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Physical and Spirtual Equality
Physical & Spiritual Equality and Destiny
Being born equal is a subject that I could write about in great length. In a nut shell, in some ways groups of us are born relatively equal, but there's a vast chasm between some of the groups and individuals within groups. Just think about it: If you had been born a female in Saudi-Arabia, China, or North Korea, would you consider yourself as having been born equal? If you had been born on the "wrong side of the tracks", possibly into a one parent minority home with limited income, would you feel that you had been born equal?
Examination of equality opens up volumes of other questions that have perplexed mankind for millenniums. For example, are all religions authored by God or men? Are some authored by God and others by men? Who or what is God? Does God present itself in more than the forms that men perceive?
According to man's logic, there must be a God to have created all that we perceive through our senses and intellect, so it's only logical to ask, "If it took God to make all this, then who made God?" Maybe the answer lies in a "Big Spiritual Bang"; but then one would ask, who or what caused that?
Which came first, the chicken or the egg - which is the real self, the body, or soul? Does each soul have only one chance for salvation as Christians believe regardless of what time period into which they were born with its governmental, social statuses, economic stage, sex, physical body type, race, mental condition and many other factors, or is reincarnation the ultimate truism with a lifetime only being a single play on the stage of planet Earth? Shakespeare stated amply: "The world is a stage and all (souls) upon it are actors.
What did Albert Einstein mean when he said, "Science without religion is lame; religion without science is blind"? What is the true meaning of Jesus saying "In my father's house there are many mansions"?
Does heaven and hell really exist? If so, are they physical or spiritual places? Are they temporal or permanent? Do intelligent forms of life equal to or greater than man exist on planets that circle innumerable billions of stars? Are there as many variations of worlds in the spiritual worlds as there are in the physical ones? Did Jesus have to die upon each of the physical worlds for the sins of entities residing on them?
If God created the universe and possibly countless universes, could he have not bothered to put intelligent beings on other planets? Or, could it be that we are all particles of God itself at play throughout all time, space, and beyond? Is Jesus the only son of God, or are all men sons of God?
Did God put his words in the minds of men, or did men put their words into God's mouth or maybe both?
I have contemplated the possible answers to these questions all my life and have drawn my own conclusions with which I'm stuck until I gain more knowledge and wisdom. Having graduated from a Christian College, studied and applied spiritual laws of new age religions and studied all the religions of the world and actually practiced hypnosis including pre-natal or regressive hypnosis I continue to be a seeker of truth.
I think that the religions of the world may contain some of God's will, but just enough to add some degree of believability to diabolical agendas of the human creators of religions, forms of government, and satisfaction of the passions of their minds being anger, greed, lust, attachment to materialism, power and control over others, and finally, vanity.
I have concluded that Christianity is a fear based spiritual welfare program that allows people to avoid taking responsibility for their actions. The tenants of goodness and righteousness are very appealing, but the concept of sin and salvation may be wishful thinking.
On the other hand, Islam lends itself to committing horrible atrocities against mankind in the name of Allah. Islam is also fear based but with a questionable and insidious beginning and horrible agenda that enslaves the minds and souls of its followers.
Comparing Christianity with Islam brings one great difference to mind: Christians will die for their faith whereas Muslims will kill both themselves and others for theirs.
However, Christianity is not without historical atrocities that were committed in the name of their Christian God. Pious priests and followers will state that no true Christian ever took part in the murder, plunder, and conquest of the American Indians, South American Peoples, and Hawaiians. Christopher Columbus, an extremely faithful Christain, and many that followed to the new world were such men.
Compare the Christian "great commission" with Islamic instructions found throughout the Koran: A Christian is told according to the bible to go out and preach; to spread the word, but if one does not have ears to hear and eyes to see, shake the dust off his feet and go to the next house. On the other hand, Muslims are told in the Koran to convert, enslave, tax, or kill all those who refuse to convert to their beliefs, and they have and continue to do so to this day.
To be fair however, there are both moderates and extremists in both religions; it's just more difficult to tell the difference between the two categories within Islam than Christianity because it is obvious when Christians are being unchristian but the Koran directs Muslims to "deceive the infidels"! So it appears that when Christians act like barbarians, they are going against the Bible, whereas when Muslims fail to act like barbarians by resorting to deception, violence, terrorism, and even genocide to convert the entire population of the world, they are going against the preponderance of content in the Koran that instructs them to do so Vs the comparatively few calls to be just and merciful.
Some eastern religions believe in reincarnation and teach that soul is as eternal as God Itself and that souls are sparks of God's own fabric that continuously reincarnate in physical bodies and that earth is one of God's boot camps for soul to learn love, contentment, compassion, patience, kindness, tolerance, and temperance while also learning to harness their anger, greed, lust, undo attachment to materialism, and vanity. Souls that fail the test don't graduate and have to keep trying until they do. However, instead of believing that someone else is going to pay for their sins, they believe in the laws of dharma and karma and that God has many manifestations of Itself that form a hierarchy from the highest spiritual world beyond time and space to lowly planet earth with many wonders for souls to explore on their way home to the bosom of the highest manifestation of God. No fear in those beliefs but rather a demonstration of the Love of God for all its sons and daughters that is beyond the comprehension of men trapped in traditional orthodox religious mind sets.
Many of the world's most perplexing problems that escape logical answers when approached through the viewpoint of orthodox religions become quite clear when reincarnation is factored into the equation. For example, is it possible that those who suffer at the hands of horrible people in one lifetime were the evil people who imposed horrible suffering on those who tortured them in a subsequent lifetime? Could it be that Jews killed in German extermination camps were the same souls who were the murderous Egyptian slave masters who forced the Jews to dance their lives away mashing straw into the mud with their bare feet during the days of Moses?
Could it be that every soul gets to try on all the shoes in God's closet throughout various lifetimes? Is it possible that every soul in its trek back to God through the stage plays of life gets to play the part of alternating birth situations i.e. sex, race, cultural and economical status, body type, degree of physical and mental capacity, etc.? That sure makes more sense to me than the once to live and once to die theory. That would be like being limited to a part in only one play upon which one's entire future existence would depend with the play writer and director indiscriminately stacking the deck against the play actors.
Most people did some searching before they found a religion that suited their comfort zone; others were born into it and were indoctrinted by their parents and clergy and were never allowed or dared to question their mentors.
It's not my intent to get them to think as I do but rather to entice souls to peer out from beneath their security blankets, if they dare, so they may find answers to questions that linger in their minds that are repeatedly suppressed by their chosen spiritual pathway and clergy that pride themselves in their endeavor to keep them in their fold, not to mention that religion has become a profitable business and means of making a living.
Once more, when religion is coupled with politics, that's a hoot - the ultimate ruse to control and manipulate the masses! However, that's a subject for another thesis.
Those who understand what I have said may find the following books interesting, if not enlightening:
• Journey of Souls & Destiny of Souls, Dr. Michael Newton
• The World's Sixteen Crucified Saviors, Graves (free on the internet)
• The Lost Teachings of Jesus, Mark & Elizabeth Prophet
• Prophet of Doom, by Craig Winn (free on the internet)
My personal religious beliefs can at this stage of my search for truth be summed up as follows: "I am a spiritual being temporarily embodied in a biological machine made from the elements of the cosmos to which they will return upon the death of my body, but I "soul" will awaken in greater consciousness and be re-united with my spirit guide and souls with which I have interplayed for countless generations in an effort to learn to overcome the passions of the mind and love as God loves before I can move into the higher realms of the God worlds".
Out of respect for my readers, I believe that everything seems true from a point of view of anything as would be the case if many people formed a circle to view a multi-sided shaped object. Each would see it differently and swear that what he saw with his own eyes is true. The question remains however, are you willing to move around the circle?
Stan
Possible Solution to Labor Disputes
STAN'S VIEW REGARDING LABOR UNIONS
There are many recurring problems that exist in government, business, moral, and religious issues that could easily be permanently solved or at least approached in a logical manner that would greatly reduce the amount of collateral damage or fallout resulting by the never ending rounds of debate, judicial actions, and political controversy between proponents of various points of view; unions Vs employers is one such area.
When it comes to municipal, state, and federal public services, unions should not be allowed on the playing field at all. There would be no need for them providing that employment contracts mandate pay scales with cost of living increases built in along with benefit packages like G.S. ratings used in state and government.
Each employee from entry level to the top levels must agree at time of employment not to join any union contrary to their contract. However, when it is believed that the governmental agency responsible for the administration of the system fails to act in good faith and / or the lawmakers fail to appropriate and budget funds as needed, the employees would be guaranteed the right to petition the appropriate legislature to include requested raises and benefits on a referendum ballot providing all the relevant information in regard to the raises and / or benefits being requested, the cost to the tax payers, and the manner the taxes are to be appropriated and administrated are listed in the referendum.
In the private sector unions could be nearly eliminated except for initial bargaining for pay and basic benefit packages with employers; however all demands by or in behalf of employees must be with the contingency that if they do not accept what the employer is offering, then they must be willing to work for a percentage of the employer's net profits, meaning that their pay will be raised during good markets and reduced during bad markets.
The idea of unions demanding guaranteed level wages and benefits that go up with inflation regardless of how well their employer is fairing is illogical and ridiculous. If employees what to have more of the pie, then they must be willing to accept part of the risk of doing business including the acceptance of pay cuts and lay-offs without any recourse whatsoever.
On the flip side however, if the business owners and executive officers accept such a proposal, they must also limit their pay, bonuses, and benefits accordingly so as to not be allowed to skim from their gross profits before establishing the net profits. They would also be prohibited from accepting or giving themselves or others, including campaign contibutions, gifts or any other form of gratuities from the gross profits of the business or claim such as an expense to the business.
If setup fairly and equitably, such a system could benefit both employers and employees because the employers would get better quality work from their employees, and the employees would have a vested interest in the business.
As for the labor union officials, I guess they will be looking for another job or part-time work because they will no longer be needed on a full time basis and the employees will be able to keep more of their money in their pockets.
Stan
The Real Reason That US Borders Remain Open and Inforcement of Our Immigration Laws Has Been Suppressed
Thank you for visiting my blog.
It doesn’t take a brain surgeon to figure out that the underlying reason that George Bush and other powerful world and big-business folks have mandated for years that US immigration laws be ignored and our borders left unsecured. The reason is that it is just one of many ongoing steps to create an American Union.
The conspirators are on both sides of the political isle in congress and in their selection of presidential candidates that will continue the trend.
Please read the following that I submitted to select talk show hosts and congressmen and senators.
Please withhold judgment until you have read the book: The Late Great U.S.A. by Jerome R. Corsi, PH.D. You will be amazed at the truthful, verifiable documentation he has amassed.
Please withhold judgment until you have read the book: The Late Great U.S.A. by Jerome R. Corsi, PH.D. You will be amazed at the truthful, verifiable documentation he has amassed.
After watching the first Republican debate that was held in New Hampshire on Wednesday, 9/5/07 it was apparent that no mention was made of one of the most important issues facing the sovereignty of the United States, that of each presidential candidate’s position regarding the powerful and relentless on-going formation of an American Union that would combine Mexico and Canada with the United States.
Conservative voters must demand that the following questions be asked of, and candidly answered, by each candidate regarding this and other issues that are paramount to their selection as a viable conservative president. Answers i.e. the politically evasive one given by prior Major Giuliani when asked if he would in effect make a contract with America by swearing that he would do this or that if elected stated that the only thing he would swear to is that he would uphold the Constitution.
Question #1: Have you read Jerome R. Corsi’s book, The Late Great USA that should be a pre-requisite for every presidential candidate before running for president?
Question #2: Have you ever been in league with, or intend to conspire with any people or organizations that promote the creation of an AU?
Question #3: Will you directly or indirectly support or oppose the ongoing movement to create an AU?
Question #4: If, and only “if” such a proposal was proposed openly to the citizenry, what pre-qualifications or conditions would you mandate must be met before such a proposal would be enacted relevant to the abolishment of the oppressive and corrupt Mexican government and the related poverty of their people and the drug trade?
Question #5: Will you defend the second amendment rights of every citizen that is not a convicted felon or deemed mentally incompetent by a jury of peers to possess firearms and ammunition and have them readily available to protect themselves from personal criminal attacks upon their person and from home invasions including the right to be lawfully licensed to carry concealed weapons for such cause under the laws i.e. as those enacted in the State of Florida? If not, will you guarantee and take legal and civil responsibility, including financial payment and other restitution for the safety and protection of all those who are the victims of crime that may have been prevented if their 2nd amendment rights had been preserved?
Question #6: If elected, will you demand that the United States be put on equal footing in trade practices with foreign countries including China by enacting a U.S. value added tax (VAT) on all U.S. Exports which all other countries do at the demise to the United States with the loss of billions of dollars and U.S. jobs annually?
It's up to "we the people" to demand that our so-called representatives, and talk-radio step up to the plate and let "we the people" decide what they want for America.
Please get involved in making it happen or don't complain when it's too late.
Stan