The calendar image for February is Amsterdam’s ‘Brouwers Gracht’ (Brewers Canal) in a frozen state as has happened in the past, but has not for the last decade in Holland. People skating on its ice, that keeps captive the moored ships along its quays. It’s a more pleasant scene to look at than the stark January image of the ‘Horse of Marken’ lighthouse.

People skating on the canal's ice, that keeps captive the moored ships along its quays.

Yesterday we had a good showing at the Palliser, where we gathered in the oval room this time, with Herman giving us an inspiring message about approaching our own lives. Herman used the elder son’s attitude in the parable of the ‘Prodigal son’ as counter example.

That parable is related in Luke’s gospel chapter 15. Enjoy what life offers you and don’t get hung up on comparing yourself with others, but appreciate what you have. That was Herman’s message and good reminder for us all. It is all too easy at times to feel short changed.

A bit on the late side today, despite of my early retiring of last night. I was very busy last night with the two concepts relating to Existence Divine. Since those were in a latent state of formation I forewent the Left_Hand drawing process that I aim to do during Sunday evenings. I hope to be able to elaborate on those two concepts under “Writings’.

After lunch Jack and I will meet for our monthly ‘coffee talk’, which often ranges far and wide. This week shapes up to be a busy one for me with each day having a designated activity! And after a short coffee break and some phone calls, I’m off to the composition of my Writings.<10:28am.

The first concept is that of the ‘Most High and Holy’, as each human religious tradition knows that. The second concept is that of meaning as applied to humanity. Not easy topics to describe, but certainly not obscure; on the contrary these two concepts, notions or ideas, are central to most if not all religious traditions and often to secular ideologies as well, mutatum matandis.

The ‘Most High and Holy‘.

Some examples of names for ’The Most High and Holy’ are “God the Father”, “Allah, the Beneficent”, “The Uncreate”, and “Itzamnaaj” as known respectively in the Christian, Muslim, Buddhist and Maya religions. In the secular ideologies we find “The Ratio” and “Liberty” in the respective movements of the Enlightenment and Democracy, often accompanied with their feminine effigies .

Existence Divine emergent is revealed in that ‘Most High and Holy’ of each human religious tradition.

In Existence Divine Teaching Two we find the idea that each human religious tradition is a revealed expression of ‘Existence Divine’. However, this teaching does not describe the significance of what each tradition holds most high in value and esteem.

This leaves an hiatus in our conceptual structure, because the concept of the ‘Most High and Holy’ is of central importance in every human religious tradition. Therefore we need to make a connection between the idea of Existence Divine and what a religious tradition holds as its ‘Most High and Holy.
I suggest the following description:

“Existence Divine emergent is revealed in that ‘Most High and Holy’ of each human religious tradition.”
Comment: This is not only an occurrence and a state, but also a process.

Humanity finds its meaning in the contributions it makes to Existence Divine by means of its experience, conscious awareness and ethics, exploring all that is possible within humanity‘s realm.

Meaning for humanity.

The second concept is that meaning for humanity formulated as follows:
“Humanity finds its meaning in the contributions it makes to Existence Divine by means of its experience, conscious awareness and ethics, exploring all that is possible within humanity‘s realm.”

This is a draft at present.<11:33am, after lunch.
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