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I Am The Law
"Isha Yiat Hashem" ~ A God Fearing WomanYou shall have no other gods before Me
~ Exodus 20:3
The Source of Evil - BoBy Rabbi Ben A.
"And G-d said to Moses, 'Come to Pharaoh'…" ~ Exodus 10:1
When G-d summoned Moses to confront Pharaoh, G-d did not say to him, "Go to Pharaoh," but rather, "Come to Pharaoh," as if to say that He, G-d, was already there and by approaching Pharaoh, Moses was actually approaching G-d.
Therein, G-d revealed to Moses the secret of Pharaoh's power and the power of all evil—that, in essence, it is truly nothing more than the audacious misappropriation of the power of G-d. In other words, the source of evil is the independent ego and the ultimate independence of ego is not the rejection of G-d but the belief that G-d's power is one's own.
"Come, enter the essence of evil and confront it in its source"After all, who was Pharaoh—tyrant, dictator, killer of children and oppressor of slaves? All of these were but manifestations of Pharaoh—particular character defects, if you will. But the essence of Pharaoh – that which made all of these other behaviors possible – was nothing more or less than the worship of self, as Pharaoh so outrageously exclaimed (Ezekiel 29:9), "I created myself."
Thus, G-d told Moses "Come to Pharaoh," as if to say, "Come, enter the essence of evil and confront it in its source, as it really is. You will find that I am there already, for I am the power that evil so audaciously claims as its own."
So it is with us. Our inner Pharaoh is the ego that claims G-d-like powers. He may be called by various names such as self-control, will-power or intelligence, but his message is always the same. He insists that he has our addiction under control. By the time we realize that this Pharaoh's claims are untrue, his domination over us is already complete. We stand face to face with evil, and it seems that there is nothing that we can do.
But then G-d beckons us, "Come. Come face the obsession as it really is. The ego is not as powerful as it claims, but to the contrary, completely powerless. When you can see this – that the power of ego is nothing but a complete and total lie – it is then, and only then, that you will see true power, the power of G-d."
Hilchot Teshuva: The Laws of Repentance“A person can only love according to the degree he knows the object of his love. If he knows a little, he can love a little. And if he knows a lot, he can love a lot.”Teshuva: literally means "return"
(Laws of Teshuva 10:6)
This is the word unhinged JaytheB was screaming in between dipping proles in the Jordan and munching on locusts and honey: TESHUVA! REPENT!
Re-Pent .....
literally, return to the penultimate, to the pinnacle, to your highest self
I do not think this is what most people interpret as the meaning when they hear the word repent, and yet this is exactly what it means.
Chief Rabbinate breaks Vatican tiesUN nuclear chief cancels BBC interview over Gaza appeal
Egypt attacks Iran and allies in Arab world
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WHO?
King Mohammed VI of Morocco on Tuesday called for the institution of a “renewed media content" to serve the just causes of the Muslim world at the opening of the eighth session of OIC information ministers in Rabat.Zanzibar has threatened to unilaterally join the Organisation of the Islamic Conference if the government fails to do so"It is your responsibility to institute a renewed and objective media content using of modern means of communication," the Moroccan monarch told the 57 Information Ministers taking part in the meeting initiated by the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC).
Mr Hamza said according to the Union Constitution, all matters related to external relations, fall under the Government in Dar es Salaam. But on the IOC issue, the Zanzibar Government would be forced to act unilaterally, vowed the minister.
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They like to take heads, too
NYT invents King Abdullah II's "5-State Solution" plea to Obamanable
Un-Frickin'-REAL!
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Oh.. but it is already engaging meaningfully, Madame Secretary. It is more than ready.
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That's the half white house to you, spudniktariat.
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Gazprom shows interest in Norwegian pipeline grid
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New patriarch elected in Russia
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Turkmenistan will join the next meeting of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Turkic Countries (PATC)PATC
Turkmenistan to host Turkish construction industry fair
Turkmenistan marks "Day of Homeland Defenders"
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"We devote our knowledge, labor, inspiration and energy to a new revival of our fatherland. We will spare no effort to position ourselves as a state advocating for peace and prosperity, maintaining friendly relations and mutually beneficial and equal cooperation with all countries, first of all neighboring countries, as a state committed to the policy of neutrality and regional peacemaker. That is why our foreign policy and our initiatives that are based on humanism, reliable and equal relations, enjoy wide-spread support of the international community," the president said.
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Oil firms hike gasoline prices
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OK.... Who is Avendus?
Avendus is an investment bank based in India with offices in Mumbai and Bangalore. The firm was founded in 1999 by three investment bankers Ranu Vohra, Gaurav Deepak and Kaushal Aggarwal, who had worked for large global financial institutionsWell, well, well.....
Seems Ranu was a Gold Man,India's Enron
&
Kaushal was with Kotak Mahindra Capital Company, the Indian affiliate of Goldman Sachs.
Gaurav Deepak seems never to have been a "made" Gold Man, but only a lowly crewman.
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A semigovernmental organization for international economic exchanges has proposed formation of a study group involving Japan, the United States and European Union to work out regulatory measures to deal with the global financial crisis.Semigovernmental, even!
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How can you have any pudding if you don't eat your meat?
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Um, well, you may have a point.
Scientists Fear Volcano Could Bury Anchorage in Ash
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House Bill to set up Detention Centers
Meet yez in the Gulag!
Metallica in Moscow, 1991
Creeping Death
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