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Subject: Poor Ken's Xtian view of the 8 yr. old dying
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Ken posts excerpt:
>"But beyond all that, Alex has, in her way, reduced all my normal
>maunderings about God and the hereafter to one terribly simple
>proposition.  If there is a heaven - must be a heaven - great.  If
>not, if this incredible little person spent eight years in pain,
>cursed, hopeless, only to completely disappear, poof, like that, then
>it is all quite pointless, all a gag, and it is of no great consequence
>to me whether or not I'm asked to participate in life as straight man
>or comic." p.61
>Keep chargin'
>
>Ken Arndt


In reply to Ken's posting...
Another view -nonXtian- of that ill eight year-old's life :

As a soul wishing to work out her unfulfilled Karma, she incarnated to burn
off that which binds her to the MAYA of Earth. She successfully dealt with
her Karma, left her body and is now free of earthly attachments.
(This, of course, leaves her in Heathen heaven ;-)

I changed from Christianity to Raja Yoga when I realized that the Biblical
world view made no sense. Reincarnation, spiritual growth and evolution
to God-consciousness explains more of the inequalities of life on earth.
The Jesusism taught today is the antithesis of what Jesus preached anyway.

It may come as a surprise to Ken, but Jesus wasn't the only one to rise
from the dead - and he certainly wasn't the first.
The Hindus have had "Sons" of God predating Yeshua Bar Yusef
by centuries (and some are still around - I met one).

I hope Ken will learn to explore farther into the spiritual life.
When Ken reaches self-realization of God-consciousness, Ken will be free of
attachments to the Earth plane and his narrow and egocentric view.
(And will probably join HASA ;-)
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