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

Sunday, November 30, 2014

Anybody Can Become A Jew

Anybody can become a Jew because being a Jew is agreeing to a certain ideology - love of friends (seeking to benefit others instead of oneself), unity and love. A person from any nationality can become a Jew - French, Spanish, English, American, South African etc.

Jew (Yehudi), comes from the Hebrew word Yachad, which means unity.
Israel comes from the Hebrew words Yashar-El, which means straight to The Creator.

In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves. Anybody and everybody can ascribe to this ideology and become a Jew, united as one.

Copyright © 2014, Carter Kagume. All Rights Reserved.

Saturday, November 29, 2014

We Should All Be Servants

Should we be masters or servants? We should be servants and here's why:

Masters:

This is associated with the quality of selfishness.
Today, we're all immersed in personal selfishness, seeking to benefit ourselves with no regard for others. We want to be better than, greater than and more important than others.
We want to use others for our own personal profit and gain, and we want them to serve us, which is a bad thing because it leads to inequality, isolation, loneliness and unhappiness.

Servants:

This is associated with the quality of bestowal.
We have to change from personal selfishness to mutual bestowal, and seek to benefit others instead of ourselves. If we adopt other people's desires as our own and seek to benefit them instead of ourselves, then we serve their desires, we serve them.
If we serve each other, then we'll connect in mutual bestowal, which is a good thing because it leads to connection, unity, equality and happiness.
Jesus explained this when he said, "... the greatest among you should be like the youngest, and the one who rules like the one who serves ... I am among you as one who serves." (Luke 22:26-27, NIV)
Jesus demonstrated his servitude when he washed his disciples feet. (John 13:1-17, NIV)

We're different and we have different roles to play, but we're all equal and we're all one family. In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves. We should serve each other.

Friday, November 28, 2014

The Purpose Of Bestowal Is Adhesion With The Creator

The purpose of bestowal, seeking to benefit others instead of ourselves, is to be in adhesion with The Creator; it's not to establish nice and friendly relationships with others, even though that happens as a necessary step. From the love of friends, we come to the love of God.

In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves, and we should do so in order to bring contentment to The Creator.

Copyright © 2014, Carter Kagume. All Rights Reserved.

Looking Forward To A New Connection Between Us

What should we look forward to in our future? More money? A bigger house? A faster car?
NO. These things don't make us happy.

We shouldn't look forward to more material possessions because this comes from the quality of selfishness (seeking to benefit ourselves), which leaves us isolated, alone and unhappy.

We should look forward to a new connection between us, where we're connected in mutual bestowal, seeking to benefit others instead of ourselves. This will make us happy because we'll be equal, connected, and united as one family.

The next stage of our development is a complete and total transformation of our internal qualities, from personal selfishness to mutual bestowal.

In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves. We should look forward to being in harmony and balance with each other and with all of Nature.

Copyright © 2014, Carter Kagume. All Rights Reserved.

Thursday, November 27, 2014

Love One Another

We should love one another and treat each other as we would like to be treated.
Remember, we're all one family and we should start treating each other as one family.

In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.
Do not be afraid. God is with us.

Copyright © 2014, Carter Kagume. All Rights Reserved.

Wednesday, November 26, 2014

God Governs Everything

God governs everything. There is none else besides Him.
The hearts of kings and ministers are in the hands of The Creator.

If you want change, ask The Creator who governs everything.

In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.
Do not be afraid. God is with us.

Copyright © 2014, Carter Kagume. All Rights Reserved.

First Comes The Darkness, Then Comes The Light

It is written in the story of creation in The Book of Genesis in The Bible, "And there was evening, and there was morning - the first day." (Genesis 1, NIV). We see that first comes the darkness, then comes the light.

We learn from opposites, first we're given the evening (the darkness) so we can know the morning (the light).

We're at the beginning of a new creation, the quality of bestowal. We have to change from personal selfishness (seeking to benefit ourselves) to mutual bestowal (seeking to benefit others). We're going from darkness to light, from selfishness to bestowal.

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

Do not be afraid. God is with us.

Tuesday, November 25, 2014

Prayer Comes From The Heart

Prayer comes from the heart. It doesn't matter what you say or do.
If you're hurting inside, don't take it out on those around you, take it out on God.

Yell, scream, rant, rave, cry, get angry, get upset. Tell God that you're mad and demand change. He's listening, but you have to ask from your heart. Remember, there is none else besides Him.

You're talking to God so be completely transparent. He already knows what you're going through, so show Him your pain and demand that He fix it.

Just as a child demands from his/her parents without restraint, demand from God with the same persistency. Something's broken, so demand that God fix it.

Ask yourself, are you hurting for yourself or for others?

In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.
Do not be afraid. God is with us.

Copyright © 2014, Carter Kagume. All Rights Reserved.

Monday, November 24, 2014

Stay Calm: The Creator Should Be Between Us

Stay calm and seek to benefit others instead of yourself.

If I'm immersed in selfishness (seeking to benefit myself) and if you're immersed in selfishness (seeking to benefit yourself), then the quality of selfishness exists between us.

However, if we change from personal selfishness to mutual bestowal, where I seek to benefit you instead of myself, and you seek to benefit me instead of yourself, then the quality of bestowal exists between us.

The quality of bestowal is connected to The Creator (because it's God's quality) and it's connected to the kingdom of God.

So if we connect with each other in mutual bestowal, then the kingdom of God and The Creator will be between us.

In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.
Stay calm and seek to benefit others instead of yourself.

Copyright © 2014, Carter Kagume. All Rights Reserved.

Sunday, November 23, 2014

Bestowal Is About Others

Bestowal is about others, it's about seeking to benefit others instead of ourselves.
So even when asking to be in the quality of bestowal, we should ask for others.

Copyright © 2014, Carter Kagume. All Rights Reserved.

Saturday, November 22, 2014

We Learn From Opposites

The reason why we experience personal selfishness (and everything that goes with it including isolation, unhappiness, emptiness, loneliness etc.), is so we can come to know bestowal (and everything that goes with it including unity, happiness, fulfillment, connection etc.)

We learn from opposites, first we experience personal selfishness (seeking to benefit ourselves), then we experience bestowal (seeking to benefit others). Our time of being immersed in personal selfishness is over, it's time to connect in mutual bestowal.

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

Copyright © 2014, Carter Kagume. All Rights Reserved.

Friday, November 21, 2014

Are We Creating Heaven Or Hell?

Heaven and hell exist here on earth and they're a consequence of our behaviour:

Hell:

Hell is connected with the quality of selfishness, where we seek to benefit ourselves with no regard for others.
The quality of selfishness is responsible for all the problems in the world.
When we seek to benefit ourselves, we harm others in two ways:

The Things We Do: We abuse, exploit and take advantage of others (and Nature) for our own personal profit and gain.
The Things We Don't Do: We don't take care of others (or Nature), we ignore them, we neglect them and we watch them suffer even when we're in a position to help.

Imagine a homeless person sleeping in -20C/-4F. Ask yourself, what kind of hell is he living in? Put yourself in his shoes.
Imagine a starving stray dog with matted hair, covered in seeping sores. Ask yourself, what kind of hell is it living in? Put yourself in its shoes.

That said, remember, there is none else besides Him.

Heaven:

Heaven is connected with the quality of bestowal, where we seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.
We have to change from personal selfishness to mutual bestowal, from seeking to benefit ourselves to seeking to benefit others.
When we connect in mutual bestowal, we'll reach harmony and balance with each other and with all of Nature.

We have to ask ourselves, are we creating heaven or hell? Do we engage in behaviour that affects people (and Nature) in a negative and destructive way or in a positive and constructive way?

When we're in a position to help others (and Nature), do we help them or do we only think about ourselves?

In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others (and Nature) instead of ourselves. In this way, we'll create heaven on earth.

Thursday, November 20, 2014

Righteousness In Bestowal Versus In Selfishness

Edited Nov 21, 2014.

Let's take a look at righteousness in the quality of bestowal and righteousness in the quality of selfishness:

Righteousness In The Quality Of Bestowal:

True righteousness focuses on our internal qualities changing from personal selfishness (seeking to benefit ourselves) to mutual bestowal (seeking to benefit others).
Righteousness in the quality of bestowal is about seeking to benefit others instead of ourselves. This may happen in two ways:

Not Harming Others: We can benefit others (and Nature) by restricting our egos so as to not harm them. By doing so, we protect them from ourselves. Rising above our egos isn't the goal, connection is the goal.
Seeking To Benefit Others: It's not enough to restrict our egos, we have to take the next step and actively seek to benefit others and Nature, to do good to others and Nature and seek to benefit them in a positive and constructive way. The goal is connection.

Righteousness In The Quality Of Selfishness:

In Error, Some People Think They're Righteous:

This is often connected to religion. Religion focuses on externality (the world that we see) instead of on our internality (our internal qualities).
Some people mistakenly think they're righteous because of the things that they do - they go to church, the mosque, the synagogue, the temple, they read The Bible, The Quran, they engage in religious rites, rituals and customs, the help the poor etc.
They perform these actions for two reasons: They're afraid that if they don't, God will punish them; and/or because they're selfishly seeking a personal reward, such as going to heaven etc.
They think they're better than other people. They think they're right and everyone else is wrong.
Jesus explains this situation in a parable. (Luke 18:9-14, NIV)
Jesus also condemns the teachers of the law and the Pharisees. (Matthew 23: 25-28, NIV)

Some People Deceptively Want To Be seen As Righteous:

This may happen in two ways:

Seeking to Benefit Themselves:

Some people want to be seen as righteous because they want the praise, honor, fame, celebrity, admiration, special treatment, money etc., that comes with being seen as righteous. It feeds their ego and potentially benefits them financially.
They intentionally pretend, act, lie, put on appearances etc.
Jesus talks about this. (Matthew 6:1, NIV)
Also, it is written, "...they loved human praise more than praise from God." (John 12:43, NIV)

Seeking To Harm Others:

Some people want to be seen as righteous because they intentionally and malevolently want to misdirect people from the true path.

We have change from personal selfishness (seeking to benefit ourselves) to mutual bestowal (seeking to benefit others).

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

Wednesday, November 19, 2014

Connection Makes Us Happy

Connection makes us happy, however, today we're all immersed in personal selfishness.

We tend to interact with each other based on the principles of selfish trade: What can you do for me that benefit me, and what can I do for you that benefits me.

Either way, we're selfishly seeking to benefit ourselves. We feel as though others are constantly trying to take advantage of us, which they are, just as we're constantly trying to take advantage of others for our own selfish profit and gain. This leads to dysfunctional relationships that are rooted in mistrust, which makes us unhappy, isolated and lonely.

To distract ourselves from our unhappiness, isolation and loneliness, we engage in even more negative and destructive behaviour, which makes us even more unhappy, isolated and lonely.

We have to change the way we interact with each other, by changing from personal selfishness (seeking to benefit ourselves) to mutual bestowal (seeking to benefit others).

If we connect in mutual bestowal, we'll find true happiness because we're social creatures and connection makes us happy.

Instead of connecting with hidden agendas, we should connect with each other for connection's sake, to make each other happy.

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

Tuesday, November 18, 2014

The Origins Of My Name

Updated Oct 25, 2015

Question: Can you explain your name?
Answer: Yes.

Carter:

Carter is my first name. I was named after my grandmother on my mother's side. It was her middle name. My grandmother was born in Alberta, Canada.
The ancestral name comes from American Robert "King" Carter [1] and his father John Carter [2] who was originally from England. Even though "King" was Robert's nickname, it was a sign, a foretelling of the lineage to come.
Carter (CRTR) is connected with Creator (CRTR).

Wamaitha:

I was named after my grandmother on my father's side.
Wamaitha is a Kikuyu [3] name from Kenya [4] that means "girl of the Maasai" [5], meaning I was taken from the Maasai into the Kikuyu. Maasai is connected with Messiah.
wa, the first two letters of Wamaitha, means of in the Kikuyu language.
wa is also connected with the Greek alphabet [6]:

w - omega is the last letter of the Greek alphabet (lower case).
a - alpha is the first letter of the Greek alphabet.
So wa means omega and alpha, last and first, as it is written, "I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End." (Revelation 22:13, NIV) Meaning, the beginning of the quality of bestowal (seeking to benefit others/Nature) and the end of the quality of selfishness (seeking to benefit oneself).

Kenya is connected with A Key (an anagram), as it is written "I will place on his shoulder the key to the house of David; what he opens no one can shut, and what he shuts no one can open." (Isaiah 22:22, NIV) David is connected with Malchut, the quality of reception, meaning the key will open the quality of reception. Meaning, the quality of reception will be used in bestowal, a state known as Receiving to Bestow. As it is written, "The wolf (reception) will live with the lamb (bestowal) ..." (Isaiah 11:6, NIV)
Kenya is on the equator, the middle line, which is also connected with the state known as Receiving to Bestow, using the quality of reception in bestowal.

Kagume:

Kagume is also a Kikuyu name from Kenya.
Kagume isn't actually my name, it's an adopted name, it's my uncle's name.
When my uncle Kagume died, my dad adopted his name as his own. (My uncle Kagume was the 3rd child of 13 children and the 1st male of 7 males. My dad is the 10th child of 13 children and the 5th male of 7 males.)
Officially, my name is Carter Wamaitha Kagume.

Ngari:

Ngari is also a Kikuyu name from Kenya.
Ngari is my actual name because it's my dad's name.
Ngari is connected with God because Ngai means God in the Kikuyu language. A Ring is an anagram of Ngari.
Technically, my name is Carter (The Creator) Wamaitha (The Messiah) Ngari (God).

That's why my name is Carter Wamaitha Kagume Ngari.

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References:

Robert Carter I. www.en.wikipedia.org. Retrieved Nov 18, 2014.
John Carter. www.encyclopediavirginia.org. Retrieved Nov 18, 2014.
Kikuyu people. www.en.wikipedia.org. Retrieved Nov 18, 2014.
Kenya. www.en.wikipedia.org. Retrieved Nov 22, 2014.
Maasai people. www.en.wikipedia.org. Retrieved Nov 18, 2014.
Greek alphabet. www.en.wikipedia.org. Retrieved Nov 22, 2014.

Monday, November 17, 2014

What Kind Of 'god' Are You?

A lot of people criticize God because they say, "What kind of God would let bad things happen?", or they say, "If I were God, I would never let such a thing happen."

Nature is an integral system that's interconnected and interdependent. We have the ability to affect and influence people (and all of Nature) in a negative and destructive way, or in a positive and constructive way.

Our actions (and lack thereof) have consequences, they actually affect the world around us. As such, we're playing 'god'. What kind of 'god'? Let's take a look:

God Is Bountiful:

When a person becomes extremely rich and wealthy, what does he do with his wealth? Does he seek to benefit others or does he selfishly seek to benefit himself and make even more money, become even more wealthy?
We see countless examples of rich and wealthy people who seek only to benefit themselves. Even though they're in a position to help others, they don't.

God Is Omnipotent, All Powerful:

When a person becomes extremely powerful, what does he do with his power? Does he seek to benefit others or does he selfishly seek to benefit himself and become even more powerful?
We see countless examples of powerful people who only seek to benefit themselves. Even though they're in a position to help others, they don't.

God Is Omniscient, All Knowing:

When a person gains knowledge, what does he do with his knowledge? Does he seek to benefit others or does he selfishly seek to benefit himself and gain even more knowledge?
We see countless examples of intelligent, knowledgeable people who only seek to benefit themselves. Even though they're in a position to help others, they don't.

God Is Praised:

When a person gains praise/honor/fame/celebrity, what does he do with his honor/praise/fame/celebrity? Does he seek to benefit others or does he selfishly seek to benefit himself and gain even more praise/honor/fame/celebrity?
We see countless examples of people who are praised/honored/famous/celebrities who only seek to benefit themselves. Even though they're in a position to help others, they don't.

God is A Provider:

Many people have the ability to provide for others, but they don't because they're selfishly seeking to benefit themselves.
As a result, we see the consequences of selfish behaviour: Negligent parents, single parent families, orphans, street children, parents who don't provide for their children, children who don't provide for their parents, poverty, billions of people lack proper nourishment and improved sanitation facilities, billions live in slums, billions don't have access to essential medicines etc.
We're all one family and we have to start treating each other as one family, by providing for one another and ensuring that our basic needs are met.

We have to change from personal selfishness (seeking to benefit ourselves) to mutual bestowal (seeking to benefit others).

God is benevolent, He uses his attributes and qualities in a positive and constructive way, to benefit others instead of Himself.

We're playing 'god' by using certain qualities and attributes (bounty/money, praise/honor/fame/celebrity, knowledge and power); however, we use them in a selfish, negative and destructive way. We learn through opposites and in order to understand God's attributes, we first have to experience their opposite.

Of all the pleasures that can exist, attaining The Creator (being in the quality of bestowal and seeking to benefit others instead of ourselves) is one of the greatest pleasures. However, we can't reach this through the quality of selfishness, we can only reach it through the quality of bestowal.

Instead of criticizing God, ask yourself, what kind of 'god' are you? If you're in a position to benefit others, to help others, and you don't, then what kind of 'god' are you? If you can benefit others in a positive and constructive way, but you choose not to, then what kind of 'god' are you?

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

Sunday, November 16, 2014

The Bible And The Quran Talk About Internal Qualitites

Saturday, November 15, 2014

One Thing Is Used To Mean Another

The Bible and The Quran speak only about our internal qualities and how we'll change from personal selfishness (seeking to benefit ourselves) to mutual bestowal (seeking to benefit others).

It takes wisdom to understand The Bible and The Quran, but it also takes some logic:

When John the Baptist saw Jesus he called him the Lamb of God. (John 1:29, NIV) Was Jesus an actual lamb? No. So we know that John was referring to something else.
Jesus refers to himself as the true vine. (John 15:1, NIV) Was Jesus an actual vine? No. So we know that Jesus was referring to something else.

So we understand that one thing is used to mean another. This is an important concept when it comes to understanding The Bible and The Quran.

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

Copyright © 2014, Carter Kagume. All Rights Reserved.

Friday, November 14, 2014

Know That You Are Loved

Wherever you are and whatever you're doing, know that you are loved.
I'm here, and you're there, and someone else is someplace else.
But we're all here, on earth, together.
And God is with us.

In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.
We're all one family and we have to start treating each other as one family.

Thursday, November 13, 2014

The Jews In The Land Of Israel

A lot of people criticize the Jews in the land of Israel for displacing the Palestinian people, even though The Bible (Exodus 3:17, NIV) and The Quran (Quran 5:21, Sahih) clearly indicate that the Jews used to live in the land of Canaan, the land of Israel, and will again. The Jews simply returned to a land that they used to live in, and by so doing, fulfilled prophecy. (Isaiah 11:11-12, NIV)

(The Bible and The Quran talk only about our internal qualities. The land of Israel is the physical manifestation of an internal quality called Israel, which is when a person is in adhesion with The Creator.)

Around the world, there are examples of people who've displaced other people, even though they weren't returning to their own land. However, these displacements don't draw the same kind of ire:

Canadians displaced The First Nations people, Native Americans.
Americans displaced The First Nations people, Native Americans.
Australians displaced The Aboriginal people, Aboriginal Australians.
And there are other examples as well.

The reason why people are especially upset with the Jews in Israel, is because the Jews aren't fulfilling their spiritual role. This resentment towards the Jews is a spiritual matter, but it manifests in corporeality. The Jews have to return to God and seek to benefit others instead of themselves.

If the Jews begin to fulfill their spiritual role, and begin to bring The Light to The Nations of The World, the attitude towards them (the Jews in Israel and the Jews around the world) will change.

The Nation of Israel symbolizes adhesion with The Creator. If you have Jews who are not in adhesion with The Creator living in a land that symbolizes adhesion with The Creator, you have a discrepancy, and this discrepancy has to be remedied. The Jews have to return to God and become the thing that their nation symbolizes, a people who are in adhesion with The Creator.

Israel is a tiny country, yet it disproportionately generates a tremendous amount of INTERNATIONAL news. Almost every day, every week, every month, there's an INTERNATIONAL story about Israel. No other country of that size does that. In fact, there are many small countries in the world that people haven't even heard of.

Israel has dominated INTERNATIONAL news since is was re-created in 1948. Almost everyone in the entire world has heard of the Jews and Israel, and this is by design, it has purpose.

Israel has a spiritual role to play in the entire world, and as such, everything that Israel does is the world's business. The Jews have to return to God, they have to seek to benefit others instead of themselves, and they have to begin to bring The Light to the entire world.

There's no escaping this destiny, it's simply a matter of time. May The God of Israel guide the Jews and The Nation of Israel, may He lead them and may He show them the way.

We're all one family and we have to start treating each other as one family.

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

Do not be afraid. God is with us.

Wednesday, November 12, 2014

You Can Only Come To Spirituality Through Bestowal

You can't come to spirituality by wanting something for yourself, by seeking to benefit yourself, for example, by wanting a spiritual reward. This is selfishness because you're only thinking about yourself. What about others? What about their spiritual reward?

You can only come to spirituality through bestowal, by seeking to benefit others instead of yourself.

When I write to you, do I want something for myself or for others? I want something for others - for you and to bring contentment to The Creator.
When you receive my words, do you want something for yourself or for others? You should want to benefit others and to bring contentment to The Creator. How?

First, rise above your ego and stop harming others and all of Nature. This is an act of bestowal because you restrain your selfish nature in order to not cause harm to others and Nature. By restricting your ego, you protect others and Nature from yourself.
Then, actively seek to benefit others instead of yourself.
By doing so, you'll influence others to do the same because they'll be influenced by their social environment.
By seeking to benefit others, you bring contentment to The Creator.

If I'm for others, then you should be for others as well. Bestowal isn't a natural thing for us because we're going against our nature. Cry out to God and ask Him to help you be in the quality of bestowal, ask Him to help you benefit others. When we benefit others, we bring contentment to The Creator.

From the love of others, we come to the love of God.
In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.

Rapture Simply Means Intense Pleasure

Many Christians believe that in the end times, when Jesus comes again, they'll be raptured [1], meaning they'll leave the earth, meet Jesus in the sky, then go to heaven, another dimension, or someplace else.

If that's the case, why does Jesus pray, "... your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven." (Matthew 6:9-13, NIV) Meaning God's kingdom come to earth, God's will be done on earth as it is in heaven. It's all about earth.

Jesus is praying for the benevolent quality of bestowal (where we all seek to benefit others instead of ourselves) to come to earth. Today, we're all immersed in the quality of selfishness, seeking to benefit ourselves.

Rapture [2] actually means joyful ecstasy, which is connected to intense pleasure.

We need to change in three ways:

Internal Qualities: Our internal qualities have to change from personal selfishness (where we seek to benefit ourselves) to mutual bestowal (where we seek to benefit others).
Perception Of Reality: Our perception of reality has to change so we perceive The Truth, that we're surrounded by love.
Pleasure: We need to sense a new intense pleasure, which is a direct stream from God. Rapture.

So don't expect to go anywhere because everything is going to happen right here on earth. However, expect to be transformed.

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

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References:

Rapture. www.en.wikipedia.org. Retrieved Nov 12, 2014.
Rapture. www.dictionary.com. Retrieved Nov 12, 2014.

Tuesday, November 11, 2014

Remember, We're All God's Children

What causes us the most pain? When our children are hurt:

Parents hurt when their children are hurt.
Parents are happy when their children are happy.

Remember, we're all God's children, so image how The Creator feels about us:

The Creator hurts when His children are hurt.
The Creator is happy when His children are happy.
If we want to make God happy, what should we do?

We should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.
If we make others happy, we make The Creator happy.
Most religions focus on making God happy, but they ignore His children.
We have to get to a point where we treat other people (and all of Nature) as though they were our own children, that we'd do anything and everything to protect them.

From the love of others we come to the love of God.
In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.

Copyright © 2014, Carter Kagume. All Rights Reserved.

Monday, November 10, 2014

There's No Neutral State In Spirituality

There's no neutral state in spirituality, you're either in the quality of selfishness (seeking to benefit yourself) or you're in the quality of bestowal (seeking to benefit others). It's one or the other, there's no third option.

Copyright © 2014, Carter Kagume. All Rights Reserved.

Wanted: Dead Or Alive

What does the phrase Wanted: Dead Or Alive mean? It depends on whether we're talking about the physical body or our internal qualities. Let's take a look:

Physical Body:

With respect to our physical body, the phrase Wanted: Dead or Alive means two opposite things:

Dead: If somebody's captured, they could be killed.
Alive: If somebody's captured, they could be taken alive.

The phrase has potentially negative connotations.
If a person is Wanted: Dead or Alive, it means they're wanted either physically Dead or physically Alive, two opposite states.

Internal Qualities:

With respect to our internal qualities, the phrase Wanted: Dead Or Alive means the exact same thing, meaning when one quality dies, a new quality is born and comes to life:

Dead: This means the death of the quality of selfishness.
Alive: This means the birth of the quality of bestowal.

When we change from personal selfishness (seeking to benefit ourselves) to mutual bestowal (seeking to benefit others), selfishness dies and bestowal is born, bestowal comes to life.
The phrase has positive connotations because both Dead and Alive mean the exact same thing, moving from selfishness to bestowal.
If a person is Wanted: Dead Or Alive, it means they're wanted with their quality of selfishness Dead (meaning they're in bestowal), or they're wanted with their quality of bestowal Alive (meaning they're in bestowal). Both mean the exact same thing.

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

Sunday, November 9, 2014

Don't Commit Suicide, Kill The Ego

When life gets really challenging, don't commit suicide, don't kill the physical body, kill the internal quality of selfishness. Here are some things to think about:

Where Do Suicidal Thoughts Come From?

Suicidal thoughts (and all negative and destructive thoughts) come from the quality of selfishness. The quality of selfishness is responsible for all the problems in the world and it wants to harm us, others and all of Nature.
We have to rise above our egos, stop harming ourselves, others and all of Nature, and seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.
We have to change from personal selfishness (where we seek to benefit ourselves) to mutual bestowal (where we seek to benefit others).

Why Do we Suffer?

Suffering Softens The Ego: The reason we experience stresses in our lives is because suffering soften the ego. When we suffer, we're more likely to cry out to The Creator to help us. The 'negative' things we experience are actually positive things because they're purposeful, intended to bring us back to God. Remember, we're never given any more than we can bear.
We're Expected To Grow: We're expected to grow from selfishness to bestowal. As a result, Nature pressures us to change.
Use Your Pain: When you feel bad, don't give up and decide it's all over. Not at all. Use your pain and cry out to God, ask Him to help you and He will. But you have to ASK, it has to come from you and it has to be sincere.
Perception: Suffering is a matter of perception. The Truth is that nothing bad has ever happened to us, others or all of Nature. We're surrounded by love, we just have to realize it.

When Giving Up Is A Good Thing:

Giving up is a good thing because it means you're tired and fed up, but killing yourself isn't a good thing. We have to get to a point where we resign, where we admit that we can't do it any more. When we reach this breaking point, cry out to God, ask Him to help you and He will.
Some people try and fix their problems - they fight them, live with them, ignore them, accept them etc., but we're not meant to be miserable permanently. The blows are purposeful, intended to bring us from selfishness to bestowal. So demand a change and it will come, but you have to ASK.

There's Only One You:

We're all pieces of one puzzle and there's only one you. No one can fill your role for you, you're the only person who can do it. I have to go through my stuff and rise above my ego, and you have to go through your stuff and rise above your ego. When we both do that, we connect in mutual bestowal.
You can't give your work to somebody else because nobody else can do it. Besides, would you want anybody else doing your work for you?
We don't know what happens to us after we die. If we haven't finished our work here, are we sent back here to finish it? You're already here, so you might as well do everything you can to change from selfishness to bestowal.

Don't Expect A Good Life, Expect To Be Transformed:

Don't expect 'the good life', a life abundantly full of food, sex, family, money, honour, knowledge, power etc. If you don't have these things, it's okay. As long as your basic needs are met, you're fine.
Instead, expect to be transformed from personal selfishness to mutual bestowal.
If you want to change, you'll be helped, but YOU have to want to change.

Be Strong and Be Brave:

The harder it is, the stronger you have to be. Be strong, be brave and do not be afraid.

If you have suicidal thoughts and/or if you're struggling to cope, reach out to your family, friends, doctor, psychologist, psychiatrist, faith group and/or local community support groups. Remember, we're all in this together and we'll succeed, but only together.

In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.
Do not be afraid. God is with us.

Copyright © 2014, Carter Kagume. All Rights Reserved.

Saturday, November 8, 2014

Community Living: Self-Policing

Edited Nov 8, 2014.

This post is a suggestion of ideas and ways that we could create a society that's based on bestowal, where we all seek to benefit others instead of ourselves. The goal is to increase the connection between us, foster cooperation, collaboration and unity, increase efficiencies and decrease costs, while focusing on our basic needs - food, water, clothing, shelter, healthcare, education etc. I'm sure you have your own ideas.

Here are some notes about SELF-POLICING:

Living In The Quality Of Bestowal:

If we change from personal selfishness (seeking to benefit ourselves) to mutual bestowal (seeking to benefit others), we wouldn't want to harm ourselves, others or all of Nature. All we'd want to do is seek to benefit others (and all of Nature) in a positive and constructive way, to do good to others in every possible way.
We'd self-police ourselves through our own benevolent nature. As a result, crime, violence, the police, prisons etc., would disappear.

What ideas do you have for building a new society that's based on cooperation, collaboration and bestowal? In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.

Community Living: Tools

Have Community Tool Sheds:

Tools: The community tool shed would have a wide variety of tools and equipment such as screwdrivers, hammers, saws, chain saws, lawn mowers etc.
Main Tool Shed And Satellite Tool Sheds: You could have main tool sheds that have the widest variety of tools then have smaller satellite tool sheds that keep a smaller selection of tools.
Sign Out: You could make it so people could sign out tools for a certain length of time. Since we'd be operating on trust, people wouldn't intentionally damage, lose or keep tools for themselves. For example, people could sign out gardening tools if they wanted to put in a small garden.
Expert Assistance: You could have experts in construction, home maintenance, lawn maintenance etc., offer their assistance with projects, offer a helping hand, or give advise and instruction.
Efficiencies: Efficiencies would be gained in several ways:

Saves Money: People wouldn't have to equip their homes with tools that they barely use.
Saves Space: People wouldn't have to store tools in their homes, which would save space.
Better For Nature: With fewer tools being made, there'd be less of a drain on Nature.

What ideas do you have for building a new society that's based on cooperation, collaboration and bestowal? In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.

Community Living: Gyms And Exercise

Have Community Gyms:

Prioritize Health: If our health and well-being is prioritized, then all gyms and exercise facilities would be free.
Professional Trainers: There could be professional trainers who offer the best advice, training, and classes for keeping our bodies healthy and fit.

Efficiencies: Efficiencies would be gained in several ways:

Saves Money: Gyms are expensive. People wouldn't have to pay for gyms or exercise classes.
Saves Space: People wouldn't have to store work out equipment in their homes.
Better For Nature: With fewer work out equipment being made, there'd be less of a drain on Nature.

Build Exercise Into The Community:

The community could be set up in such a way that exercise could be built into the infrastructure and lay out. For example, walking to the dining room, biking to the gym, taking stairs etc.

What ideas do you have for building a new society that's based on cooperation, collaboration and bestowal? In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.

Community Living: Work

Only Work A Few Hours Each Day:

Instead of spending all our time working (e.g. 30-60 hours/week), we'd work only a few hours each day (2-4 hours/day) and the rest of the time we'd spend doing other things, such as spending time with each other, learning, contributing to society in other ways etc.

What ideas do you have for building a new society that's based on cooperation, collaboration and bestowal? In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.

Community Living: Family

Have A Community Approach To Parenting:

We Are All One Family: We'd all look after each other, take care of one another and help each other. We'd have a shared approach and responsibility to parenting.
Orphans: There'd be no such thing as an orphan because we're all one family and we'd all look after each other.
The Elderly: The elderly would receive the necessary care and attention that they need.
The Mentally And Physically Challenged: The mentally and physically challenged (and other people who need support) would receive the necessary care and attention that they need.
Love: Every person, animal and all of Nature would feel loved and cared for.

What ideas do you have for building a new society that's based on cooperation, collaboration and bestowal? In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.

Community Living: Education

A New System of Education Based on Cooperation:

Instead of competitive learning, have cooperative learning; instead of individual learning, have social learning; instead of striving to be the best in class, have children connect in friendship and equality; instead of individual excellence, have group success; instead of personal tests, have group assignments; instead of individual subjects, have subjects that are interconnected; instead of sitting in rows, have students sit in circles based on the principles of the round tables; instead of individualism, have unity and collaboration; instead of the teacher being a figure of superiority and control, have the teacher be a guide and knowledgeable friend etc. More ...

Integral Education:

Everyone should learn about how we need to change from personal selfishness (seeking to benefit ourselves) to mutual bestowal (seeking to benefit others) and how this affects us, others and all of Nature.

Education For All:

There should be 100% literacy in the entire world.
Lessons of every kind could be made available so everyone on earth could learn about what they're interested in, without barriers or restrictions.

What ideas do you have for building a new society that's based on cooperation, collaboration and bestowal? In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.

Community Living: Healthcare

Human Beings:

A benevolent system of healthcare could be set up to ensure that everyone on earth has ready access to medical attention.

Animals:

A benevolent system of healthcare could be set up to ensure that all pets and animals on earth have ready access to medical attention.
Also, a benevolent system could be set up to ensure that all pets and animals on earth have the best nutritious food, shelter and other basic requirements that they need.

Nature:

A benevolent system of health and well-being could be set up to ensure that all of Nature is healthy, including the air, the land, the waters (seas, oceans, lakes, rivers etc.) For example, eliminating pollution, establishing sophisticated recycling programs etc.

What ideas do you have for building a new society that's based on cooperation, collaboration and bestowal? In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.

Community Living: Clothing

Have Community Clothing:

Clothes For Everyone: Clothing is one of our basic needs and everyone on earth should have the clothes they need. We don't need thousands of clothes, and we don't even need fashionable clothes, we need simple, practical, durable and weather appropriate clothes that meet our basic needs.
Second Hand Clothes: A system could be set up where people could get and use second hand clothes, especially for items that they don't use regularly, such as gardening clothes, extremely cold weather clothes, formal attire clothes etc.

Have Community Laundry:

Laundry Facilities: You could have community laundry facilities where people could wash and dry their clothes.

Pick Up/Drop Off At The Laundry: You could have a service where people could drop off/pick their laundry at the laundry facilities.
Pick Up/Drop Off At Home: You could have a service where laundry could be picked up/dropped off at people's homes.

Efficiencies: Efficiencies would be gained in several ways:

Saves Money: People wouldn't have to buy expensive, unnecessary, redundant, fashionable clothes that they may wear only once, or buy expensive washers and dryers for their homes.
Saves Space: People wouldn't have closets full of clothes that they barely wear, or have washers and dryers that take up space in their homes.
Better For Nature: With fewer clothes being made, and with fewer washers and dryers being made, there'd be less of a drain on Nature.

What ideas do you have for building a new society that's based on cooperation, collaboration and bestowal? In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.

Community Living: Shelter

Shelter For Everyone:

Basic Shelter: Everyone on earth should have basic shelter. We don't need big fancy homes that are expensive to buy and maintain, we need simple, environmentally friendly homes that meet our basic needs.
Slums: Slums should be eliminated so everyone can live in dignity.
Homelessness: Homelessness should be eliminated. Everyone should have a roof over their heads.

Home Repairs And Maintenance:

Safety Inspection Checks: Home safety inspection checklists could be sent out to every home, or people could drop by to conduct the home safety inspection. For example, making sure that fire alarms and carbon monoxide alarms are working properly, that dryer vents aren't plugged or blocked (if there's a dryer in the home), that furnace filters are changed, that air conditioning units are working properly, that chimneys have no soot or creosote buildup, that light bulbs are changed and working properly, that electrical wiring is up to standard, that insulation is up to standard, that there's no damage from rodents, ants etc., that load bearing walls are sound, that gutters are clean, the roof isn't leaking etc. This would ease people's minds because there's a lot of things to think about when managing and running a home.
Home Repairs: You could set up a system where people could call to report a problem in their home, such as a plugged toilet, flooded basement, leaking taps, leaking roof, paint stripping etc. The problem could be prioritized then professionals show up to assess the situation and fix the problem.
Lawn Maintenance: You could set up a system where people could sign up for regular lawn and yard maintenance, where people could come by and take care of the yard for them.

What ideas do you have for building a new society that's based on cooperation, collaboration and bestowal? In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.

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