> On Mar 7, 12:11�am, Terry Cross
hotmail.com> wrote:
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>>> On Mar 6, 9:59 pm, cactus
nonespam.com> wrote:>
>>> Terry Cross wrote:
>>>> On Mar 4, 9:21 pm, cactus
nonespam.com> wrote:>>>>> Emma wrote:
>>>>>> In article
newssvr13.news.prodigy.net>, cactus says...>>>>>>> Islam is close to Judaism in that both say there is no god but G-d.
>>>>>>> Christianity partitions God into three, which is anathema to both
>>>>>>> Judaism and Islam. �Judaism has always, since the time of Abraham,
>>>>>>> struggled with idolatry and pagan practices. �If you want details on
>>>>>>> this, read Yehezkel Kauffman's book "The Religion of Israel." �Quite an
>>>>>>> eye-opener.
>>>>>> On the other hand, Judaism does regard Christianity as a
>>>>>> monotheistic faith.
>>>>> It's often a courtesy. �Since you divide your deity into "Father, Son
>>>>> and Holy Ghost" �I can't figure out why you claim to monotheists.
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>>>> Judaism has the "Shakina" and the Ten Sepherot, just as a start.
>>>> Judaism is busy with all kinds of non-monotheistic doctrines. �Such
>>>> as:
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>>> You think that your quote of a few words from Sefer Yetzirah implies
>>> polytheism. �The book is a discussion of the Hebrew letters and their
>>> meanings. �That's all. There is no talk of worshiping any of the
>>> letters, and no one is making the Sefer Yetzirah as divine scripture.
>>> It is a guide for the mystics. �And its out there for anyone to read.
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>>> But as usual you try to use it to tell lies. �You don't understand it
>>> because you are incapable of doing so.
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>> Oh, no, we understand it very well. �If the Trilogy is polytheistic,
>> so is is Judaism for exactly the same reasons. As you brush aside all
>> denials, your own denials are obviated.
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>> TCross
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> Again, to make it absolutely undeniable: �the Trinity of Christianity
> is present is Judaism. �Father = Serpent (the other G-d); Son = JHVH
> ALHJM; Holy Spirit = Ruah Hakodesh. �Jews just maintain the dualistic
> stance, and continue to think of the Strange God as Not God. �HaShem
> Himself came to realize through actual experience that the Serpent was
> much greater than Himself. �The Serpent is from the Hindu tradition.
> His name is Kriya Babaji Nagaraj. �Nagaraj means King of the
> Serpents. �Babaji is the Guru of all, including HaShem. �He led HaShem
> to Self-Realization and beyond to G-D realization as JHVSA ALHJM and
> Jehoshua Moshiach or G-D. �He brought HaShem to perfection.
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> HaShem incarnated through the power of the Father as Jehoshua
> Moshiach. �He tried to explain to the Jews that He had repented and
> changed His ways. �He tried to explain His new ways. �The Jews would
> have none of it, and they hung Him to a tree. �They were so habituated
> to the psychotic G-d of Moses, that they could not follow HaShem in
> His newfound G-D realization. �He went on to perfection, and they
> remained behind, stuck in the rut of a vicious psychosis caused by the
> unresolved Oedipal complex of HaShem within the collective
> unconscious.
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> Therefore, the Trinity is present in Judaism, but it is in a state of
> deep inner conflict. �That conflict was resolved in part through the
> incarnation of HaShem as Jesus, but Jews chose to reject the
> resolution. �Instead of an harmonious Trinity, Judaism harbors the
> Trinity in the state of deep inner conflict.- Hide quoted text -
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I am an agnostic freethinker and not a Muslim, but I still have
incorporated many of Islam's tools to use for peace generation within
myself and others. Much wisdom for 'living right' irrespective of
religious beliefs are available to us from the world religions and
spiritual paths if we are open and non prejudicial in our thinking.
As James Allen wrote in As a man Thinketh:
"To think well of all, to be cheerful with all, to patiently learn to
find the good in all - such unselfish thoughts are the very portals of
heaven; and to dwell day by day in thoughts of peace toward every
creature will bring abounding peace to their possessor."
James Allen's words do not mean we have to not be concerned with
danger to our well being by another, but, it also reminds us we will
never be at peace by fostering hatred for another. The problem with
the wisdom that the worlds spiritual paths is that it is not the
wisdom that is defective. the problem lies with religious
practitioners who are defective in their practice of this wisdom. The
wisdom works - we don't work the wisdom.
The Muslims pray at sun up, when the sun is at its zenith at noon,
when the sun is part way down in the afternoon, when the sun sets and
when they go to bed. Even though I am not a Muslim, I borrowed from
the Muslim's prayer schedule to use as a reminder to be mindful of
"gratitude" in my life.
If you do not want to develop a practice of gratitude, then what about
using it as a reminder 5 times a day to relax your breath, practice
mindfulness and bring your thoughts back to the present moment?
When you have come to a point of gratitude for being able to open your
eyes in the morning and being able to take a breath of air everything
else is just gravy so to speak. Gratitude plays an important part with
finding inner peace, just as being mindful of the present moment and
being aware of anything that causes this mindfulness to wander.
Here are the guidelines for living a life as written in the Qur'an.
See if anything is of use to any of you.
1. Respect and honour all human beings irrespective of their
religion,
colour, race, sex, language, status, property, birth, profession/job
and so on [Qur'an17/70]
2. Talk straight, to the point, without any ambiguity or deception
[Qur'an33/70]
3. Choose best words to speak and say them in the best possible way
[Qur'an17/53, 2/83]
4. Do not shout. Speak politely keeping your voice low. [Qur'an31/19]
5. Always speak the truth. Shun words that are deceitful and
ostentatious [Qur'an22/30]
6. Do not confound truth with falsehood [Qur'an2/42]
7. Say with your mouth what is in your heart [Qur'an3/167]
8. Speak in a civilised manner in a language that is recognised by
the
society and is commonly used [Qur'an4/5]
9. When you voice an opinion, be just, even if it is against a
relative [Qur'an6/152]
10. Do not be a bragging boaster [Qur'an31/18]
11. Do not talk, listen or do anything vain [Qur'an23/3, 28/55]
12. Do not participate in any paltry. If you pass near a futile play,
then pass by with dignity [Qur'an25/72]
13. Do not verge upon any immodesty or lewdness whether surreptitious
or overt [Qur'an6/151]
14. If, unintentionally, any misconduct occurs by you, then correct
yourself expeditiously [Qur'an3/134]
15. Do not be contemptuous or arrogant with people [Qur'an31/18]
16. Do not walk haughtily or with conceit [Qur'an17/37, 31/18]
17. Be moderate in thy pace [Qur'an31/19]
18. Walk with humility and sedateness [Qur'an25/63]
19. Keep your gazes lowered devoid of any lecherous leers and
salacious stares [Qur'an24/30-31, 40/19]
20. If you do not have complete knowledge about anything, it is
better
to keep silent. You might think that speaking about something without
full knowledge is a trivial matter. But it might have grave
consequences
[Qur'an24/15-16]
21. When you hear something malicious about someone, keep a
favourable
view about him/her until you attain full knowledge about the matter.
Consider others innocent until they are proven guilty with solid and
truthful evidence [Qur'an24/12-13]
22. Ascertain the truth of any news, lest you smite someone in
ignorance and afterwards repent of what you did [Qur'an49/6]
23. Do not follow blindly any information of which you have no direct
knowledge. (Using your faculties of perception and conception) you
must verify it for yourself. In the Court of your Lord, you will be
held
accountable for your hearing, sight, and the faculty of reasoning
[Qur'an17/36]
24. Never think that you have reached the final stage of knowledge
and
nobody knows more than yourself. Remember! Above everyone endowed
with
knowledge is another endowed with more knowledge [Qur'an12/76]. Even
the Prophet [p.b.u.h] was asked to keep praying, "O My sustainer!
Advance
me in knowledge." [Qur'an20:114]
25. The believers are but a single Brotherhood. Live like members of
one family, brothers and sisters unto one another [Qur'an49/10]
26. Do not make mockery of others or ridicule others [Qur'an49/11]
27. Do not defame others [Qur'an49/11]
28. Do not insult others by nicknames [Qur'an49/11]
29. Avoid suspicion and guesswork. Suspicion and guesswork might
deplete your communal energy [Qur'an49/12]
30. Spy not upon one another [Qur'an49/12]
31. Do not backbite one another [Qur'an49/12]
32. When you meet each other, offer good wishes and blessings for
safety. One who conveys to you a message of safety and security and
also when a courteous greeting is offered to you, meet it with a
greeting
still more courteous or (at least) of equal courtesy [Qur'an4/86]
33. When you enter your own home or the home of somebody else,
compliment the inmates [Qur'an24/61]
34. Do not enter houses other than your own until you have sought
permission; and then greet the inmates and wish them a life of
blessing,purity and pleasure [Qur'an24/27]
35. Treat kindly: Your parents; Relatives; The orphans; And those who
have been left alone in the society [Qur'an4/36]
36. Take care of: The needy, The disabled, Those whose hard earned
income is insufficient to meet their needs; And those whose
businesses have stalled ; And those who have lost their jobs.
[Qur'an4/36]
37. Treat kindly: Your related neighbours, and unrelated neighbours;
Companions by your side in public gatherings, or public
transportation.[Qur'an4/36]
38. Be generous to the needy wayfarer, the homeless son of the
street,and the one who reaches you in a destitute condition
[Qur'an4/36]
39. Be nice to people who work under your care. [Qur'an4/36]
40. Do not follow up what you have given to others to afflict them
with reminders of your generosity [Qur'an2/262]
41. Do not expect a return for your good behaviour, not even thanks
[Qur'an76/9]
42. Cooperate with one another in good deeds and do not cooperate
with
others in evil and bad matters [Qur'an5/2]
43. Do no try to impress people on account of self-proclaimed virtues
[Qur'an53/32]
44. You should enjoin right conduct on others but mend your own ways
first. Actions speak louder than words. You must first practice good
deeds yourself, then preach [Qur'an2/44]
45. Correct yourself and your families first [before trying to
correct
others] [Qur'an66/6]
46. Pardon gracefully if anyone among you who commits a bad deed out
of ignorance, and then repents and amends [Qur'an6/54, 3/134]
47. Divert and sublimate your anger and potentially virulent emotions
to creative energy, and become a source of tranquillity and comfort
to
people [Qur'an3/134]
48. Call people to the Way of your Lord with wisdom and beautiful
exhortation. Reason with them most decently [Qur'an16/125]
49. Leave to themselves those who do not give any importance to the
Divine code and have adopted and consider it as mere play and
amusement [Qur'an6/70]
50. Sit not in the company of those who ridicule Divine Law unless
they engage in some other conversation [Qur'an4/140]
51. Do not be jealous of those who are blessed [Qur'an4/54]
52. In your collective life, make rooms for others [Qur'an58/11]
53. When invited to dine, Go at the appointed time. Do not arrive too
early to wait for the preparation of meal or linger after eating to
engage in bootless babble. Such things may cause inconvenience to the
host [Qur'an33/53]
54. Eat and drink [what is lawful] in moderation [Qur'an7/31]
55. Do not squander your wealth senselessly [Qur'an17/26]
56. Fulfil your promises and commitments [Qur'an17/34]
57. Keep yourself clean, pure [Qur'an9/108, 4/43, 5/6]
58. Dress-up in agreeable attire and adorn yourself with exquisite
character from inside out [Qur'an7/26]
59. Seek your provision only by fair endeavour [Qur'an29/17, 2/188]
60. Do not devour the wealth and property of others unjustly, nor
bribe the officials or the judges to deprive others of their
possessions
[Qur'an2/188]
Take care,
V (Male)
Agnostic Freethinker
Practical Philosopher
AA#2
