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For spiritual seekers and those dissatisfied with the teachings of the established Church, the Gospel of Thomas Collection is a series of spiritual writings that provide unique explanations and insights into Jesus' teachings in the Gospel of Thomas.
Discovered amongst a library of books hidden for over 1500 years, the Gospel of Thomas directly reveals spiritual Teachings of Jesus. Their Life-Giving quality offers each of us inward certainty and joyousness based on a timeless tradition of Truth that was omitted from orthodox Christian dogma. It consists of sayings of Jesus almost certainly written down before 52AD and therefore pre-dating by as much as a generation all the books and epistles included in the New Testament. The Gospel reveals the spiritual Teachings of Jesus in their purest form.
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I intend to attend a series of classes dealing with the following books, but not in this order. I think some of you may also be interested in the subject matter and might like to comment on one or another or all of the following books suggested for your use and inclusion in your personal library…These comments are not mine, rather those of the teacher of these classes.
The Universe in a Single Atom by HH Dalai Lama
The Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, is a religious leader of unusual, if not unique, brilliance in explaining how his religion gives him deep insights into all areas of human experience. He is particularly concerned with how religion will accept the truths of science and offer in return the great insights into the nature of non-physical—or spirituality, reality.
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Are you dealing with life endings or know someone who is, here is something to think about... Thich Nhat Hanh speaks on "The End of Suffering" This is an excerpt from "Grateful Passages" featuring various spiritual teachers from several religions, giving advice about death and dying. Click here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMab_lYY5lE&feature=related
Time to take a break in our studies of Islam and walk down another path for a few moments in time but before we go a few more words about…
Islam and the Islamic World
Islam considers itself the last major world religion in the current history of humanity and believes there will be no other plenary revelation after it until the end of human history and the coming of the eschatological events described so eloquently in the final chapters of the Quran, which is the verbatim Word of God.
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Okay, this is what many Americans cannot see beyond today…their vision is impaired and their judgment skewed away from accepting a religion based on many of the same beliefs they hold dear. Here is what someone else wrote, but I accept here…
Islamic Terrorism—Roots and Causes
“Many Muslims today believe that the conditions of their world require a jihad. They look around them and see a world dominated by corrupt authoritarian governments and a wealthy elite—a minority concerned solely with its own economic prosperity, rather than national development; a world awash in Western culture and values in dress, music, television, and movies. Western governments are perceived as propping oppressive regimes and exploiting the region’s human and natural resources, robbing Muslims of their culture and their options to be governed according to their own choice and to live in a more just society. Many believe that the restoration of Muslim power and prosperity requires a return to Islam, the creation of more Islamic-oriented states and societies.”
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As you can tell, we are not doing a lot to explain the differences, but stressing what the basics of this religion are…
The Dimensions of Islam
The Shari-ah or Divine Law of Islam not only is central to the religion but also constitutes Islam itself in its ritual, legal, ethical, and social aspects. Muslims believe the divine Law contains the concrete embodiment of the Will of God—how god wants them to act in this life and felicity in the hereafter. The Shari-ah divides all acts into five categories: obligatory, recommended, indifferent, reprehensible, and forbidden.
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Does this all seem relevant and equal to what you thought Islam is and would be once you understood its basic tenets. If so, you may comment below… If not, keep on reading and studying and learning more, then please share what you gain…here…
Doctrines and Beliefs of Islam
“The Supreme Reality is at once God, the Person, and the suprapersonal Reality of Godhead. Allah is not only Pure Being, but the Beyond-Being, about which nothing can be said without delimiting His Infinite and Absolute Essence, which is beyond all determination.
“There are traditionally ninety-nine Names of God; these are all sacred names in Arabic chosen by god as He has revealed Himself in Islam.”
If i had listened to The Press and other media, and even many friends of the past, i would not have heeded the 'call' to work on FaceBook that i received at the end of last year. What a huge hole in the fabric of my present life there would be today! So much to be gained by following your Guides about the internet and taking in classes at no cost to you now...and being exposed to people from all over the globe... Yesterday i shared the following class on my FB wall and am asking you to check it out, too, along with two other clips that seem to predict something new coming into view for you, too...
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Breaking this up into bite-sized pieces so you will read it more closely and not jump to conclusions based on speed reading…
Islam as Religion
Religion, or Al-din, means the repaying of our debt to God and involves the whole of our life…by ourselves we are nothing and God is everything.
“Religion must embrace the whole of life. Every human thought and action must be ultimately related to the Divine Principle, which is the source of all that is.”
The separation of religion from other (secular) parts of life is unimaginable…religion’s role in human life is essential and is life itself.
“…the attitude, so prevalent in the modern world, that a person’s body and life are his own to do with as he pleases is totally alien to Islam. Our bodies and lives are not our own—they are God’s.”
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Part III of the Introduction to Islam…hope you are gaining more insights into your own religion as taught in The West or are becoming more aware of what millions follow around the world now… This is not an attempt to sway anyone to change their religion, but hopefully align more minds in peace in our time…
The Oneness of God
The Qur'an reminds us of the falsity of all alleged gods. To the worshippers of man-made objects it asks: “Do you worship what you have carved yourself.” (37:95) “Or have you taken unto yourself others beside Him to be your protectors, even such as have no power either for good or for harm to themselves.” (13:16)
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