to Amarnath about heading for the hills

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Dear Amarnath ~ I'm with you there. Head for the hills! Being raised first

as a Christian, then as Catholic (which is quite a bit different from other

forms of Christianity), then converting to Judaism (after I got married, though

now I realize that, according to their own faith, the conversion was not a

valid one), then to loving the Goddess in all Her ancient forms, then to Amma.

(And meanwhile, somewhere along the way my mother went from being Catholic

to being a " born again " Christian ... how do you become what you already are?

....only the form has changed.)

 

I decided a long time ago it doesn't help to reason with certain people;

they quite easily hold and act on contradictory material. It used to make me

CRAZY. Now I just smile and extricate myself politely from the conversation. I

have learned that I can only be responsible for and to my beliefs, my values,

my deity (or deities since I would include Durga, Kali, Saraswati, Shiva,

Krishna, etc.).

 

 

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Amarnath wrote (so much more, but this is what struck me):

 

....BTW, I am aware of some of the very profound teachings in the Old

Testament. But these are mixed in with a lot of other stuff. Best

follow Amma's advice " extract the essence and leave the rest. " I like

to say " extract the essence and run. "

 

 

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