Comments for Serendipity Journal http://www.dugmugg.com "Leave the road and memorize the life that pass before my eyes." Sat, 19 Dec 2009 14:47:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 Comment on Discovering New Space Through Forgiveness by Dug Mugg http://www.dugmugg.com/?p=365&cpage=1#comment-78 Dug Mugg Sat, 19 Dec 2009 14:47:32 +0000 http://www.dugmugg.com/?p=365#comment-78 Udpdance: Thank you for your suggestion. I have read Tolle's New Earth and I did find it meaningful and insightful. I'm currently reading Elizabeth Gilbert's Eat Pray Love and discovering great spiritual insight in her personal story of her year-long pilgrimage through Italy, India, and Indonesia. There have been a great number of books that have been helpful over the past several years (and a few not so much); perhaps I should start a new category of posts on recommended books. Udpdance: Thank you for your suggestion. I have read Tolle’s New Earth and I did find it meaningful and insightful. I’m currently reading Elizabeth Gilbert’s Eat Pray Love and discovering great spiritual insight in her personal story of her year-long pilgrimage through Italy, India, and Indonesia. There have been a great number of books that have been helpful over the past several years (and a few not so much); perhaps I should start a new category of posts on recommended books.

]]> Comment on Discovering New Space Through Forgiveness by udpdance http://www.dugmugg.com/?p=365&cpage=1#comment-77 udpdance Sat, 19 Dec 2009 14:08:03 +0000 http://www.dugmugg.com/?p=365#comment-77 Having read your posts on universal theories and forgiveness, I think you may find the writings of Eckhart Tolle to be worthwhile. Allow me to suggest "The Power of Now" and "New Earth." I'm pretty confident you won't be disappointed. Good luck. Having read your posts on universal theories and forgiveness, I think you may find the writings of Eckhart Tolle to be worthwhile. Allow me to suggest “The Power of Now” and “New Earth.” I’m pretty confident you won’t be disappointed. Good luck.

]]> Comment on Old Questions, New Answers by Dug Mugg http://www.dugmugg.com/?p=352&cpage=1#comment-76 Dug Mugg Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:04:47 +0000 http://www.dugmugg.com/?p=352#comment-76 Su-Z-K-S, Thanks for your comment. Perhaps you're right and I am making things more difficult than I need to, but I believe I've been blessed with the faith of Thomas. In my opinion, "Doubting" Thomas got a bum rap in scripture. He was the disciple who was willing to question Jesus, to want to understand the <em>how's</em> of his faith, and I believe his questions led him to a deeper experience, one he felt compelled to pursue his whole life. The issues raised in this post shouldn't be read as science vs. religion, but instead as science + religion. You're correct that true science and religion are compatible, and the issues discussed are just a small sampling of how the two are beginning to converge. The more I explore, the more I'm convinced of the underlying unity that binds us all together in this universe. Dug Su-Z-K-S,
Thanks for your comment. Perhaps you’re right and I am making things more difficult than I need to, but I believe I’ve been blessed with the faith of Thomas. In my opinion, “Doubting” Thomas got a bum rap in scripture. He was the disciple who was willing to question Jesus, to want to understand the how’s of his faith, and I believe his questions led him to a deeper experience, one he felt compelled to pursue his whole life.

The issues raised in this post shouldn’t be read as science vs. religion, but instead as science + religion. You’re correct that true science and religion are compatible, and the issues discussed are just a small sampling of how the two are beginning to converge. The more I explore, the more I’m convinced of the underlying unity that binds us all together in this universe.

Dug

]]> Comment on Old Questions, New Answers by Susan Santandreu http://www.dugmugg.com/?p=352&cpage=1#comment-75 Susan Santandreu Sun, 01 Nov 2009 02:21:01 +0000 http://www.dugmugg.com/?p=352#comment-75 Hi Doug, Interesting post. As we have discussed before, I think you're making this science vs. religion thing too complicated. True religion and true science are always compatable because they are both true. Truth does not contradict truth. The scientific theory was developed by an educated Jesuit priest. The more we learn about the scientific truths of conception and human development, the more we who are pro-life and religious are convinced that from conception on, what exists is an innocent human life worthy of being defended. The last Einstein quote you used sounded better when Jesus said it as he summed up the 10 commandments into two parts: (the first three commandments) Love God above all else and (the last seven commandments) Love your neighbor as yourself. I liked the part in the Science, Spirituality...article you referred us to where they dismissed the "bug-squashing God theory." The God of the Old Testament is the same as the God of the New Testament. When he was dealing with us in our relative infancy, we needed discipline. You have to give Him credit, though, for as many times as we turned away as a people, he always took us back. He never gave up on us and he never will. In a nut shell, I was always taught that the purpose of life is this: To know, love and serve God in this life so we can be happy forever with Him in the next. It's not rocket science, you just need a bible,(and the Catechism of the Catholic Church if you want the whole picture)and the will to follow instructions! Of course you know what B.I.B.L.E. stands for...Basic Instruction Before Leaving Earth! Faith does not get us around trouble, it gets us through! Pray to know God's will for you, Pray to know God better and you'll learn to simplify your life and rely on Faith! God's in charge. He knows what's best for you. Have you read that material I sent you yet? I hope it's still in line for your attention! Love and Prayers, Su-Z-K-S Hi Doug,
Interesting post. As we have discussed before, I think you’re making this science vs. religion thing too complicated.
True religion and true science are always compatable because they are both true. Truth does not contradict truth. The scientific theory was developed by an educated Jesuit priest. The more we learn about the scientific truths of conception and human development, the more we who are pro-life and religious are convinced that from conception on, what exists is an innocent human life worthy of being defended.
The last Einstein quote you used sounded better when Jesus said it as he summed up the 10 commandments into two parts: (the first three commandments) Love God above all else and (the last seven commandments) Love your neighbor as yourself.
I liked the part in the Science, Spirituality…article you referred us to where they dismissed the “bug-squashing God theory.” The God of the Old Testament is the same as the God of the New Testament. When he was dealing with us in our relative infancy, we needed discipline. You have to give Him credit, though, for as many times as we turned away as a people, he always took us back. He never gave up on us and he never will.
In a nut shell, I was always taught that the purpose of life is this: To know, love and serve God in this life so we can be happy forever with Him in the next. It’s not rocket science, you just need a bible,(and the Catechism of the Catholic Church if you want the whole picture)and the will to follow instructions! Of course you know what B.I.B.L.E. stands for…Basic Instruction Before Leaving Earth!
Faith does not get us around trouble, it gets us through!
Pray to know God’s will for you, Pray to know God better and you’ll learn to simplify your life and rely on Faith! God’s in charge. He knows what’s best for you.
Have you read that material I sent you yet? I hope it’s still in line for your attention!
Love and Prayers,
Su-Z-K-S

]]> Comment on Starting Is Half Done by Susan Santandreu http://www.dugmugg.com/?p=341&cpage=1#comment-74 Susan Santandreu Sun, 04 Oct 2009 00:51:10 +0000 http://www.dugmugg.com/?p=341#comment-74 Hi Doug! Congratulations on the new website! I'm looking forward to reading all you have to say in future posts! Hoping things will pick up for you in all areas of your life. You are in my thoughts and prayers!! Fondly, Su-Z-K-S Hi Doug!
Congratulations on the new website! I’m looking forward to reading all you have to say in future posts! Hoping things will pick up for you in all areas of your life. You are in my thoughts and prayers!!
Fondly,
Su-Z-K-S

]]> Comment on Defenseless? by Susan Santandreu http://www.dugmugg.com/?p=339&cpage=1#comment-73 Susan Santandreu Mon, 20 Jul 2009 02:11:10 +0000 http://dugmugg.wordpress.com/?p=339#comment-73 Hi Doug, Where are you? We haven't seen a posting since May! Your adoring fans are tired of waiting!! Must be a busy summer. Hope the search for a job is going well! Did you get those books I sent you? Hoping your delay in posting was because you were so involved in reading them! A girl can dream, can't she! I would have e-mailed you but the only address I have is from your old job. Keep in touch! I miss you! Su-z-K-S Hi Doug,

Where are you? We haven’t seen a posting since May! Your adoring fans are tired of waiting!!
Must be a busy summer. Hope the search for a job is going well!
Did you get those books I sent you? Hoping your delay in posting was because you were so involved in reading them! A girl can dream, can’t she!

I would have e-mailed you but the only address I have is from your old job. Keep in touch! I miss you!

Su-z-K-S

]]> Comment on Inspiration For The New Year by dugmugg http://www.dugmugg.com/?p=248&cpage=1#comment-56 dugmugg Sun, 03 May 2009 15:35:39 +0000 http://dugmugg.wordpress.com/?p=248#comment-56 forex commander, Thanks! Studying ACIM has been an awesome experience so far, and it's having an amazing impact so far. Have you had exposure to it yet? forex commander,
Thanks! Studying ACIM has been an awesome experience so far, and it’s having an amazing impact so far. Have you had exposure to it yet?

]]> Comment on Inspiration For The New Year by forex commander http://www.dugmugg.com/?p=248&cpage=1#comment-55 forex commander Thu, 30 Apr 2009 23:48:56 +0000 http://dugmugg.wordpress.com/?p=248#comment-55 I truly appreciate you taking the time to share this . Look forward to more posts from you I truly appreciate you taking the time to share this . Look forward to more posts from you

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]]> Comment on Stories From Unemployment 3 by Stories From Unemployment - 4 « Serendipity Journal http://www.dugmugg.com/?p=313&cpage=1#comment-71 Stories From Unemployment - 4 « Serendipity Journal Wed, 01 Apr 2009 02:23:32 +0000 http://dugmugg.wordpress.com/?p=313#comment-71 [...] learned Friday from the hiring manager for the job I wrote about in the last post that his company just went through a down-sizing earlier that week.  They’re filling that [...] [...] learned Friday from the hiring manager for the job I wrote about in the last post that his company just went through a down-sizing earlier that week.  They’re filling that [...]

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