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Politics : Should God be replaced? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: epsteinbd who wrote (12714)	6/22/2002 8:09:36 AM
From: Frederick Smart	Respond to of 28931

Brave Hearts.... >>The images I see right now on are those brave boys you people sent to the deserts to kick the ass of the bad guys that deserve it. Then, Freedom shall come...>>> ....are those that love others freely and unconditionally. On January 10th of the year 2001 I was "guided" to go to the Evanston Cultural Center where there's always a new art exhibit every month or two. It was as if I was compelled - ie. drawn - to go there. And I couldn't figure out why, until I got there. For when I entered this wonderful old grade school building - which was designed by Danial Burnham of the Chicago Plan/School fame - I walked right to painting # 24 which was a picture of a prisoner behind bars who had the direct countenance and look of the face of our Lord Jesus Christ. Right to the right - south - of painting number 24 was painting number 23 "I AM" which was a picture of bones in the middle surrounded by hundreds of skulls around the perimeter. Across this painting was strewn red paint to mirror echo the look of blood, etc. I have my notes which I documented at the time on this thread but there was a phrase written across this piece "the inhumanity." The artist was Murtaza Pardais of Afganistan who was my age and who recently had settled in the Chicago area. I was drawn to make a personal contact with Murtaza and actually ended up meeting his oldest son, Omit, who was born on February 1, 1979 and was about to turn 23 "I AM" years old exactly on the 23rd day of my coming into contact with his father's spectacular works. I ended up purchasing this ONE (1) piece which I refer to as "The Prisoner" for $221. The original check was written on 20010112 and the chech number was 211 prime which is Emanual Swedenborg's spritual numerical designator based on his corrected birthdate which was 19930129 which accounts for the 2334 days that Christ lived in BC time. January 10, 2001 was the 225th year past what I refer to as "Common Sense Day" which is when Thomas Paine's "Common Sense" was published and released for sale into our world for the first time. This ONE (1) phamlet caused a firestorm for it received and shared "the truth" in a free and unconditional manner which duplicated, replicated and radiated all over the colonies and our world. At the turn of the century in the year 1900, outside of The Bible, 3 of the 4 best selling and most widely distributed works of writing in world history were Thomas Paine's 1) Common Sense; 2) The Rights of Man; and 3) The Age of Reason. January 10th of the year 2001 is when this massive, massive, massive burst of energy started to come over me. I refer to this day as "To GO OUT Day!" for the Lord truly moved me out into this stream-river of energy which I did not completely know and understand and for which I am still trying to be honest and open with myself and others about where this all is heading. For it's really not "my plan" or anybody else's plan to claim. I have completely accepted this and am at peace that we are all being guilded, taught, supported and threaded by our Father in heaven's wonderful love and truth. In any event, Omit and his father, Murtaza, ended up moving to the Rochester NY area. I never met Murtaza but have communicated a few times with Omit. As I look back on last year I realize that the Lord was actually preparing and showing me the connection to Afganistan months before this madness actually surfaced. Just like I was drawn to open just four days before 9/11 - when I was praying on the shores of lake Michigan for I could feel this negative dark energy was trying to reveal itself - a gift from a client in the securities industry which I had yet to open since receiving it in late 1998 - ie. a tall, narrow, black book called "Skyscrapers." If you look at everything that happens to you on a daily basis with the understanding that you are being taught, coached, guided, threaded and supported by the wonderous fabric of our Lord God in heaven you will be amazed at how your thinking and understanding gradually changes to be less and less conditional and restrictive and judgmental in nature. You will begin to understand that we are all brothers and sisters in this unified, connected field of our Lord's energy, light and love which is infinite and full of mercy, forgiveness and compassion. You will begin to realize that NO ONE is ever, ever shut out from receiving the grace, mercy and love of our Father in heaven. And when you get an inkling of this you will realize that your true divine soul, just like that "prisoner" piece of art from Murtaza Pardais of Afganistan, can be freed to express itself in the light of this New Day of Peace, Light and Love that is dawning on mankind. For all of mankind is being called right now "TO GO OUT" in the same manner and spirit and energy that Thomas Paine freely wrote and shared "Common Sense" and in the same manner and spirit that individuals all over the world who are oppressed and enslaved by these irrational-insane fears are being called "TO GO OUT!" into the light of this New Day which will bring smiles of childlike laughter and dance and play back into this world. Based on what I have freely received and shared there are 1201 days left until "The Feast of Trumpets", October 5, 2005, which completes the 1260 day cycle in Revelations 11. We've completed 59 prime days since this cycle began on April 24th of this year. And there are always 59 prime days between the divine birth of our Lord and the final day of The Great Chicago Fire of 1871 on October 9th which was John Lennon's birthday. And 13 prime cycles of 1201 prime days from yesterday which I believe was the longest day of the year takes us back to 19590922 which was the 97th prime Anniversary since the Emancipation Proclamation was read to the world for the first time in 1862. And 97 is the conjunctive prime between Emanual Swedenborg's birth, January 29th and the divine birth, August 11th - in non leap years. And yesterday was also the ONE (1) year anniversary of my first face-to-face meeting with Dean Fagerstrom and on that day my numerical age was 89 prime X 89 X 2 days old and there were 89 prime X 2 days of separation between June 21st, 2001 and Christmas Day of 2000 when there was partial solar eclipse over north america. And 89 prime is the Signet Prime of "The Anglion Society" in heaven which is overseen by Emanuel Swedenborg. This "vortex" tornado of evil is revealing itself more and more. But so, too, will this wonderful new energy, light and love reveal itself more and more and more and more and more and more and more and more throughout our wonderful world. All evil can do from this point forward is attempt extort our world with more and more of these "spiked" examples of terror and destruction. My advice to you and everyone would be NOT to be bought by this illusory "power" for it's a LIE and will always remain a LIE. The only "reality" is LOVE. The only "reality" is LIGHT. The only "reality" is this SPIRIT of SERVICE. The only "reality" is FREEDOM!! And all of these things should be rightfully credited to our one Lord God in heaven who is the Father of all those who heed his voice of infinite mercy, forgiveness and love. Peace and God Bless Epstein!! GO! GO!! GO!!! 119293!!

To: epsteinbd who wrote (12714)	6/22/2002 1:52:27 PM
From: James Calladine	Respond to of 28931

Epstein, I have a recommendation for you. You are Jewish, right? If not, this recommendation does not fit. Here are some good books for you to read. They were selected by my Guru, Adi Da, and are included (with about 2,000 more in his magnificent soon to be published book, The Basket of Tolerance. <<< THE BASKET OF TOLERANCE III. THE FOURTH STAGE OF LIFE (IN ITS BEGINNINGS, ITS BASICS, AND ITS TRANSITIONAL ROLE AS A MEANS TOWARD THE PROCESS AND THE REALIZATION ASSOCIATED WITH THE FIFTH STAGE OF LIFE) C. The Jewish Tradition of Religious Mysticism 3093. A Call to the Infinite, by Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan 3094. The Mystic Quest: An Introduction to Jewish Mysticism, by David S. Ariel [Epitome List 694] *3095. Jewish Meditation: A Practical Guide, by Aryeh Kaplan [Epitome List 696] 3096. Meditation and the Bible, by Aryeh Kaplan 3097. The Mystical Experience in Abraham Abulafia, by Moshe Idel. Translated by Jonathan Chipman [Epitome List 697] 3098. The Path of the Names: Writings by Abraham ben Samuel Abulafia. Edited by David Meltzer. Translations and adaptations by Bruria Finkel, Jack Hirschman, David Meltzer, and Gershom Scholem 3099. The Poetics of Ascent: Theories of Language in a Rabbinic Ascent Text, by Naomi Janowitz 3100. Philo of Alexandria: The Contemplative Life, The Giants, and Selections. Translation and introduction by David Winston. Preface by John Dillon 3100a. Mystic Trends in Judaism, by Arnold Posy. Middle Village, N.Y.: Jonathan David Publishers, 1994 3101. Major Trends in Jewish Mysticism, by Gershom G. Scholem 3102. The Hidden and Manifest God: Some Major Themes in Early Jewish Mysticism, by Peter Schafer. Translated by Aubrey Pomerance 3103. Wisdom of the Kabbalah, by Alexandre Safran. Translated from the French by E. M. Sandle 3104. Kabbalah: Tradition of Hidden Knowledge, by Z'ev ben Shimon Halevi 3105. Kabbalah: The Way of the Jewish Mystic, by Perle Epstein. Foreword by Edward Hoffman 3106. Path of the Kabbalah, by David Sheinkin. Edited by Edward Hoffman 3107. The Kabbalah: The Religious Philosophy of the Hebrews, by Adolphe Franck 3108. Kabbalah, by Gershom Scholem 3109. Origins of the Kabbalah, by Gershom Scholem. Edited by R. J. Zwi Werblowsky. Translated by Allan Arkush 3110. On the Kabbalah and Its Symbolism, by Gershom Scholem. Translated by Ralph Manheim 3111. On the Mystical Shape of the Godhead: Basic Concepts in the Kabbalah, by Gershom Scholem. Translated from the German by Joachim Neugroschel. Edited and revised, according to the 1976 Hebrew edition, with the author's emendations, by Jonathan Chipman. Foreword by Joseph Dan 3112. Studies in Ecstatic Kabbalah, by Moshe Idel 3113. Kabbalah: New Perspectives, by Moshe Idel 3114. The Universal Meaning of the Kabbalah, by Leo Schaya. Translated by Nancy Pearson 3115. Kabbalah: The Light of Redemption, by Rabbi Levi Isaac Krakovsky 3116. Yedid Nefesh: Introduction to Kabbalah, by Rabbi Yehiel A. Barlev. Based on Rabbi Haim Moshe Luzatto's 'Kalach Pitchei Hochma' 3117. Innerspace: Introduction to Kabbalah, Meditation, and Prophecy, by Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan. Edited by Abraham Sutton 3118. Meditation and Kabbalah, by Aryeh Kaplan 3119. Kabbalah for the Layman, by Dr. Philip S. Berg. Volume I: A Guide to Cosmic Consciousness. Volume II: A Guide to Expanded Consciousness 3119a. The Essential Kabbalah: The Heart of Jewish Mysticism, by Daniel C. Matt. San Francisco, HarperSanFrancisco, 1995 3120. Studies in the Zohar, by Yehuda Liebes. Translated from the Hebrew by Arnold Schwartz, Stephanie Nakache, and Penina Peli 3121. An Entrance to the Zohar, by Rabbi Yehuda Ashlag. Compiled and edited by Dr. Philip S. Berg 3122. Zohar: The Book of Splendor. Selected and edited by Gershom G. Scholem 3123. Zohar: The Book of Enlightenment. Translation and introduction by Daniel Chanan Matt 3124. The Wisdom of the Zohar: An Anthology of Texts. Three volumes. With extensive introductions and explanations by Isaiah Tishby. English translation by David Goldstein. Volumes 1 and 2 systematically arranged and rendered into Hebrew by Fischel Lachower and Isaiah Tishby. Volume 3 systematically arranged and rendered into Hebrew by Isaiah Tishby 3125. The Fundamentals of Jewish Mysticism: The Book of Creation and Its Commentaries, by Leonard R. Glotzer 3126. Sefer Yetzirah (The Book of Creation), by Aryeh Kaplan 3127. Gates of Light (Sha'are Orah), by Rabbi Joseph, the son of Abraham Gikatilla. Translated with an introduction by Avi Weinstein. Foreword by Arthur Hertzberg and an historical introduction by Moshe Idel. The Sacred Literature series 3128. Joseph Karo, Lawyer and Mystic, by R. J. Zwi Werblowsky 3128a. The Generations of Adam, by Isaiah Horowitz. Translated, edited, and with an introduction by Miles Krassen. Preface by Elliot R. Wolfson. The Classics of Western Spirituality series. New York: Paulist Press, 1996 3129. Ascent to Harmony, by Rabbi Elie Munk 3130. Kabbalah and Consciousness, by Allen Afterman *3131. The Thirteen Petalled Rose, by Adin Steinsaltz [Epitome List 698] 3132. The Paradoxical Ascent to God: The Kabbalistic Theosophy of Habad Hasidism, by Rachel Elior. Translated from Hebrew by Jeffrey M. Green 3133. On the Essence of Chassidus (In'yana Shel Toras HaChassidus). A free translation of an essay by Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, the Lubavitcher Rebbe. Translated by Rabbi Y. H. Greenberg and S. S. Handelman [Epitome List 700] 3134. The Faith of a Hassid, by Max A. Lipschitz. Illustrations by Jane Steinsnyder and Regi Yanich 3134a. Hasidism: Between Ecstasy and Magic, by Moshe Idel. SUNY series in Judaica: Hermeneutics, Mysticism, and Religion. Albany, N.Y.: State University of New York Press, 1995 3134b. Magic, Mysticism, and Hasidism: The Supernatural in Jewish Thought, by Gedalyah Nigal. Translated by Edward Levin. Northvale, N.J.: Jason Aronson, 1994 3135. The Great Chasidic Masters, by Avraham Yaakov Finkel [Epitome List 699] *3135a. Contemporary Sages: The Great Chasidic Masters of the Twentieth Century, by Avraham Yaakov Finkel. Northvale, N.J. and London: Jason Aronson, 1994 [Epitome List 699a] 3136. Studies in Eastern European Jewish Mysticism, by Joseph Weiss. Edited by David Goldstein 3136a. Habad: The Hasidism of R. Shneur Zalman of Lyady, by Roman A. Foxbrunner. Northvale, N.J.: Jason Aronson, 1993 3137. The Teachings of Hasidism. Edited, with introduction and notes, by Joseph Dan, with the assistance of Robert J. Milch [Epitome List 701] 3138. The Light Beyond: Adventures in Hasidic Thought, by Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan 3139. The Hasidic Anthology: Tales and Teachings of the Hasidim. Translated, selected, compiled, and arranged by Louis I. Newman in collaboration with Samuel Spitz 3140. Tzaddik (Chayey Moharan): A Portrait of Rabbi Nachman, by Rabbi Nathan of Breslov. Translated by Avraham Greenbaum. Edited by Moshe Mykoff 3140a. Tormented Master: The Life and Spiritual Quest of Rabbi Nahman of Bratslav, by Arthur Green. Woodstock, Vt.: Jewish Lights, 1992 3141. Rabbi Nachman's Wisdom (Shevachay HaRan, Sichos HaRan), by Rabbi Nathan of Nemirov (a Disciple of Rabbi Nachman). Translated and annotated by Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan. Edited by Rabbi Zvi Aryeh Rosenfeld 3142. The Chambers of the Palace: Teachings of Rabbi Nachman of Bratslav, by Y. David Shulman 3143. Hasidism and Modern Man, by Martin Buber ESSAY "Dialogue" with God: Martin Buber's View of Religion 3144. I and Thou, by Martin Buber. A new translation with a Prologue "I and You" and notes, by Walter Kaufmann 3145. Daniel: Dialogues on Realization, by Martin Buber. Translated and with an introduction by Maurice Friedman 3146. The Legend of the Baal-Shem, by Martin Buber [Epitome List 702] 3146a. The Legend Of The Baal-Shem, by Martin Buber. Read by Theodore Bikel. A two-tape reading of the book. Each tape approximately 1-1/2 hours. Berkeley: Audio Literature, 1992 [audiotapes] 3147. Tales of the Hasidim (Book One: The Early Masters and Book Two: The Later Masters), by Martin Buber. With a new foreword by Chaim Potok. New York: Schocken Books, 1991 [Epitome List 703] 3148. Nine Gates to the Chasidic Mysteries, by Jiri Langer. Foreword by Frantisek Langer. Translated by Stephen Jolly. Northvale, N.J.: Jason Aronson, 1993 3149. Hasidic Prayer, by Louis Jacobs 3150. Mystical Concepts in Chassidism: An Introduction to Kabbalistic Concepts and Doctrines, by Jacob Immanuel Schochet. Third revised edition 3151. On Ecstasy: A Tract by Dobh Baer. Translated and annotated by Louis Jacobs 3152. Baba Sali (Rav Yisrael Abuchatzeirah): His Life, Piety, Teachings, and Miracles, by Rav Eliyahu Alfasi and Rav Yechiel Torgeman. Written and edited by C. T. Bari. Translated by Leah Dolinger [Epitome List 705] 3153. "The Meaning of Hasidut: Martin Buber and Gershom Scholem", by Michael Oppenheim. In Journal of the American Academy of Religion, Vol. 49, No. 3 (September 1981), pp. 409-423 3154. The Messianic Idea in Judaism, and Other Essays on Jewish Spirituality, by Gershom Scholem >>> You can learn a lot about your own tradition by reading some or all of them. If you do, you will find out how carefully and with how much wisdom they have been selected! Namaste! Jim