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  The following is a guest post from Arthur Yavelberg, author of the highly regarded book,   A Theology for the Rest of Us ,  This is the essence of Hinduism--that we are all part of the dream of Brahman/God. That needs to be properly understood. It doesn't mean, for example, that we "don't exist" and that we "disappear" when Brahman "wakes up." Having been "dreamt" ("created," to use Western terms) by Brahman, we become part of his consciousness--which is eternal. In that context, when the material part of us recognizes its eternal source, our realization and  Brahman's are two sides of the same coin. Put another way, just because our dreams are "dreams" doesn't mean they don't "exist." Such dreams become a part of us and may even be expressions of our natures and unconscious that, until the dream, of which we are not aware. You could say we then recognize that we are both fully human and fully d...

Recently,  A Theology for the Rest of Us   by Arthur Yavelberg was recently selected a Pinnacle Book Achievement Award. Book description: If God exists and is good, why is there evil? Avoiding such questions underlies the spiritual emptiness and anxiety in today's world. A Theology for the Rest of Us explores how to approach the divine through Eastern and Western religious traditions without dogma, challenging readers to "be you lamps unto yourselves." In a time of internecine wars and all kinds of abuse of authority and trust, too many good, thoughtful people are "voting with their feet" and turning away from organized religion. Popular "spirituality"-a sort of mysticism-lite articulated in memes-is often unsatisfying as well. A Theology for the Rest of Us is a straightforward approach to the fundamental questions of religion and philosophy: - Does God exist? - Is there free will? - What is 'evil'? This book draws on the traditions of the East...

  Nightwalker The following guest post comes from MSI Press author of the award-winning book,    A Theology for the Rest of Us ,  . "The most terrible loneliness is not the kind that comes from being alone, but the kind that comes from being misunderstood. It is the loneliness of standing in a crowded room, surrounded by people who do not see you, who do not hear you, who do not know the true essence of who you are. And in that loneliness, you feel as though you are fading, disappearing into the background, until you are nothing more than a ghost, a shadow of your former self." — George Orwell, 1984 Followers of George Orwell and his prophetic "1984" might see a sad connection between his feelings and those of Cassandra--the ancient Trojan priestess who was doomed to foretell the future, only to be ignored. Still, from a spiritual perspective, in the darkness of such loneliness, maybe it is possible to take comfort that, despite whatever anyone else may say--some of...