Spirituality is about growth without limits/
/waking up/blessing others/gratitude
we would not think to do good
if God had not already moved us to it –
good spirituality always gets you in touch
with what God is already doing within you
the only true joy in life is to escape
from the prison of the False Self
and by love enter into union
with God who dwells within you
love cannot remain blind –
it has to become conscious
to see reality as it is/people as they are
and go beyond disillusionment to commitment
to love all there is
despite all the flaws
particularly in human beings
if we want growth in friendship/marriage/religious life
Richard Rohr equates internal resurrection
with finding our True Self
which may cause one to not fit in
with any particular religious system
since a lot of religion is obsessed
with the False Self
since the opposite of faith is not doubt
but certainty/thinking you have all the answers
and you/not they are right about everything
the ego/small/False Self
loves to be right/safe/not uncertain
Seneca, a statesman/dramatist/Stoic philosopher
of ancient Rome wrote extensively about
the relationship of courage to religion:
“Undisturbed by fears
and unspoiled by pleasures
we fear neither death
nor the gods.”
the beginning of wisdom
is to love/not fear God.
Intelligent Christian Spirituality 