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Originally Posted by Textcritic
How does that work? When I examine the ethic of Jesus, I see mandates for an unavoidably active change in behaviour to bring about a desired goal:
Or maybe the "change of perception" is a resetting of values and priorities? Even then, I think it is clear that Jesus' vision was predicated on a tangible social and cultural change.
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Yes a personal change of perception resulted in my resetting of values and priorities. Personally I was pretty messed up. What I do could be called a form of meditation where I enter my inner world. From my experiences it seems to have much in common with what Jesus and other prophets tell about.
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And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with observation: 21Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.
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When I've brought this up religious people I've met don't want to interpret it as I do so that kind of ends the conversation. To me it's black and white though.