tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592734062281080499.post2778522461806092224..comments2023-10-29T01:54:46.906-07:00Comments on Contemplative Day Book: To Seek God Requires DistancePatricia Mastershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04867402335588787317noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592734062281080499.post-45725831545389077412017-05-17T07:48:51.265-07:002017-05-17T07:48:51.265-07:00Today's quote from Watts was great - only pray...Today's quote from Watts was great - only praying to God (or whatever the practice) does not make God an "object" to consciousness anymore than thinking about yourself makes you an "object" to yourself. We must not mistake "object-of- consciousness for a object-of-the-senses! <br /><br />Actually, self and God are alike objects-of-consciousness. If this was not true, people down the centuries (Eastern religions) could never have concluded that (at bottom) they really are God - "God is your true Self"! No question this IS the ego-self!<br />wATTS should have made this clear.A friendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10178533018307791379noreply@blogger.com