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Type: Manuscript / book draft / personal writing (evidence file)
File Size: 2.01 MB
Summary

This document appears to be page 95 of a manuscript or personal essay included in House Oversight evidence files. The text is a philosophical and theological reflection on the nature of God, luck, and mysticism, contrasting 'rational discussions with the rabbi' against Eastern philosophy (Heart Sutra, Dalai Lama) and Western mysticism (Evelyn Underhill). The narrator expresses deep spiritual dissatisfaction, skepticism of 'Southern California New Age stuff,' and a feeling of 'faithless and nonnegotiable fear' during synagogue services.

People (4)

Name Role Context
Unknown Narrator Author
The person writing the text, expressing spiritual dissatisfaction and fear.
The Rabbi Religious Figure
Mentioned in the context of 'Talmudic, rational discussions' which the author felt were irrelevant.
Dalai Lama Religious Leader
Quoted regarding the 'Heart of Wisdom Teaching' and emptiness.
Evelyn Underhill Scholar/Author
Cited for her work 'Mysticism' (1961).

Organizations (1)

Name Type Context
House Oversight Committee
Indicated by the Bates stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_013595'.

Timeline (1 events)

Unspecified (Friday night or Saturday morning)
Synagogue services attended by the narrator.
The synagogue of my neighborhood
Narrator

Locations (1)

Location Context
Referenced in relation to 'New Age stuff'.

Relationships (1)

Narrator Spiritual disconnect The Rabbi
Author describes discussions with the rabbi as irrelevant to their spiritual needs.

Key Quotes (4)

"Missing was mysticism’s promise of the disappearance of I into a union with the divine"
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"As the Dalai Lama, in his Heart of Wisdom Teaching, says, '…all phenomena are emptiness, without defining characteristics, they are not born, they do not cease…'"
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Quote #2
"All I could feel was a faithless and nonnegotiable fear."
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Quote #3
"This liturgical discussion and gamble with God’s cards... felt irrelevant to my spiritual needs."
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Quote #4

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