This bridge crosses the Colorado River at the mouth of Lake Powell, Utah. The lake is rising again and is a national treasure. Take time to see it and to use it.
Saturday, October 29, 2005
BHAKTI YOGA
BHAKTI YOGA – THE YOGA OF DEVOTION
Do you know what kind of devotion we ought to have towards our Maker? The love of a chaste wife to her husband, the attachment of a miser to his hoarded wealth, the craving of a worldling for sense-pleasure, all these rolled into one and directed towards the Lord are Bhakti. We shall verily gain Him in this way.
Sri Ramakrishna
John 8:32 “And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free”.
The freedom that is associated with truth is frequently called liberation in Hindu and Buddhist texts. This freedom that every Christian is seeking after, this liberation is not just to be found in leaving this world and going to heaven. Knowing Christ and proclaiming Him as our Saviour is just one step in the process. Becoming clean from sin and applying the atoning blood of Christ to be washed as the scriptures teach, “Isaiah 1:18, Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool” is the first step. It is the Act of Atonement that Christ performed for us in the Garden of Gethsemane and His dying on the cross at Calvary that makes it possible for our sins to be washed and become white as snow.
Having received this great blessing for our faithfulness and devotion to Him we must ask the question, “have we done all that is necessary?” We are still living in the world. We have not yet been taken into His presence in the heavenly world. What then is our responsibility to our Lord and to ourselves in order to remain free and liberated from the things of this world.
It is easy for us to think that because we are trying so very hard to do what is right, God will invite us into His presence when this life is over. God will certainly love us for that, but is our reward to enter into His presence simply because we are trying to be good? The prophet Joseph Smith stated that in order to enter into a Celestial Kingdom we must first live a Celestial law.
Mark 10:17 ¶And when he was gone forth into the way, there came one running, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good Master, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?
18 And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God.
19 Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Defraud not, Honour thy father and mother.
20 And he answered and said unto him, Master, all these have I observed from my youth.
21 Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me.
33 And with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them all.
34 Neither was there any among them that lacked: for as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the prices of the things that were sold,
Do you know what kind of devotion we ought to have towards our Maker? The love of a chaste wife to her husband, the attachment of a miser to his hoarded wealth, the craving of a worldling for sense-pleasure, all these rolled into one and directed towards the Lord are Bhakti. We shall verily gain Him in this way.
Sri Ramakrishna
John 8:32 “And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free”.
The freedom that is associated with truth is frequently called liberation in Hindu and Buddhist texts. This freedom that every Christian is seeking after, this liberation is not just to be found in leaving this world and going to heaven. Knowing Christ and proclaiming Him as our Saviour is just one step in the process. Becoming clean from sin and applying the atoning blood of Christ to be washed as the scriptures teach, “Isaiah 1:18, Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool” is the first step. It is the Act of Atonement that Christ performed for us in the Garden of Gethsemane and His dying on the cross at Calvary that makes it possible for our sins to be washed and become white as snow.
Having received this great blessing for our faithfulness and devotion to Him we must ask the question, “have we done all that is necessary?” We are still living in the world. We have not yet been taken into His presence in the heavenly world. What then is our responsibility to our Lord and to ourselves in order to remain free and liberated from the things of this world.
It is easy for us to think that because we are trying so very hard to do what is right, God will invite us into His presence when this life is over. God will certainly love us for that, but is our reward to enter into His presence simply because we are trying to be good? The prophet Joseph Smith stated that in order to enter into a Celestial Kingdom we must first live a Celestial law.
Mark 10:17 ¶And when he was gone forth into the way, there came one running, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good Master, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?
18 And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God.
19 Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Defraud not, Honour thy father and mother.
20 And he answered and said unto him, Master, all these have I observed from my youth.
21 Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me.
- And he was sad at that saying, and went away grieved: for he had great possessions.
33 And with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them all.
34 Neither was there any among them that lacked: for as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the prices of the things that were sold,
- And laid them down at the apostles' feet: and distribution was made
ALEPH
ALEPH, the first letter of the alphabet, means "The Pulsating Unbridled Force." This letter has the numerical value of ONE.[think about: God, The Father, in the number ONE position of the Godhead]Listen to what the JEWISH non-Christian scholars/rabbis say about this letter (Aleph).Robert M. Haralick, "The Inner Meaning of the Hebrew Letters," page 27: "The energy intelligence force of ALEPH by itself cannot manifest. But with a suitable living container or vessel, the light that it is can be revealed. A vessel that desires to receive for itself alone will conceal the light. Only a vessel that loves, that desires to receive for the sake of imparting, can keep the ALEPH in motion and thereby reveal the light." IF there is a correlation between the OT and the Hebrew Alphabet.. and... IF I were to place the FIRST letter of the Hebrew alphabet with the FIRST book in the OT I could see how "The Pulsating Unbridled Force" could apply to God and His Creation.
Bet/Beth
Let's try the next letter (Bet/Beth) with the next book (Exodus). Bet means container. Its numerical value is. I think of the book of EXODUS, the Tabernacle, the Ark of Covenant (where God inhabited), AND ... JESUS Christ, the SECOND of the Godhead, the one who manifests in a form, a vessel, Incarnation of GOD.OK, I need to stop here. There is so much information and, quite honestly, the JEW would have to be blind to not see Jesus Christ. God DID blind their hearts. Oh Oh! Let me share one more thing. IF ALEPH represents, God, the Father and...IF BETH represents, God, The Son who appeared in a vessel form, flesh.THEN.. could the next letter of the Hebrew Alphabet represent God, the Holy Spirit?
GimmelLet me give you one quote and you tell me. "The THIRD letter of the Hebrew alphabet is GIMMEL. The number THREE signifies the combining of the two energy intelligences of ALEPH and BETH into a perfect third energy intelligence GIMMEL. Hence, GIMMEL is the organic nourishing activity of BETH animated by ALEPH." [think about how our HOLY COMFORTER brings Spiritual nourishment to us, think about how we are to emulate Jesus Christ who was sent from GOD, the Father].
Bet/Beth
Let's try the next letter (Bet/Beth) with the next book (Exodus). Bet means container. Its numerical value is. I think of the book of EXODUS, the Tabernacle, the Ark of Covenant (where God inhabited), AND ... JESUS Christ, the SECOND of the Godhead, the one who manifests in a form, a vessel, Incarnation of GOD.OK, I need to stop here. There is so much information and, quite honestly, the JEW would have to be blind to not see Jesus Christ. God DID blind their hearts. Oh Oh! Let me share one more thing. IF ALEPH represents, God, the Father and...IF BETH represents, God, The Son who appeared in a vessel form, flesh.THEN.. could the next letter of the Hebrew Alphabet represent God, the Holy Spirit?
GimmelLet me give you one quote and you tell me. "The THIRD letter of the Hebrew alphabet is GIMMEL. The number THREE signifies the combining of the two energy intelligences of ALEPH and BETH into a perfect third energy intelligence GIMMEL. Hence, GIMMEL is the organic nourishing activity of BETH animated by ALEPH." [think about how our HOLY COMFORTER brings Spiritual nourishment to us, think about how we are to emulate Jesus Christ who was sent from GOD, the Father].
Friday, October 28, 2005
Abrahams Children
Abraham’s seed (children) will be as numerous as the stars. Jesus says that we (his church) are the seed of Abraham. Isaiah says that he has covered us (protected us) so that he may plant the heavens and make an earth. (with the seed of Abraham).
Genesis:14 And Abraham called the name of that place aJehovah•-jireh: as it is said to this day, bIn• the mount of the LORD it shall be seen.(image placeholder)¶ And the angel of the LORD called unto Abraham out of heaven the second time,(image placeholder)And said, By myself have I asworn•, saith the LORD, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son:(image placeholder)
aseedbsandcgate
And in thy aseed shall all the nations of the earth be bblessed; because thou hast cobeyed my voice.
Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye acontinue in my word, then are ye my bdisciples• indeed;(image placeholder)And ye shall aknow the btruth•, and the ctruth• shall make you dfree•.(image placeholder)
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Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever acommitteth• bsin is the cservant• of sin.(image placeholder)And the servant abideth not in the house for ever: but the Son abideth ever.(image placeholder)If the Son therefore shall make you afree, ye shall be free indeed.(image placeholder)I know that ye are Abraham’s seed; but ye seek to kill me, because my word hath no place in you.
Isaiah 51: 16 16 And I have put my awords• in thy mouth, and I have covered thee in the shadow of mine hand, that I may plant the heavens, and lay the foundations of the earth, and say unto Zion, Thou art my people.(image placeholder)
Genesis:14 And Abraham called the name of that place aJehovah•-jireh: as it is said to this day, bIn• the mount of the LORD it shall be seen.(image placeholder)¶ And the angel of the LORD called unto Abraham out of heaven the second time,(image placeholder)And said, By myself have I asworn•, saith the LORD, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son:(image placeholder)
aseedbsandcgate
And in thy aseed shall all the nations of the earth be bblessed; because thou hast cobeyed my voice.
Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye acontinue in my word, then are ye my bdisciples• indeed;(image placeholder)And ye shall aknow the btruth•, and the ctruth• shall make you dfree•.(image placeholder)
aAbraham(image placeholder)
Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever acommitteth• bsin is the cservant• of sin.(image placeholder)And the servant abideth not in the house for ever: but the Son abideth ever.(image placeholder)If the Son therefore shall make you afree, ye shall be free indeed.(image placeholder)I know that ye are Abraham’s seed; but ye seek to kill me, because my word hath no place in you.
Isaiah 51: 16 16 And I have put my awords• in thy mouth, and I have covered thee in the shadow of mine hand, that I may plant the heavens, and lay the foundations of the earth, and say unto Zion, Thou art my people.(image placeholder)
Communion with the Holy Spirit
Communion with the Holy Spirit
By President James E. Faust
Personal revelation comes as a testimony of truth and as guidance in spiritual and temporal matters. Latter-day Saints know that the promptings of the Spirit may be received upon all facets of life, including daily, ongoing decisions. Without seeking the inspiration of the Almighty God, how could anyone think of making an important decision such as "Who is to be my companion?" "What is my work to be?" "Where will I live?" "How will I live?"
How Is Personal Revelation Received?
Some guidelines and rules are necessary if one is to be the recipient of revelation and inspiration. They include (1) to try honestly and sincerely to keep God's commandments, (2) to be spiritually attuned as a receiver of a divine message, (3) to ask God in humble, fervent prayer, and (4) to seek answers with unwavering faith.
How do revelation and inspiration operate? Each person has a built-in "receiving set" which, when fine-tuned, can be a receiver of divine communication. Said Job, "There is a spirit in man: and . . . the Almighty giveth them understanding" (Job 32:8). If needed, it is possible, like Nephi, to be led completely by the Spirit, "not knowing beforehand" what should be done (see 1 Ne. 4:6).
How is inspiration received? Enos stated, "While I was thus struggling in the spirit, behold, the voice of the Lord came into my mind" (Enos 1:10). One does not necessarily hear an audible voice. The spirit of revelation comes by divine confirmation. "I will tell you in your mind and in your heart, by the Holy Ghost, which shall come upon you and which shall dwell in your heart," says the Lord (D&C 8:2).
How was the voice of the Lord heard by Elijah the Tishbite? It was not the "strong wind [which] rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks," nor "after the wind an earthquake," nor "after the earthquake a fire." It was "a still small voice" (see 1 Kgs. 19:11–12).
The inner voice of the Spirit has the capacity to whisper through and pierce all things (see D&C 85:6). The scriptures teach, "It was not a voice of thunder, neither was it a voice of a great tumultuous noise, but behold, it was a still voice of perfect mildness, as if it had been a whisper, and it did pierce even to the very soul" (Hel. 5:30).
Thus the Lord, by revelation, brings inspiration into one's mind as though a voice were speaking. As a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, Elder Harold B. Lee gave this testimony: "I have a believing heart because of a simple testimony that came when I was a child, I think maybe I was around ten—maybe eleven—years of age. I was with my father out on a farm away from our home, trying to spend the day busying myself until father was ready to go home. Over the fence from our place were some tumbledown sheds which had attracted a curious boy, adventurous as I was. I started to climb through the fence and I heard a voice as clearly as you are hearing mine—'Don't go over there!' calling me by name. I turned to look at father to see if he were talking to me, but he was way up at the other end of the field. There was no person in sight. I realized then, as a child, that there were persons beyond my sight and I had heard a voice. And when I [hear] and read these stories of the Prophet Joseph Smith, I, too, know what it means to hear a voice because I've heard from an unseen speaker" (Divine Revelation, Brigham Young University Speeches of the Year [15 Oct. 1952], 5).
By President James E. Faust
Personal revelation comes as a testimony of truth and as guidance in spiritual and temporal matters. Latter-day Saints know that the promptings of the Spirit may be received upon all facets of life, including daily, ongoing decisions. Without seeking the inspiration of the Almighty God, how could anyone think of making an important decision such as "Who is to be my companion?" "What is my work to be?" "Where will I live?" "How will I live?"
How Is Personal Revelation Received?
Some guidelines and rules are necessary if one is to be the recipient of revelation and inspiration. They include (1) to try honestly and sincerely to keep God's commandments, (2) to be spiritually attuned as a receiver of a divine message, (3) to ask God in humble, fervent prayer, and (4) to seek answers with unwavering faith.
How do revelation and inspiration operate? Each person has a built-in "receiving set" which, when fine-tuned, can be a receiver of divine communication. Said Job, "There is a spirit in man: and . . . the Almighty giveth them understanding" (Job 32:8). If needed, it is possible, like Nephi, to be led completely by the Spirit, "not knowing beforehand" what should be done (see 1 Ne. 4:6).
How is inspiration received? Enos stated, "While I was thus struggling in the spirit, behold, the voice of the Lord came into my mind" (Enos 1:10). One does not necessarily hear an audible voice. The spirit of revelation comes by divine confirmation. "I will tell you in your mind and in your heart, by the Holy Ghost, which shall come upon you and which shall dwell in your heart," says the Lord (D&C 8:2).
How was the voice of the Lord heard by Elijah the Tishbite? It was not the "strong wind [which] rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks," nor "after the wind an earthquake," nor "after the earthquake a fire." It was "a still small voice" (see 1 Kgs. 19:11–12).
The inner voice of the Spirit has the capacity to whisper through and pierce all things (see D&C 85:6). The scriptures teach, "It was not a voice of thunder, neither was it a voice of a great tumultuous noise, but behold, it was a still voice of perfect mildness, as if it had been a whisper, and it did pierce even to the very soul" (Hel. 5:30).
Thus the Lord, by revelation, brings inspiration into one's mind as though a voice were speaking. As a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, Elder Harold B. Lee gave this testimony: "I have a believing heart because of a simple testimony that came when I was a child, I think maybe I was around ten—maybe eleven—years of age. I was with my father out on a farm away from our home, trying to spend the day busying myself until father was ready to go home. Over the fence from our place were some tumbledown sheds which had attracted a curious boy, adventurous as I was. I started to climb through the fence and I heard a voice as clearly as you are hearing mine—'Don't go over there!' calling me by name. I turned to look at father to see if he were talking to me, but he was way up at the other end of the field. There was no person in sight. I realized then, as a child, that there were persons beyond my sight and I had heard a voice. And when I [hear] and read these stories of the Prophet Joseph Smith, I, too, know what it means to hear a voice because I've heard from an unseen speaker" (Divine Revelation, Brigham Young University Speeches of the Year [15 Oct. 1952], 5).
Alan Watts
Alan Watts
What about evil?
You see, how it was done was this prohibition not to eat of the fruit of the tree of knowledge. That was the one sure way of getting it eaten. But of course when the Lord God accused Adam and said, "You've been eating of that tree I told you not to eat," and he passed the buck to Eve and said, "this woman that thou gavest me, she tempted me and I did eat." And He looked at Eve and [said] "now what about it?" She said, "well, it was the serpent." And He looked at the serpent--the serpent didn't say anything, because he knew too much and he wasn't going to give away the show. Who is it that sits at the left hand of God? We know who sits at the right hand. It's hushed up, because that's the side where the district attorney sits, and in the Book of Job of course you know Satan is the district attorney at the court of Heaven. He's the prosecutor, he's a faithful servant of the court. Because, you see, the whole problem is, it would be very bad indeed if God were the author of evil and we were his victims. That is to say, if we keep the model of the King of the Universe, and the creatures are all subjects of the king, then a God who is responsible for evil is being very unkind to other people. But in this theory God is not "an-other" person, there are no "victims" of God. He is never anything but His own victim. You are responsible, and if you want to stay in the state of illusion, stay in it, but you can always wake up.
What about evil?
You see, how it was done was this prohibition not to eat of the fruit of the tree of knowledge. That was the one sure way of getting it eaten. But of course when the Lord God accused Adam and said, "You've been eating of that tree I told you not to eat," and he passed the buck to Eve and said, "this woman that thou gavest me, she tempted me and I did eat." And He looked at Eve and [said] "now what about it?" She said, "well, it was the serpent." And He looked at the serpent--the serpent didn't say anything, because he knew too much and he wasn't going to give away the show. Who is it that sits at the left hand of God? We know who sits at the right hand. It's hushed up, because that's the side where the district attorney sits, and in the Book of Job of course you know Satan is the district attorney at the court of Heaven. He's the prosecutor, he's a faithful servant of the court. Because, you see, the whole problem is, it would be very bad indeed if God were the author of evil and we were his victims. That is to say, if we keep the model of the King of the Universe, and the creatures are all subjects of the king, then a God who is responsible for evil is being very unkind to other people. But in this theory God is not "an-other" person, there are no "victims" of God. He is never anything but His own victim. You are responsible, and if you want to stay in the state of illusion, stay in it, but you can always wake up.
Forbidden Mysteries of Enoch
Following quote taken from Forbidden mysteries of Enoch by Elizabeth Clare Prophet.
Only begotten son of God.
The doctrine of the only begotten Son of God having been misconstrued to designate one son only, namely Jesus, the Anointed, would of course make this theory preposterous to today’s Christians. However, when correctly understood, the Christ, “the only begotten Son of God”, is revealed to the soul by the Holy Spirit to be the true Self of every son of God, “the light which lighteth [ignites the divine spark in] every man that cometh into the world. Christ, the Light, the Word, is therefore an office and a mantle which the son of God by the Fathers grace may ‘put on’ and ‘become’ , fully integrating with and assimilating the only begotten of God until he does embody or incarnate that Christ, or that Christ-consciousness which Jesus as the embodiment of the son of God had the power to ignite, as John writes: “As many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of god, even to them that believe on his name; which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.” John 1:12-13.
Then from the same book. Taken from the writings of Origen of Alexandria (186-255)
“angels may become men or demons, and again from the latter they may rise to be men or angels.”
“If any rational, incorporeal, invisible creature is negligent, it will gradually fall to lower levels and there assume a body. The sort of body it assumes will depend on the place it falls into.”
“those who, either owing to mental deficiencies, deserved to enter into bodies, or those who were carried away by their desire for visible things,(idolatry) either willingly or unwillingly, were compelled…to perform certain services to such as had fallen into that condition.”
Origens commentary on the Gospel of John. “From the beginning, those who have occupied the most eminent positions among men and been markedly superior to others have been angels in human form. This explains the passage in Scripture which says that John was one of God’s messengers, or angels, who came in the body to bear witness to the light.”
Origen also believed that wicked angels could incarnate as men.
Only begotten son of God.
The doctrine of the only begotten Son of God having been misconstrued to designate one son only, namely Jesus, the Anointed, would of course make this theory preposterous to today’s Christians. However, when correctly understood, the Christ, “the only begotten Son of God”, is revealed to the soul by the Holy Spirit to be the true Self of every son of God, “the light which lighteth [ignites the divine spark in] every man that cometh into the world. Christ, the Light, the Word, is therefore an office and a mantle which the son of God by the Fathers grace may ‘put on’ and ‘become’ , fully integrating with and assimilating the only begotten of God until he does embody or incarnate that Christ, or that Christ-consciousness which Jesus as the embodiment of the son of God had the power to ignite, as John writes: “As many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of god, even to them that believe on his name; which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.” John 1:12-13.
Then from the same book. Taken from the writings of Origen of Alexandria (186-255)
“angels may become men or demons, and again from the latter they may rise to be men or angels.”
“If any rational, incorporeal, invisible creature is negligent, it will gradually fall to lower levels and there assume a body. The sort of body it assumes will depend on the place it falls into.”
“those who, either owing to mental deficiencies, deserved to enter into bodies, or those who were carried away by their desire for visible things,(idolatry) either willingly or unwillingly, were compelled…to perform certain services to such as had fallen into that condition.”
Origens commentary on the Gospel of John. “From the beginning, those who have occupied the most eminent positions among men and been markedly superior to others have been angels in human form. This explains the passage in Scripture which says that John was one of God’s messengers, or angels, who came in the body to bear witness to the light.”
Origen also believed that wicked angels could incarnate as men.
The end of all Hopi
The end of all Hopi ceremonialism will come when a "Kachina" removes his mask during a dance in the plaza before uninitiated children [the general public]. For a while there will be no more ceremonies, no more faith. Then Oraibi will be rejuvenated with its faith and ceremonies, marking the start of a new cycle of Hopi life.
World War III will be started by those peoples who first revealed the light (the divine wisdom or intelligence) in the other old countries (India, China, Islamic Nations, Africa.)
The United States will be destroyed, land and people, by atomic bombs and radioactivity. Only the Hopis and their homeland will be preserved as an oasis to which refugees will flee. Bomb shelters are a fallacy. "It is only materialistic people who seek to make shelters. Those who are at peace in their hearts already are in the great shelter of life. There is no shelter for evil. Those who take no part in the making of world division by ideology are ready to resume life in another world, be they Black, White, Red, or Yellow race. They are all one, brothers."
The war will be "a spiritual conflict with material matters. Material matters will be destroyed by spiritual beings who will remain to create one world and one nation under one power, that of the Creator."
That time is not far off. It will come when the Saquasohuh (Blue Star) Kachina dances in the plaza and removes his mask. He represents a blue star, far off and yet invisible, which will make its appearance soon. The time is foretold by a song sung during the Wuwuchim ceremony. It was sung in 1914 just before World War I, and again in 1940 before World War II, describing the disunity, corruption, and hatred contaminating Hopi rituals, which were followed by the same evils spreading over the world. This same song was sung in 1961 during the Wuwuchim ceremony.
The Emergence to the future Fifth World has begun. It is being made by the humble people of little nations, tribes, and racial minorities. "You can read this in the earth itself. Plant forms from previous worlds are beginning to spring up as seeds [as described in SW-II, Effects and Coming Events # 1]. This could start a new study of botany if people were wise enough to read them. The same kinds of seeds are being planted in the sky as stars. The same kinds of seeds are being planted in our hearts. All these are the same, depending how you look at them. That is what makes the Emergence to the next, Fifth World.
"These comprise the nine most important prophecies of the Hopis, connected with the creation of the nine worlds: the three previous worlds on which we lived, the present Fourth World, the three future worlds we have yet to experience, and the world of Taiowa, the Creator, and his nephew, Sotuknang."
The Hopi and others who were saved from the Great Flood made a sacred covenant with the Great Spirit never to turn away from him. He made a set of sacred stone tablets, called Tiponi, into which he breathed his teachings, prophecies, and warnings. Before the Great Spirit hid himself again, he placed before the leaders of the four different racial groups four different colors and sizes of corn; each was to choose which would be their food in this world. The Hopi waited until last and picked the smallest ear of corn. At this, the Great Spirit said:
"It is well done. You have obtained the real corn, for all the others are imitations in which are hidden seeds of different plants. You have shown me your intelligence; for this reason I will place in your hands these sacred stone tablets, Tiponi, symbol of power and authority over all land and life to guard, protect, and hold in trust for me until I shall return to you in a later day, for I am the First and I am the Last."
The Great Chieftain of the Bow Clan led the faithful ones to this new land, but he fell into evil ways. His two sons scolded him for his mistake, and after he died they assumed the responsibilities of leadership. Each brother was given a set of Tiponi, and both were instructed to carry them to a place to which the Great Spirit directed them. The elder brother [of the shining light] was told to go immediately to the east, toward the rising sun, and upon reaching his destination to start back immediately to look for his younger brother, who remained on Turtle Island [the Continental United States of America]. His mission was to help his younger brother to bring about the Purification Day, at which time all evildoers would be punished or destroyed, after which real peace, brotherhood, and everlasting life would be established. The elder brother would restore all land to his younger brother, from whom the Evil one among the white men had taken it. The elder brother [of the shining light] also would come to look for the Tiponi tablets and fulfill the mission given him by the Great Spirit.
The younger brother was instructed to travel throughout the land and mark his footsteps as he went about. Both brothers were told that a great white star would appear in the sky; when that happened, all people would know that the elder brother had reached his destination. Thereupon all people were to settle wherever they happened to be at that time, there to remain until the elder brother returned.
The Hopi settled in the area now known as Four Corners, where the state lines of Arizona, New Mexico, Utah and Colorado meet. They lived in humble simplicity and the land produced abundant crops. This area is the "heart" of Turtle Island [the U.S.] and of Mother Earth, and it is the microcosmic image of the macrocosm of the entire planet. Each Hopi clan perpetuates a unique ceremony, and the ceremonies together maintain the balance of natural forces of sunlight, rain and winds, and reaffirm the Hopi respect for all life and trust in the Great Spirit.
The Hopi were told that after a time White Men would come and take their land and try to lead the Hopi into evil ways. But in spite of all the pressures against them, the Hopi were told they must hold to their ancient religion and their land, though always without violence. If they succeeded, they were promised that their people and their land would be a center from which the True Spirit would be reawakened.
It is said that after many years the elder brother might change the color of his skin, but his hair will remain black. He will have the ability to write, and he will be the only person able to read the Tiponi. When he returns to find his younger brother, the Tiponi will be placed side by side to show all the world that they are true brothers. Then great judgment will take place, for the elder will help the younger brother to obtain real justice for all Indian brothers who have been cruelly mistreated by the white man since he came to Turtle Island.
The transformed elder brother, the True White Brother, will wear a red cloak or a red cap, similar to the pattern on the back of a horned toad. He will bring no religion but his own, and will bring with him the Tiponi tablets. He will be all-powerful; none will be able to stand against him. He will come swiftly, and in one day gain control of this entire continent. It is said, "If he comes from the East, the destruction will not be so bad. But if he comes from the West, do not get up on your housetops to see because he will have no mercy."
The True White Brother will bring with him two great, intelligent and powerful helpers, one of whom will have a sign of a swastika (a masculine symbol of purity), and the sign of the sun. The second great helper will have the sign of a celtic cross with red lines (representing female life blood) between the arms of the cross.
When the Great Purification is near, these helpers will shake the earth first for a short time in preparation. After they shake the earth two times more, they will be joined by the True White Brother, who will become one with them and bring the Purification Day to the world. All three will help the "younger brother" (the Hopi and other pure-hearted people) to make a better world. In the prophecies, the two helpers are designated by the Hopi word for "population," as if they were large groups of people.
The Hopi were warned that if these three great beings failed, terrible evil would befall the world and great numbers of people would be killed. However, it was said that they would succeed if enough Hopi remained true to the ancient spirit of their people. The True White Brother and his helpers will show the people of earth a great new life plan that will lead to everlasting life. The earth will become new and beautiful again, with an abundance of life and food. Those who are saved will share everything equally. All races will intermarry and speak one tongue and be a family.
Hopi prophecy states that World War III will be started by the people who first received the Light -- China, Palestine, India and Africa. When the war comes, the United States will be destroyed by "gourds of ashes" which will fall to the ground, boiling the rivers and burning the earth, where no grass will grow for many years, and causing a disease that no medicine can cure. This can only mean nuclear or atomic bombs; no other weapon causes such effects. Bomb shelters will be useless, for "Those who are at peace in their hearts already are in the Great Shelter of Life. There is no shelter for evil. When the Saquahuh (blue Star) Kachina dances in the plaza and removes his mask, the time of the great trial will be here." The Hopi believe that only they will be saved.
The Hopi also have prophesied that "Turtle Island could turn over two or three times and the oceans could join hands and meet the sky." This seems to be a prophecy of a "pole shift" -- a flipping, of the planet on its axis. The Hopi call this imminent condition -- and that of society today -- "Koyaanisqatsi", which means "world out of balance...a state of life that calls for another way. "
The following extraordinary Hopi prophecy was first published in a mimeographed manuscript that circulated among several Methodist and Presbyterian churches in 1959. Some of the prophecies were published in 1963 by Frank Waters in The Book of the Hopi. The account begins by describing how, while driving along a desert highway one hot day in the summer of 1958, a minister named David Young stopped to offer a ride to an Indian elder, who accepted with a nod. After riding in silence for several minutes, the Indian said:
"I am White Feather, a Hopi of the ancient Bear Clan. In my long life I have traveled through this land, seeking out my brothers, and learning from them many things full of wisdom. I have followed the sacred paths of my people, who inhabit the forests and many lakes in the east, the land of ice and long nights in the north, and the places of holy altars of stone built many years ago by my brothers' fathers in the south. From all these I have heard the stories of the past, and the prophecies of the future. Today, many of the prophecies have turned to stories, and few are left -- the past grows longer, and the future grows shorter.
"And now White Feather is dying. His sons have all joined his ancestors, and soon he too shall be with them. But there is no one left, no one to recite and pass on the ancient wisdom. My people have tired of the old ways -- the great ceremonies that tell of our origins, of our emergence into the Fourth World, are almost all abandoned, forgotten, yet even this has been foretold. The time grows short.
"My people await Pahana, the lost White Brother, [from the stars] as do all our brothers in the land. He will not be like the white men we know now, who are cruel and greedy. we were told of their coming long ago. But still we await Pahana.
"He will bring with him the symbols, and the missing piece of that sacred tablet now kept by the elders, given to him when he left, that shall identify him as our True White Brother.
"The Fourth World shall end soon, and the Fifth World will begin. This the elders everywhere know. The Signs over many years have been fulfilled, and so few are left.
- "This is the First Sign: We are told of the coming of the white-skinned men, like Pahana, but not living like Pahana men who took the land that was not theirs. And men who struck their enemies with thunder.
"This is the Third Sign: A strange beast like a buffalo but with great long horns, will overrun the land in large numbers. These White Feather saw with his eyes -- the coming of the white men's cattle."
"This is the Fourth Sign: The land will be crossed by snakes of iron."
"This is the Fifth Sign: The land shall be criss-crossed by a giant spider's web."
"This is the Sixth sign: The land shall be criss-crossed with rivers of stone that make pictures in the sun."
"This is the Seventh Sign: You will hear of the sea turning black, and many living things dying because of it."
"This is the Eight Sign: You will see many youth, who wear their hair long like my people, come and join the tribal nations, to learn their ways and wisdom.
"And this is the Ninth and Last Sign: You will hear of a dwelling-place in the heavens, above the earth, that shall fall with a great crash. It will appear as a blue star. Very soon after this, the ceremonies of my people will cease.
"These are the Signs that great destruction is coming. The world shall rock to and fro. The white man will battle against other people in other lands -- with those who possessed the first light of wisdom. There will be many columns of smoke and fire such as White Feather has seen the white man make in the deserts not far from here. Only those which come will cause disease and a great dying. Many of my people, understanding the prophecies, shall be safe. Those who stay and live in the places of my people also shall be safe. Then there will be much to rebuild. And soon -- very soon afterward -- Pahana will return. He shall bring with him the dawn of the Fifth World. He shall plant the seeds of his wisdom in their hearts. Even now the seeds are being planted. These shall smooth the way to the Emergence into the Fifth World.
"But White Feather shall not see it. I am old and dying. You -- perhaps will see it. In time, in time..."
The old Indian fell silent. They had arrived at his destination, and Reverend David Young stopped to let him out of the car. They never met again. Reverend Young died in 1976, so he did not live to see the further fulfillment of this remarkable prophecy.
The signs are interpreted as follows: The First Sign is of guns. The Second Sign is of the pioneers' covered wagons. The Third Sign is of longhorn cattle. The Fourth Sign describes the railroad tracks. The Fifth Sign is a clear image of our electric power and telephone lines. The Sixth Sign describes concrete highways and their mirage-producing effects. The Seventh Sign foretells of oil spills in the ocean. The Eighth Sign clearly indicates the "Hippy Movement" of the 1960s. The Ninth Sign was the U.S. Space Station Skylab, which fell to Earth in 1979. According to Australian eye-witnesses, it appeared to be burning blue.
Another Hopi prophecy warns that nothing should be brought back from the Moon -- obviously anticipating the Apollo 11 mission that returned with samples of lunar basalt. It this was done, the Hopi warned, the balance of natural and universal laws and forces would be disturbed, resulting in earthquakes, severe changes in weather patterns, and social unrest. All these things are happening today, though of course not necessarily because of Moon rocks.
The Hopi also predicted that when the "heart" of the Hopi land trust is dug up, great disturbances will develop in the balance of nature, for the Hopi holy land is the microcosmic image of the entire planet; any violations of nature in the Four Corners region will be reflected and amplified all over the Earth.
In 1959, a six-man delegation of traditional Hopi leaders led by the late spiritual leader, Dan Katchongva, traveled to the United Nations Building in New York to fulfill a sacred mission in accordance with ancient Hopi instructions. Because of their prophetic knowledge, the Hopi leaders felt it was time to go east to the edge of their motherland, where "a house of mica" [The United Nations building] would stand at this time, where Great Leaders from many lands would be gathered to help any people who are in trouble."
They were to go when the motherland of the Hopi and other Indian brothers were about to be taken away from them and their way of life was in danger of being completely destroyed by evil ones among the White Men and by some other Indian brothers who were influenced by the White Race. This is a clear and present danger: the betrayal of Indian-U.S.A. treaties, land sales, and coal and uranium mining are destroying the Hopi land and its people -- and all other peoples and lands, in eventual effect...
According to prophecy, at least one, two or three leaders or nations would hear and understand the Hopi warnings, as "It is told that they too should know these ancient instructions". Upon hearing the message of the Hopi, they would act immediately to correct many wrongs being done to the chosen race -- the Red Man who was granted permission to hold in trust all land and life for the Great Spirit. This prophecy would seem to have failed. Hopi prophecy also declares that the doors of the "Glass House" would be closed to them. This was the case at first, though they have delivered their message to the United Nations Assembly since then:
"When the Great Leaders in the Glass House refuse to open the door to you when you stand before it that day, [Repeated, again in 1993] do not be discouraged or turn about on the path you walk, but take courage, determination, and be of great rejoicing in your hearts, for on that day the White Race who are on your land with you have cut themselves from you and thereon lead themselves to the Greatest Punishment at the Day of Purification. Many shall be destroyed for their sins and evil ways. The Great Spirit has decreed it and no one can stop it, change it, or add anything to it. It shall be fulfilled!"
On August 7, 1970, a spectacular UFO sighting was witnessed by dozens of people and photographed by Chuck Roberts of the Prescott (Arizona)"Courier". This sighting occurred after a "UFO calling" by Paul Solem and several Hopi Indians. This sighting was interpreted by some Hopis as being a partial fulfillment of a certain Hopi prophecy given by the Great Spirit Maasau and inscribed on Second Mesa, warning of the coming of Purification Day, when the true Hopi will be flown to other planets in "ships without wings."
Hopi prophecy also tells us that there will be a mass migration of Indians northward from Mexico and Central and South America. The migration will be led by a 130-year old Indian named Etchata Etchana. The movement will come after the huge fire and explosion that will herald the advent of the True White Brother.
According to Hopi belief, the survivors of the Great Deluge thousands of years ago split up into four groups that moved north, south, east and west. Only one group completed their journey -- to the North Pole and back -- under the guidance of a brilliant "star" in which the Great Spirit Maasau traveled. When he landed, he drew a petroglyph on Second Mesa, showing a maiden (with the traditional "butterfly" hair arrangement) riding in a wingless, dome-shaped craft. The petroglyph signified the coming Day of Purification when the true Hopi will fly to other planets in "ships without wings."
The prophecy also warns that there will be three divisions among the Hopi The first division was in 1906 between the Traditionalists and the Modernists. The Traditionalists were forced to leave Oraibi and move to Hotevilla. The second division took place in the wake of the spectacular appearance of UFOs in August, 1970.
PROPHECY ROCK
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Near Oraibi, Arizona, there is a petroglyph known as Prophecy Rock which symbolizes many Hopi prophecies. Its interpretation is:
The large human figure on the left is the Great Spirit. The bow in his left hand represents his instructions to the Hopi to lay down their weapons. The vertical line to the right of the Great Spirit is a time scale in thousands of years. The point at which the great Spirit touches the line is the time of his return.
The "life path" established by the Great Spirit divides into the lower, narrow path of continuous Life in harmony with nature and the wide upper road of white man's scientific achievements. The bar between the paths, above the cross, is the coming of white men; the Cross is that of Christianity. The circle below the cross represents the continuous Path of Life.
The four small human figures on the upper road represent, on one level, the past three worlds and the present; on another level, the figures indicate that some of the Hopi will travel the white man's path, having been seduced by its glamour.
The two circles on the lower Path of Life are the "great shaking of the earth" (World Wars One and Two). The swastika in the sun and the Celtic cross represent the two helpers of Pahana, the True White Brother.
The short line that returns to the straight Path of Life is the last chance for people to turn back to nature before the upper road disintegrates and dissipates. The small circle above the Path of Life, after the last chance, is the Great Purification, after which corn will grow in abundance again when the Great Spirit returns. And the Path of Life continues forever...
The Hopi shield in the lower right corner symbolizes the Earth and the Four-Corners area where the Hopi have been reserved. The arms of the cross also represent the four directions in which they migrated according to the instructions of the Great Spirit.
The dots represent the four colors of Hopi corn, and the four racial colors of humanity.
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Date: December 31, 1993 Source: Book of The Hopi By: Frank Waters Source Material by: Oswald White Bear Fredericks Copyright 1963, by Frank Waters SBN 345-01717-X-125 Library of Congress Catalog No. 63-19606 Published by: Ballantine Books, Inc. 101 Fifth Ave, New York, N.Y. 10003 Paperback Edition: Page 408
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Can you answer this riddle?
> Here is a pretty neat little thing from Paul Harvey. See if you can guess
>the riddle at the end.
>
> Paul Harvey Writes:
>
> We tried so hard to make things better for our kids that we made them
>worse. For my grandchildren, I'd like better.
>
> I'd really like for them to know about hand me down clothes and homemade
>ice cream and leftover meat loaf sandwiches. I really would.
>
> I hope you learn humility by being humiliated, and that you learn honesty
>by being cheated.
>
> I hope you learn to make your own bed and mow the lawn and wash the car.
>
> And I really hope nobody gives you a brand new car when you are sixteen.
>
> It will be good if at least one time you can see puppies born and your old
>dog put to sleep.
>
> I hope you get a black eye fighting for something you believe in.
>
> I hope you have to share a bedroom with your younger brother/sister. And
>it's all right if you have to draw a line down the middle of the room,but
>when he wants to crawl under the covers with you because he's scared, I hope
>you let him.
>
> When you want to see a movie and your little brother/sister wants to tag
>along, I hope you'll let him/her.
>
> I hope you have to walk uphill to school with your friends and that you
>live in a town where you can do it safely.
>
> On rainy days when you have to catch a ride, I hope you don't ask your
>driver to drop you two blocks away so you won't be seen riding with someone
>as uncool as your Mom.
>
> If you want a slingshot, I hope your Dad teaches you how to make one
>instead of buying one.
>
> I hope you learn to dig in the dirt and read books
>
> When you learn to use computers, I hope you also learn to add and subtract
>in your head.
>
> I hope you get teased by your friends when you have your first crush on a
>boy\girl, and when you talk back to your mother that you learn what ivory
>soap tastes like.
>
>May you skin your knee climbing a mountain, burn your hand on a stove and
>stick your tongue on a frozen flagpole.
>
>I don't care if you try a beer once, but I hope you don't like it. And if a
>friend offers you dope or a joint, I hope you realize he is not your friend.
>
>I sure hope you make time to sit on a porch with your Grandma/Grandpa and go
>fishing with your Uncle.
>
>May you feel sorrow at a funeral and joy during the holidays.
>
>I hope your mother punishes you when you throw a baseball through your
>neighbor's window and that she hugs you and kisses you at Hanukah/Christmas
>time when you give her a plaster mold of your hand.
>
>These things I wish for you - tough times and disappointment, hard work and
>happiness. To me, it's the only way to appreciate life.
>
>Written with a pen. Sealed with a kiss. I'm here for you. And if I die
>before you do, I'll go to heaven and wait for you.
>
>Send this to all of your friends. We secure our friends, not by accepting
>favors, but by doing them.
>
>Paul Harvey RIDDLE:
>
>When asked this riddle, 80% of kindergarten kids got the answer, compared to
>17% of Stanford University seniors.
>
>What is greater than God, More evil than the devil, The poor have it, The
>rich need it, And if you eat it, you'll die?
>
>Send this to 10 people and then press shift and you will get the answer.
>
>P.S. You won't believe this, but this really does give you the answer!!!!
> Here is a pretty neat little thing from Paul Harvey. See if you can guess
>the riddle at the end.
>
> Paul Harvey Writes:
>
> We tried so hard to make things better for our kids that we made them
>worse. For my grandchildren, I'd like better.
>
> I'd really like for them to know about hand me down clothes and homemade
>ice cream and leftover meat loaf sandwiches. I really would.
>
> I hope you learn humility by being humiliated, and that you learn honesty
>by being cheated.
>
> I hope you learn to make your own bed and mow the lawn and wash the car.
>
> And I really hope nobody gives you a brand new car when you are sixteen.
>
> It will be good if at least one time you can see puppies born and your old
>dog put to sleep.
>
> I hope you get a black eye fighting for something you believe in.
>
> I hope you have to share a bedroom with your younger brother/sister. And
>it's all right if you have to draw a line down the middle of the room,but
>when he wants to crawl under the covers with you because he's scared, I hope
>you let him.
>
> When you want to see a movie and your little brother/sister wants to tag
>along, I hope you'll let him/her.
>
> I hope you have to walk uphill to school with your friends and that you
>live in a town where you can do it safely.
>
> On rainy days when you have to catch a ride, I hope you don't ask your
>driver to drop you two blocks away so you won't be seen riding with someone
>as uncool as your Mom.
>
> If you want a slingshot, I hope your Dad teaches you how to make one
>instead of buying one.
>
> I hope you learn to dig in the dirt and read books
>
> When you learn to use computers, I hope you also learn to add and subtract
>in your head.
>
> I hope you get teased by your friends when you have your first crush on a
>boy\girl, and when you talk back to your mother that you learn what ivory
>soap tastes like.
>
>May you skin your knee climbing a mountain, burn your hand on a stove and
>stick your tongue on a frozen flagpole.
>
>I don't care if you try a beer once, but I hope you don't like it. And if a
>friend offers you dope or a joint, I hope you realize he is not your friend.
>
>I sure hope you make time to sit on a porch with your Grandma/Grandpa and go
>fishing with your Uncle.
>
>May you feel sorrow at a funeral and joy during the holidays.
>
>I hope your mother punishes you when you throw a baseball through your
>neighbor's window and that she hugs you and kisses you at Hanukah/Christmas
>time when you give her a plaster mold of your hand.
>
>These things I wish for you - tough times and disappointment, hard work and
>happiness. To me, it's the only way to appreciate life.
>
>Written with a pen. Sealed with a kiss. I'm here for you. And if I die
>before you do, I'll go to heaven and wait for you.
>
>Send this to all of your friends. We secure our friends, not by accepting
>favors, but by doing them.
>
>Paul Harvey RIDDLE:
>
>When asked this riddle, 80% of kindergarten kids got the answer, compared to
>17% of Stanford University seniors.
>
>What is greater than God, More evil than the devil, The poor have it, The
>rich need it, And if you eat it, you'll die?
>
>Send this to 10 people and then press shift and you will get the answer.
>
>P.S. You won't believe this, but this really does give you the answer!!!!
Tuesday, October 18, 2005
If I Had My Life to live Over Again
If I Had My Life to Live Over Again
By; Nadine Stair
I’d like to make more mistakes next time,
I’d relax, I would limber up, I would be sillier
than I have been this trip. I would take fewer
things seriously. I would take more chances. I
would climb more mountains and swim more
rivers. I would eat more ice cream and less
beans. I would perhaps have more actual troubles,
but I’d have fewer imaginary ones.
You see, I’m one of those people who live sensibly
and sanely hour after hour, day after day.
Oh, I’ve had my moments, and if I had it to
do over again, I’d have more of them. In fact,
I’d try to have nothing else. Just moments, one after
another, instead of living so many years
ahead of each day. I’ve been one of those persons
who never goes anywhere without a thermometer,
a hot water bottle, a raincoat, and a parachute. If I
had to do it again, I would travel lighter than I have.
If I had my life to live over, I would start
barefoot earlier in the spring and stay that way
later in the fall. I would go to more dances. I
would ride more merry-go-rounds. I would pick
more daisies.
By; Nadine Stair
I’d like to make more mistakes next time,
I’d relax, I would limber up, I would be sillier
than I have been this trip. I would take fewer
things seriously. I would take more chances. I
would climb more mountains and swim more
rivers. I would eat more ice cream and less
beans. I would perhaps have more actual troubles,
but I’d have fewer imaginary ones.
You see, I’m one of those people who live sensibly
and sanely hour after hour, day after day.
Oh, I’ve had my moments, and if I had it to
do over again, I’d have more of them. In fact,
I’d try to have nothing else. Just moments, one after
another, instead of living so many years
ahead of each day. I’ve been one of those persons
who never goes anywhere without a thermometer,
a hot water bottle, a raincoat, and a parachute. If I
had to do it again, I would travel lighter than I have.
If I had my life to live over, I would start
barefoot earlier in the spring and stay that way
later in the fall. I would go to more dances. I
would ride more merry-go-rounds. I would pick
more daisies.
SECRET HIDDEN WITHIN
SECRET HIDDEN WITHIN YOU
The Creator gathered all of Creation and said, "I want to hide
something from the humans until they are ready for it. It is the
realization that they create their own reality."
The eagle said, "Give it to me, I will take it to the moon."
The Creator said, "No. One day they will go there and find it."
The salmon said, "I will bury it on the bottom of the ocean."
"No. They will go there too."
The buffalo said, "I will bury it on the Great Plains."
The Creator said, "They will cut into the skin of the Earth andfind it even there."
Grandmother Mole, who lives in the breast of Mother Earth, and
who has no physical eyes but sees with spiritual eyes, said,
"Put it inside of them."
And the Creator said, "It is done."
~ Author Unknown ~
The Creator gathered all of Creation and said, "I want to hide
something from the humans until they are ready for it. It is the
realization that they create their own reality."
The eagle said, "Give it to me, I will take it to the moon."
The Creator said, "No. One day they will go there and find it."
The salmon said, "I will bury it on the bottom of the ocean."
"No. They will go there too."
The buffalo said, "I will bury it on the Great Plains."
The Creator said, "They will cut into the skin of the Earth andfind it even there."
Grandmother Mole, who lives in the breast of Mother Earth, and
who has no physical eyes but sees with spiritual eyes, said,
"Put it inside of them."
And the Creator said, "It is done."
~ Author Unknown ~
Laotzu about 550 bc
Lao-tzu about 550 b.c.
The man of perfect virtue in repose has not thoughts, in action no anxiety. He recognizes no right, nor wrong, nor good, nor bad. Within the Four Seas, when all profit-that is his repose. Men cling to him as children who have lost their mothers; they rally around him as wayfarers who have missed their road. He has wealth to spare, but he knows not whence it comes. He has food and drink more than sufficient, but he knows not who provides it...
In an age of perfect virtue, good men are not appreciated; ability is not conspicuous. Rulers are mere beacons, while the people are as free as the wild deer. They are upright without being conscious of duty to their neighbors. They love one another without being conscious of charity. They are true without being conscious of loyalty. They are honest without being conscious of good faith. They act freely in all things without recognizing obligations to anyone. Thus, their deeds leave no trace; their affairs are not handed down to posterity.
Henry David Thoreau
I saw the setting sun lighting up the opposite side of a stately pine wood. Its golden rays straggled into the aisles of the wood as into some noble hall. I was impressed as if some ancient and altogether admirable and shining family had settled there...unknown to me, -to whom the sun was servant,-who had not gone into society in the village,-who had not been called on. I saw their park, their pleasure-ground, beyond through the wood ...The pines furnished them with gables as they grew. Their house was not obvious to vision; the trees grew through it. I do not know whether I heard the sounds of a suppressed hilarity or not. They seemed to recline on the sunbeams. They have sons and daughters. They are quite well. The farmer=s cart-path which leads directly through their hall, does not in the least put them out, as the muddy bottom of a pool is sometimes seen through the reflected skies. They...do not know that he is their neighbor,-notwithstanding I heard him whistle as he drove his team through the house. Nothing can equal the serenity of their lives. Their coat of arms is simply a lichen. I saw it painted on the pines and oaks. Their attics were in the tops of the trees. They are of no politics. There was no noise of labor. I did not perceive that they were weaving or spinning. Yet I did detect, when the wind lulled and hearing was done away, the finest imaginable sweet musical hum,-as of a distant hive in May, which perchance was the sound of their thinking. They had no idle thoughts, and no one without could see their work, for their industry was not as in knots and excrescences ebayed.
The man of perfect virtue in repose has not thoughts, in action no anxiety. He recognizes no right, nor wrong, nor good, nor bad. Within the Four Seas, when all profit-that is his repose. Men cling to him as children who have lost their mothers; they rally around him as wayfarers who have missed their road. He has wealth to spare, but he knows not whence it comes. He has food and drink more than sufficient, but he knows not who provides it...
In an age of perfect virtue, good men are not appreciated; ability is not conspicuous. Rulers are mere beacons, while the people are as free as the wild deer. They are upright without being conscious of duty to their neighbors. They love one another without being conscious of charity. They are true without being conscious of loyalty. They are honest without being conscious of good faith. They act freely in all things without recognizing obligations to anyone. Thus, their deeds leave no trace; their affairs are not handed down to posterity.
Henry David Thoreau
I saw the setting sun lighting up the opposite side of a stately pine wood. Its golden rays straggled into the aisles of the wood as into some noble hall. I was impressed as if some ancient and altogether admirable and shining family had settled there...unknown to me, -to whom the sun was servant,-who had not gone into society in the village,-who had not been called on. I saw their park, their pleasure-ground, beyond through the wood ...The pines furnished them with gables as they grew. Their house was not obvious to vision; the trees grew through it. I do not know whether I heard the sounds of a suppressed hilarity or not. They seemed to recline on the sunbeams. They have sons and daughters. They are quite well. The farmer=s cart-path which leads directly through their hall, does not in the least put them out, as the muddy bottom of a pool is sometimes seen through the reflected skies. They...do not know that he is their neighbor,-notwithstanding I heard him whistle as he drove his team through the house. Nothing can equal the serenity of their lives. Their coat of arms is simply a lichen. I saw it painted on the pines and oaks. Their attics were in the tops of the trees. They are of no politics. There was no noise of labor. I did not perceive that they were weaving or spinning. Yet I did detect, when the wind lulled and hearing was done away, the finest imaginable sweet musical hum,-as of a distant hive in May, which perchance was the sound of their thinking. They had no idle thoughts, and no one without could see their work, for their industry was not as in knots and excrescences ebayed.
The Ancient Law of Liberty
The Ancient Law of Liberty
Irenaeus said in the middle of the second century;
AGod made man free from the beginning. A Now if God made some men good and some bad simply by nature, there would be nothing praiseworthy in their virtue or blameworthy in their vice,...@ God wants men to do good, but even the Gospel allows anyone who does not want to do good to do evil. To obey or disobey is in every man=s power...God forcing no man...@Thee ancient law of liberty is, that God trusts men while on this earth to make their own choices while they trust Him alone to judge whether those choices have been good or bad.
Irenaeus, Contra Haereses IV, xxxvii, 1.
As Quoted in The World and the Prophets
Hugh Nibley
Simon Magus asks Peter in the Clementine Recognitions
ACould not God have made us all good, so that we could not be anything else but virtuous?@ To which Peter replies with a statement of the ancient law of liberty; A A foolish question, for if God made us unchangeably and immovably inclined to good, we would not really be good at all, since we couldn=t be anything else; and it would be no merit on our part that we were good, nor could we be given credit for doing what we did by necessity of nature. How can you call any act good that is not performed intentionally? In this world every man is given a fair chance to show his real desires.@
Simon Magus then asks...@Did not the Creator know that those he created would do evil?@
To which Peter replies; ACertainly, He considered all the evil that would be among those whom he created; but as one who knew there was no other way to achieve the purpose for which they were created he went ahead. He did not draw back or hesitate, nor was he afraid of what would happen.@.. Evil is forced on no one, it is only there for those who want it. No one comes under its sway Asave he who of his own free will deliberately subjects himself to it....We must bear wicked men with patience, brethren, knowing that God who could easily wipe them out, suffers them to carry on to the appointed day in which the deeds of all shall be judged...Why do we not bear with fortitude of spirit the wrongs they commit against us, when he who can do all things does not avenge himself for the wrongs they do Him?@
Clementine Recognitions, II 23-25,
As Quoted in The World and The Prophets
Hugh Nibley
Irenaeus said in the middle of the second century;
AGod made man free from the beginning. A Now if God made some men good and some bad simply by nature, there would be nothing praiseworthy in their virtue or blameworthy in their vice,...@ God wants men to do good, but even the Gospel allows anyone who does not want to do good to do evil. To obey or disobey is in every man=s power...God forcing no man...@Thee ancient law of liberty is, that God trusts men while on this earth to make their own choices while they trust Him alone to judge whether those choices have been good or bad.
Irenaeus, Contra Haereses IV, xxxvii, 1.
As Quoted in The World and the Prophets
Hugh Nibley
Simon Magus asks Peter in the Clementine Recognitions
ACould not God have made us all good, so that we could not be anything else but virtuous?@ To which Peter replies with a statement of the ancient law of liberty; A A foolish question, for if God made us unchangeably and immovably inclined to good, we would not really be good at all, since we couldn=t be anything else; and it would be no merit on our part that we were good, nor could we be given credit for doing what we did by necessity of nature. How can you call any act good that is not performed intentionally? In this world every man is given a fair chance to show his real desires.@
Simon Magus then asks...@Did not the Creator know that those he created would do evil?@
To which Peter replies; ACertainly, He considered all the evil that would be among those whom he created; but as one who knew there was no other way to achieve the purpose for which they were created he went ahead. He did not draw back or hesitate, nor was he afraid of what would happen.@.. Evil is forced on no one, it is only there for those who want it. No one comes under its sway Asave he who of his own free will deliberately subjects himself to it....We must bear wicked men with patience, brethren, knowing that God who could easily wipe them out, suffers them to carry on to the appointed day in which the deeds of all shall be judged...Why do we not bear with fortitude of spirit the wrongs they commit against us, when he who can do all things does not avenge himself for the wrongs they do Him?@
Clementine Recognitions, II 23-25,
As Quoted in The World and The Prophets
Hugh Nibley
Monday, October 17, 2005
Emily and Job Matusow
Recollection of Emily Matusow
Some encounters in life have very profound effects on how we view ourselves
and others. I would like to relate just one incident in my life that has
given me a shift of understanding. The only person that I believe I have ever
met that was as the scriptures said " Without Guile", was Emily Matusow. She
was accompanied by a man now a long time friend who must truly have been her
exact in the extreme "opposite". But that is another story that some day I
will try to tell.
At the Natural Balance Cafe in Tucson Job and Emily were in the habit
of entertaining the homeless, street people, musicians, intellectuals,
mentally challenged children and normal people such as I. The food was great,
the conversation way out and the challenges to stinking thinking and hardening
of the attitudes was great. I was an occasional visitor and was always
welcomed and got to eat some great soup and sandwiches, rubbed shoulders with
some remarkable people and developed long and eternal relationships.
If any of you knew Job and Emily Matusow please respond, leave a message
so that I can complete this recollection.
Some encounters in life have very profound effects on how we view ourselves
and others. I would like to relate just one incident in my life that has
given me a shift of understanding. The only person that I believe I have ever
met that was as the scriptures said " Without Guile", was Emily Matusow. She
was accompanied by a man now a long time friend who must truly have been her
exact in the extreme "opposite". But that is another story that some day I
will try to tell.
At the Natural Balance Cafe in Tucson Job and Emily were in the habit
of entertaining the homeless, street people, musicians, intellectuals,
mentally challenged children and normal people such as I. The food was great,
the conversation way out and the challenges to stinking thinking and hardening
of the attitudes was great. I was an occasional visitor and was always
welcomed and got to eat some great soup and sandwiches, rubbed shoulders with
some remarkable people and developed long and eternal relationships.
If any of you knew Job and Emily Matusow please respond, leave a message
so that I can complete this recollection.
The Painful Truth
The Painful Truth of Freedom's DemiseMichNews.comJuly 21, 2005There are a thousand critically important issues to deal with intoday's world, but American citizens need to be very careful. Thecreation of social chaos is the fundamental tool used byConstitutional destroyers to divide and conquer the ability to focuson the big prize, which is freedom. Our focus should not be uponpartisan details, but upon Constitutional dismantling. Our politicalopinions and leanings will all be non-issues if there is noConstitutional Republic.As each day passes, and we continue to see our "representatives"refusing to represent American freedom, and as we
continue to seeour voting powers eliminated by the non-elected partnership-stakeholding system of leadership, one wonders if there will ever beanother election. Specifically, one wonders if Martial Law will beimplemented before another election date rolls around. Due to thefact that our nation has been totally and very skillfully bankruptedby highly educated economic experts, one wonders if we have been setup to purposefully crash, whereby giving Martial Law itsjurisdiction.It should be very clear to every American citizen that 1) somethingis terribly wrong with our "representative government," and 2) ourrepresentatives and their corporate partners are recreating publiclaw. Our rights as American citizen are being systematically,purposefully eliminated. Therefore, our opinions about this socialcondition and that cultural trend are pointless. In the very nearfuture, changes could occur in America that will make
allpartisanship null and void. Martial Law knows no partisanship andcares not for opinion. It knows only military-style dictatorship.At this point in time, I strongly suggest that American peopleprepare for the worst. All indicators lead to renegade politicianswho are overthrowing the American government and its Constitution.No one can deny this fact. Equally, a Martial Law system istotally, completely in place thanks to three or more decades ofpowers amassed through presidential Executive Orders and many, manyActs.
continue to seeour voting powers eliminated by the non-elected partnership-stakeholding system of leadership, one wonders if there will ever beanother election. Specifically, one wonders if Martial Law will beimplemented before another election date rolls around. Due to thefact that our nation has been totally and very skillfully bankruptedby highly educated economic experts, one wonders if we have been setup to purposefully crash, whereby giving Martial Law itsjurisdiction.It should be very clear to every American citizen that 1) somethingis terribly wrong with our "representative government," and 2) ourrepresentatives and their corporate partners are recreating publiclaw. Our rights as American citizen are being systematically,purposefully eliminated. Therefore, our opinions about this socialcondition and that cultural trend are pointless. In the very nearfuture, changes could occur in America that will make
allpartisanship null and void. Martial Law knows no partisanship andcares not for opinion. It knows only military-style dictatorship.At this point in time, I strongly suggest that American peopleprepare for the worst. All indicators lead to renegade politicianswho are overthrowing the American government and its Constitution.No one can deny this fact. Equally, a Martial Law system istotally, completely in place thanks to three or more decades ofpowers amassed through presidential Executive Orders and many, manyActs.
The fish may be far
"The fish may be far away, yet when a sweet, savory and attractive bait is thrown in the water, they hastily rise to it from all quarters. Similarly, God approaches quickly the holy devotee whose heart is full of devotion and faith."Ramakrishna
Certain beings of pure consciousness live so deep in the ocean of reality, that they never encounter the net, which is cast in shallower waters. These are the ever perfect souls, such as the ancient Narada, the adept of pure love who first brought humankind the path of love. These ever-free beings never encounter the tangled meshes of the conventional, egocentric world, because, from birth, they clearly perceive that God alone exists". -Ramakrishna
.........."Divine Reality is a limitless ocean of consciousness and individual awareness is a jar". -Ramakrishna
"Become drunk, O mind, with the wine of bliss. Fall upon the sacred earth weeping and chanting the holy name. Fill space with your lion's roar, whirling round and round, both arms raised high, giving away the mahamantra to all conscious beings. Transform limited desire into the radiance of Krishna, and swim night and day in the wild sea of rapture. The universe is now submerged beneath the waves of ecstatic love". -Ramakrishna
-from The Great Swan ... Meetings with Ramakrishna by Lex Hexon
Certain beings of pure consciousness live so deep in the ocean of reality, that they never encounter the net, which is cast in shallower waters. These are the ever perfect souls, such as the ancient Narada, the adept of pure love who first brought humankind the path of love. These ever-free beings never encounter the tangled meshes of the conventional, egocentric world, because, from birth, they clearly perceive that God alone exists". -Ramakrishna
.........."Divine Reality is a limitless ocean of consciousness and individual awareness is a jar". -Ramakrishna
"Become drunk, O mind, with the wine of bliss. Fall upon the sacred earth weeping and chanting the holy name. Fill space with your lion's roar, whirling round and round, both arms raised high, giving away the mahamantra to all conscious beings. Transform limited desire into the radiance of Krishna, and swim night and day in the wild sea of rapture. The universe is now submerged beneath the waves of ecstatic love". -Ramakrishna
-from The Great Swan ... Meetings with Ramakrishna by Lex Hexon
My life is my messa
" My life is my message"
"Mine is not a religion of the prison house. It has room for the least among God's creations. But it is a proof against insolence, pride of race, religion and color. "
"Bravery is not a quality of the body, it is of the soul."
"Non Co-operation with evil is as much a duty as co-operation with good."
"Human dignity demands the courage to defend oneself."
"...for me, the road to salvation lies through incessant toil in the service of my country and therefore of humanity."
"...If I have to be reborn, I should be born as an untouchable so that I may share their sorrows, sufferings and the affronts leveled at them, in order that I may endeavor to free myself and them from that miserable condition.
-Mahatma Gandhi
"Mine is not a religion of the prison house. It has room for the least among God's creations. But it is a proof against insolence, pride of race, religion and color. "
"Bravery is not a quality of the body, it is of the soul."
"Non Co-operation with evil is as much a duty as co-operation with good."
"Human dignity demands the courage to defend oneself."
"...for me, the road to salvation lies through incessant toil in the service of my country and therefore of humanity."
"...If I have to be reborn, I should be born as an untouchable so that I may share their sorrows, sufferings and the affronts leveled at them, in order that I may endeavor to free myself and them from that miserable condition.
-Mahatma Gandhi
Life is a mystery play
Life is a mystery play. Its players are cosmic principles wearing the mortal masks of mountain and man. We have only to lift the masks which cloak us to find at last the immortal gods who walk in our image across the stage.
MASKED GODS, Frank Waters (must reading as well as THE BOOK OF THE HOPI, same author.)
MASKED GODS, Frank Waters (must reading as well as THE BOOK OF THE HOPI, same author.)
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