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We are Reaching for the One
This site contains links to a random selection of my writings.
They cover a fairly broad spectrum of religious and spiritual
topics.
What I intend to offer here is not so much a particular way of
thinking, as simply an encouragement to think. I believe there is
no occupation in life more important nor fulfilling than
spiritual development and realization. Reaching for the One then
is the very reason for our existence! It is this eternal reaching,
not any eventual grasping, that makes our existence glorious and
worth while.
I am fully aware that many of these writings will not please
some people. That's all right: it's all part of the Dance! All I
can tell you is that since 1969 I have invested a large portion
of my time and energy looking for the Truth, and I don't
claim to have found it.
With the passing years I have become more and more convinced
that the Truth, as a noun, probably does not exist. Oh, no doubt
it exists in some cosmic absolute sense, as the thread which
binds all life together, but what the Truth is, what the nature
of this Ultimate Reality looks like, is not so clear.
Were it God's Will, all of our many questions would
be instantly answered and all our doubts wiped forever away. This,
thus far, has not happened. When Prophet Jesus walked the earth
there were many people who were not convinced. When Prophet
Muhammad walked the earth the same was true. People saw them,
heard their inspired words, and still remained in doubt. It seems
logical to conclude then that for whatever reasons, it is not
God's Will that we know conclusively what the Truth is. This
being the case, and I believe it clearly is, then it seems
equally clear that our purpose in life, or at least part of it,
is not to "find the Truth" but to keep Reaching For The One.
God's Garden
~by Jagannatha Prakasha
Some folks say they know the truth
They claim they've got it all down,
But I say that such people
Are little more than clowns
For God is far greater
Than anything we concieve
And so we're only partly right
No matter what we believe
Like Paul we gaze in the mirror
And behold our own reflection
I guess we wont really know the Truth
'Till we attain perfection
The only thing I know for sure
Is that God is Love
My only hope of salvation
Is to trust that Love above
Yah vishva deva
Ki vatika
Hai sair karne
Ke liye
This universe is God's garden
And its meant for roaming in
Some of my Writings
Autobiographical
My Quest
My recuring Dream
- A dream that has stayed with me all my life. What does it mean? I cant say.
My 1969 Vision
- An attempt at sharing one of the most important events of my life.
My Time With the Hare Krishna Movement
This was a very important period in my life. Here I share a bit of the good and the not-so good of it.
Three Angels Visit Harrell Grove
- A true story that changed my life and spiritual outlook
My Rants
How and Why I Reverted to Islam
- The name explains it. Soon to added: Why I am no longer involved with Islam.
Please see "Islam" below for more on this topic
Buddhism
Buddhism in the West
- A two-page consideration of Western Buddhism, Par 1
Buddhism in the West
- A two-page consideration of Western Buddhism, Part 2
Christianity
Return to Sodom
This is my detailed study of Genesis 18-19
What was the "Sin of Sodom"?
Do We Need The Bible?
How To Trap God:
- The Prayer That Jesus Taught Us
Jonathan and David:
- An inspiring Biblical Account of same gender love
Grace: Its Free But It Ain't Cheap
- Part one of a three part series on the name Grace Inclusive Church
Inclusive: A Rainbow of Christian Diversity
- Part two of a three part series on the name Grace Inclusive Church
Church: Does it Matter What You Believe?
- Part three of a three part series on the name Grace Inclusive Church
Good News!
Biblical Questions/Biblical Answers
The Bible and Homosexuality
- Mainly answers to site guests, 4 pages
Hey Jude!
- What Jude 7,8 really teaches
Is God Like MY Father?
- My 1999 Father's Day sermon. What does "God the Father" really tell us?
Romans 1
- Perhaps the most abused chapter in the Bible. What it really teaches.
1 Corinthians 6:9
- What do 1 Corinthians 6:9 and 1 Timothy 1:10 really teach? Not what you may think!
But Leviticus 20:13 Says...
- Rightly understanding Leviticus 20:13, 14, as well as 18:22
Lavender Ashes
- My Ash Wednesday sermon For 1999
Baptized by Water and by Fire
- Understanding the Baptism in the Spirit
Be Human First
- Spirituality requires us to stay "real"
Walking With The Master
- A three part series on what it means to walk with Jesus
"I have many things to tell you"
- A look at the 'Other Gospel'
The Nature and Person of YHVH Elohim
- Understanding the nature of God, Part one of three
The Nature and Person of YHVH Elohim
- Understanding the nature of God, Part two of three
The Nature and Person of YHVH Elohim
- Understanding the nature of God, Part three of three
The Prophesied One
- Was Jesus the Messiah? How can we know for sure?
Hate Crimes and Jesus
- A talk about standing firm in love in the face of hate
What I Learned From Star Wars Episode 1
- Star Wars, homelessness, hypocrisy and more!
Meet the Fundies
Is bigotry unavoidable for Fundamentalists?
Eclectic Universalism
The Fourth and Present Great Awakening
- A well documented look at the history of religious thought in the US and the unfolding of eclectic universalist thought.
The Fourth and Present Great Awakening, Part 2
The Fourth and Present Great Awakening, Part 3
You shall know the Truth
- An introduction to eclectic universalism
Hinduism
Bhagavad-Gita
- My on-line translation of this Indian spiritual classic
Shree Jagannatha Puja:
- A practical guide to the ritual worship of the Lord of the Universe
The Omkara:
- The meaning and implimentation of the Sacred OM.
Humor
The Not So Sacred Shroud of John Not The Apostle
- Also Unknown as The Shroud of Touring
Islam
How and Why I Reverted to Islam
- The name explains it. Soon to added: Why I am no longer involved with Islam.
More on Why I Reverted to Islam
- A response to a web visitor's question
Judaism
And God said...
Jonathan and David:
- An inspiring Biblical Account of same gender love
Paganism and Wicca
The Dark Days Come to Blaenkych
- A True Fiction by Cadifor ap Colwen ( Jagannath Prakash)
TO BE WICCAN OR NOT TO BE WICCAN: That Was The Essential Question, Part 1
- A Study in the Old Religion by Cadifor ap Colwen ( Jagannath Prakash)
TO BE WICCAN OR NOT TO BE WICCAN: That Was The Essential Question, Part 2
- A Study in the Old Religion by Cadifor ap Colwen ( Jagannath Prakash)
Sikhism
Sikhism: The Path of the Masters
- An extensive five page introduction to Guru Nanak's religion
More to Come!
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