TRUTH + FICTION

Telepathy. UFO's. Telekinesis. Galatic Community.
Orbs. Out of Body Experience. Mind Reading.

Well there is a differnce between
... Truth and Fiction
Fiction must make sense.

Only the Good
robert r. laclney

 

A Note To Peter: When I think of DaVinci- the word genius pops to mind. ... Genius: Hero? Saint? This idea of ... self-fulfillment and self- mastery through achievement and ... the overcoming of obstacles remains the commitment that “eats up” my life ... in the search for perfection- this has been my experience- ... and seems to be yours. . There was a period in my life ... (maybe there still is) when I identified my self-hood in relation to others and ... their “needs-wants-desires” (human or divine). . My desire of caring, concern and the sense of responsibility was and ... remains the expression of my passions which at the core is the way ... I love or refuse to love. . So it right that we, as you mention, suffer. Our sin is great. . We were not promised that we would be happy. ... We were promised that we would Suffer. My experience is like the man that Kafka describes in his “Metamorphous”: ... where I woke up one day and discovered that I had been turned into a giant insect. ... I think like a man- not an insect- only looking like an insect. . I have been coping with this new body for years! . We find ourselves in very strange circumstances throughout life and ... in those strange and absurd situations we must figure out whom we are …and what we are supposed to do. . I have chosen to WORK + STUDY + TRAVEL Only the good robert PS: When is a good time to visit Memphis?

ABANDONMENT AND SUFFERING

Two years ago
… Today
My oldest son,
… Jeffery, died

His Light
… Scattered
Into the horizon
… Becoming
Distant thunder
… Today.

“Prayers and Pats”
… on my back
Friend and acquaintance
… Now gone away.

Alone
… Forgotten, deserted
Suffering
… re-awakened.

Friend and acquaintance
… Now gone away.
Silence.

Abandoned.

BELIEF AND FAITH

My study of Charle Pierce’s essay is a

... ” time warp” and full “summersault”
into the logic diagrams of “THINKING 101” at Vanderbilt!

... My opportunity to
Time Travel
... into my distant past.

A few of us may admit that we
... get stuck on trying to be right
we have faith in what we believe.
... Most of us do not want to be wrong.

I grew up coached by mentors and being successful in career meant
... the avoidance of making mistakes
Getting something wrong meant that something was wrong with me.
… I learned that what I think perfectly reflects reality.

The problem with this Venn Diagram
... is how explain to all those folks who disagree?
A fantasy in the design room,
... or your mind, or your belief, is a disaster in reality.

Does believing I can fly
... Provide permission to “leap in faith” from a skyscraper?

“Fallor ergo sum”= I error therefore I am.

Sometimes I imagine that my mind is a
... “translucent atmosphere” and
... stimulated by "electromagnetic energies"
That continously invade my Brain, Mind (s), Body, Spirit(s)
... I have complete access to the
Collective/ Universal Consciousness
… Some of you may feel the sameway I do not know.

And,
Some of us want everyone else to stand where we stand an
... To see (or read) the same thing the way we see and read it and
... Agree that we are right.
The wonder of our mind is not
... that we can see the world as it really is:
The wonder is that we see the world as it is not.

Look into:
The night sky, or a painting and
... See the Beauty, Goodness, and Truth before you
Stand in the woods
... Hear the symphony of the
Chatters of the
... Bugs, Beetles, Bees and sometimes
A Butterfly.

In my mid 70’s I now understand that my ability
... to “screw-up” is not my failure to "think- straight"
My failure(s) to understand, to know, to perceive
... What is standing in my midst.
Failing to know is fundamental to who I am.
Not knowing is fundamental to who we are.
Belief and Faith are my
... Brother and Sister
We do not know what is going on out there but,
... we are obsessed to try and figure it out.
Venn diagrams, logic systems, scientists
...priests, prophets and philosphers
... help us to get it right: 50% of the time.
Only the good
robert r. lackney, chaplain
2011 EASTER Sunday

WHAT IS THIS ALL ABOUT?

For me, the world is in constant communication with us, including me, that there is a spirit in the world, God is in the world that can be spoken to and will respond at all times, there is a presence in the world that is holy and sacred and that each of us are in constant dialogue with this divine presence as we live through the events of our day.

 robert r. lackney, chaplain, permanent deacon
PS: The that the things we observe and experience may be possibliy interpreted  as "signs" that provide “glimpses” of a higher reality and higher forms of spirituality that are combatable with contemporary quantum physics.