John Kevin's Journal: HAPPY SUNDAY!!!

Saturday, August 24, 2013

HAPPY SUNDAY!!!

I say "YES" to the opportunities life offers me.
~Jonathan-Lockwood Huie

GOOD MORNING FAMILY!

There is nothing more satisfying than being with a group of people with whom you have a true soul connection. The intimacy and comfort level of the conversation is so stimulating that time seems to stand still. Although the conversation may range from the crazily silly to the most profound discussions about how the world can be transformed, it is always satisfying and seems to serve a higher purpose.

When you are with those who share a loving heart, everything is being viewed from the point of view of what will be beneficial for all. When you are with those who share a similar vision for a more loving, compassionate and peaceful world, everything you do has an impact on the consciousness of the planet. What a blessing it is to be united with beautiful souls with open and loving hearts! Cherish those moments and consciously seek to be in such groups as frequently as possible.

--Ted Murray. This post is dedicated to the Humanitys’ Team Global Council who meet the description of the ‘group of people’ who are described
FROM HUMANITY'S TEAM

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In the fifteenth installment of "Discovering Religion" I discuss the historical suppression of science by Christian authorities. But this is really nothing new. Modern-day Christians constantly attempt to suppress scientific knowledge they see as contradicting their literal understanding of the Bible.

This is perfectly exemplified by Ray Comfort's insane version of dog evolution, highlighted at the beginning of the episode. Although Comfort is satisfied to manipulate scientific information and denigrate Darwin's life work, Christian authorities of the past were more keen to excommunicate, torture, and put to death anyone they deemed as heretical.

VIDEOS:

Using Common Sense to Debunk Evolution (Ray Comfort video)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nkucsz... Thunderf00d For Thought (NephilimFree)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awtWzH... -------------------------

LINKS:

al-Haytham http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alhazen Aristotle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aristotle Galileo Galilei: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galileo_... Aristarchus http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aristarc... Roger Bacon: http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/rog... http://books.google.com/books?id=jSPH... -----------------------

Other interesting links to learn more about Christians who were burnt at the stake for holding marginal ecclesiastical views.

Jan Hus (1415) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Hus Savonarola (1498) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savonarola Patrick Hamilton (1528) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_... John Frith (1533) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Fri... William Tyndale (1536) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_... Michael Servetus (1553) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_... Giordano Bruno (1600) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giordano... Avvakum Petrov (1682) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avvakum Hugh Latimer (1555) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Lat... Nicholas Ridley (1555) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas... Thomas Cranmer (1556) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_C... ----------------------------

MUSIC CITED:

The Hours Soundtrack - 10 Why Does Someone Has To Die
The Hours Soundtrack - 13 Choosing Life

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PLAYLIST:
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list...

TRANSCRIPT:
http://discoveringreligion.net/?p=180

WEBSITE:
http://www.discoveringreligion.net

FACEBOOK:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Discove...

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------------HEAVEN LETTERS------------

Heavenletters™, bringing Earth closer to Heaven.
HEAVEN is here to reach every soul on earth to reawaken:
* Our connection to God *
* Our belief in ourselves *
* Our awareness of our shared worthiness to God *
* Peace on Earth *
God is always bringing us closer to Him.
Heavenletter #4637 Meet the Sun, August 5, 2013

God said:

Have you not yet learned that when someone gives you a gift to say thank you?

Perhaps you are devoted to saying thank you for a cigarette that someone gives you, a glass of water, a tip on the races.

And, yet, how many times have you thanked Me?

I am not being petulant. I do not speak from ego. I speak from the court of love. It’s true. I court you. I want you to come to Me. Yes, I want you to thank Me for all the treasures you do have. This is how you count your blessings.

What’s in it for you that I ask you to thank Me? Hey, I don’t require your thanks! I laugh at the idea of My requiring anything for Myself. For you, I ask that you say thanks, for there is a need for you to notice the gifts you have been given. How many times a day for how many gifts will you say, “Thanks, God.”

If you were to fully thank Me, you would not be able to do anything else. If you were to thank Me fully, that would be your career.

So twenty times a day? One hundred? Two?

Better than your recognition for all you have been given is the framework from which you come. What a difference that makes. An ambience of gratefulness changes you.

Perhaps you don’t really like the word grateful. Perhaps it sounds too – what? – too programmed, perhaps even too corny? That’s fair enough. Then let’s call gratitude something else. Let’s call it gladness. Be glad. Gladness is fulsome. Be full of gladness. Offer it to Me.

What are you glad for? What are you not glad for? Can you turn it around? Even for what you may not be glad for at this moment, when you think of it, can you be?

Perhaps you are not glad to get up this morning. Perhaps you would prefer to stay in bed. Perhaps you could be glad to get out of bed.

What is gladness? It is knowing privilege when you see it. Perhaps you see obligation, duty, your own unwillingness before you even glance at privilege. Is it not a privilege to get up and meet the sun?

Perhaps you are not glad to face the day. Perhaps you see another day, another dollar. No wonder you would rather stay in bed! What if you knew that on this day when you don’t want to get up that when you did, this day would become the finest day in your life? Then you would jump out of bed!

What if you have a job interview today? You do not look forward to it. Perhaps you are feeling: Another job interview, another rejection.

Who would want to get up for that kind of interview? What if this interview today not only led to a job, but to a job you would really like and a wonderful unfolding of your life?

What if you worked because you like to rather than because you have to?

What if the way you look at your daily life makes all the difference in the world?

So I am asking you now, What are you looking at? What are you thinking about?

And if you can at this moment not think of anything to make you feel glad, then, in that case, think of something to add zip to someone else’s life. A flower, a word, a smile, a nod, a recognition. Enjoy someone else’s day then.

And thank God, thank Me, that you have the privilege to brighten someone else’s day, and do it.

http://heavenletters.org/meet-the-sun.html

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----------THE MUSIC CORNER----------

Now, let's start the day with the song that started it all... The song that I believe is the most beautiful in the world...

I first watched Danni perform this song on Hollywood blvd. much like this, except it was during the day, and she was sitting down.

Danni El is an amazing Singer/Songwriter from Tampa, Florida.

Developing a style from her Peruvian roots, as well as her time spent in Brazil, Danni El shares her enriching and enchanting heart songs in Spanish, English, and Portuguese.

In her own words: " I believe in the healing powers of music, and I try to always channel that vibration to share with everyone. My goal is to travel the world, and bring healing sounds to the children, and plant love seeds within them, because they are the future."

If you want to know more about Danni or her music, check out her YouTube channel:
http://Youtube.com/DanniElmusic

And now, as always, I'm gonna end this post with a different song today. All this week, I showed Danni playing with her guitar, but the fact is, she is also an amazing piano player too, and I thought I would share that with you too.

So here she is, playing C'est Dommage.

------------CLICK HERE TO CHECK IT OUT------------

Today, why not change how you relate to the people you love?
~don Miguel Ruiz

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What is a Warrior?

I see through different eyes.

I see a bigger picture when others see only grey skies.

Though many can’t conceive it,

I stand... facing the wind.

My bravery not from fighting,

but from my strength within,

I am a Warrior.

I will walk the extra mile,

Not because I have to,

Because it’s worth my while.

I know that I am different,

When I’m standing on a crowded street.

I know the fullness of winning;

I’ve tasted the cup of defeat.

I am a Warrior.

They say I walk with ease.

Though trained for bodily harm,

My intentions are for peace.

The world may come and go,

But a different path I’ll choose.

A path I will not stray from,

No matter... Win or Lose.

If you've been in the Martial Arts for a while, you'll find many people who would like to believe in the idea that just because they practice the Martial Arts, they are some kind of Warriors.(I like to call them Wannabee Warriors).

But what exactly is a Warrior? I mean, throughout history, there have been many different types of warriors, all having different Codes of Honor that they live by (And in case you're wondering, yes, there is a Warrior Creed that I follow and try to live up to also...) . But if you really try to define what a warrior is, there seems to be no one answer to that question. In fact, there seems to be many answers, almost as many answers as people you ask.

So, what I did was provide some links to some different websites about different warriors and types of warriors throughout history. Hell, I even posted links to web sites about Dan Millman and Carlos Castaneda for you "Spiritually Aware" types. Perhaps if you look through them, you'll find a good definition of a warrior for yourself...

And for you Wannabee Warriors out there... Some of the links I put up are to Law Enforcement & Military websites. If you really want to be warriors, Check out those links and become a police officer, or go join the armed forces. They need you!!!

FROM WIKIPEDIA, THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA: Silat is a collective word for indigenous martial arts of the Malay Archipelago and Malay Peninsula of Southeast Asia. Originally developed in what are now Indonesia, peninsular Malaysia, southern Thailand and Singapore, it was also traditionally practiced in Brunei, the Philippines, Cambodia, Myanmar, and Vietnam. As a result, it is closely related to other Southeast Asian martial arts including krabi krabong and eskrima. Practitioners are called pesilat. The Chinese fusion of silat is known as kuntao.

There are hundreds of different styles but they tend to focus either on strikes, joint manipulation, bladed weapons, throws, animal-based techniques, or some combination thereof. Silat is one of the sports included in the Southeast Asian Games and other region-wide competitions. Training halls are overseen by separate national organizations in each of the main countries the art is practiced. These are Ikatan Pesilat Indonesia (IPSI) from Indonesia, Persekutuan Silat Kebangsaan Malaysia (PESAKA) from Malaysia, Persekutuan Silat Brunei Darussalam (PERSIB) from Brunei and Persekutuan Silat Singapura (PERSISI) from Singapore.

Below, I added some links to various websites and video clips so you can get a better understanding of what Silat is about.

One of the gravest disservices we have done to the people of our world is to have provided them with a poor education. We do not teach students to think.

If you do not learn to effectively process information (and it is a learned skill) then you will always be at the mercy of people promoting their favorite dogmas.

The problem is, that all kinds of people would like you to uncritically believe what they are telling you about the way the world is. Many of them pretend that such uncritical belief is "faith", which it is not.

If you do not have the tools to discover what a given person or group is really trying to sell you, then you are libel to be making some really wacky presuppositions about the world, which will in turn become the heuristics by which you operate.

About half of what we perceive as "intelligence" is the ability to process information effectively, so if you want to be "smarter" then all you have to do is improve in that area.

While this is pretty simple, it is not necessarily easy. In my experience, most people are conditioned to a way of thinking already comfortable to the individual. When a person tries to change the way they process information they run a good chance of evoking a "threat response" from within themselves.

The wonderful thing about the internet is that you have access to so much useful information. If you're reading this, then you are able to self-educate on any number of subjects to a remarkable degree, and do it almost for free.

And that's what this section is about. I added some links here so anybody with a brain can study and learn to use it.

Remember 2 things people:

"I NOT ONLY HAVE THE RIGHT TO THINK AT ALL TIMES, BUT THE RESPONSIBILITY TO DO SO."

"IF I DON'T THINK FOR MYSELF, THEN SOMEBODY ELSE WILL DO IT FOR ME".

There are over 10,000 different religions in the world, 150 of which have at least 1 millions followers. Which one is the truth? "Christianity!" someone says, but even Christianity alone has over 38,000 different denominations. So which interpretation is the TRUE one?

Religion is not the anchor-point of truth. The truth always existed. Religion is man-made, meaning that the truth existed prior to both man and religion. Religion may be an effective catalyst for some individuals who desire to invest their minds into ideological association for whatever reason, but it is not a necessary nor a sufficient condition for a relationship with God, and understanding of the Creator, or the inner workings of the self.

Spirituality is not a belief. It is a state of consciousness, a mental framework with which you approach the world. Spirituality is in fact what birthed religion through the attempted organization of experience and wisdom, which ended up being the hierarchical stratification of various belief systems that we call religion.

Don't let the commitments you have to a religious belief system in your mind take you away from your natural state of Being with all things. You were a human before you learned religion. God's light existed in you before you learned this through some spiritual guru. Does this mean don't read or believe what Jesus of Buddha had to say? Of course not. Just make sure you take the time and effort to experience the rose instead of just believing in the accounts of others. This is not an attack on any religion by any means, and religion has brought many people happiness and the experience of being close to one's creator, but don't let it cause segregation away from our inherent unity.

As for my religious beliefs, well...

I'm a CHRISTIAN, in the sense that I believe that personal redemption is feasible for everyone and that universal love makes that salvation possible.

I'm a MUSLIM, in the sense that I believe that there's only 1 GOD, ans that all are equal under this one GOD. And, althought I'm not jewish, I do have a respect for JUDAISM.

I'm a BUDDHIST, in the sense that the seeds of enlightenment are within all of us as an integral part of our DNA, and that we are capable of reaching the Absolute through our own efforts.

I'm a HINDU, in the sense that I believe that GOD takes many shapes and forms to reach out to mankind.

I'm a TAOIST, in the sense that I have a total belief in the reality of Yin & Yang Energies.

And I also have a total belief in the world of spirits, and what we can learn from them, so I guess that makes me an ANIMIST.

I never want to tell someone what to think, for ones spirituality is a private matter between that person and their creator.

My goal here is only to show all of you the history and traditions of the many, many ways the people of the world have reached out to god.

Saturday, August 24, 2013

HAPPY SUNDAY!!!

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