Brother Teasdale, a monk mentored by Bede Griffiths
had a vision that nondualism would create
a Christian Renaissance.
Beyond that, Ken Wilber believed
the great Wisdom Traditions: Christian Mysticism/
Vedanta Hinduism/Vajrayana Buddhism/
Jewish Kabbalah/Islamic Sufism could be united
in seeing the three ordinary states of consciousness
waking/dreaming/deep sleep
as treasure troves of spiritual awakening
if we learned how to utilize these common states.
Beyond even that, unity could go beyond this world
to what Anthony Burgess refers to as “exoChristianity” –
assuming there are trillions of Earth-like planets
outside our solar system and assuming
there would be intelligent life on many of these “exoplanets”
which would be fulfilled in unique incarnations
of the Cosmic Christ, then the primacy/significance of Christ
would be raised to a new level.
Radical amazement at all this results in contemplation
which catches us up in the Love of the Creator
who lavishes love in us/on us/around us/as us.
By its very nature, Divine Love begets
institutions like marriage and churches which are ordained
toward the embodiment and spreading of Love
in procreation and spiritual education of children
who are the ultimate crown
of any healthy institution.
The Love of God is in life-giving individuals and couples
and points towards eternal life as the whole coin
of which death is just a small part – there is physical dying
but no eternal death – everything and everyone is energy
that goes through multiple states: life/death/rebirth
and can never be destroyed.
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