Theos-Talk Archives (November 2012 Message tt00090)

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Thank you ââââââ


Life as an intelligent force chose something more than the perfection of Eden. What could that be?

The fruit from the tree of knowing brought forth pain and suffering.

We the children of this intelligent force are here to learn something.

Something greater than the perfection of the garden of Eden.


Could ignorance pain and suffering be an essential ingredient in growth.

Does the individual facilitate an opportunity to rise above the confines of the physical realm.


Did the creator make a mistake when it created greed, arrogance and stupidity?


Maybe we are supposed to Love all things equally âââââââ


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From: theos-talk@yahoogroups.com [mailto:theos-talk@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of .:.
Sent: 23 November 2012 12:37 PM
To: theos-talk
Subject: Re: theos-talk Meditation for Building Peace in the Middle East.



Was this developed by you or has it been described in any book or other
document?

MKR

On Fri, Nov 23, 2012 at 1:27 AM, Mike Hughes <mike.hughes38@yAlTgwlph_QiWze-hj5--ZNFe2DmGeDMSJyFoHx_iRWVro0ytchmHYu6DajfeZDCNWrzyyzjUfdPuq3xypq3Onw.yahoo.invalid<mailto:mike.hughes38%40yahoo.ca>> wrote:

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> The following meditation should be made regardless of short term events.
> It aims at sowing for the future. It can be practiced individually or
> collectively. It is a good idea to make it happen in community
> associations. It is of course better to meditate in a place where there is
> silence, and clean air. While its regular practice produces better effects
> than doing it just once, it is truly beneficial even as an isolated event.
> Building Peace in the Middle East
> 1) Sit in an upright posture.
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> 2) Adopt a calmer and deeper breathing. Leave aside any thoughts about
> short term matters.
> 3) Relax feet, then legs, hands, arms. Relax the muscles of your face.
> Feel the contrast between the freed muscles and the firm vertebral column.
> This is an image of how we must face life: being firm in that which is
> essential, and flexible in matters of secondary importance.
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> 4) Slowly think of the suffering of the Jewish and Muslim nations in the
> last few millennia. Calculate the present levels of pain, from various
> causes, in the different communities of the Middle East and in every Muslim
> and Jewish individual and community around the world. Look at your own
> suffering: even hopes and aspirations are often forms of pain. Reflect upon
> the fact that it is possible to change afflictions into wisdom, and hatred
> into respect and appreciation of other people's lives. Remember that no
> attachment to suffering, or hatred, or fear, is necessary. Calmly consider
> the task now waiting for human beings: to learn in one's own soul the art
> of living with impersonal altruism and respect for all. This task slowly
> produces an enduring happiness.
>
> 5) Visualize humans in every part of the world consciously learning
> lessons from the obstacles they face, and from each other. See wisdom and
> solidarity permeating relations between Muslims and Jews and among all
> nations in each continent. Imagine humanity awakening now to the unlimited
> power of mutual help. Keep before your mind's eye, for an instant, the
> image of Jewish and Muslim nations practicing mutual help and unconditional
> respect for the lives of all beings. See every individual as part of a
> global civilization based on the principles of self-responsibility and
> mutual help.
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> 6) See the radio, television, paper media and Internet websites actively
> promoting peaceful community goals in the Middle East and around the world.
> Take a calm look at the present civilization, as it builds solidarity
> mechanisms in the vast, inspiring world of your own creative mind.
> Strengthen your personal commitment with this vision. The world of
> Muslim-Jewish relationships is the Pascal's circle, whose center is
> everywhere; and you are certainly no exception. You are its centre, too.
>
> 7) Visualize for a few moments sincere public leaders in the Middle East
> promoting and sharing the process of Jewish-Muslim awakening to true
> friendship and long-term cooperation. Remember this old axiom, that "there
> must be more merit in attaining a goal which is difficult, as long as it is
> noble".
>
> Imagine your local community and country as lands of universal peace. See
> them as ready to a new era of unconditional fraternity. Keep this image
> with yourself. Preserve it in your mind and heart.
> Every new phase in mankind's evolution needs its own pioneers. If you can
> realize you are co-responsible for the collective awakening, consider
> taking the necessary steps for these visions and glimpses of the future to
> remain strong and to gradually expand their influence.
> One of the best ways to develop your power of good-will is by helping
> accelerate the on-going, largely unconscious dawning of the next
> civilization of universal brotherhood.
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