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Sunday, August 13, 2006

Introduction

From the introduction to the Blog of Iranian President Mahmood Ahmadinejad - http://www.ahmadinejad.ir

"In the Name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate"

"Oh Almighty God, please, we beg you to send us our Guardian- who You have promised us- soon and appoint us as His close companions."

Why is he asking to be appointed as His (our 'G'uardian's) close companions?

Who else would God appoint?

"During the era that nobility was a prestige and living in a city was perfection, I was born in a poor family in a remote village of Garmsar-approximately 90 kilometer east of Tehran. I was born fifteen years after Iran was invaded by foreign forces- in August of 1940- and the time that another puppet, named mohammad Reza – the son of Reza Mirpange- was set as a monarch in Iran. Since the extinct shah -Mohammad Reza- was supposed to take and enter Iran into western civilization slavishly, so many schemes were implemented that Iran becomes another market for the western ceremonial goods without any progress in the scientific field. Our Islamic culture would not allow such an infestation, and this was an impediment in front of shah and his foreign masters’ way. Thus, they decided to make this noble and tenacious culture weak gradually that Iran be attached strongly to the west as far as its economy, politics, and culture was concern. After the implementation of this policy and the unreal and outward of upswing, the villagers began to rush to the cities. Upon the enforcement of the land reform, the status of the villages became worst than the past and villagers for earning some breadcrumbs, they were deceived by the dazzling look and the misleading features of the cities and became suburban and lived in ghettos. My family was also suffered in the village as others. After my birth -the fourth one in the family- my family was under more pressures ...Written by Mahmood Ahmadinejad at 04:12 "


Why aren't we all killers, sex offenders, cheats, liars or thieves?

Why do we mostly conform to laws of order, regardless of our status in society?

Why do we perpetuate a holy union of marriage between man and woman as the cornerstone to bearing children?

Why do all people of all races and all cultures in all societies live in a broadly homogeneous state?

What makes all personalities fit within a broadly flat range?

Why do some societies follow murderous dictators only to be influenced at some later stage that their national actions were unjustified?

Is it possible the 10 billion proteins that code each cell in your body, are sequenced according to a unique spiritual blueprint[1]?

Do you agree?

- Each of us is born with a perfect[2] reservoir of innate holy wisdom[3]

- As babies our souls are exposed to the imperfections of mature people

- From this exposure grows the desire[4] to express our wisdom

- The desire triggers our young brains to develop the faculty of speech

- As development progresses we leave our perfect spiritual state becoming increasingly pre- occupied with the physical

- We are frustrated by our inability to accurately express our inner beauty

- This inability results in the creation of mental noise or anguish

- Most of us manage this noise to a reasonable level allowing some of our inner beauty to shine on others

- Pursuit, of our desires, diverts attention from our purpose

- We all inevitably return to the perfect noiseless state.

The origin of thought has occupied the minds of philosophers through time, however many key questions remain unanswered. To learn of the powers that influence us and cause us to think, we may want to know;

What is an inner voice?
Where does it come from?
Where do thoughts initiate?
How do they form?
Does the brain have a thought generating mechanism?
Could the source of thought be related to the same desire that led us to speak?
Does the stimulation of thought emerge from an external force?
Do we have super sensitive brains that are in a constant state of external stimulation?
Could this stimulation be more essential than most of us imagine it to be?

Pursuit of better material existence dominates much of our thinking and although we are less inclined to devote time to the spiritual realm, we are aware of its importance. Kabbalah expounds an ancient methodology to re-connect our physical self with our spiritual soul. Rooted in the mystical secrets of creation, through it we are able to discover life's purpose. Knowing purpose brings us closer to the realization of the ancient Messianic prophecies to reveal our world in its perfected state.

The future path of humanity has been the subject of comprehensive debate by the most sensitive intellectuall souls that have ever lived. By following their teachings we may realize the seemingly impossible supernatural state; truth, perfect harmony, peace and prosperity, for all. However, we must forst remove impediments to our ascension including our self imposed inability to correctly perceive truth. For example, most schools teach that The Earth rotates around the sun when, in fact, the earth and the sun rotate around their common central point of mass. Responsive to other bodies in space and time, each circles the other while being affected by all other bodies. It is apparent that most of us are stuck in the vacuum of our man made perception. In this case, that the sun is the centre of our solar system when it is an absolute fact that it is not. If all teachings were correct, mindful, sensitive and accurate then our perspectives would forthrightly orient humanity toward truth.

Somehow man has flipped the priority of life upside down. Predictable, perhaps, but with renewed knowledge it becomes increasingly evident that the plan of our Maker must become our one and only priority. With increasing pace, technology and communications reveal new information that makes us believe we are on the right path to discerning truth in knowledge. However, if knowledge is to be used for the betterment of all people, we must navigate some critical turns in order to avoid the path of the great abyss.

Life on earth is prophesized to end with the redemption of man and resurrection of souls. The desire for this future state of perfect bliss is shared by many cultures and mainstream religions. With such a possibility, every society must strive in every way, to satisfy every necessary condition expounded in the most carefully considered, and critically acclaimed teachings to bring such a state to our world during our lifetimes.

[1] Inner Space Partzufim Pg 95
[2] To Know G-d - Maamar VeYedaata Pg 8
[3] Shulchan Aruch Harav, Orech Chayim, Mahadura Tanina. Likutei Sichos vol.10 pg 45.
[4] Shaar HaYichud The Gate of Unity Ch 8

2 comments:

Unknown said...

An incredibly insightful and obviously well thought out read. We cannot ignore the existence and contribution of society's where G-d or diety plays no role, occupies no space. Yet, these societies or countries exist positively, remain caring and develop insights and understanding that need to be acknowledged. Society's that function
peacefully and meaningfully without Torah or Qur'an.They surely cannot be left out of the equation.

Kevin Bermeister said...

Although their are those who do not consciously subscribe, Torah leaves no one out of the equation. Every Jew and non-Jew is included in its peaceful path to lasting peace.