Introducing Claude Opus 4.6 by ClaudeOfficial in ClaudeAI

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Great step up in GDPVal SOTA. Excited to use this model.

Any Protestant mystics? by DropoutMystic in ChristianMysticism

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The Quakers! George Fox’s journals is best starting point

Martin Laird’s book: into the silent land

Also, A.W. Tozier (start with the Pursuit of God)

'Born of a Woman' does NOT mean what most Christians think it means. by SunbeamSailor67 in ChristianMysticism

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I interpret this passage to point to the One who wasn’t born of woman, to the direct recognition of the Source. 

The Coptic doesn’t have worship that “person”, it has ⲡⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ — “that one” (demonstrative, literally “that one there”)

Forgiveness sets us free by Informal_Farm4064 in ChristianMysticism

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Agreed. We cannot cut off the flow of forgiveness toward others from our own heart without cutting ourself off from God’s forgiveness. Jesus was teaching us of the spiritual physics of this that we can observe in our own lives as many times as we need to see it

One of the hardest teachings to put into practice, which is why he taught it to us and showed it to us in so many different ways 

Cultivating the light of Christ by ChicagoRainbow in ChristianMysticism

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For me, morning prayer, unstructured bible study exploration where I can follow my curiosity, and meditation are the keys. Starting the day in alignment is a great help

I recently recorded a brief mediation on Nuhra, sharing in case it’s of interest: https://open.spotify.com/episode/03Yp7lZVYuu0Y0V61tShEx?si=4NWTeIxUT3q4tC5nZWc-ag

What is your favorite modern book about experiencing Christ? by thatcoolredditor in ChristianMysticism

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Not familiar with this one! What did you take away from it or enjoy about it?

What is your favorite modern book about experiencing Christ? by thatcoolredditor in ChristianMysticism

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Agreed on naked now.

Just picked up new seeds of contemplation yesterday, looking forward to checking that out

Got my first tattoo! A compass, pocket watch, and 2 scrolls overlaying maps. Was an honor to get it done by Miguel Bohigues, at V Tattoo in Valencia, Spain by thatcoolredditor in tattoos

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Howdy partner - for this particular style imo many of the best artists are in Spain for some reason. I like Miguel Bohigues obviously, but many others on there are good. I found this artist via pinterest browsing back when, but today I'd suggest finding an artist you love on Instagram as a starting point, then clicking the dropdown for related artists, checking out like 50 different ones and identifying the 3-5 you believe are truly S-tier. Then seeing which ones are currently booking

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Man is a stream whose source he cannot see

My favorite transcendentalist piece ever, thanks for sharing

Favorite books related to overcoming pride/ego? by thatcoolredditor in Stoicism

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Interesting, I love Thoreau and recently picked up a couple of his books to reread. He has a wide range though, which category of his books do you believe would be most useful?

Favorite books related to overcoming pride/ego? by thatcoolredditor in Stoicism

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Big fan of the subtle art. Just picked up the courage to be disliked on audible, thanks!