[ Prev | Next | Index ] Thu Feb 22 00:59:25 MST 1996 : ntessler@portal.ca,
White Rock, BC Canada

                               The New Temple

                                Neil Tessler

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     MAY OUR UNITY IN DIVERSITY BE AN EVER EXPANDING CELEBRATION!

     I am writing from the southern west coast of British Columbia,Canada -
     very near the US border. The town of White Rock, BC. My name is Neil
     Tessler and I am a naturopathic physician specializing in classical
     homeopathy. This is being hastily penned a few hours before midnight
     the twenty fourth of February.

     I wish to share with you thoughts on what I am terming

     THE NEW TEMPLE

     In recent conversation with several twenty year old visionary
     cybernauts the image emerged of an authentic revival of the perrenial
     tradition budding from within our own techne. Imagine a spirituality
     that elevates the unity of all things as well as the integrity of each
     part. Imagine a spirituality that encourages the individual to a
     direct experience of the non-physical dimension where unity is
     palpable. Whose highest ethic is to respect the experiences of others,
     their right to partake of the same dimension, each in their own way.

     Imagine the INTERNET. IMAGINE the internet.

     The ONE and The MANY.

     The internet is a non-corporeal, unitary organism composed of millions
     of cells. A reflection from within our own culture, apart from any
     past reference points, of the TAO. One birth is of the flesh and one
     birth is of the spirit. In partaking of the INTERNET we have moved
     into an subtle dimension rich with new dynamic visions for the human
     future hatching beyond the easy reach of the old order. Contemplation
     of the digital landscape

     and the Internet expands the heart and mind through confering an
     experience of human unity and ultimately of cosmic unity. The nature
     of fractals and other computer related phenomenon such VR force us to
     a new open-ended vision of the nature of reality, consciousness, our
     world.

     The fractal draws our mind back to the source from which these
     spinning wonders of energy-becoming-form emerge.

     Our own advances prod us toward a vision of life that transcends our
     established cultural paradigms.

     We are building the NEW TEMPLE: a non-sectarian place to go where we
     can gain a direct and empowering vision of unity and of a nobler
     future for humanity. I suspect that all of humanity will benefit from
     the vision we articulate, whether or not they ever personally explore
     cyberspace. Leave the old political orders at the door of the TEMPLE.
     Bathe in the waters of humilty and enter with respect into the the
     future.

     Thankyou for taking the time to read my mind,

     Dr. Neil Tessler

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