{"id":13698,"date":"2023-11-01T09:34:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-01T09:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aurelis.org\/blog\/?p=13698"},"modified":"2023-11-30T11:25:36","modified_gmt":"2023-11-30T11:25:36","slug":"jerusalem-city-of-god","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aurelis.org\/blog\/open-religion\/jerusalem-city-of-god","title":{"rendered":"Jerusalem \u2014 City of God"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This is meant to be(come) the city where people of all creeds can be together in Open Religion (see this category). No deeply religious insight, feeling, or motivation needs to be discarded. If you are religious, please try to deepen the feeling \u2015 an endless direction.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

If a non-enemy of thy enemy can only be thy enemy, there is only mistake.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Why a European city?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s not a principled matter. Jerusalem happens to be central to three prominent religions. While it is currently a cradle of mayhem between the three, precisely that makes the challenge dignified. If you can make it there, you can make it everywhere. Bringing these three religions together in a decent way shows all faiths can be brought together \u2014 globally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yet the challenge does not lie in bringing them down to commonalities. On the contrary, each should be made more worthy of God\u2019s attention by finding out what appeals to Him \u2014 to the core, whatever that means. Any religion is a search for the ultimate. Only in discerning the non-obvious can God be found.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kingdom of Heaven<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The city of Jerusalem can be seen as a symbol for the \u2018kingdom of Heaven,\u2019 which is a symbol for the kingdom inside, the \u2018deeper self,\u2019 but warmer and more personal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is from this kingdom of Heaven that may sprout a Compassionate future of joy and lenience of suffering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Concretely<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jerusalem is full of holy places, real or unreal, but never simply imagined. It\u2019s where Jesus carried his cross, thrice stumbling and persevering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s where Salomon\u2019s temple held an eternal promise. The temple evaporated while the promise only became stronger \u2014 as it should be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s where Mohammed went on a journey to Heaven. Was it with the intention to invite Heaven to come to Earth?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In all three cases, we\u2019re waiting for something. Meanwhile, there\u2019s enough inspiration to fill a lifetime. May both be about the same?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More concretely<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

One can see Jerusalem integrally as an especially holy place that may invite people to meditate Openly about religion. This would be a meditation close to God. Something more special can hardly be imagined. Of course, that is not where different religions fight each other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s the closest to feeling in Heaven \u2014 a feeling of abundant religiosity with ample room for many translations of the one thing that is really happening. There is only one thing. Translations don\u2019t make them different things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even more concretely<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Within the confines of the concrete city of Jerusalem, we might organize happenings, workshops, and other beings-together to celebrate this abundance \u2014 endless abundance, endless in-depth togetherness. If need be, this can be done in defiance of the world. \u201cIt\u2019s not possible.\u201c is nonsense. \u201cThis will not happen.\u201d is nonsense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let people talk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, we can do it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Challenging? At least, we will have been in Heaven.<\/p>\n

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