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Reinventing the Body, Resurrecting the Soul

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In my first semester in medical school, I walked into a stifling dissection room and faced a body lying under a sheet. Pulling back that sheet was shocking - and definitely exciting, as well. I took my scalpel and cut a fine line down the skin over the breastbone. The mystery of the human body was about to reveal itself. At that moment I also stripped the body of its sacred nature. I crossed a line that is nearly impossible to recross ever gain. Thanks to science, a huge amount of factual … [Read more...]

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Jesus

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An excerpt from the HarperCollins book, from part one: Seeker A horse!" the temple lad cried as he ran in panting for breath. "Quick, come and see.""Why?" I asked without looking up. I was in the middle of writing, which I did every morning. My scribbles never reached anyone outside this dim, falling-down hut, but that's of no matter."Because he's huge. Hurry, or somebody might steal him.""Before you do, you mean?"The boy was so excited that he kept … [Read more...]

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A Christmas Message

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At this time of year many people remember the birth and life of Jesus. Was the world he was born into really that much different from our own? Was there not the same need for peace and stability then as now? What does Jesus's life truly represent to the world today? What if Jesus wanted his followers - and us - to reach the same unity with God that he had reached? By following the young seeker from Nazareth on his path to Christhood, I've laid out a map of enlightenment. It wasn't necessary to … [Read more...]

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The Key to Lasting Happiness

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Editor's note: The following is the last of two excerpts from Power, Freedom, & Grace: Living from the Source of Lasting Happiness, published by permission of Amber-Allen Publishing, Inc. Behind the curtain of your intellect and emotions is your self-image or ego. The ego is not your real self; it is the image of yourself that you have slowly built over time. It is the mask behind which you hide, but it is not the real you. And because it is not the real you, but a fraud, it lives in fear. … [Read more...]

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What is the Key to Freedom

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Editor's note: The following is an excerpt from Power, Freedom, & Grace: Living from the Source of Lasting Happiness, published by permission of Amber-Allen Publishing, Inc.Free • dom : The power to think or act without restraint; the capacity to exercise choice.One of the most crucial aspects of life is the notion of freedom and the notion of bondage. Ultimately, our goal is to experience freedom, but to understand what freedom is we first have to understand what bondage is. What does … [Read more...]

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