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Why Does a Baby Cry?

The previous post we talked about cause and effect or causality.  Their are many skeptics on the subject of cause and effect since the time lapse between the two may be too  prolonged for many of us to make a relationship.  The … Continue reading

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The Cause, but where is the Effect?

Some people believe that whatever we say or do , as long as no one sees or hears it , it is all right. Is it proper to talk behind someone’s back? Is it all right to steal as long as … Continue reading

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I Think, therefore I am

  “Cogito Ergo Sum” Sometimes I wonder when I die, do I just disappear from existence. Does my thought process end? The great philosopher Rene Descartes stated “Cogito Ergo Sum” (I think, therefore I am) to prove his existence.  So … Continue reading

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Church Donations

  Offerings, sometimes called sacrifices are a common way people express their gratitude in response to protection from a god or gods. Offerings can come in a variety of forms, from treasures such as gold and silver, to the fruits … Continue reading

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Sowing Seeds of Sincerity

  I have always wondered about people who donate anomalously. Is their money or property tainted? Who won’t  want a building or complex named after them after donating millions of dollars. Why won’t we want people seeing us donate to … Continue reading

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Arrogance

Sometime when I attend meetings, I get memory flashes of my high school biology teacher,  Mr. Crough , a middle aged obese , and bald Biology teacher. I truly believe his goal each day was the find students who had not … Continue reading

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Distorted Mirror Revisited

What does a distorted mirror have to do with religion?  In the Tip of the Writing Brush, God throughout the sacred book, tells us that we do not understand the teaching.  For example, verse III-50 Though I have gathered many … Continue reading

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Maturing of the Child

Sometimes don’t you wonder why some people behave so badly? Why don’t they understand God’s teachings? Perhaps they do not know where to receive this truth? It is said that Oyasama taught the following over and over: “It is not … Continue reading

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The Monthly Period is the Flower

  Since the beginning of time, females have been mistakenly considered second class citizens. Even today, females are considered inferior to their male counterparts in many parts of the world.  In our country, it was not until the nineteen century, … Continue reading

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Adorn the Mind

We believe that the mind is our to use as we please, but the body is borrowed from God.  As any thing borrowed, we must take care of it, and eventually return it with its normal wear and tear.  It … Continue reading

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