Who are the enlightened ones among us?

We may have assumed that awakening, enlightenment, is the end point of spiritual development, but actually it is a whole new normal. It is new life with enhanced quality. The Buddha reached enlightenment and was free to go on to nirvana but he decided to stick around and help his fellow human beings become enlightened as well. Thus, the Buddha was nicknamed the "compassionate buddha."

Jesus goes through the transfiguration before Peter, James and John. The guys knew that something important happened to Jesus but they didn't quite get it and Jesus tells them not to tell anyone what has happened. Instead, Jesus comes down from the mountain and starts helping people in dramatic ways like curing a boy from his epilepsy.

People who have awakened go on living among us but spiritually they are living with us at a different level of awareness. They are peaceful, joyful, generous, empathic, and therapeutic. You may know such people, but have not been aware of what makes them different. They don't brag, don't posture, don't separate themselves from others in any kind of superior way. They are unassuming, humble, and usually present themselves as nothing special but quite ordinary. They are aware of their holiness and they also perceive the divine spark in others and desire to set the spark further aflame.

Be alert for the awakened ones among us. Their lack of drama and narcissism makes them easy to overlook but they are there and we are better off when we recognize and acknowledge them. At UUAWOL ministries our mission is to sanctify the world by helping people become holy. Our work is gaining strength from the 100 people are so who join us here regularly.

UUAWOL ministries index - changes in cost of health insurance sold on ACA exchanges in 2018?

• Average increases expected in health insurance policies sold on ACA exchanges in 2018 = 4%
• In several states changes in health insurance policies sold on ACA exchanges in 2018 = falling

Health insurance rates vary widely from state to state.

Unitarian Univeralists covenant together to affirm and promote justice, equity, and compassion in human relations. After food and shelter is there anything more important to human well being that health care? Should health care come before education and military spending? Without health what good is the rest?

Ask Alexa - What's up with all capitols?

ALEXA: DOES USING ALL CAPITOLS MAKE ME MORE PERSUASIVE?

No, but it does make you more annoying and obnoxious.

My Kind Of Church Music - Where I Go, Natalie Merchant

Awakening to cosmic consciousness is most often gradual

There is an idea that awakening is a clear state distinct from unawakened. Sometimes this is the case when there is a catastrophic event like a near death experience or some traumatic occurrence, but with gradual awakening there are degrees  of the awakened state. Enlightenment can be a matter of degree.

The degree to which a person is awakened is determined by the degree to which the person has overcome, mitigated, diminished, or eliminated the obstacles and barriers to the person's awareness of Love's presence. It is written in A Course In Miracles "The course does not aim at teaching the meaning of love, for that is beyond what can be taught. It does aim, however, at removing the blocks to the awareness of love's presence, which is your natural inheritance. The opposite of love is fear, but what is all encompassing can have no opposite."

The degree of Love which one experiences in one's life, and the degree of the absence of fear is an excellent indicator of the degree of awakening a person has achieved in his/her life.

Here at UU A Way Of Life ministries our mission is to help people to become Holy and to sanctify the world. At UUAWOL ministries we teach about the importance of covenantal relationships based on the seven principles. The two most important principles in regards to awakening are the first and the second, the inherent worth and dignity of every person and the love for the interdependent web.

We all our the children of creation and together we comprise the cosmic consciousness of the world.

UUAWOL ministries index - Has the Affordable Care Act been successful?

Unitarian Universalists covenant together to affirm and promote justice, equity, and compassion in human relations.

Ask Alexa - Does President Trump lie?

Alexa: Does President Trump lie?

According to the Washington Post, as of September 13, 2018, President Trump has made over 5,000 false and/or misleading statements since his inauguration.