Part 1
There are two streams of spiritual thought based on completely different premises. Jesus compared these to old and new wineskins:
Neither is new wine put into old wineskins; otherwise, the skins burst, and the wine is spilled, and the skins are destroyed; but new wine is put into fresh wineskins, and so both are preserved (Matthew 9:17).
Then as now these two streams of thought have at their heart a trinity of values, the starting point of all logic that follows. These core values consist of 1) the understanding of the nature of God, 2) an understanding of the nature of the individual and 3) an understanding of the nature of the relationship between God and the individual. Whether you consider the spiritual convictions of an individual or the theology of an entire religious denomination, grasp the kamagra au buy perspective each holds of this trinity of values and you have the key to their spiritual logic as it applies to the range of subjects explored in this article.
Traditional religious thinking, the old wineskin, is based on a paradigm of separation between God and the individual. We are born in sin (the fall of humankind) and in need of redemption if we wish to gain eternal life. The purpose of religious thought and practices is to guide us into salvation, a uniting with God in heaven, an event that occurs after the death of the body.
In contrast, the new wineskin thinking (which is not actually new) is based on a paradigm of oneness; unity with God. From this view, the challenge is that the individual has become senses-based and has lost the awareness of their unity with God. The objective of the new approach is to awaken to the truth of our oneness with God in day-to-day living.
Many who are drawn to the new way of thinking still carry elements from the paradigm of separation. This mix of old and new interferes with or cancels out entirely their attempts to implement the new concepts. In other words, they are attempting to apply the principles and costo de las tabletas de viagra logic of the paradigm of oneness while unconsciously holding on to a paradigm of separation.
The challenge to each person is to become aware of this dual trinity of core values and challenge themselves to take a deeper look at their understanding of God, of themselves and how they see their relationship to God.