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    The Collected Works of John Omni
    The Collected Works of John Omni
    The Collected Works of John Omni
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    The Collected Works of John Omni

    By John Rohrer

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    This artfully organized collection of poetry and prose conveys a myriad of existential breakthroughs and profound life lessons. I highly recommend this book of wisdom for those seeking to transcend (and therefore redefine) modern thinking. Open your heart and mind, and discover this soul's uniquely gifted point of view for yourself.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJohn Rohrer
    Release dateNov 28, 2012
    ISBN9781301205738
    The Collected Works of John Omni
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    John Rohrer

    John Joseph Rohrer has an Honors Diploma from Chillicothe High School and an Accociate's Degree in Social Sciences from Ohio University. He has completed work on several albums of original music and is the sole author of The Collected Works of John Omni. He currently resides in Athens, Ohio. His email is johnomni@live.com, and he gratefully welcomes feedback on his work from critics and the converted alike.

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      The Collected Works of John Omni - John Rohrer

      The Collected Works of John Omni

      Cover and Contents by John Joseph Rohrer

      Smashwords Version

      Copyright © 2012 John Joseph Rohrer

      Smashwords version, License Notes

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment. Enjoy!

      Table of Contents

      Introduction

      Section 1: Implications of Existence: From Insight to Ethics

      Part 1: Poems

      Foundation Insights

      A Thread to Enlightenment, Part 1

      A Thread to Enlightenment, Part 2

      Part 2: Parables

      Messiah and Mother

      The Little Wave

      Two Trees

      Part 3: Diagrams

      The Path to Meaning

      The Cycle of Consciousness

      Spectrums of Elemental Emotion

      Part 4: Essays

      On The Nature of Experience

      The Moral Renaissance

      Causes and Cures of Violence

      Part 5: Agnosticism

      Who’s Right? (Poem)

      The Man Who Knew It All (Parable)

      The Way of Knowledge (Diagram)

      Agnostic Crash Course (Essay)

      Part 6: Buddhism

      Therapeutic Meditation (Poem)

      The Emperor and The Artist (Parable)

      Buddha Nature vs. Glib Abandon (Diagram)

      Buddhism as Therapy (Essay)

      Part 7: Naturalism

      A Day in The Life of The Average Animal (Poem)

      The Legend of Bard Ehrwyn (Parable)

      Animal-Nature (Diagram)

      The Original Religions of Earth (Essay)

      Part 8: Creationism

      God and Satan Debate The Grand Design (Poem)

      The Dream and The Dictation (Parable)

      Angelic Virtues vs. Demonic Vices (Diagram)

      Why Intelligent Design Makes Sense to Me (Essay)

      Section 2: Pondering Wandering Wonderings

      Inspiration’s Contribution | One Heart | Is Caring to Relate with Pain? | Connections Vital | Defining Love | Affinity | Give | A Dual-Natured Soul | On Altruism | Moral Clarity | Of Unknown Futures | The Cycle of Consciousness | Wisdom Is Hope | Progress | The Purpose of My Pain | God’s Toughest Lesson | The Good in Any Evil | Acceptance | Empathy from Insight | A Soul Past Its Censor | Identity | The Breakers, The Broken & The Open | Heroes | God’s Hoax | Grasshopper | Life in Perspective | A Better World | A Wish for Home | Past Lives | Conversations through The Veil | In The Context of Virtue | Heaven’s Birth | Becoming A Person | The Unbroken Spirit | Conflict Resolution | From Anger to Faith | Positivity Is Key | Kindred Souls | No End?

      Section 3: The Natural, The Human, The Divine, The Harmony

      Part 1: The Natural – Competition Earth | Caged | Just Through The Door | True Home | Rediscovering The Wild | Thoughts at The Edge of A Forest | Escapist Realms | Unia | Buddha/Zombie | The Hours | Phases | The Birth of Light | Moment-Consciousness | The Next State | Passing Life

      Part 2: The Human – Through The Doldrums | The Mindful Ascent | In Defense of The Emotion | Baggage | The Gossamer of Hope | The Genesis of Joy | The Ethics of Humor | Deeply High | Breaking The Yoke | Ever New Horizons | Happy Now | Nebulous | Integrate The Doubt | Threads of Wisdom | Purpose?

      Part 3: The Divine – Supernatural | The Settling of Faith | Trust: A Process of Faith | Graduation | Basic Motivation | Beyond The Egg | Doubt | Faith and Reason | Beyond All Dogma, Some Conclusions Drawn | Joe Human and The Sea of Simulation | Who Am I? | Earned Experience | Unknown Ends | Manifesting Care | Esoteric Dusk |

      Part 4: The Harmony – An Adventure After All | Self-Determination | The Gauntlet of Life | Wisdom for The Reaching of A Dream | Natural Self | Heat and Metabolic Speed | The Open Mind | Dogma Doctors | The Maker’s Will | Wisdom of Regard | Easy | Kicking The Atrophy of Life in A Mold | The Components of Recovery | Off The Back and Under The Bridge | Understanding | A Sunset Sets The Stage

      Section 4: Finding Ground

      Dedication | Perspective | Unexpected Hope | The Plausibility of Sim | C.G. Cloud and Sky | Healthy Conversation | Quiet Mind & Open Heart | Oneness vs. Allegiance | Unified Diversity | Good Faith | Worth and Worthlessness | Angel Heart Arises | The Soul of Harmony | The Attainable Light | Challenges in Perspective | Serious vs. Carefree | The Key to Peace of Mind | Forever Skewed? | How’m I Doing? | Optimum Catharsis | The Ground | Home | True Freedom | Inner World | Nascent Thought | Thoughts of Potential | The Win | Lightbringer | Messianic Phoenix and The Higher Elements of Consciousness | A Vein of Gold in The Substrate | Stable Stasis, Current Change | Above The Fray | Faith in The Design | Challenges and Growth | Blessing | The Point | Springboard | Image-Stream | Degrees of Freedom | Sun and Shadow | The Drought’s Reprieve | It’s That Nice | Natural Equanimity | Transition to Fall | The Locust Tree | Summer’s End | The Divine Mystery | The Dawn of Dusk | Closure of a Day

      Section 5: Beyond Desire

      Complement | Love Alive | Simpatico | Wounded | Woe Bond | Challenge-Blessing | The Rose | Love’s Idyllic Quench | Considering The Consummation of a Crush | The Pull | Blue-Heart Love | The Circuit of Desire | Desire, Described | Both in Blue | A Disparate Perception of Intent | Averting Aversion | Conversion Conversations | Lessons of Love | Virtue, Be | She’s Gone | She’s Back | What Can I Say? | What Is Love? | Staring at the Mirror of a Crush | Thought to Free a Captive of Desire

      Section 6: Succinct Solutions in the Social Sphere

      Acquiring and Assimilating an Assertive Affect | Competent Confidence and Radical Acceptance | Essential Ethics | Modifying Behavior | Overcoming Misunderstanding | Suffering and Happiness | Temperament | The Cure for Addiction

      About the Author

      Introduction

      This mosaic of perspectives, composed of some of the myriad points of view which I have channeled over the span of my life, is the culmination of thirty years of introspection and three years of writing and revision. The thoughts expressed within are some of the most compelling ideas which I have ever been blest to conceive.

      It is my hope that this book will grow to be the meaningful success which I have faith that it could be, if presented in an accessible way for my readers – you souls who know not right now just what manner of work you gaze at – another revolution for the soul and, in this way, much like other such works, yet of a unique array of insight.

      You are the judge, of course, and who you are, your life experience, and the mood in which you find yourself as you begin, will affect my words so strongly that I recognize my limited role as the author. May a mood of curiosity and wonder outshine your every cynical notion’s destructive perspective, facilitating understanding.

      This eclectic piece of compiled personal literature has been organized to provide a bit of flow for the reader to follow, but each piece is a standalone work as well, so I can’t see the harm in jumping around or skipping those works whose perspectives you don’t agree with and are therefore put off by the assertion of.

      In the end, of course, I simply wish to have a positive impact through my expressed perspectives on that which I believe to be mental health and social harmony. Of course, we are all at differing stages of personal maturity, and what inspires one may seem inscrutable, wrong, or merely too simplistic to others.

      Ultimately, however, I have faith in this work as a potential personal renaissance, as it has been for me in the process of writing it. Feedback is welcome, of course, and so I offer you my email address (johnomni@live.com) with an open heart and mind. Please, though – only solution-oriented critiques.

      Best regards,

      John

      Section 1:

      Implications of Existence: From Insight to Ethics

      Part 1: Poems

      Foundation Insights

      Islands of meaning in the cosmic sea

      turn insignificance into what matters –

      what’s best for the conscious

      (enlightenment and harmony).

      To care is to feel fully

      that in life you’re not alone,

      that the happiness of others

      is important and contagious.

      Purpose grows from

      roots of conscience,

      in a forest of

      the common good.

      What is the meaning of life?

      To find the cure for strife!

      But how will I know?

      Your spirit will glow

      and find peace as all becomes right.

      Insight

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