gave in Ordinary Life is better than the printed text that follows.

In summary what I hoped to convey is that we are already adequate. We are inherently compassionate and wise. They are blocks to our realizing this and I list and amplify what some of these roadblocks are in this talk. They include being judgmental, not being present and now practicing awareness.

The full text I used for this talk is below. There is more content on the audio version.

Much love,

Bill Kerley

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Dear Folks -

This is the first of two talks.

In this one I begin by explaining how it is that current biblical scholarship has made determinations about what Jesus did and didn't say. This, to me, is a most important matter because some people misread the "scriptures" of their religion to justify all sorts of horrible things. Words have been put into the mouth of Jesus that he never uttered.

Then I introduce a parable that Jesus likely didn't himself give but one that does reflect an issue that the early church and all people now have to contend with. Namely, how do we tell the "good guys" from the "bad." What I end up saying, and will amplify on next week, is that if we can stop the wars within us, we can create a more peaceful world without.

The full text I used for this talk is below. There is more content on the audio version.

Much love,

Bill Kerley

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Dear Folks -

I spent the first part of this "life talk" clarifying the stance I take as a spiritual teacher. I see my teaching as highly traditional which, paradoxically, makes it highly radical. The goal in spiritual work is to be open and honest. The goal of spiritual work is to make us human.

After amplifying of this stance I use a parable of Jesus that has likely inspired as much art and symbolism in the Christian tradition as any Jesus told - the parable of the shepherd who left ninety-nine sheep in search of one who had gotten lost. Like most of the parables Jesus told, this one - when heard correctly - is both offensive and challenging.

The full text I used for this talk is below. There is more content on the audio version.

Much love,

Bill Kerley

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Dear Folks -

I based the "life talk" I gave this week on my recent experience of having had open heart surgery. I'm not meaning to be self-centered but, rather, centered in the Self. I can think of few events that so redefine one's self-understanding and sense of identity than such an event.

The question I have raised for myself is this: when death does come for any of us, how can we live so that we don't end up having been merely visitors on this planet? I contend that there is a huge difference between the trust some people have in "magical nonsense" and the truly miraculous. One of the ways I illustrated this was by doing a magic trick which doesn't translate to a written text. Perhaps by listening to the audio, one might get a sense of it.

Much love,

Bill Kerley

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