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A Buddhist, a Puffer Fish & a Sound Engineer walk into a bar - Sunday 4th April 2021 by QYork

In almost all circumstances, the quest for certainty overshadows the quest for truth.

Within that scenario, ‘truth’ becomes manipulated to fit a specific narrative thereby giving the appearance that the certainty being offered is beyond question

which is of course, the object of certainty – to place things beyond question.

It’s time to let truth have its rightful place.

I believe there has been abuse and misuse of many principles conveyed and applied by the church and institutions which misrepresent the original idea contained within the thing and so make it a tool of manipulation rather than a means of emancipation.

I want to talk about one of those things today

I don’t want to live in a society that survives because of mercy, I want to live in one that thrives because of loving kindness.

If we cannot overcome the curse of tribal religion and its bleed into all forms of life from family to politics, this will never become a reality.

This message should be listened to in tandem with the previous two entitled “God as changing reality”

Find part 1 here: www.qyork.co.uk/post/god-as-a-changing-reality

and part 2 here: www.qyork.co.uk/post/god-as-a-changing-reality-part-2

I know by long experience, that the choice of a certain title, or the subject matter of a talk, will cause some to bypass, switch off or ignore.

Everybody likes the stuff on getting past pain and declarations of what will give them guaranteed success with dollops of warm, fuzzy feelings, but dare to delve into things that get close to challenging a hearer or reader's ‘need to change’ areas and, that’s not so popular.

"God as an changing reality" is a two part message of that kind.

Go on, I dare you…

The study of anthropology gives us insight into the human concepts of god throughout the ages. From the ancient text of the bible appearing to accredit to God the authorising of genocide, murder and ethnic cleansing, to the human propensity for prejudice, there emerges the still present defect of God, life, politics and religion viewed through the tribal model. How do we break that cycle and release the healing wholeness that comes through a different spirit?

ACTS OF NECESSARY VANDALISM

There are times in our lives when to access the life we so longingly desire, we may need to vandalise what is.

Now, that may seem a word and a statement inappropriate to use considering its strong and aggressive implications toward lawlessness, but, having got your attention, let me try and give you a different perspective on this subject that may help you initiate your breakthrough.

Stop settling for stuck when you could journey to free.

WHAT LIES BEYOND THE PAIN?

There are things in life that will keep you stuck in places from which you should have moved on but never did.

Do you really want to die there?

If you are determined to reshape the potential outcome of the story, break away from the pain of the past and the stagnation of the present, hopefully these steps drawn from ancient wisdom will help.

Without going into all the details, something has been nudging me towards sharing the following video with you. I am posting it particularly for my church friends out there, as I have this nagging feeling it’s what some of you need in your journey right now.

What happens when power pretends to protect?