Tag: Jesus Christ

  • The Quiet Intelligence Beneath the Conditioned Self

    The Quiet Intelligence Beneath the Conditioned Self

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    There are close parallels among many spiritual, mystical, and philosophical traditions concerning one of the deepest questions of human life: Who are we beneath our conditioning? Nearly every wisdom tradition, in its own language, points to a distinction between the conditioned ego-self and a deeper level of awareness, intelligence, or divine presence within us. In…

  • Understanding the Resurrection of Jesus

    Understanding the Resurrection of Jesus

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    New Testament scholar N. T. Wright provides one of the strongest intellectual defenses of the resurrection ever articulated from within serious historical scholarship rather than simple religious devotion. The core point is often misunderstood in modern discussions. Ancient people were not naïve. The Greeks, Romans, and Jews all understood death perfectly well. Writers from Homer…