Probably

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If I had discovered it sooner,  my change in my theology after my experience with the Divine, I may have joined a Buddhist community.  In a way, I am connected to a community, but not what I would call a follower.  I just had no idea where to go with my new life.  I tried church again in the early 2000’s but found I didn’t fit in.   

So, I decided I was on my own path pretty much by myself and have been since that experience in late 1993.   But I’m used to being on my own path.  What changed was how I saw Jesus and how I interpreted especially his parables.  I saw life and God’s judgement differently.  

What matters to me now is Human Life regardless of any other sins or beliefs.  And contrary to what my theology once said about salvation, this is all that matters and is how God will judge with His only judgement.  Everyone who has ever lived will be judged along with the living when the Messiah comes.  That is about as simple as it gets.

All that matters to God IS Human Life.  He will ask one question of everyone all at one time:  Have  you ever intentionally taken a Human Life including your own?  That’s it.  It doesn’t get any simpler.  God is not that complex to figure out.  But my finding a community that can accept this is difficult at best.

I just stated my theology.  That’s all there is to it.  My philosophy is about prevention of either of these two sins, which explains why I am the person I’ve become.  I don’t want anyone in my circle to be guilty of either of these two sins.  So, Buddhism, with its teaching of the value of every Human Life, comes closest to my belief system.  

As to the detail,  probably not.  But the details don’t matter.  I just had a hard time trying to fit into a community that can accept my experience and subsequent belief.  It hasn’t been easy.  But I’ve had to live it with it for 31 years and I can live with it until the Messiah comes.  This is why I smoke a pipe.  It relaxes me from having to live in this world.  Today it is my Savinelli St. Nicholas pipe with some Yale Mixture.  My coffee this morning is Bella Maria.  Thank you for your time and Peace to each one of you.

Dave

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