Part of the Nowism Primer, from a Facebook post in 2010...
Four Simple Truths of Nowism
by Mark Mullen on Sunday, February 7, 2010 at 10:27am
Four Simple Truths of Nowism
…as told by the Multiverse
1) We exist (and act) only in the Eternal Now
a) No one truly knows what the future (and thus what ‘the afterlife’) holds
b) Thus, all belief systems based on a projected afterlife (or lives) are equally valid (or invalid)
c) Therefore, all deserve the same respect, consideration…and skepticism
d) If God or the Divine is to be manifest, it can only be in the Now
…as told by the Multiverse
1) We exist (and act) only in the Eternal Now
a) No one truly knows what the future (and thus what ‘the afterlife’) holds
b) Thus, all belief systems based on a projected afterlife (or lives) are equally valid (or invalid)
c) Therefore, all deserve the same respect, consideration…and skepticism
d) If God or the Divine is to be manifest, it can only be in the Now
2) The universe is what it IS; not how we want it to be or think it is
a) If we expect the world to be other than what it is, we set ourselves up for disappointment & suffering
b) We cannot control the thoughts and actions of others: only of ourselves
c) Our true freedom consists not in the ability to perform unfettered actions, but in how we respond to the
a) If we expect the world to be other than what it is, we set ourselves up for disappointment & suffering
b) We cannot control the thoughts and actions of others: only of ourselves
c) Our true freedom consists not in the ability to perform unfettered actions, but in how we respond to the
world via our conscious choice of attitude (and if possible, action)
d) If our intentions and actions are in harmony with what IS (and thus with what is possible), we exist fully
d) If our intentions and actions are in harmony with what IS (and thus with what is possible), we exist fully
in the Now
3) Only by concrete actions in the Now can we manifest love & goodwill towards ourselves and others
a) Words and attitudes do not feed the hungry or cure the sick, they are only soil from which the seeds of
a) Words and attitudes do not feed the hungry or cure the sick, they are only soil from which the seeds of
action spring
b) We cannot act without also choosing a concrete reaction (its attendant results)
c) Love is a verb, consisting of concrete, loving actions
d) The highest values, morals, and thoughts are useless unless they result in positive actions
c) Love is a verb, consisting of concrete, loving actions
d) The highest values, morals, and thoughts are useless unless they result in positive actions
4) None can know the reality of another
a) Thus, none can truly know another, or save another, or act for another, or do another’s work
b) Thus, none can justly judge or evaluate another: people cannot be compared like objects
c) There are as many paths to God/the Divine/Enlightenment as there are people
d) While all subjective realities differ (and the world thus appears illusory), only the IS exists: here & Now
a) Thus, none can truly know another, or save another, or act for another, or do another’s work
b) Thus, none can justly judge or evaluate another: people cannot be compared like objects
c) There are as many paths to God/the Divine/Enlightenment as there are people
d) While all subjective realities differ (and the world thus appears illusory), only the IS exists: here & Now
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