Greetings to all. I bring peace.

It has been a long time since I was last here. This morning I received an email reminding me that I have an account here. So I came back to visit, and here I am. My recent experiences over the last few years have taught me many things.

It has even altered my view of life. 'I no longer care for man's sort of fare'. A line from one of my poems. In my absence I have also wrote a book. A sort of introspective catalog of my thoughts. But what is a book if not this?

So here I am now, once again among my people, thanks to modern technology. I am here seeking help more than I am here to offer it. There is always room to learn new things. Always opportunities to gain new understanding. I would like to share my understanding with you, as well as have you share yours with me. I am on a quest to discover a new way to present an old 'religion' to the people of the world.

Religion was not always based around a book said to be divinely inspired that was supposed to teach man how to worship their god. In a very real way, the covenant between God and man as portrayed by the Hebrews was a rule to live by, not the means by which their God would be worshiped. A facility was simply provided for those who felt that they had offended their God or had been blessed by their God to offer blessings or to show remorse. But it was not a commandment or a rule to be followed. It was simply a means to facilitate the people's desire.

Religion today is a hard and fast rule to live by, die by, condemn by, and kill by. All over the world people are convicted and executed for their spiritual beliefs by others of another faith. All in the name of peace, love, and everlasting life.

Is it not ridiculous? What God would condemn part of his or her creation while blessing another, or leaving a third unchanged? Uninformed? It doesn't make sense. But many people live and die by these beliefs. Without ever completely understanding them. But it should be quite evident that there is a history involved in that belief. An evolution that brought about the circumstances that exist now.

The Christian bible had a beginning, and it evolved into its current form. In its original form, most modern Christians would not recognize the bible. For example the Septuagint had more books than the King James version does now. The protestant split created by Martin Luther had something to do with this, but most are unaware of this aspect of Christian history.

Muslims are blood kin to Jews, and even consider Christians to be 'children of the book', but they are deadly enemies to each other. Each one condemned by the other, yet they were all born from the same individual. Their beliefs sourced from the same God. But look at the level of corruption! It evolved this way. Or devolved if that is what one prefers, but the fact of the matter is none of the faithful recognize their faith for what it is. Divisive rather than unifying. Prejudicial rather than objective. Self-centering rather than Self-offering.

The true key to life had not yet been found, only further hidden by those in the know. At least until now. But how does one present a treasure to someone who will not value it? This is my conundrum. I have found something of untold value, yet it will be rejected out of hand by most because it is simple and so obvious as to seem unreal.

So I need help. If the solution to the problems of mankind is simply a change of mind, which of you who are now content will give up all that you have in order to make sure everyone else is just as content? Surely I jest, right?

Some may wonder why I use Christian references if I am trying to unify all religions. Well, the point is simple: culture. It is what I know, what the people around me know, and mostly what the people I'll be talking to know. So the familiar works best in this case. It also happens to be most effective: Psalms 82,6; Micah 6,8; Matt 23,37-40.

There it is in a nutshell. The answer to all of our problems: Who we are. What to do. How to do it. Simple and to the point. I call it the 'God Is' Principle.

They are simple enough to do. Or are they? With money, job, clothes, cars, sex, and money all demanding of your time (did I mention money?), it is quite difficult to actually love, treat, and honor all righteously. All equally. But that *is* all that is required of us. Of all of us. No matter the culture or creed, we are all human. There is but one 'race' of mankind. There is only one planet. It should be a foregone conclusion that there is only one God.

One Planet. One People. One God. One Absolute Truth. And we are all a part of it. Want to know more? You already do. It is just the conflict that you are having between your heart and your head. Between your eyes and your mind. Between your physical desires and your spiritual needs.

Is it necessary to have all the things you want, or just all the things you need? If we could just dispense with the mental illusion that is our social structure, we will find that there is actually more to life than just living and working a nine to five, while waiting to die.

Any questions? I don't expect to receive many comments. This has been my experience in the past. I mean no offense, only to enlighten and enrich you. Stop believing the lie as the world has been presented to you. Start asking why. Why. Why. WHY.

Soul

Yeah I have one

Want and need...

I see them as one of the same...

If God understands what you need ie clothing, food like Jesus mentioned but we question things like we will eat, what we will wear etc those can be wants.

Can wants and needs be easily separated?

Thanks

"Muslims are blood kin to Jews, and even consider Christians to be 'children of the book', but they are deadly enemies to each other. Each one condemned by the other, yet they were all born from the same individual. Their beliefs sourced from the same God. But look at the level of corruption! It evolved this way. Or devolved if that is what one prefers, but the fact of the matter is none of the faithful recognize their faith for what it is. Divisive rather than unifying. Prejudicial rather than objective. Self-centering rather than Self-offering."


With all due respect, your point of reference is incorrect......

Muslim is NOT a race or bloodline.....

"Children of the Book" is a MISTRANSLATION and MISINTERPRETATION of ahla Al-Kitab....which has no relevance to Jews or Christians

Nor are Jews, Christians or Muslims 'deadly enemies'.....Jews, Christians and Muslim live peacefully in the world....the Israeli/Palestinian issue has NOTHING to do with Jews and Muslims...

An Israeli is NOT a Jew as is a Jew is NOT a Israeli....Nor is a Palestinian a Arab (by lineage) ONLY by language

Indeed. My apologies. I make no excuses, but I thought my aim was plain. Only to point out that religion is the deadly force here. That instead of noticing or knowing that we are all kin, fighting the same fight, living the same life, they are warring. Causing death and destruction rather than peace and prosperity. I meant no offense. Do forgive me. I sometimes struggle to remember the effect of my words and to tailor them to relay my meaning without causing confusion. Again I apologize and will remember your lesson in the future.

soul

Hello my friend, and thanks for taking me seriously.

Indeed, wants and needs can be easily separated. It can be done as follows: The things that you need, you will die without. The things that you want, you will not.

At the heart of the matter, one might think one needs a car, and in this day and age that 'need' may seem very real. But hearken back to the olden days when we walked for miles to the 'local' store. Or we had all that we needed already on our land. The things we wanted, however, we had to travel in order to get. It is no different today, but I oversimplify for the sake of brevity.

I promise you, if you absolutly purchased only the things you needed, and lived without the expense of everything else, you would have an overabundance of the basic necessities. So much so that you could share. Surely your lifestyle would take a hit, but who said it would be easy? I have sacrificed much, and know first hand what it means to go without the things you want and desire in order to simply maintain the things that you need. Sometimes, it's funny, the things you actually end up needing. Food, clothing, and shelter are not all.

But I digress. I did not mean to make this reply a philosophical one, but I tend to do that. Have I answered your question sufficiently? If not point out your disagreements and I will get back to you with a reply.

Peace and blessings.

Guidance,
soul

Certainly I revel when our people want any of our people to ask them question freely. It helps us gain a consensus of what is dwelling in our minds and hearts.

I am glad you brought up the car matter. As you know in our societies our families tend to be split apart sometimes very great distances.

What if your mother is sick and you recognize the toil she did for you as a young person to make you understand life in some way but she lives 1000's of miles away from where you reside because you are doing something for someone that needs your expertise even if the money is there or not quite there.

Your mother even though you love her and respect her would think your crazy and wasting precious time if you walk the mile instead of getting in a car and making the trip.

Is it proper to tell her I will be walking the mile(s) because I 'need' to walk like they did in the old days instead of wanting to jump into a motor vehicles and tend to her needs with care in due time.

Alot of times families and their 'needs' will destroy the separation of want and need ie your personal sacrifices. Knowingly or not.

I am like yourself it appears trying to provide examples of when things would get blurry.

You have answered my question in a individual sense but many times the individual is not really an individual.

Thanks for the response.

I came here in the hopes that I could find inspiration. Maybe even help other become inspired. I came here looking for like minds. It was that same reason I came here the first time three years ago.

Back then, I made no headway. I tend to make more enemies than friends. I suspect it is because most people hate to play second fiddle. Most people hate to know that someone else knows more than they do.

I'm not like that. I enjoy learning. I enjoy increasing my understanding. Hearing new things I have never heard before. I enjoy the pleasure of discovery, the feel of new intelligence.

I am trying to share what I have discovered. I did not come here to make enemies, to point the finger, or to act holier than thou. I came here looking for friends. For kindred spirits. For like minds.

Instead, I find much of the same thing I found three years ago. Voices that only want to be heard. Very few who want to listen. Very few who are actually seekers for truth. Most are satisfied and content with their lives. Even though the world rots around them.

Each day I know that there are others, innocent others, suffering in this world. Sleeping on the ground while I sleep on a floor. Sleeping out in the cold, while I have my heater. Eating out of garbages or whatever they can find, while I go shopping at the local grocery store.

I came here in order to change to world. I came here looking for people who wanted to do the same. But it seems the time has not come yet. The need is not now. So soon I shall go, back to where I came from. I do not have the patience nor the energy to waste on selfish endeavors. I was thinking that most of the people who congregate here were looking for more from life than they are receiving.

Maybe it is my attitude. I can't stand to see error pass for righteousness. Or ignorance pass for wisdom. I don't claim to be all wise, all knowing, or all intelligent. But I do know what I know. I have taken the time to know it, and I just want to help other people know it.

But I am finding more and more that people don't want my help. They want to do it on their own. Prove that they are capable. That they are able. I know this because I have refused to listen to sound advice too. Refused to investigate truth in order to arrive at a better understanding. But that was long before I took the first step beyond the known confines of my comfort zone.

And so here I am, again, heading for the door. Or at least getting ready to. If it is not in BN Village that I can find family, then maybe I will find camaraderie somewhere else.

Peace be unto all.
Guidance


soul