Free Thinking

Dogmatic theology is that part of theology dealing with the theoretical truths of faith concerning God and his works, especially the official theology recognized by an organized Church body, such as the Roman Catholic Church, Dutch Reformed Church, etc. At times, apologetics or fundamental theology is called "general dogmatic theology", dogmatic theology proper being distinguished from it as "special dogmatic theology". However, in present-day use, apologetics is no longer treated as part of dogmatic theology but has attained the rank of an independent science, being generally regarded as the introduction to and foundation of dogmatic theology.

The term "dogmatic theology" became more widely used following the Protestant Reformation and was used to designate the articles of faith that the Church had officially formulated. A good example of dogmatic theology is the doctrinal statements or dogmas that were formulated by the early church councils who sought to resolve theological problems and to take a stance against a heretical teaching. These creeds or dogmas that came out of the church councils were considered to be authoritative and binding on all Christians because the church officially affirmed them. One of the purposes of dogmatic theology is so that a church body can formulate and communicate the doctrine that is considered essential to Christianity and which if denied would constitute heresy.

I have provided you with a definition as to the dogmatic practices of society. None of these so called, "scholars," are proponents of independent thinking. Listen! There is NOTHING in the universe that is cosmically identical, yet man in his fearful quest for answers, tries to herd society into these insane doctrines (as to how one should live and think) and that, should you choose not to comply, be considered (openly and secretively)a heretic, lost, or even worse, evil. Emerson stated it best, "be not like dumb driven cattle." Free thinking is your only chance. Research and experimentation is your only way out. Run Forest, Run........

Co Dendency

Relationships and the Modern Disease of Co-dependency
By Tom Russell

Despite marketing claims and shameless promises to the contrary, your life puzzle can never be provided to you ready made. Your puzzle comes together only through research and experimentation. Consider the depth of these two words!
What fits for you may not fit for someone else. Dogmatist scoff at this but inner life scientists know it to be so. Cosmic energy never creates a duplicate.
Certainly relationships can be classified as a big piece of the puzzle. Here we find fertile ground for enrichment and enjoyment. However, what lies at the core of most relationships in our modern world? Not enrichment and enjoyment, but co-dependency.
Consider the massive control mechanisms existing in dysfunctional family structures, education, news programming, government propaganda, churches and spiritual groups, entertainment and music, etc, etc, etc.. While originally thought to apply only to “enablers” in the orbit of an alcohol or drug addict, extensive modern research reveals co-dependency to be perhaps THE disease at the root of our madhouse society. What structures in the environment support the confused, unhappy, unfulfilled, bored and shaky self?
Co-dependency researcher Anne Wilson Schaef defines the pervasive disease this way: “Co-dependency is an emotional, psychological, and behavioral condition that develops as a result of an individual’s prolonged exposure to, and practice of, a set of oppressive rules – rules which prevent the open expression of feeling as well as the direct discussion of personal and interpersonal problems.”
Ms. Schaef shares many challenging and fascinating insights including:
* “We live in a society whose institutions are built upon and exacerbate some of the chief characteristics of the addictive process . . . Many of our love songs are about addictive love and are based on its assumptions – suffering, possessiveness, cling-clung relationships, and externalizing our identity (that is, needing someone outside ourselves to establish our identity). Our culture teaches our teenagers to aspire to such relationships! They are taught to want someone who cannot live without them and through whom they can find their identity; they are taught to see suffering as noble and accepted.”
* “Co-dependents will usually get back into the disease when they find themselves talking about others in a way that they would not be willing to talk about them in person, and when they do this to build up allies and justify themselves.”
* “For me, one of the most challenging aspects of the disease of co-dependence is that it is so common and so ordinary. Of course, this is also one of the aspects that makes it so insidious. We know how to operate in it better than we know how not to. Ordinary as it is, co-dependence is unhealthy, however, and it will kill us, so we had better learn to recognize it and heal ourselves from it.”
I have found co-dependency to explain much in our modern day swamp. It is a major part of relationships, and relationships are indeed a major part of the life puzzle. SuperWisdom resources to take your inquiry further, if you choose:

• SuperWisdom podcast on Ms. Shaef’s book The Addictive Organization
  * SuperWisdom podcast on Memes and Why We Cant Stop Thinking

Leave Yourself Alone

What you do is not that important, as long as it follows simpleness and decency. Worrying about what you do or shouldn't do, now see, that is your detriment. Let go of false morality and don't let men influence what only your heart can know. Just for today, leave yourself alone, just leave yourself alone. R

'Just Chillin'

You say that you are drifting, but you are not drifting. You are secretly waiting for the next new thing to come along so that you can grab hold of it and string it out as long as you can. You will exhaust yourself identifying with it until it beats you down. You will come running back time and time again, dreaming and scheming until you drop. As long as you entertain this "I" thought you will continue the downward spiral. What great things has this "I" thought done for you? Why do you continue to nurture this "I" thought? You continue to nurture it because you can't sit still. You feed it because that is what you do and you haven't found out how to change. If you could change it you would, but you don't because you falsely identify with it. You are asleep to it. You can't change because you are not in command of yourself. You are commanded by others, of groups, of philosophies and thoughts. You are not in command because the "I" thought that you constantly defend, is not real. Yes, that is right. It is not real, but you can't see it, you won't see it. From dawn to dusk it entertains and punishes you and you let it. You let it, because you do not know else what to do. Your studies and even your prayers are about the "I" thought. Everything you do is about the "I" thought. Your words and your actions are about the "I" thought. When will you sit down and take a good look at yourself and see that this whole life you call you has been a big illusion? It is still a big illusion.. You can't change from what you know. What you think you know has fooled you. "How is this," you ask? Look at your secret despair. It must be something new, not different. "There must be a way out," you say. There is and it is a thousand times steeper than you think... It is quite simple. Start by looking and watching for the "I" thought, do it right now and in the next few moments. R

Traverse

It is easy to maneuver the darkness into dormancy when you are at home, but watch what happens when you go out into the world. Who is maneuvering whom? You should see that you are not unified, but still divided. In the world you are still trying to make a stand. You are still defending. You are still trying to find someone or something to agree with you, to authenticate your beliefs, your position, your labels, your identity. You want something or someone to say to you that what you are doing is okay. That you are okay. That you are right. I have pegged you haven't I? I have and you know it. You think that your life is about you. You and your vanity are doing everything in their power to convince you and the world that you are right, but your heartache and despair show otherwise. So you drift. You drift because you are evil, your deeds are evil, you secretly want this nonsense, but you do not know what to do. Do you really think you have been honest with yourself? When will you stop these smokescreens? How long will you continue to wear your many masks? You are still running into yourself aren't you? Every morning you continue to meet the same person. Can you not see that you want the darkness more than the light? Ah! alas, I have struck a nerve. There are a few that have traveled this path. There are a few who have found their way out, but you will not hear them. You still think you can find your way out alone, but you continue to sabotage any certainty. You would rather continue in this self bondage. Why? It is because you secretly desire it. You won't let go of it because you think that you will have to give up something and your pitiful ego won't allow that, will it? How do you like yourself now? Ask yourself if you are really living your own life. You are not and now you know it. There is encouraging news: There is a way out. All that is required is a desire to change; a willingness to progress in a right, not just different, direction. Perfection and control, however, are not permitted. You are thinking that there is no hope, but it is exactly that lack of hope, that complete doubt, that absolute helplessness and hopelessness that will allow you to begin something new and different. Hang on to it and don't you dare go out and do something to replace it or cover it up. You have been doing that already and it doesn't work. Stop turning away from it, remain empty. Just let it sit their. You can handle it. It won't hurt you. Ask yourself: What great evil power am I at the mercy of? There isn't one is there?

Dunce

The only problem that I have ever had in my entire life; the cause of all of my insecurities , fears and dilemmas is simply that I cannot sit still. I refuse to even briefly see the possibility of a non-vibratory life. You would think that a man could mold himself in such a way, but it is obvious, that he cannot. He unknowingly and sleeplessly makes himself status quo and ordinary. Upon seeing this, he should never again fight against what he himself cannot change. This is the mistake the restless society makes. There are a few exceptions who awakened to this phenomena of sleepfulness and mindlessness. They left with us ways to live, to see through this foggy life. Their hope was for us to see and walk our own path as they did, that with enough small, daily intentions, we could, one day, get up and walk away from ourselves, completely and wholly. . Truth will lead me to authentication, not man. I must ultimately find and follow my own path, guided by those who have lived by a similar spirit. It is feint and easy to miss. It does not vibrate like the world does. Find truth and sit still. Everything else is a smoke screen to more vibration and activity. " A little consideration as to who I ought to be, rather than, what I should do is in order." Meister Eckhart. The story of Mary and Martha come to mind as well. Happy Thanksgiving!

I Am My Own Fault

Obsession with possessions
Dawns isolation and the de-production
Of Others and Good Will.
The ordinary I sees only the patterns
It knows and wants to see.
Certainly nothing new, certainly nothing free.
Repetitive patterns of illness, despair
and destruction, there is no me.
Anecdotes in balance can cure, for sure.
I wonder why I can't cling
To the things I know are important to see.
This isolation to things, The de-production of me.
Once the ability to partake in goodness is lost,
darkness is inevitable and destruction is at hand.
I Am My Own Fault