Quote from I am...:
Having read the entire thread, I notice that each contributor has a truism or a kind of "truth" to offer. The quarrels arise because the truth is fragmented in a way that each has a part of it, but none have all of it...at least in their current state of awareness. And this is parabolic of the broken Son of God, who has confused himself through the "sin" of self-denial.
In an attempt to bring peace, I will start from the beginning and emphasize the true/truth/truism that each has contributed...and then put it into perspective. In the end, you will see how all the pieces fit together to re-create a seemless whole. In the assembly of the whole, each is reliant upon each one's contribution in order for the Truth to make sense again to those who have made nonsense of it.
Jesus
Oh, my friend I am or is it I am that I am?
I was getting concerned. You are one of the central figures in this thread, and we didn't hear from you.
I thought someone managed to kill Jesus? What blasphemy?
I know some will say that I am going straight to hell for that remark.
But how could I go straight to hell when I am in hell already?
You think you are so smart? I got my black belt in Madness 33 years ago. You are still in Madness and you haven't progressed.
What comes after Madness? And don't tell me Double Madness.
I commend you though for reaching the first rung of Enlightment!
âMadness is to think of too many things in succession too fast, or of one thing too exclusivelyâ -- Voltaire
âThere is no genius free from some tincture of madnessâ -- Seneca
âMadness is rare in individuals, but in groups, parties, nations and ages it is the ruleâ -- Friedrich Nietzche
Madness is the first stage towards prophecy. (Hebrew Testament)