miracle

Along with the reality of free will, God's greatest proof is in the miracle of existence.
Mira! as in 'to see.'

The key to happiness and freedom is just in watching or paying attention.
 

in the mind of god

one mystic body, one sacred song

universe calling you, flooring you

art in God’s body, just to belong

Symbols - the Cross

Middle way
Still point at the centre
The way is in the heart
As above so below

Corrupt Seek Power ?

The 'corrupt seek power' is interesting from the political perpective, but also from

- the Buddhist one. Here it is said that the ego or 'self born in the mind' is, via its continual pursuit of power the vehicle of all suffering.  The human mind-self's primary manifestation is the pursuit of the liked / wanted and avoidance of the disliked / unwanted, ie maximising the self's power over life, according to its own dictates (in spite - literally -  of the truth that all beings fundamentally lack power, being dependent and interdependent, commonly created, not independent.) Thus we seek a false sense of power, as a mechanism to avoid the greater truth of our overwhelming and abiding lack of it. And it is no exaggeration to say that this delusion causes great suffering to ourselves and others via the hatred and greed it propagates.

Thus the aim of Buddhism is to break free from the cycle of birth of the ego and/or a belief in the permanence of, or satisfaction to be obtained from, any other worldly thing. And thereby to be freed from the suffering and death that ensues from such false beliefs, and instead live as one free of attachments.  Here all worldly forms are delusions of the mind, because really there is no self to alight on neither inside or outside of us since all of creation is always changing.

- likewise the Islamic perspective where all power comes from God. In Islam the single worst sin is to ascribe power to any other being other than Allah. In Arabic, this sin of believing in one's own or any other created being's power is called shirk. In Christianity and  Judaism this is of course called idol worship, or fornication as it was originally meant.

And from this primary sin, 'the corrupt seeking power' or - interestingly from a political point of view, taking the position of the passive subject, ie those powered over, or someone not interested in putting their own voice into politics and public life, the original meaning of the Greek word for 'idiot' - believing in and accepting the power of others in the world (aside from The True God) well monotheism in all its varied forms teaches the same thing: which is that all other sins (without exception)  flow from this initial mistake..

'The Artist Taxi Driver- he's great isn't he!  Could quote so much of what he said in this video, but what sticks in mind "the corrupt seek power".I remember this as an Egyptian farmer said something similar during the recent Egyptian elections.Whats the idea Tammy?H xOn Tue, Jul 3, 2012 at 6:03 PM, Tammy Samede
‪<samede_tammy@yahoo.co.uk>‬ wrote:
Check out this video on YouTube:This just gave me a great idea......http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyHmZrhs6bI&feature=youtube_gdata_playerSent from my iPhone-- '


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New Word - Sciousness ?

The state of enlightenment, in which the truth of monotheism is revealed is remarkably difficult to speak about.

Words do not suffice, because words frame intellectual concepts and when talking about enlightenment in this sense we are not talking about an intellectual position, it is far more comprehensive and useful than that.

Indeed, the word 'enlightenment' itself is totally inappropriate when addressing a western audience, as it generally connotes an intellectual revolution in the 18th known misleadingly as 'the age of enlightenment'. As I shall explain, this label says an awful lot about what has gone wrong in the West, with our over-emphasis on a narrow scientific, rational intellectual view of what makes for truth, and a consequent reverence for brain workers such as scientists, lawyers, bankers which is amply reflected by their predominant position in society!

This view of enlightenment is quite elitist and exclusive. Academic, intellectual types are enlightened whereas everyone else is effectively stuck in the dark ages, and needing a patronising assistance from those blessed with braininess. This divide is reinforced by the fact of who wields power, and in the worst tradition of self-fulfilling prophesies, how we educate our children. The divide, when one looks at it properly, is apparent everywhere and is a much better indicator of class division than the old ways of describing based on eg worker vs capitalist or lower, middle and upper. And - as I will explain -  the divide exists inside of each and everyone of us, and is in fact rather than being the key to our enlightenment (the power of the intellect) in fact the cause of our greatest delusion. It is a classic case of things being upside down from the way most people are encouraged to view things. This would be ok if it wasn't doing such an awful damage to our culture. Emotionally, spiritually and socially, but also (as I shall explain)  politically and increasingly economically. This may seem like the overstatement of a case, but in fact our failure to overcome this crisis and the real roots of the crisis itself can be traced to this fundamental misunderstanding about truth and freedom - of what it means to be enlightened. This is because our culture is rooted in a false ideal of human freedom that has economic, social and political consequences.

Eastern cultures by way of contrast have specific words for the state of being of which I want to speak. In India it is called moksha or nirvana. But these names, a bit like concepts of mystical union with God tend to alienate, because they sound so very unworldly.

perhaps what is needed is a new word and a clear explanation
 

Book About ?

the book is about monotheism, it desires to convert all religious believers into a form of monotheism that relates to their religion or to convert to islam. including humanists. to tackle the attitude that religion is silly, all about fairy tales and unicorns and so forth and that we need to grow out of it.

[ But also there is another purpose, which is to help people come together in unity, and to inspire people to re-think how they live and work together. This ideal - which has always been the core of monotheism ( to love God fully, do good deeds and work to transform society ) is therefore the  end point of the book, where I hope to take people who choose to read it. ]

Sentience of Being (link to poem)

Sitting on the sun-lit park bench, typing. Car noises come and go, muffled roaring and wheels on the tarmac, but still the baby does not stir. The world occurs vastly, as much inside as out. Conscious breathing, the skin-felt warmth and brightness fades momentarily, a pair of male voices pass by, figures apparent in the periphery of sight, arising then passing away. Oh the sentience off being!