{"id":1279,"date":"2012-04-19T07:56:00","date_gmt":"2012-04-19T07:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/flightofthesoul\/?p=1279"},"modified":"2012-04-19T23:11:03","modified_gmt":"2012-04-19T23:11:03","slug":"holy-or-unholy-its-a-matter-of-perception","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/flightofthesoul\/2012\/04\/holy-or-unholy-its-a-matter-of-perception.html","title":{"rendered":"Holy or Unholy? It&#8217;s a Matter of Perception"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;It is holy or unholy depending on how we perceive it and the purpose that the mind ascribes to it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Letting go of the need to know of a future that can never be set in stone, that only exists in the mind frees the moment of now and gives everything up for the grand beingness of spirit. Experiencing the timelessness of the truth. Forever held. Eternal. 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