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The Tao of God according to the Urantia Book

A book based on the teachings of the Urantia Book:

Following is an excerpt from a book called The Tao of God, a restatement based on the Urantia Book, by Richard S Omura. 

The Tao of God, a restatement based on the Urantia Book transforms and embellishes the work of Chinese philosopher Lao Tsu's Tao Te Ching by incorporating the revelatory teachings of The Urantia Book.

Back of the Book:  In verse, it expresses a philosophy of living that harmonizes logic and intuition, science and religion, Eastern thought and Western thought, existence and non-existence, the material and the spiritual, action and non-action, peace and conflict, stillness and movement, and light and darkness. The Tao of God is an embellishment to the original Tao Te Ching, adding 20 extra chapters to present the idea that spiritual insight is infinite.

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The Tao that I understand is not the true Tao.
The name of God is not the actual being.

The essence of the infinite is unnameable
Naming is what we do with finite things.

Trapped in flesh, you see only the outward form.
If you cease the grasping, the mystery is realized.

Yet mystery and science has the same origin. 
This origin is the First Source.

If you can't picture it, you'll say it's all dark.
If you see it, you see that it's all light.

Light within light, the key to all understanding.

Did Jesus really walk on water?

Peter thought so.

Urantia Book - Paper 152:4

The apostles, without their Master—sent off by themselves—entered the boat and in silence began to row toward Bethsaida on the western shore of the lake. None of the twelve was so crushed and downcast as Simon Peter. Hardly a word was spoken; they were all thinking of the Master alone in the hills. Had he forsaken them? He had never before sent them all away and refused to go with them. What could all this mean?

Darkness descended upon them, for there had arisen a strong and contrary wind which made progress almost impossible. As the hours of darkness and hard rowing passed, Peter grew weary and fell into a deep sleep of exhaustion. Andrew and James put him to rest on the cushioned seat in the stern of the boat. While the other apostles toiled against the wind and the waves, Peter dreamed a dream; he saw a vision of Jesus coming to them walking on the sea. When the Master seemed to walk on by the boat, Peter cried out, " Save us, Master, save us. " And those who were in the rear of the boat heard him say some of these words. As this apparition of the night season continued in Peter's mind, he dreamed that he heard Jesus say: " Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid. " This was like the balm of Gilead to Peter's disturbed soul; it soothed his troubled spirit, so that (in his dream) he cried out to the Master: " Lord, if it really is you, bid me come and walk with you on the water. " And when Peter started to walk upon the water, the boisterous waves frightened him, and as he was about to sink, he cried out, " Lord, save me! " And many of the twelve heard him utter this cry. Then Peter dreamed that Jesus came to the rescue and, stretching forth his hand, took hold and lifted him up, saying: " O, you of little faith, wherefore did you doubt? "

In connection with the latter part of his dream Peter arose from the seat whereon he slept and actually stepped overboard and into the water. And he awakened from his dream as Andrew, James, and John reached down and pulled him out of the sea.

To Peter this experience was always real. He sincerely believed that Jesus came to them that night. He only partially convinced John Mark, which explains why Mark left a portion of the story out of his narrative. Luke, the physician, who made careful search into these matters, concluded that the episode was a vision of Peter's and therefore refused to give place to this story in the preparation of his narrative.

The airplane image above is from the Hudson River, forced aquatic landing of the US Airways Flight 460 from New York to North Carolina on January 15, 2009.  From the NY Post.

The Reality of God through Personal Experience

The reality of God can only be experienced.  It cannot presently be proved scientifically, some say it can never be proved scientifically - but as all scientists know, science just waits for more facts to present themselves.  Imagine a scientist who experiences the reality of God for the first time - what will they do with those facts?  The actual concept of God is certainly reasonable and logical.  The hope that God represents is certainly indispensable.  Those who have experienced God have received all the proof they will ever need.  It is not necessary to see God with eyes made of flesh, when we have a spirit that is literally connected directly to God.

Yet we still struggle.  We struggle against the flesh, the material, all the physical aspects of our world.   Prior to the realization of the reality of God, we live in a virtual box.  Our reality is only what we can physically, presently perceive inside this box.  Once we are awakened to the fact that we are living inside this box, we can take the first step outside the box, where you can begin to perceive reality in all its glory! 

The  Universal Father is the God of all creation, the  First Source and Center of all things and beings. First think of God as a creator, then as a controller, and lastly as an infinite upholder. The truth about the Universal Father had begun to dawn upon mankind when the prophet said: " You, God, are alone; there is none beside you. You have created the heaven and the heaven of heavens, with all their hosts; you preserve and control them. By the  Sons of God were the universes made. The Creator covers himself with light as with a garment and stretches out the heavens as a curtain. " Only the concept of the Universal Father—one God in the place of many gods—enabled mortal man to comprehend the Father as divine creator and infinite controller.

Urantia Paper 1.0.1

An interesting short video on 'Perceiving Reality' - using the principles of Kabbalah.

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