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The Suffocating Power of Stuff (part 4)

Today, we conclude this lesson on the suffocating power of stuff.  We began the lesson with Jesus’ teaching in Mt. 6 on stuff, and an analysis of why it is so difficult for us, living under the socio-economic system of consumerism, to heed Jesus’ words.

We conclude with some practical ways we help us see the internal programs that drive our lives to distraction. Continue reading

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The Suffocating Power of Stuff (part 3)

That we are suffocated by stuff in a literal sense is not the biggest problem we face. Yes, it’s true that possessing too many things stifles and loads us down, but the more dangerous form of suffocation, is the mindset, the heartset, that believes we’ll find happiness when we get stuff, when we get the physical realities of our world to line up with our desires.

This thinking pattern has been introduced into the water we drink for so long, that we can’t imagine that it is toxic to our souls… But it is.

Listen to what the ancient sages and saints have had to say about becoming free from this toxic destroyer of interior freedom and liberty. Continue reading

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July 4th, 2010

Yes, we’re in the middle of a lesson on rethinking prayer, but the 4th of July calls for some appropriate remarks. We’re staying on the theme that will expand our understanding of prayer, but doing it in a 4th-of-July kind of way.
God bless you. Continue reading

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