Buddhists talk about rebirth not reincarnation
but things are not born nor do they die –
they are manifest/remanifest/transformed –
flowers are manifest (latent) within sun/soil/rain/seed
remanifest in flowers of stunning creativity/color
transformed into soil when they wither –
reality contains no birth/death/being/nonbeing/
no something out of nothing/no nothing out of something
things are always everywhere all at once
but things do emerge – the new paradigm/scientific story
of the universe expands our imagination/causes us to let go
of anthropocentric views of God and humans
allowing us to embrace the entire cosmos
we all emerge as apprentices – we learn everything we do
by imitation: smiling/laughing/walking/eating/feeling
“We all long to be filled with endless joy and bliss
for we are made for this”
– Julian of Norwich
we all long for the happiness
the Beatitudes of Jesus made manifest
and God is the only one who can remanifest us in bliss
in the Incarnation God completes what God began
with the creation of the cosmos
and crowns it with eternal significance –
the Incarnation is the realization
of what is manifest in human nature –
union with God
in the Second Vatican Council the Catholic Church
reminded us the Holy Spirit
is active in the whole world/cosmos –
in all religions/art/science/technology/politics
and most of all in peoples’ consciences
where the still small voice of God
subtly transforms our minds/hearts/actions/
communities/civilizations
transforming hate into love
war into peace
that surpasses all understanding.
Intelligent Christian Spirituality 