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Job as first Jewbu -

Angelia — Tue, 27 Sep 2005 15:13:23 GMT

O.k. I used to do this in class to my students so I will try it here on Tribe to see if you guys are up for an old fashion jewish diologe discussing a Jewbu subject.

Tell me how Job is like Budda or how does he fail. What elements of the story support your argument? I would also like to add that there are scholors who believe that the ending of Job was added on much later and that the original author left Job on his ash heap after his apiphany. What is the meaning behind why bad things happen to good people? What does it mean when you are jewish and what does it mean if you are a buddest? Is there reconcilation for you as a Jewbu?

I am looking forward to your responses!

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Jesus‏

Sat, 22 Sep 2007 08:45:33 GMT

JESUS CHRIST+JESU KRISTE+YESHUA HAMASHIACH+JESUS CHRISTUS+JESU KRISTU+ISOUS HRISTOS

Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of this prophesy and keep those things which are written in it; for the time is near. REVELATION 1:3

And I will give power to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy one thousand two hundred and sixty days, clothed in sackcloth." REVELATION 11:3

He who testifies to these things says, " Surely I am coming quickly." Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus! The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen. REVELATION 22:20-21

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Everyone, has the responsibility to find the truth for themselves. What is stated below, must be researched and verified, so that every individual can then decide to accept, or discard it as myth. The only truth is God the Father, the Son our Lord Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit. Read the Bible, pray to the Holy Spirit for guidance and our Lord Jesus Christ will not abandon you, but will place the truth in your heart.

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We must not try to copy the world, but be different to it, as the example set by our Teacher, our Lord Jesus Christ. Being the same as the world, sharing its base values, being part of the fashion trends, is all part of Satan's system (Sex changes that are taking place ever more frequently and therefore not knowing anymore who is a man or a woman). The Pope of Rome is one of Satan's instruments (the Papists have immense power and wealth, our Lord Jesus Christ was humble and owned nothing). Talmudists/Zionists want to rebuild Solomon's Temple and proclaim their own false king of the world (there is only one King of the Jews and Orthodox Christians and that is our Lord Jesus Christ). Their power base is the U.S.A (Superpower of the world). They contol many governments, banks, newspapers, television stations (the media in general), etc. We must not forget the very elusive and cunning Masonic Lodges which form part of Satan's means to spread anti-Christian and heretic information. Television and video has been one of the most powerful tools of Satan, which has ruined the ethics which sustained our youth and the family unit. With pornography in all its forms, men have been misled and subsequently their women, a whole generation of our youth and their families have been devoured by Satan. We have forgotten about God, the Bible and prayer and have allowed ourselves to go down the road to hell and have fallen into Satan's trap (in other words we are slaves to flesh and our desires). Hedonism is the aim of humanity.

The group that is attempting to rule the world, consists of three member countries, U.S.A, Europe and Japan (3 presidents). Their central control, consists of 32 members (of the 29, 8 are Americans; 9 from Japan; 12 from the European Union (contolled from Belgium/Luxembourg). Head of the 3 member group is Rockefeller (his head quaters is in Rhodes, Greece; his specific influence is in the U.S.A and E.U). Whoever does not obey the orders of this group are murdered. Death is the penalty for disobedience. Another Satanic "club" is called, Bildeberg. They can destroy any government and put a new one together again. They can make a country vanish and create a new one too. 200 members, which include intelligence agencies (CIA; BIA; BND (Ger.); SIB (Ital.); SPELA (Fra.)). There are members who are involved with NATO and hold important positions in the US administration, etc. They hold an extremely harsh stance against the East, especially with Russia because of its Christian Orthodox heritage. They exterminate/demolish any opposition.

An enemy going back thousands of years is head quatered in China (the Himalayas/Tibet). The Seljuks come from that region, who are the ancestors of the Turks, who attacked and oppressed Christian Orthodoxy in Asia Minor and Greece. The Turks/Jews have tried many times to wipe out the Greeks and Christian Orthodoxy. They call the Greeks and Christian Orthodoxy, the people of the "Blue Trigramaton" (which is refering to the Holy Light that emenates from our Lord Jesus Christ's tomb). The roots of martial arts is that region spoken of above. Martial arts are Satanic and anti-Christian and yet has our youth spellbound under the innocent guise of sport/fitness. In the Himalayas there is a glass pyramid (Sambala), it has many entrances. This is where the White Brotherhood is based. It's aim is to destroy all the world's religions except its own. It has more power than the U.S.A. It has more resources at its disposal than all the governments in the world. It has infiltrated and controls many governments and religions (Roman Catholics, Protestants and Judaism). The First and Second World Wars were masterminded by them. They are going to start the Third World War too. The White Brotherhood works with the Bildeberg club and all the others. They are assisted by the Zionists. They created Hitler and introduced the Swastika (broken cross, that is what it means). Hirohito of Japan was responsible for a massive bloodbath, but he was not punished like the others, after the Second World War because he was a member of the world ruling 3 member group mentioned above. Grey Wolves (Turkish Muslims), are connected to the White Brotherhood. Only Grey Wolves members may rule Turkey. They must always mantain a harsh stance against Greece/Christian Orthodoxy (Turgut Ozal, was exterminated for his softer stance).

The White Brotherhood want to destroy the followers of Jesus Christ. They call His followers, bipods or two-legged ones. Their methods are many: thirst, hunger on a worldwide scale. All plants and forests must be destroyed. Wars, so as to ensure maximum slaughter. They refer to humanity as a chicken breeding farm. They destroy humanity with drugs; they have contaminated our drinking water (it has been doctored with medication); our food is also contaminated and our clothes too from the fancy washing powders that we use (that is why everyone is getting ill and they don't know why). Thirst on a worldwide scale, for eg.. Euphrates to be dried up because of Turkey, which will lead to a confrontation with Iran/Syria. Hunger, for eg., Russia was the world's wheat provider, even the U.S.A relied on her. The White Brotherhood ensured that Russia would starve. In Moscow young women give themselves for a plate of food. Homosexuality, the U.S.A being its banner. One can go on and on, but there will be no end then. It is devestating. But do not despair, if you are a follower of our Lord Jesus Christ because He has defeated Satan and the world.

(This is a summarized version and a translation of a tape recording in Greek, from a Greek Orthodox perspective ofcourse, given to me by a Monk at Calvary/Golgotha in Jerusalem, Christmas, 2001. I cannot divulge any names, nor my own because this is a very dangerous subject. You will have to verify the truthfullness of the matter yourself. Please excuse my errors of spelling or other. May God forgive me if I am wrong about any of this, but I do it with honest intentions. God bless you. From a humble follower of our Lord Jesus Christ.)

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"These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world." JOHN 16:33

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"LORD JESUS CHRIST, HAVE MERCY ON ME."

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BAY AREA HIGH HOLY DAYS

aquarianminyan — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 22:27:48 GMT

Wondering where to go for the High Holy Days in the Bay Area?

Come to The Aquarian Minyan, one of the oldest Jewish Renewal organizations in the world, at St. John's Church, 2727 College Avenue, Berkeley.

We offer spiritually focused services combining traditional elements with innovative ones, great music, dancing, and serious spiritual work.

Our slogan is: Renewing the Old, Making Holy the New.

Our theme this year is: Practicing love; building holy community.

We have a wonderful Rabbi, Diane Elliot, who was a dancer before becoming a rabbi.

We are child friendly, family friendly, gay friendly, and have great children's services.

Full time students and Buddhist monks, free.

You can register at the door. Sliding scale.

Check out our web site, www.aquarianminyan.org or call 510-843-3131.

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Zen Judaism

dununba — Wed, 12 Apr 2006 15:17:48 GMT

Zen Judaism

If there is no self--
So whose arthritis is this?

Be here now.
Be somewhere else later.
Is that so complicated?

Drink tea and nourish life.
With the first sip...Joy.
With the second...Satisfaction.
With the third, peace.
With the fourth, a Danish.

Wherever you go, there you are.
Your luggage is another story.

Accept misfortune as a blessing.
Do not wish for perfect health
Or a life without problems.
What would you talk about?

The journey of a thousand miles
Begins with a single "oy."

There is no escaping karma.
In a previous life, you never called,
You never wrote, you never visited.
And whose fault was that?

Zen is not easy.
It takes effort to attain nothingness.
And then what do you have?
Bupkes.

The Tao does not speak.
The Tao does not blame.
The Tao does not take sides.
The Tao has no expectations.
The Tao demands nothing of others.
The Tao is not Jewish.

Breathe in. Breathe out.
Breathe in. Breathe out.
Forget this and attaining Enlightenment
Will be the least of your problems.

Let your mind be as a floating cloud.
Let your stillness be as the wooded glen.
And sit up straight... Hunchback!
You'll never meet the Buddha
With such rounded shoulders.

Be patient and achieve all things.
Be impatient and achieve all things faster.

To Find the Buddha, look within.
Deep inside you are ten thousand flowers.
Each flower blossoms ten thousand times.
Each blossom has ten thousand petals.
So maybe you should see a specialist?

To practice Zen and the art of Jewish
Motorcycle maintenance, do the following:
Get rid of the motorcycle.
What were you thinking?

Be aware of your body.
Be aware of your perceptions.
Keep in mind that not every physical sensation is a
symptom of a Terminal illness.

The Torah says, "Love thy neighbor as thyself."
The Buddha says there is no "self."
So, maybe you are off the hook?

Though only your skin, sinews, and bones remain,
Though your blood and flesh dry up and wither away,
Yet shall you meditate and not stir
Until you have attained full Enlightenment.
But, first, a little nosh.

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Jewish analogies to mindfulness

Neur0mancer — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 20:20:02 GMT

Hi folks,

I've been an SGI/Nichiren practitioner for a while, but have recently been exposed to mindfulness meditation, which is not a prominent part of Nichiren practice. It was mentioned to me that there may be some parallel practices in Judaic traditions - something more contemplative than regular prayer.

Just out of curiosity, has anyone heard of such a thing?

G

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Queer Shabbaton Amsterdam Holland

BobMaster — Wed, 17 May 2006 23:38:10 GMT

Check this out:

www.queershabbaton.org

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hello

sheisherself — Tue, 17 Jan 2006 18:23:02 GMT

Hello,

I have just joined this tribe and thought I should introduce myself....

My interest in Jewish Philosophy has been steadily growing for the past 4 or so years. I was raised jewish - going to the synagogue for high holidays, keeping kosher, bat mitzvah.
I have practiced quite a bit with buddhism, particularly Vipassana. I have just come back from ten months in India where i was living and working at a Tibetan Buddhist Monastery.
I just finished reading the Jew in the Lotus and am currently reading Minyan by Rabbi Rami Shapiro.

I guess I joined this tribe looking for ideas and practices that challenge me from within a jewish context....words that resonate and universal principles with a jewish flavour...checking out the roots and nourishing them so that the tree can continue to grow strong...

peace

naomi

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l' shana tova

dununba — Mon, 03 Oct 2005 17:31:00 GMT

may you all be inscribed in the book of life this year

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Found this quote today...while looking for something else

dununba — Tue, 03 May 2005 23:41:54 GMT

Zen . . . does not confuse spirituality with thinking about God while one is peeling potatoes.
Zen spirituality is just to peel the potatoes.
-- Alan Watts

enjoy

namaste

MR

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Kabbalah Inspired Art

dununba — Fri, 20 May 2005 18:36:43 GMT

Kabbalah Inspired Art

Digital art inspired from my studies of Kabbalah. All pieces are original art conceived and rendered in Photoshop.

www.artkabbalah.com/

Shalom

Mark

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Shalom!

Leah — Fri, 02 Jan 2004 19:20:29 GMT

Hey my name is Leah and I sit in the Zen tradition. I was raised Masorti and I'm semi-fluent in Hebrew. I seem to know a lot more about being Jewish than most people who have moved away from it. Maybe I can find others here with a similar experience.

The jury is out for me on the god question, but it can be a skillful means for some.

Identity for me is a good indicator of the temporality of labels and causes and conditions.

Anyhow, I live in Baltimore. Where are you all from?

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Jewish Buddhist Sayings (humor)

Jyoti — Wed, 18 Feb 2004 01:20:56 GMT

Let your mind be as a floating cloud. Let your stillness be as the
wooded glen. And sit up straight. You'll never meet the Buddha with
posture like that.

There is no escaping karma.
In a previous life, you never called, you never wrote, you never
visited. And whose fault was that?

Wherever you go, there you are.
Your luggage is another story.

To practice Zen and the art of Jewish motorcycle maintenance,
do the following: get rid of the motorcycle. What were you thinking?

Be aware of your body. Be aware of your perceptions.
Keep in mind that not every physical sensation is a symptom of a
terminal illness.

If there is no self, whose arthritis is this?

Breathe in. Breathe out. Breathe in. Breathe out.
Forget this and attaining Enlightenment will be the least of your
problems.

The Tao has no expectations. The Tao demands nothing of others.
The Tao does not speak. The Tao does not blame. The Tao does not take
sides. The Tao is not Jewish.

Drink tea and nourish life. With the first sip, joy.
With the second, satisfaction. With the third, Danish.

The Buddha taught that one should practice loving kindness to all
sentient beings. Still, would it kill you to find a nice sentient being
who happens to be Jewish?

Be patient and achieve all things.
Be impatient and achieve all things faster.

To Find the Buddha, look within. Deep inside you are ten thousand
flowers. Each flower blossoms ten thousand times.
Each blossom has ten thousand petals. You might want to see a
specialist.

Be here now.
Be someplace else later. Is that so complicated?

Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness.
And then what do you have? Bupkes

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NEW JEW TRIBE

andrewadler — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 21:22:50 GMT

Please join us at http://ILikeBeingJewish.tribe.net

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Ram Dass

BobMaster — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 17:24:01 GMT

Hi,

I am passing this on:

PLEASE PLEASE HELP....HE HAS GIVEN US ALL SO MUCH...

Subject: Ram Dass

Please read it over, and if you are so moved, respond to Dr. Wayne
Dyer's request.

BE HERE for him, NOW drwaynedyer.com/articles/

One of the truly great men of our time needs our help. I write these
words to encourage your generosity and support. Back in the 1960's a
Harvard professor named Richard Alpert left behind the hectic world
of academia and business and traveled to India- there he was to meet
his spiritual teacher who gave him a new purpose to fulfill along with a
new name. He is of course Ram Dass.

His guru told him love everyone, feed people and see God everywhere.
Ram Dass became a person who lived out this mandate - he did what so
many of us could only dream. He connected to his spirit and devoted his
life to serving others.

In 1969 he wrote and published the signature book on spirituality
and applied higher awareness, Be Here Now. In keeping with his
commitment to love everyone and feed people, he donated all of the royalties
and profits to a foundation that did, and does just that. With millions
of dollars at stake, Ram Dass simply chose to live his life as a man of
service to God. After years spent in India in pursuit of a higher more
enlightened consciousness for himself and for our troubled world, he
returned to the United States to lecture throughout the country. He
spoke to packed venues wherever he went, and as always he donated
the proceeds to such causes as would keep him in harmony with his
mandate to serve. He co-founded the Seva Foundation ( www.seva.org )
where all of the monies were earmarked to fulfill his mission. Ram Dass and his
writing and lecture fees were the primary sources for this inspirational work.

To me Ram Dass was and is the finest speaker I have ever heard, period!
He was my role model on stage; always gentle and kind, always
speaking without notes from his heart, sharing his inspiring stories and
always with great humor. I tell you this from my own heart; I could listen
to his lectures for hours and always felt saddened when they would end.
He was the voice for Applied Spirituality - his life was the model. When he was
threatened by having his own private sexual preference exposed, in a time when a
closet was the only place that was even mildly safe, Ram Dass called a press
conference and proudly announced his preference to the world. He is a hero to
everyone who ever lived in fear of any kind of spiteful exposure. He paved the way
for tolerance and love when no one else would dare to do so. Most of us could only
dream of defying the conventional life and living out our inner callings to promote a
cause that was bigger than our own lives - to leave the security of a
guaranteed career - to leave a country where comfort was ensured; all to live in a
foreign land with few conveniences, traveling and meditating for a more peaceful
world. It is what St. Francis did in the 13th century and what Ram Dass did in our
lifetime.

When Ram Dass' own father, who had largely criticized his son's passion as well as
his unconventional lifestyle, was close to death, Ram Dass devoted himself to 100%
service in those final years. He fed his father, he bathed his father, he placed him on
and off the toilet until the day he died. Why? Because he felt this was his mandate. He
wanted to experience true service on a 24/7 basis and know firsthand the joy that
comes from giving one's own life away in the service of others.
Always, for over 30 years, Ram Dass was in the service of others.

In 1997 Ram Dass was struck by a semi-paralyzing stroke and was forced to live in a
wheelchair. Still he wrote of his adventure in a powerful book titled, Still Here. He
continued to travel, though he could no longer walk, and continued to speak to
audiences, though he spoke from a slowed down body but still he did it to serve
others.

Now it is our turn... Ram Dass' body can no longer endure the rigors of travel. He has
come to Maui, where I live and write. I speak with him frequently and I am often
humbled by the tears in his beautiful 73-year-old eyes as he apologizes for not having
prepared for his own elderly health care - for what he now perceives as burdensome to
others. He still intends to write and teach; however without the travel - we can now
come to Maui's healing - Maui is where Ram Dass wishes to stay for now! He is
currently living in a home on Maui, which he doesn't own and is currently in jeopardy
of losing.
I am asking all of you to help purchase this home and to set up a financial foundation
to take care of this man who has raised so much money to ensure the futures of so
many others. No one is more deserving of our love and financial support. In the end
these donations will help ensure that Ram Dass and his work will reach another
generation or remind a current generation that it is in giving that we receive.

If there has ever been a great spirit who lived in our lifetime, literally devoting his life
to the highest principles of spirit, it has been Ram Dass. I love this man; he has been
my inspiration and the inspiration for millions of us. It is now time to show him how
we feel by doing what he has taught all of us to do - Just , BE HERE for him, NOW.

Please send your donations to: Ram Dass c/o Hay House P.O. Box 5100 Carlsbad, CA 92018

In love and light,
(signed) Wayne Dyer

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Allen Ginsberg tribe

BobMaster — Thu, 31 Mar 2005 16:24:51 GMT

Hi, check out the new tribe dedicated to Allen

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Paper

alexander — Wed, 12 Jan 2005 18:38:50 GMT

I am doing Paper for my eastern religon class on jews converting to buddhism. If any one is intrested please email my at alexander.vanatta@my.sinclaor.edu

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new writers' tribe: small CHUNKS OF WRITING

sweetajuma — Wed, 29 Dec 2004 01:03:25 GMT

Dear Jewbu's...

I have started a couple new tribes in the past month that you may be interested in. From the Beloved Bay Area...to S. Korea, the tribes are all about dreamy droppy stuff oozing out of stem slappin' places, Oh!...and writing...

The dreams tribe is caled Our Dreams

ourdreams.tribe.net

Writing tribe: (the unfortunate name of) small CHUNKS OF WRITING

smallchunksofwriting.tribe.net

Why chunks? I don't know...it is what came out at the time...

I just posted an exercise on "The Troubled Vision" which is all about writing from a different slant of reality...TV snow coming from walls, or the Virgin Mary in a lint drawer...things smiling at you while others stare blankly.

Shannon

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Happy Pesach!!

Wed, 07 Apr 2004 08:35:46 GMT

Sameach, happy pesach 2 everyone!! goodluck with keeping away from fresh warm delicious bread *drools* well as u can c i miss it already, hope u enjoyed ur seders!

E :)

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Active Compassion Conference (Baltimore)

Leah — Wed, 28 Jan 2004 19:38:42 GMT

ACTIVE COMPASSION: Working For A Sane And Just Society

WHAT: a 3-day youth conference on meditation & social action
WHEN: April 2-4
WHERE: The Progressive Life Center in Baltimore, 2700 block of Maryland Ave.

MAIN TEACHER:

Jann Jackson will join us to give teachings and lead the conference. Since first meeting Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche at the 1975 Naropa Summer Program, Jann has been a buddhist and meditator for nearly thirty years. She is one of our senior teachers here in Baltimore and respected throughout the Shambhala mandala. She also has many years of experience in advocacy work, first as the Associate Director of The House of Ruth for 14 years and currently as the Executive Director of Advocates for Children and Youth where she has been for 9 years. It would be difficult to find someone more qualified anywhere to lead this conference.

MORE ABOUT THE CONFERENCE:

We will seek a balance between the view/experience of meditation practice and the practical nuts & bolts matters of social justice work. The primary vehicle for this will be a panel discussion and focus groups led by a number of experienced meditators who also have a background in the field of social justice.

The ACTIVE COMPASSION conference will be ideal for college students and early college graduates, but registration will be open to anyone between the ages of 18-30. If you are a young person or know someone who might be interested in the conference, a son/daughter, niece/nephew, friend, cousin, etc. please contact us for more information.

For more information about the ACTIVE COMPASSION youth conference, or if you have questions of any sort please email Jonathan Hanna at or call him at 410-662-6309. Thank you.

THIS IS GOING TO BE A PHENOMENAL EVENT!!

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