15 November 2021
Kamál, 13 Qudrat (Power), 178 B.E.
Seen
The berries are edible and healthy …
I may swipe some of the birds’ winter supply so I can try them out!
Done
Began setting up Evernote folders to organize thousands of notes of archived material by year and category in support of future posts to Micro.blog. This is going to take a while.
Noted
Astral Prospecting on Instagram
Marc Bosserman on Instagram and Marc Bosserman Music and Musings on YouTube
Quote
The story of the Gospel of Mary is a simple one. Since the first six pages are lost, the gospel opens in the middle of a scene portraying a discussion between the Savior and his disciples set after the resurrection. The Savior is answering their questions about the end of the material world and the nature of sin. He teaches them that at present all things, whether material or spiritual, are interwoven with each other. In the end, that will not be so. Each nature will return to its own root, its own original state and destiny. But meanwhile, the nature of sin is tied to the nature of life in this mixed world. People sin because they do not recognize their own spiritual nature and, instead, love the lower nature that deceives them and leads to disease and death. Salvation is achieved by discovering within oneself the true spiritual nature of humanity and overcoming the deceptive entrapments of the bodily passions and the world. The Savior concludes this teaching with a warning against those who would delude the disciples into following some heroic leader or a set of rules and laws. Instead they are to seek the child of true Humanity within themselves and gain inward peace. After commissioning them to go forth and preach the gospel, the Savior departs.
My sister and brother-in-law recently relocated and chose to donate several books in their library rather than move them. Many of these volumes are not well-known, but due to the topics they cover and the manner in which their authors explore them, they warrant a nod of recognition before being sent on their way. Accordingly, most quotes referenced in the “Quoted” section come from these books. Maybe they will stir (or renew) your interest, too.
- King, Karen L. The Gospel of Mary of Magdala: Jesus and the First Woman Apostle. 1st ed., Polebridge Press, 2003, 4. [return]