re: do you recognize...

[Trudi Goodman <goobietheg...>]

    Oy ....I've gotten stuff like  this before. Usually from so-called 
messianic Jewish groups....at least he included his email address.They 
probably did an engine search and pulled up the Listbot. It makes 
interesting reading. But????
     A Gute Shabbos to All!!!!
        Trudi the G


>From: wlg (at) aol(dot)com
>To: <goobietheg (at) hotmail(dot)com>
>Subject: The Muslim-Hindu-Christian-Jewish
>Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2001 17:20:26 -0500
>
>
>The Muslim-Hindu-Christian-Jewish
>
>Peace Plan
>
>
>By William Glick
>    www.equalsouls.org  (The Jewish Hindu Dialouge)
>    wlg (at) aol(dot)com
>
>The desire to prevent World War III and bring peace to the
>world is most likely the inner mood of most of us today. To
>do that we need to come to a common understanding of
>religious terminology and beliefs.
>
>For example most of us have no idea that the name Allah comes
>from the Hebrew letter Alef, our A, in the English alphabet.
>This simple point contains enough information for every
>Christian, Jew and Hindu to accept Allah as a name of God.
>
>I will explain further, in the "Old Testament" which Jewish
>people call the 5 books of Moses, God explains that He is the
>beginning to the end. This same idea is expressed in the New
>Testament. Revelation 22:13, I am the Alpha and the Omega,
>the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.  This
>English usage of Alpha is based on the Hebrew Alef. Also in
>the Hindu (Vedic) scripture, Bagavad Gita, Krishna says "of
>letters I am A."
>
>Has God sent so many messengers each with a different
>message? Is He sitting in the Garden of Eden laughing at us?
>I think not! We have twisted His message based on our own
>material desire, creating our own Hell on Earth.
>
>The objection we find from our Muslim brothers today comes
>from the desire to bring the world back to God and His ways.
>We find this mood in our Jewish-Christian tradition also.
>Proverbs 1:7 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of
>knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.
>
>This lack of discipline, this foolish rush of insane
>materialism is what every deeply religious person objects to,
>no matter which faith he or she is coming from. We can take
>good example from our Amish brothers and Hindu (Vedic) sages.
>
>An error of modern society and religion is to identify the
>body as the self. The Bhagavad-Gita clearly explains that we
>should see and accept the spiritual essence (the soul) of
>each living being as spiritually equal. There it is said,
>"The humble sage, by virtue of true knowledge, sees with
>equal vision a learned and gentle Brahman, a cow, an
>elephant, a dog and a dog-eater [outcast]."
>[Bagavad Gita 5.18]
>
>How does the learned sage see every living entity with equal
>vision? He sees the spirit soul within the heart of each of
>God's creations. He understands that although living forms
>may appear different, those appearances are only the external
>coverings of the soul, and that spiritually we are all equal.
>
>A careful analysis shows that all problems result from our
>first mistake of identifying the body as the self. If we
>identify ourselves by race, religion and ethnic group we will
>then suffer or enjoy the results of that identity, but the
>fact is we are spiritually equal and the bodily identity that
>we accept is both temporary and insignificant compared to our
>eternal spiritual identity. We suffer due to birth, disease,
>old age and death; we need not identify with the body, which
>is being afflicted by these difficulties.
>
>If everyone understood and acted on the level of the soul
>rather than the body, the world's problems would practically
>cease. Understanding the difference between matter and
>spirit, and that God is the controller of all things, is the
>essence of knowledge.
>
>It is natural that when we become overwhelmed by
>difficulties, we become aware of our dependence on God.
>Unfortunately, due to our deep attachment to materialism, we
>are drawn to perceive religion in much the same manner, as we
>perceive ordinary social activities. That is, we become
>attached to identifying with the external or social side of
>religion, while we forget its essence-loving service to God.
>
>Our modern use of the word religion, expresses an external
>alterable faith, while the Sanskrit word dharma, implies an
>internal or essential eternal relationship with God. Our
>religion or faith can change but the soul's relationship with
>God is eternal. For example, I may claim that I am a
>Christian today, but I may adopt the practices of a Hindu or
>of a Jew tomorrow. However, whatever faith you my follow, the
>essence of that faith is loving service to God.
>
>We must understand that our Muslim brothers and sisters who
>have come to understand the true message of Allah accept all
>of us as children of God based on this verse from the Koran.
>2.62: Surely those who believe, and those who are Jews, and
>the Christians, and the Sabians, whoever believes in Allah
>and the Last day and does good, they shall have their reward
>from their Lord, and there is no fear for them, nor shall
>they grieve.
>
>We should also understand that as a nation, nay as a human
>race if we do not come to follow God's laws and develop our
>love for Him and His creation, our future is all too clear.
>
>For Our Lord says: Isaiah 46: I make known the end from the
>beginning, from ancient times, what is still to come. I say:
>My purpose will stand, and I will do all that I please.
>
>Thank You and God's Blessings
>William Glick (Isa das)     www.equalsouls.org
>
>
>


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