Based on the books: Paradoxes of Group Life, by Kenwyn and Berg, and The Brain that Changes Itself, by Norman Doidge Audio available here: https://soundcloud.com/swedenborgcommunity/the-paradox-of-creativity-and-destruction From Heavenly Secrets, paragraph 9723, by Emanuel Swedenborg, on Exodus 27: ‘And you shall make [its] pans
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WHY ARE THE RULES IMPORTANT? BUT WHAT’S THE MOST IMPORTANT THING? IMAGINE IF THERE WERE NO RULES? IMAGINE IF SOMEONE DIDN’T WANT TO PLAY ACCORDING TO THE RULES? Jesus was often accused of breaking the rules (the Law). But he said, “Do
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Is it true that, “… a perfect and omnipotent God could, should, and would see to it that such problems did not exist in a book which s/he had inspired.” (https://infidels.org/library/modern/donald_morgan/contradictions.html)? And what is the contradiction inherent in adhering to the theory
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Readers of Swedenborg are often accused of a reliance upon another source of truth than the Word. But what we see in Swedenborg is not a replacement of the Word, but an understanding of WHY the Word is regarded as holy, quite
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Click here to view notes and audio for other chapters Audio/Video reading of chapter 2 Description In this chapter, Swedenborg describes the essence of heaven and how one attains it. Summary Notes On Earth, Christians see heaven as a place where good
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Click here to view notes and audio for other chapters Audio/Video reading of chapter 1 Description In this chapter, Swedenborg describes the discrepancy between who God is and how people, Christian and non-Christian alike, as well as spirits perceive of Him. Summary
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Go find the person you disagree with, the person who lives in a way that is different from you. Are you able to show love to “other”?
