What objective realities stuck in my memory from the encounter with Naming the Name: images, pictures, objects, sounds, lines of text, etc. (Quickly re-create a surface-level recall of the experience).
When you hear the words, when I give something a name, I choose my relationship to it what are these words saying about naming something
Why bother giving a name to the unknowable unknown; to your primary relationship
Why give a name when the mystery cannot be named; when God cannot be named
Given the context of Naming the Name, what does it mean to say that, God is dead What does it mean to say, the universe next door is dead
What name do you give to this unnamable Mystery What relationship are you choosing with this name
As a result of the encounter with Naming the Name life practices, postures, or next steps I am inclined to consider include:
Other questions that are raised for me by the encounter with Naming the Name, and that I wish to explore more deeply, include:
* Please star one of your reflections to the questions above and write it in the Comments section below. This contribution is your seed in nurturing a needed conversation among the human family and Village Earth.
What is Joseph Campbell pointing to when he says: God is a word referring us past anything that can be conceived of or named
How would your relationship to Ultimate Reality change if you were to adopt Al Lingos posture that God is a verb
What images or pictures caught your attention in this module What sounds did you hear What lines of text do you remember What else connected with your awareness; what else do you remember (Recreate a group verbal montage of the cinematic art form without reflection on specific elements but simply bringing the material back to mind).
When you hear the words, when I give something a name, I choose my relationship to it what are these words saying about naming something
Why bother giving a name to the unknowable unknown; to your primary relationship
How does it feel to address the one who puts us here and takes us away without our permission
What is it that allows you to take that which has just broken you open and given you a situation that in many ways you would prefer not to have, and then to embrace your life
How is one able to see things without the resistance and without the confusion of your inner struggle Yes, how might it change you to give a name to the giver and taker of all of life
Why give a name when the mystery cannot be named; when God cannot be named
Given the context of Naming the Name, what does it mean to say that, God is dead What does it mean to say, the universe next door is dead
What name do you give to this unnamable Mystery What relationship are you choosing with this name
How might your life be different moving forward as a result of engaging Naming the Name What new life practices or postures are you inclined to consider
What other questions are raised for you by this encounter with Naming the Name that you wish for the group to discuss
What is the conversation Nikos Kazantzakis is inviting us to engage when he says, Let us stoop down to our hearts and confront the Abyss valiantly. Let us try to mold once more, with our flesh and blood, the new, contemporary face of Ultimate Reality
Why is this conversation worthy of our attention or necessary
What does it mean for Gene Marshall to say, There is no escape from the one Infinite Reality
How would your relationship to Ultimate Reality change if you were to adopt Al Lingos posture that God is a verb