Quote of the Day: Father Scott Rassbach
July 5, 2007 at 9:05 am
Gnosticism is not a prescription for making the external world better. It’s for making the inner world better. Making the inner world better will necessarily make the outer world better.
EXACTLY, PEOPLE. The man has managed to counter the sloppy logic of Voegelin et al in one fell swoop.
Francis said,
Yes, well said. And was it Ramana Maharshi that said if you’re at peace the world’s at peace?
tim boucher said,
That’s shoving aside that there’s no difference between the inner and outer worlds, though. Collapsing the two together is not only how the human being works, but the most practical method of splitting open your reality to create a space for grace (or else something much worse)
Manipulation of symbols is a hundred billion times more important and more effective than theological arguments. Theology occurs *after* you have met God face-to-face and had your ass handed to you.
This is one of the most beautiful and true things I’ve read in a while:
http://archives.nd.edu/episodes/visitors/rhb/fc03.htm