/lit/ - Literature

>but how does illusion arise out of God
Realized this fully as I was meditating just now. Illusion is just a lower level of knowledge, it is seeing something inaccurately. The state of illusion is possible because Reality can be misperceived, i.e. perceived in something less than the fullness of it.
This means that ignorance itself, that is the observation of the state of ignorance, is unreal. The individual who is deluded is also unreal, this is why he is capable of being deluded. What remains without delusion is the Self, which is the part of the individual that is fully Real and from which the individual derives his own reality second-hand.
Basically, the quest for knowledge only matters from our illusory point of view, insofar as we are individuals and are therefore in a state of lack of some kind, a state of ignorance and as a consequence, of sin. From God's "point of view", even if we can even use the phrase, there is no need for anything to be done, there is no ignorance, there is no sin.

General thread for discussing all literature related to the one, holy, Catholic and apostolic church. Post your current reads, recommendation requests, and questions here.

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Church Fathers -https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/
Aquinas Study Bible - Patristic Bible Commentary - https://sites.google.com/site/aquinasstudybible/home
Leonine Prayers - http://www.dailycatholic.org/leonine.htm
Prayers that Carry Indulgences - https://stfrancisnewtonparish.com/prayers-that-carry-indulgences-granted-by-the-church/
List of Dogmas of the Catholic Church - http://www.traditionalcatholicpriest.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/A-List-Of-The-Dogmas-Of-The-Catholic-Church.pdf
Ed Feser on the Cosmological Argument - https://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2012/07/cosmological-argument-roundup.html

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Let us remember to be charitable, friendly, loving, humble, and patient - not just to our fellow Catholics, but to the Protestants, Eastern Orthodox, Hindus, atheists/agnostics/skeptics, and Buddhists who may enter this thread.
"The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery; idolatry and sorcery; hatred, discord, jealousy, and rage; rivalries, divisions, factions, and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. Since we live by the Spirit, let us walk in step with the Spirit. Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying one another." (Gal. 5:19-26)

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>you are a literal golem

Thank you very much. I appreciate you more than you know. God bless you, brother.

Recently I've started reading the old testament and the thoughts of what the writer could have been thinking were going through my mind.
The passion, depression, hope, and dreams of people thousands of years ago that there is, that there has to be, something more to life.

And I wanted to know, from a complete stranger, why are you/aren't you religious Anon?
Don't you think there is something more?

What do you believe life's about?