Archived: For The Love of God (Ein Sof): February 2014

Tuesday, February 25, 2014

What Does It Mean To Become Integrated With Others?

It's not just about being nice and doing good deeds because it's the right thing to do. It's more than that. It's about sensing others, feeling others, connecting with the desires of others.

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Monday, February 24, 2014

A Letter To The Leaders Of The Jehovah's Witnesses

From:
Carter Kagume

To:
The Leaders Of The Jehovah's Witnesses

Dear leaders of the Jehovah's Witnesses,

You will be held directly responsible for anybody who dies as a direct result of your doctrine, beliefs and policies. Heed this warning, it comes to you directly from God Himself.

The irony is that you're called Jehovah's Witnesses, yet you've failed to acknowledge Jehovah when She's been standing right in front of you.

May The One True God, The Infinite God, The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob guide you, may He lead you and may He show you the way.

God is with us and to Him we shall all return.
Carter

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Sunday, February 23, 2014

Actors In A Play

Imagine that we're all actors in a play. We only know our part of the story, we don't know the arc story that's being told. Everything will be revealed in the fullness of time.

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Beautiful

The quality of bestowal is considered beautiful. When our internal qualities change from selfishness to bestowal and we seek to benefit others instead of ourselves, we become beautiful on the inside.

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The White Dragon

I went to see the white dragon,
and the people who were attending him
began to leave when they saw me approaching,
so when I got to him, it was just he and I.

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Love Is Seeking To Benefit Others

What is love? Love is seeking to benefit others instead of oneself.

God is love, God seeks to benefit others instead of Himself. If we seek to benefit others instead of ourselves, we'll become connected to God in quality.

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Friday, February 21, 2014

How Can Many Be One?

How can many be one? How can things that are identical also be different? The answer comes from understanding patterns that repeat themselves, also known as fractals [1].

Imagine that you're at a movie theater with seats lined up in rows:

Row 5: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Row 4: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Row 3: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Row 2: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Row 1: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

All seats numbered 7 are identical because they're all seat 7, but they're different because they're in different rows. So things that are identical can also be different.

Another way to say it is that all seats numbered 7 are exactly the same, they're all one seat 7. But there are many seat 7's. So one can be many, and many can be one.

Let's say you wanted to identify a specific seat, you could say Row 3 - Seat 7, so everyone would know exactly which seat 7 you're referring to. Or you could name each seat 7 a different name:

Row 5: 1 2 3 4 5 6 Ron 8 9 10

Row 4: 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pam 8 9 10

Row 3: 1 2 3 4 5 6 Tim 8 9 10

Row 2: 1 2 3 4 5 6 Sue 8 9 10

Row 1: 1 2 3 4 5 6 Sam 8 9 10

Tim is Seat 7, specifically, he's Seat 7 in Row 3. Now Ron, Pam, Tim, Sue and Sam are all seat 7's - so they're all identical, they're all one - yet they're different because they're in different rows.

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1. Fractal. www.wikipedia.org. Accessed Feb 21, 2014.

What Does It Mean To Connect With Others?

What does it mean to connect with others? It means you have to 'feel' others, be in their desires, sense them, become them - then seek to benefit them instead of yourself.

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Love God And Love Others

When it comes to love, it's really simple: love God and love others.

As it is written in Matthew 22:36-40, NIV:

36 “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?”

37 Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God

with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’

38 This is the first and greatest commandment.

39 And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’

40 All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”

Reality Changes With Respect To Attainment

Reality changes with respect to attainment, meaning the more your internal qualities change from selfishness to bestowal and the more you seek to benefit others instead of yourself, the closer you get to The Creator and the more your perception of reality changes.

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Wednesday, February 19, 2014

A Conversation With Yourself

Here's an example of thoughts that may arise in you - thoughts that are for connection and thoughts that are against connection.

Here's the context:
You're walking down the street and a man, distracted on his cell phone, rudely bumps into you. Then he tells you off and asks you to watch where you're going. When he leaves, you notice that he's dropped his wallet.

Thoughts Against Connection Thoughts For Connection
"What the ... " "I hope he didn't hurt himself."
"He can't' talk to me that way." "I hope he's okay."
"Who does he think he is?" "He's probably really busy."
"It was his fault." "I've been there, rushed and stressed."
"He deserves to lose his wallet." "I've got to give him his wallet."
"I hope he loses his phone too." "Stop him, run after him."
"Let him go." "He needs his wallet."

Everyday, we're faced with opportunities to connect with others, to benefit others instead of ourselves. Sometimes the opportunities are really obvious, other times less so.

In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves, regardless of the context and regardless of how they treat us.

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Do Not Be Afraid, God is With Us

Do not be afraid.
You're not alone, we're all in this together.
God is with us and to Him we shall all return.

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Do You Want To Fight Against God?

It is written,
" ... if their purpose or activity is of human origin, it will fail.
But if it is from God, you will not be able to stop these men;
you will only find yourselves fighting against God."
- Acts 5:38-39, NIV

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Different, Yet Equal

We are all different at birth, but we are all equal. Just as an orchestra is made up of different people who play different musical instruments, when they perform, they are equal and they perform as one.

We too must get to this state - different, equal and one.

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Sunday, February 16, 2014

Giving Is A Sign Of Love

What does it mean to love? If you love yourself, this is self-love, selfishness. True love is about others, someone else besides you, someone else outside of you.

How do you demonstrate your love to others? Giving is a sign of love. Giving, without expecting anything in return, is a sign of true love.

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Saturday, February 15, 2014

What Does Righteousness Mean To You?

We all have preconceived ideas about what a holy person - a righteous person - should look like, what they should do, how they should act, how they should behave.

Is this your idea of holiness?

Isaiah was told to walk around naked and barefoot for three years (Isaiah 20:2-4, NIV)
Jeremiah was told to wear a yoke around his neck (Jeremiah 27:2, NIV)
Ezekiel was asked to cook bread using human feces for fuel, he negotiated to use cow dung instead (Ezekiel 4:12-15, NIV)
Daniel was put in a lion's den (Daniel 6:16, NIV)
Hosea was asked to marry a prostitute, Gomer (Hosea 1:2-3, NIV)
Jonah ran away from God and spent three days and three nights in the belly of a fish (Jonah 1, NIV)
Jesus Christ was crucified (John 19:16-30, NIV)
Muhammad was a man of war [1]

All these events tell the story of our relationship with God. God's ways are not our ways and God's understanding is not our understanding.

Our preconceived ideas about holiness, may not hold true.

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1. Military Career Of Muhammad. www.wikipedia.org. Accessed February 15, 2014.

Why Are We Paying For Illusions?

Things are not what they seem. We're paying for illusions. Let me explain:

You don't need an internet connection to connect to the internet.

One time, I was able to surf the internet without being connected through WiFi or the ethernet port. I don't use a phone or cellular connection either and what I was surfing wasn't cached. I was completely disconnected, but I was still able to surf.
I was able to connect to the internet through some Force that exists outside of the internet cabling network.
If that's the case and the internet cabling network is all an illusion, then what are we paying for? How can we tap into this Force permanently and bypass all illusions?

You don't need to be plugged in to an electrical outlet, to turn on a lamp.

One time, I was able to turn on a lamp when it wasn't plugged in to an electrical outlet. Initially, the lamp was off, so I flicked the switch on the lamp and the light came on. Then I noticed that the lamp wasn't plugged into the electrical outlet on the wall, but the lamp was on.
I was able to turn the lamp on through some Force that exists outside the electrical cabling network.
If that's the case and the electrical cabling network is all an illusion, then what are we paying for? How can we tap into this Force permanently and bypass all illusions?

You don't need clouds to have rain.

Several times, I've been outside on a clear blue day, not a cloud in the sky, but it was raining.

Things are not what they seem. So what exactly are we paying for? How can we tap into this Force permanently and bypass all illusions?

May The One True God, The Infinite God, The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob guide us, may He lead us and may He show us the way.

God is with us and to Him we shall all return.

Orphans

In this realm, being an orphan may have negative connotations; however, in the spiritual realm, being an orphan is a good thing because it means you're drawing closer to The Creator.

Here's an explanation:

When you first go through a change in the perception of your reality, you become an orphan in several ways:

In your internal qualities:

Your internal quality of selflessness dies, and you enter into the quality of bestowal, meaning you leave the family of selfishness behind and you're adopted into the family of bestowal.

In your perception of reality:

You perceive that your corporeal family is no longer your family, your mother is no longer your mother, your father is no longer your father. You perceive a wider spiritual family, not based on bloodlines, but based on internal qualities.
Also, you perceive that everyone around you - your family and even strangers - are a reflection of you, they're a mirror of you (known as The Mirror Effect), there's nobody else but you. You lose your family because they actually become you.

As you grow in the quality of bestowal, you go through various states, your current state is called 'the parent' and the next state is called 'the son'. When you correct your current state from selfishness to bestowal, 'the parent' dies, your current state dies, you become orphaned and you enter into the next state, 'the son', drawing closer to The Creator each time.

The Bible and The Quran both speak about orphans, for example:

"I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you." (John 14:18, NIV)
"Did He not find you an orphan and give [you] refuge?" (Quran 93:6, Sahih)

One notable orphan is The Prophet Muhammad. He was orphaned at an early age [1]. His father Abdullah died before he was born and his mother Amina died when he was six years old. He was then under the care of his grandfather who died when Muhammad was eight years old. Ultimately he was raised by his uncle, Abu Talib

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1. Muhammad. www.wikipedia.org. Accessed February 16, 2014

Is Everyone Like You?

Do you think everyone is like you? They're not. You're the only person who's immersed in selfishness, everyone else is in bestowal seeking to benefit you.

First, you'll come to realize this, then you'll come to realize that you too, were always in bestowal.

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Friday, February 14, 2014

Be My Valentine

Know that you are loved, you have always been loved and you will always be loved.
I love you and God Himself loves you.

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Wednesday, February 12, 2014

A Letter To The Spiritual Team In Powell River

From:
Carter Kagume

To:
The Spiritual Team
In Powell River
British Columbia
Canada

Dear Spiritual Team in Powell River,

This is my first inter-dimensional letter, so I hope I find the right words to express myself clearly.

When I was living in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, they used to wake me up with pleasure almost every day. This was an inviting and pleasurable experience for me.

Since I've been in Powell River - it's been over four years now - not once have you woken me up with pleasure. Instead, you choose to wake me up with physical pain, the cold, strong smells and/or disturbing noises.

I've asked you repeatedly to address this issue and you've ignored my requests.

It is possible to wake someone up with pleasure, instead of with pain and discomfort.

Please do your research, cooperate and collaborate with the teams in Mississauga, do whatever it takes to figure this out.

Not only will you improve my experience and that of others, but also, you'll improve your current operating standards and practices, aligning them more directly with God's will.

No creature or being should ever be harmed in any way, shape or form, in the logistics and supply chain of the dissemination of pleasure. Safety, along the entire pleasure supply chain, must be a top priority.

I look forward to the day when you'll wake me up with pleasure.

May The One True God, The Infinite God, The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob guide you, may He lead you and may He show you the way.

God is with us and to Him we shall all return.
Carter

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A House Of Prayer For All Nations

The entire world will come to know God, as it is written, "... my house will be called a house of prayer for all nations." (Isaiah 56:7, NIV)

In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves. God is with us and to Him we shall all return.

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Security Blanket

We have a tendency to comfort ourselves with corporeal items, things that we cling to, to bring us comfort.

Children use pacifiers, blankets, a favourite toy or stuffed animal etc. Adults use alcohol, drugs, food, trinkets, money, jobs, power, status etc.

What's your security blanket? That one thing you must have to comfort yourself? What would happen if you let go of it?

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Monday, February 10, 2014

Believe And Be Rewarded

Does God exist? That is the question.

God either exists, or He doesn't - let's say it's a 50/50 chance. In that case, there's a 50% chance that God actually exists. With that in mind, here are your options:

If God exists and you believe, then you'll be rewarded for your faith.
If God exists and you don't believe, then you'll bear the consequences for your lack of faith.
If God doesn't exist and you believe, then your belief will have brought you comfort through life.
If God doesn't exist and you don't believe, then there's nothing to talk about.

Do you seriously want to gamble with your life? knowing that you could just as easily believe as not believe? Knowing that if you do believe, you could be rewarded for your faith?

God exists, so believe and be rewarded for your faith.

Is Teleportation Possible?

Teleportation is a staple of science fiction, but can it actually happen? Can we tap into some phenomenon in nature that will allow us to teleport at will?

We already have television, we can see through space and time. But what about teleportation, can we move through space and time?

Teleportation appears to be mentioned in The Bible and The Quran. For example:

Philip was teleported after he baptized the Ethiopian (Acts 8:26-40, NIV)
Jesus appeared to his disciples, excluding Thomas (John 20:19-20, NIV)
Jesus appeared to his disciples, including Thomas (John 20:26-27, NIV)
The Prophet Muhammad teleported from one mosque to another (Quran 17:1, Sahih)

I think I've experienced some teleportation phenomenon myself:

On a flight back from Israel, what should have been a 9 hour flight, felt like a 3 hour flight. We moved through space and time.
On a ferry ride one day, a ride that should have lasted over an hour, felt like only half an hour. Again, we moved through space and time.
I was at an event one time and when I got there, there were only a few people. Just before the event started, about 100 people showed up. Where did they all come from? Did they all teleport there? Materialize out of thin air? Sometimes it seems as though everyone around me is teleporting, I'm the only one who isn't. This makes me feel left out.

And then, there's time itself:

Sometimes it feels as though time slows down. You check the clock and it's 3:30pm, and what feels like an hour later, you check it again and it's only 3:31pm.
Sometimes it feels as though time speeds up. You check the clock and it's 3:30pm, and what feels like 5 minute later, you check it again and it's 5:00pm.

Is there something we're missing? Some phenomenon just outside our grasp? An understanding of space and time known only to Time Lord Doctor Who? How can we be a part of this action?

Is teleportation possible?

One Event, Two Different Stories

I was out and saw corpses, dead bodies everywhere, dismembered pieces lined up in a row. I was hungry, so I took some home, cooked it and ate it. Sound strange? Yes.

Another way to say it - I went grocery shopping, bought some meat, got home, cooked it and ate it. Sound strange? No.

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Sunday, February 9, 2014

Love Prevails

Love Brings Peace

"Love is a river that never dries up.
Love is food for the soul.
Love brings peace to the dying.
Love comforts a mother's soul, feeds young cubs and nourishes all life on earth."

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Love Is The New Law

"Love mends broken fences and heals old wounds.
Love unites and transcends barriers and boundaries.
Love brings together and unifies into one whole.

Love is the new law.

Love one another.
Be good to one another.
Be kind and generous to one another.

Reassure one another with love."

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Love Is The Answer

Love Others With All Your Heart

"Love your family.
Love your friends.
Love your enemies.
Love others indiscriminately.

Rise above your ego and your prejudices, and love others with all your heart. In everything you do, seek to benefit others instead of yourself."

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Love Is The Meaning Of Life

Love One Another

"Love one another.
Look after one another.
Care for one another.
Protect one another.
Enjoy one another.

This is what I command you: to love one another as I have loved you. This fulfills what is written in the law. The law is about love."

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Pray For Others

If you pray for yourself, there's an element of selfishness, because you're only thinking about yourself. Instead, pray for others, that they may be happy, healthy and spiritually fulfilled.

In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.

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Love Is Inclusive

Love is inclusive, not exclusive. Love isn't thinking about yourself - that's self-love, selfishness. Love is thinking about others, seeking to benefit others instead of yourself, that is love of others.

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The Gift Of Love

The best gift you can give someone is the gift of love, seeking to benefit others instead of yourself. We need to love one another and seek to benefit each other instead of ourselves.

Friday, February 7, 2014

A Letter To Shaw Communications Inc.

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Follow Up From Shaw Communications Inc.

Shaw called me back the same day and I was able to connect with a customer experience manager.

Shaw offered me a $5 monthly discount valid for 6 months, and they said their 30 days advance notice complies with industry standards, but they would review it to ensure all customers are treated fairly based on their individual circumstances.

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A Letter to Shaw Communications Inc.

Friday, February 7, 2014

From:
Carter Kagume

To:
Shaw Communications Inc.
Suite 900, 630 - 3rd Avenue
S.W., Calgary, Alberta
Canada T2P 4L4
Phone: (403) 750 - 4500
Fax: (403) 750 - 4501
Website: www.shaw.ca

Dear Shaw,

As my internet service provider, I'm grateful to you because I use the internet almost every day - to check emails, read the news, study, do research, write on my blogs and enjoy online entertainment.

However, I have two complaints:

1. The Cost

It costs me $60 a month for internet service, with taxes, I pay $67.20. Due to health reasons, I'm on disability, which means I get $906 a month to live on. So my internet bill is 7% of my income.

By comparison, Bradley Shaw, the CEO of Shaw Communications made over CDN $12 million dollars in 2013 [1].

Since I'm on a limited budget, I have to go to the local food bank for food because the less money I spend buying food, the more money I have for other expenses.

Your high internet prices are directly responsible for: me having to use the food bank, not having enough resources to buy food for my nutrition, decreasing my overall standard of living and increasing my stress and unhappiness.

Ideally, it would be nice to see fair pricing that benefits me and everyone else, instead of feeling used and abused as your top leaders enjoy outrageous salaries at my expense.

2. 30 Days Advance Notice

According to your company policy, I have to give you 30 Days notice to cancel my internet service. The terms read, "Please note that the Joint Terms of Service require that you provide Shaw with 30 days advance notice in the event that you wish to terminate all of your Services."

Life doesn't give us 30 days notice. Life is spontaneous and dynamic. If for whatever reason, I had to move immediately, I would still have to pay Shaw an extra months bill, even though I wouldn't be using the service.

This is corporate theft. Just because it's part of your corporate policy doesn't make it right. Theft is theft. If a mugger walked down the street and mugged me, saying it was part of his policy, that still wouldn't make it right.

Ideally, if I wanted to cancel my internet service, I should be able to call Shaw up, cancel immediately, with Shaw reimbursing me for any unused portion of the service.

I hope you take my comments seriously. I write not only on my behalf, but also, on behalf of everyone else who finds themselves in a similar situation.

May The One True God, The Infinite God, The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob guide you, may He lead you and may He show you the way.

God is with us and to Him we shall all return.
Carter

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References

1. Bloomberg Businessweek, Consumer Discretionary Sector, Media Industry, SJR/B. Accessed Feb 7, 2014 http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=1123368&ticker=SJR/B:CN

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Thursday, February 6, 2014

They're Not Just Animals

Animals are mentioned frequently in The Bible and The Quran. They're very much a part of the telling of the story of man's relationship with God. They're not just animals, they're creatures who serve a purpose, so be mindful of them and treat them well. Treat them as you would an angel, with dignity, respect and consideration.

Here are some notable examples:

Jesus is referred to as "The Lamb of God" (John 1:29, NIV)
"As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened,and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting on him." (Matthew 3:16, NIV)
Prophet Elijah was fed by ravens, as it is written: "The ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning and bread and meat in the evening ..." (1 Kings 17:6, NIV)

Clues In Creation

God left clues in all of creation that reveal who He is, we just have to open our eyes and see. Also, remember that God is infinite and we exist within infinity, not outside of it.

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Making God Happy

We tend to focus on what God can do for us, but have you ever asked yourself - what can you do to make God happy? Take a few minutes and think about it.

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Tuesday, February 4, 2014

Mother And Child

Just as a mother looks after her baby, focusing entirely on the needs of her baby with no concern for herself, we too must begin to look after each other this way.

We must stop thinking about ourselves and start thinking about others, seeking to benefit others instead of ourselves.

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Saturday, February 1, 2014

Annulling Oneself

Spirituality is built by annulling oneself to others. You annul your ego, you rise above your ego, you stop thinking about yourself and you start thinking of others.

In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves. God is with us and to Him we shall all return.

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