THE RAMBAMS THIRTEEN PRINCIPLES

THE RAMBAM'S THIRTEEN PRINCIPLES OF JEWISH FAITH: (As quoted from the Orthodox Union of America)

1. I believe with perfect faith that G-d is the Creator and Ruler of all things. He alone has made, does make, and will make all things.


2. I believe with perfect faith that G-d is One. There is no unity that is in any way like His. He alone is our G-d He was, He is, and He will be.


3. I believe with perfect faith that G-d does not have a body. physical concepts do not apply to Him. There is nothing whatsoever that resembles Him at all.


4. I believe with perfect faith that G-d is first and last.


5. I believe with perfect faith that it is only proper to pray to G-d. One may not pray to anyone or anything else.


6. I believe with prefect faith that all the words of the prophets are true.


7. I believe with perfect faith that the prophecy of Moses is absolutely true. He was the chief of all prophets, both before and after Him.


8. I believe with perfect faith that the entire Torah that we now have is that which was given to Moses.


9. I believe with perfect faith that this Torah will not be changed, and that there will never be another given by G-d.


10. I believe with perfect faith that G-d knows all of man's deeds and thoughts. It is thus written (Psalm 33:15), "He has molded every heart together, He understands what each one does."


11. I believe with perfect faith tha G-d rewards those who keep His commandments, and punishes those who transgress Him.


12. I believe with perfect faith in the coming of the Messiah. How long it takes, I will await His coming every day.


13. I believe with perfect faith that the dead will be brought back to life when G-d wills it to happen.

No my soul is not asleep

No my soul is not asleep.
It is awake, wide awake.
It neither sleeps nor dreams, but watches,
Its clear eyes open,
Far-off things, and listens
At the shores of the great silence.

Antonio Machado

We must know God

We must know God

…The scriptures inform us that Jesus said, as the Father hath power in himself, even so hath the Son power__to do What? Why, what the Father did. The answer is obvious, in a manner to lay down his body and take it up again. Jesus what are you going to do?
To lay down my life as my Father did, and take it up again. Do you believe it? If you do not believe it you do not believe the Bible…Here then, is eternal life, to know the only wise and true God; and you have got to learn how to be gods yourself…the same as all gods have done before you, namely by going from one small degree to another…from grace to grace, from exaltation to exaltation, until you attain to the resurrection of the dead…       DHC Vol 6 Page 305-306

first principle of the Gospel

first principle of the gospel
It is the first principle of the gospel to know for a certainty the character of God, and to know that we may converse with him as one man converses with another, and that he was once a man like us; yea, that God himself, the Father of us all, dwelt on an earth, the same as Jesus Christ himself did;    DHC Vol 6, page 305

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.)

THE BLACKOUT BOMB

THE BLACKOUT BOMBby John LewallenIF AND WHEN our nuclear-armed adversaries decide military conflict with the US is imminent, our information civilization could turn off like a light unplugged--a nuclear explosion melting most of the integrated circuits nationwide. A megaton-class, thermonuclear explosion about 250 miles over Omaha, Nebraska, would emit an Electromagnetic Pulse large enough and strong enough to collapse information society from coast to coast at the speed of light. You wouldn't feel anything. It would come and go in less than a second, a massive radio wave, everywhere at once. Picked up by copper wires and carried to the extremely vulnerable integrated circuits at switching centers, the explosion would guarantee that there will be no official announcement of what has happened.

WE ARE ALL BOZOS ON THIS BUS

Thanks to God, Blessed be his name, That we have been given this incredible world to live in. Can we see through His eyes? Look up, there is no end to the wonders and miracles that are here for our benefit. Enjoy

You must accept the teaching of Christ

"You must accept the teachings of Christ and follow them. Christ said to be like a little child-never think or speak anything, that could harm anyone ....... He was crucified so that his spirit could spread throughout the world . He sacrificed his body for the dharma. He never died, he never died. He is Atman (The Soul) living in the hearts of all........Why was Christ so maligned?" Maharajji was asked."It is so with all saints, they see only love in everyone. You should not speak, hear or do evil. You should see love everywhere and in everyone. See the good in all."
excerpts from Miracle of Love Stories about Neem Karoli Baba by Ram Dass

Become drunk O mind

"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  

Non Co-operation with evil

"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

Doctrine and Covenants

Doctrine and Covenants of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints


And for this purpose have I established the aConstitution• (of the United States)of this land, by the hands of wise men whom I raised up unto this very purpose, and redeemed the land by the bshedding• of blood.

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I beg to Differ mr President

I beg to Differ mr. President.

Bush on the Constitution: 'It's just a goddamned piece of paper'
By DOUG THOMPSON Dec 9, 2005
Last month, Republican Congressional leaders filed into the Oval Office to meet with President George W. Bush and talk about renewing the controversial USA Patriot Act. Several provisions of the act, passed in the shell shocked period immediately following the 9/11 terrorist attacks, caused enough anger that liberal groups like the American Civil Liberties Union had joined forces with prominent conservatives like Phyllis Schlafly and Bob Barr to oppose renewal. GOP leaders told Bush that his hardcore push to renew the more onerous provisions of the act could further alienate conservatives still mad at the President from his botched attempt to nominate White House Counsel Harriet Miers to the Supreme Court. “I don’t give a goddamn,” Bush retorted. “I’m the President and the Commander-in-Chief. Do it my way.” “Mr. President,” one aide in the meeting said. “There is a valid case that the provisions in this law undermine the Constitution.” “Stop throwing the Constitution in my face,” Bush screamed back. “It’s just a goddamned piece of paper!” I’ve talked to three people present for the meeting that day and they all confirm that the President of the United States called the Constitution “a goddamned piece of paper.”

Dogen, Japanese Zen Master

"In Buddhism we study the self. To study the self is to forget the self.To forget the self is to be enlightened by all things."

Buddha offers this advice

Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe in traditions because they have been handed down for many generations. Do not believe in anything because it is spoken and rumored by many. Do not believe in anything simply because is is found written in your religious books. Do not believe in anything merely on the authority of your teachers and elders. But after observation and analysis, when you find that anything agrees with reason, and is conducive to the good and benefit of one and all, then accept it and live up to it.

Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind

When we practice zazen our mind always follows our breathing. When we inhale, the air comes into the inner world. When we exhale, the air goes out to the outer world. The inner world is limitless, and the outer world is also limitless. We say 'inner world' or'outer world' but actually there is just one world. In this limitless world, our throat is like a swinging door. The air comes in and goes out like someone passing through a swinging door. If you think, "I breathe," the "I" is extra. There is no you to say "I." What we call "I" is just a swinging door which moves when we inhale and when we exhale. It just moves; that is all. When you mind is pure and calm enough to follow this movement, there is nothing: no "I", no world, no mind nor body, just a swinging door.

The Teachings of Don Juan, Carlos Castenada

In "teachings" Carlos reminds us that for a man, or woman, of knowledge real learning engenders fear because it is a departure from the known. Overcoming this fear becomes the challenge...Learning is never what he expects. Every step of learning is a new task, and the fear the man is experiencing begins to mount...His purpose has become a battlefield...
As quoted in "Chop Wood, Carry Water"

[There was] a man who died and found himself in a beautiful place, surrounded byu every conceivable comfort. A white jacketed man came to him and said, "You may have anything you choose - any food-- any pleasure - any kind of entertainment." The man was delighted, and for days he sampled all the delicacies of which he had dreamed on earth. But one day he grew bored with all of it, calling on his attendant, he said, "I'm tired of all this. I need something to do..."The attendant sadley said, "There is no work here for you." To which the man answered, "That's a fine thing, I might as well be in hell." The attendant said softly, "Where do you think you are"?
Margaret M. Stevens "Prosperity is God's Idea"

K A S T E L E N

K A S T E L E N
Ook zijn er kastelen geweest. De oudste in Wekerom heette Bouwhuis.Deze stond in Eschoten. De familie die er woonde heetten Eyschoten (in het jaar 1370) Dit Kasteel is in 1740 vervallen. Kasteel "Het Laar" was er mischien toen ook al, maar dat weten we niet precies. Kasteel "Het Laar" is in 1812 afgebroken. Op de plek van de kasteelkeuken staat nu het nieuwe "Het Laar" aan de Edeseweg.Aan de Hoge Valkseweg stond vroeger ook nog een kasteel nl. Huize Ham.

W E K E R O M

W E K E R O M
Voor het eerst werd Wekerom in 814 genoemd: Wicherumloo.Wicher was de naam van een man. Um betekent heem -> huis. En loobetekent bos. Wicherumloo wil dus zeggen: het bos en huis van Wicher.Otterlo werd in 838 genoemd, en van de naam Ede horen we in 866. Dus kunnen we zeggen dat Wekerom de oudste plaats in onze streek is. Daarna lezen we niets meer van Wekerom. Pas omstreeks 1300 lezen we bekende namen: Steven van Mossel, Steven van Ginkel, Gode van Delen, Arnout van Willinckhuizen, Wouter van Wekenen (Wekenen = Wekerom) Henric van Eschoten, Johan van Roekel en Bart van Westerhuis. Dit zijn nu plaatsnamen bij ons.