Obama: “Not that one”-The One

One Person Makes a Difference.

The election of Senator Barrack Obama to the presidency of The United States of America is far more than a political feat.  Sometimes  we repeat a universal truth so often that it becomes no more than an oft-repeated slogan. We are accustomed to the saying that Mankind is one. The evidence gathered by our eyes and ears and  by the daily news would suggest otherwise. However, the divine emissaries of all ages saw from a different perspective. They knew and taught that the fundamental nature of our kind is indeed one when it comes to the essence of our being, when it comes to that part which operates far beyond the reach of our intellects and egoes. The wise men observed that the actions of one, The One, had an effect upon the many. Such is the case with the election of Senator Barrack Obama to the office of President of the United States of America. The honor and the effect of the people's decision to choose him as their leader resounds far beyond the halls of political power but also reverberates in souls around the globe.

One Person always makes a difference. Everythings begins with one. From the first all else arises. The Biblical account of The Creation reveals that Mankind began with one perfectly conceived being, the man we call Adam. That spiritual account of our origin tell us that failare of the one...Adam, was accrued to all mankind. The same holy book details the advent of Jesus Chirist, The Second Adam. The life and sacrifice of Christ, also known as The Anointed One, in divine servitude to God is offered as an "one for all" cure for the broken condition of fallen man. Thus as the first Adam is representative of the family of man and affects us all, so also does the second.

Scripture teaches that Man cannot live by bread alone but by every word which comes from the mouth of God. Through the ages living beings have recorded the wisdom which comes from the traceless depths and shared visions of  what is to come. That work has never ceased. Over twenty years ago after spending a weekend in prayer and meditation a story came to me so I wrote it down. In my novel, called "Visionary Fiction," by Hampton Roads Publishing, I told of an African featured young man who broke through the wall which separated his people from the larger nation and lead a battle to unify all people against the tyranny of deception that bound them all. His name was Zafir. Ironically, just weeks before the story became true the company decided to remove the book from further circulation. You have the option now to own one of the last copies of the final printing. Only those who purchase it here on the Soul Sword site will receive signed copies. The Secret of Freedom takes you through the inner-path from powerlessness to power full.

The Secret of Freedom

 

 

Zafir faces the "new dawn."

The Enlightened One, Sidhartha Gotama, also known as The Buddha, experienced salvation from the deluded state of mind which affects all humankind. Speaking from the wisdom which resulted from his awakening, he realized that all human beings are also buddhas. All human beings share the same exquisite nature of the enlightened ones.  They simply lack the awareness. The wises among us recognize that despite the diversity of our cultures and appearances, human beings are connected at the root beyond intellect and the control of ego. This truth, though spoken about in loftly places fails to reach the common everyday world. In fact, we have been living in contradiction to that truth in the Religious community and the secular for countless centuries.  No place in the world has been a greater example of the contradiction between rhetoric and practice than the United States of America, that is, until now. Something extraodinary has happened with the election of Barrack Obama. A new dimension has opened for Americans and for our extended famiy around the globe. It is like a Zen koan. We can only speak around it, demonstrate it, but we cannot capture the full affect in words. There are so many levels to the experience that masquerades as politics. This article will grow at a natural pace. For now, I offer you an interview conducted by recording artist, Maya Meerana of Australia, just before the historic election took place. I was asked to speak on the then impending election.

 

(More to come)

 

The Virtue of Giving

The mission passed to me by God through my own spiritual teacher, Satguru Sant Keshavadas was to bridge the gap between East and West by teaching the Mind Dharma in a way that people of the Western Hemisphere could receive it.  He also charged me to devote energy to teaching that mind-harnessing power to African-Americans to heal the wounded spirit of a people long divided from the full expression of their souls by social suppression and hatred. For many years I have given myself exclusively to the  tasks given me. Tthe Martial arts aspect of my practice is only a means of demonstrating certain universal truths.  As this is the 21st Century, I also use 21st Century means, which is proper. Over the years I have been accessible to nearly everyone who sought me, I  answered every email in person, and criss-crossed the country and the world without regard for the bottomline...but the demands of the world are the same for each of us. There is a bottomline., and there were times when  resources were so strained, my own personal life suffered great losses, but still the mission continued.

Audio Message:  Christmas Zen Message "Give Yourself"

 

 Millions of dollars are raised to support politicians, yet, some people gasp at the thought of sending even one dollar to promote spiritual teachings. Spiritual teachers, preachers, etcetera, must pay for everything also. The secular world has its own laws and enforces its own path on all who dwell in bodily form.

My teacher radiated The Light around the clock, his focus was unwavering. This was possible because those of us who benefited from his teachings supported it through service and monetary donations. It was an honor to give.  I have always been reluctant to think about money. I have come to see, however, that it is just a means to an end...currency. It keeps things flowing.   Zen speaks of Dana prajna paramita i or the wisdom of giving.  Speaking through The Holy Bible, God makes it clear that those involved in His service, providing spiritual solace and teaching to the people, must be supported by them. In other words, such offerings are like taxes, a requirement.  The missions of Jesus Christ and of most of the Apostles were  supported in this way.

If you want to be a genuine student of The Way you must approach it with a sense of gratitude.  Support your teachers, your church, temple or any place of worship which nourishes you.  If you feel the flow here and sense the greater purpose behind this site and mission, if you are blessed, demonstrate it with a donation. Every dollar will help us do more.  The Supreme Teacher, who is God, Himself, works through ordinary beings.  The Transmission of The Word is perfect, we are not.

. No one can make you give. You, alone must decide. Everything in the secular world costs, no one is exempted from these costs. The Soul Sword Zen Community, the popular name for The American Vishwa Dharma Zen Mission, was created to help  individuals struggling to free their minds from delusion, to help set them free but to truly benefit there must be  sharing. Place your gift in the bowl from your heart. Give it as an offering to The Supreme Teacher, then He will receive it, and return it.  The human teacher is only an instrument of The Unseen. The Soul Sword Zen Community has no nationality or place but your inner-being but outside the world continues. Help me stay focused on the mission. I thank you. Donate atleast $10 and I will happily send you an audio from a live session to say thanks.

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The promise of  God is that He will multiply tithes and offering given to promote His work. He rewards the giver in kind. When you donate that very act is an act of faith. This can only be  your temple/church  when you participate, otherwise you remain just a visitor . To receive  something of value we must give something of value.    Test this teachings for yourself. Teachings should be tested. What is true always proves itself.  Thanks to everyone who reaches out to help. I, that  is, "The Great I AM" in me reaches back.