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Krishna and the many avatars
06.13.03 | Permalink | Comments Off on Krishna and the many avatarsDavid at Facilitating Paradox has an excellent post on Hindu god-naming. He writes, “The Hindus also have a multitude of names for God, and, since most of the names also have an individual form associated with it, many take this to be polytheism. However, most schools of Hindu theology teach that all the myriad forms […]
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The god-silence
06.13.03 | Permalink | 2 CommentsBefore god is anything else, god is self-emptying silence. Before there is speech, there is the god-silence. Before the naming of names, there is the god-silence. Before the telling of stories, there is the god-silence. Beneath everything is the god-silence. The god-silence blankets everything, envelops everything, supports everything. The god-silence is indivisible, yet there are […]
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News of the MyIrony
06.13.03 | Permalink | Comments Off on News of the MyIronyWhile I’m working up some more god stuff, here are some of the changes I’ve recently made to MyIrony. On the left sidebar you’ll notice a new section schilling whatever I’m reading at the moment via Amazon. Tsk, tsk–yes, I know. The deal is, if you’ll all buy every one of the books I post […]
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But what do you call your god?
06.10.03 | Permalink | 2 CommentsAnother reason not to use “God:” It isn’t a name. Unlike “Shiva,” “Yhwh,” “Aphrodite” or “Inktomi,” “God” is just a general class capitalized for the sake of convenience or propriety. Its use as a proper noun should be seen to be as awkward as saying “my friend, whose name is Friend Smith” or “her husband, […]
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