If you find yourself at odds with my spiritual and political perspectives, you may want to check out Brian Hines’ two blogsites: Hinessight (http://hinessight.blogs.com/) and Church of the Churchless (http://hinessight.blogs.com/church_of_the_churchless/).
Whereas I am a Siva-Shakti worshipper, Brian is an atheist; and whereas I am a right-wing Libertarian, Brian is a left-wing liberal. Having exchanged e-mails with Brian in the past, I find him to be a fine fellow, and I have nothing negative to say about him personally. I simply have little regard for his spiritual and political perspectives.
Brian was deeply into mysticism and meditation for decades, but was never baptized, or initiated by the Spirit, so he became a disbeliever in Divine Revelation. Politically speaking, he must have a screw loose, because no truly logical, rational-thinking individual could be a left-wing liberal. Anyone who can think clearly and deeply will recognize left-wing liberalism for what it is—smiley-faced, mob-rule fascism.
Brian wrote a good book on Plotinus—Return to the One—before he gave up on spiritual mysticism. My hope is that Brian will begin practicing Plugged-in Presence and get initiated by the One’s Power: Shakti, or the Holy Spirit. Until Brian “returns to the One,” you can enjoy his spiritually disaffected and politically askew ruminations at his websites.
My Philosophical Antipode, Brian Hines
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Dear Ron, OM Teacher,
the possibility of meditating for decades with nothing acconplished frightens me. Can there be a karma so nasty that any effort to achieve Divine Communion is ineffective? Or is it a meditator using the wrong methods who ends up being an Atheist?
Namaste, VB
Dear Viennabuddha, I’m not sure I have the answer. Perhaps Brian isn’t meant to get Initiated this lifetime. And perhaps it’s because he didn’t practice the right method or practice intensely enough. I sent Brian a copy of my book “Electrical Christianity,” because I’d love to see him experiment with the Plugged-in Presence method, but he didn’t respond.