| The Great ExpectationAt this crucial
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| | could such separatism and sectarianism be
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| point of transition between the
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| | tolerated by an enlightened spiritual
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| world-cycles of the Piscean and the
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| | being? Are not all beings one and the
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| Aquarian Age, and with all the suffering
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| | same in the eyes of God? Do not all
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| and pain that humanity is
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| | religions have a single source? In the
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| experiencing--the various injustices that
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| | eyes of any enlightened, intelligent
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| tyrants are afflicting the innocent
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| | person, SARA1 is absurd and makes no
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| masses, not to mention the descent of
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| | sense. No spiritual being would appear to
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| negative karma in its myriad of forms as
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| | strengthen the human ego or cause
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| described in Revelations as the "seven
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| | separatism among the sparks of God
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| last plagues," it is understandable that
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| | indwelling in human breasts.The ways of
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| humanity cry-out for a Saviour to save it
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| | God are not the ways of men; men look at
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| from a sensed future destruction. The way
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| | the form aspect and create disunity, God
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| greed, separatism, racialism, egoism,
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| | looks at the spirit within the form and
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| corruption, conflict, fanaticism,
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| | sees only one humanity--all "fragmented"
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| terrorism, and ignorance are being
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| | parts of Himself. We, therefore, affirm
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| expressed in politics, religion, business
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| | that it is impossible for God to destroy
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| and corporate institutions, and social
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| | that which is a part of Himself, for the
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| life, it seems that there can only be one
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| | many forms that exist in the relative
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| possible outcome in the immediate future
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| | worlds are but illusions; in reality,
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| and that is the total destruction of the
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| | there is only the Absolute, the divine
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| human race, or at least the kind of human
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| | God-Presence, God-Essence and
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| civilization that we have come to know.
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| | God-Consciousness. All are One. The Quran
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| The decadence of morality, the ignorance
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| | affirms that God dwells in all men, thus
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| of the purpose and goal of life, the
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| | it would seem if we were to attack others
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| degeneration of cultural values, the
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| | in any way, we would in truth be
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| exploitation of natural resources and
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| | attacking a manifestation of God; if we
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| human beings, ecological imbalances, and
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| | were to snuff-out the life out of a man,
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| the misuse and abuse of technology, all
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| | we would be snuffing-out God's
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| of these have brought mankind to the
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| | representative:"And certainly We created
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| brink of possible extinction; or to the
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| | Man, and We know what his mind suggests
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| imaginable return to a primitive
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| | to him, and We are nearer to him than his
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| condition as a result of a natural or a
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| | life-vein." (Quran Qaf 50:16)God being
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| man-made holocaust--as scientific
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| | nearer to man than his "life-vein"
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| predictions foretell. It is the same
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| | indicates that God is the very life
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| story of Atlantis all over again. The
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| | within us! Religionists and
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| potential destruction of human
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| | fundamentalists--beware (be-aware)! Acts
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| civilization lies at the end of every
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| | of terrorism and "jihads" or "holy wars"
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| evolutionary phase of the world. It is
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| | are the very doctrines violating Truth.
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| the darkness just before the dawn.The
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| | The Prophet Mohammad (Peace be unto Him),
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| Vishnu Purana prophesied what would occur
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| | declares that the real "jihad" takes
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| at the end of the Kali Yuga, our present
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| | place in one's being--a war against one's
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| world-cycle, or the "Jaman Edan (Insane
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| | lower self, ignorance and spiritual
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| Age)" of the Indonesian King, Jayabaya,
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| | blindness . . .Could it be that this
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| who lived centuries ago:"Thus in the Kali
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| | mysterious Saviour (no matter in what
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| Yuga shall decay constantly proceed until
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| | form) will arrive shortly not on behalf
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| the human race approaches annihilation.
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| | of any religion or creed but for the sake
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| When the close of the Kali Age shall be
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| | of the whole human race? We respond with
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| nigh, a portion of that divine being who
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| | a definite "yes" and maintain that should
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| exists in his own spiritual nature, Kalki
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| | a divine messenger of God, or a Saviour
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| Avatara, shall descend upon earth,
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| | should appear, he or she would not
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| endowed with the eight superhuman
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| | establish any existing religion as the
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| faculties. He will establish
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| | sole religion for humanity or that he
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| righteousness upon earth . . . "And
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| | would formulate any new religion. We
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| again:"There will be temporal monarchs,
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| | stress that it is not religion that he
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| reigning over the earth, kings of
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| | would teach, but true spirituality, which
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| churlish spirit, violent temper and
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| | we understand to be the essence and the
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| addicted to constant falsehood and
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| | living spirit of all the various
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| cruelty. They will inflict death on women
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| | religions of the world. True spirituality
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| and children and they will seize upon the
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| | is Truth, naked and unappareled, free
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| property of their subjects. Their lives
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| | from all man-made dogmas that simply
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| will be short, their desires insatiable.
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| | cause confusion; and it is this Truth
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| People of various countries will
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| | that the Saviour will embody and
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| intermingle. Wealth will decrease, until
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| | proclaim, aside from the latest
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| the world will be wholly demoralized.
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| | revelation of the Spirit. The
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| Thus in the Kali Age, will decay
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| | representatives or disciples of the
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| continue. Then at the end of the Kali
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| | Saviour, Ratu Adil (the "Queen of
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| Yuga, the Kalki Avatar will descend upon
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| | Justice"), and Satria Piningit ("the
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| earth. He will establish
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| | Hidden Knight") would likewise emulate
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| righteousness."Whether the destruction of
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| | the Saviour and promulgate this spiritual
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| civilization would actually occur rests
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| | ideology. The Saviour, Ratu Adil, and
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| fully on the shoulders of each and every
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| | Satria Piningit will represent the three
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| habitant of this planet. We have the
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| | aspects of divinity : love/wisdom, will
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| choice of progressing or regressing,
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| | power, and intelligence/activity,
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| evolving or devolving; the choice of
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| | respectively.We know that Christianity is
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| obeying or violating Cosmic law and
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| | waiting for the Christ, that Islam is
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| harmony. In order to survive this
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| | anticipating Imam Mahdi, that Buddhism
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| millennium and to ameliorate our future
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| | expects Maitreya Buddha, that Hinduism
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| and the future of our children, our
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| | awaits Kalki Avatar, and that the Jews
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| children's children, it is expedient that
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| | are looking for their Messiah. Could
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| we improve the quality of our morality,
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| | these unidentified persons or seemingly
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| our consciousness, our awareness, our
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| | known personalities be one and the same?
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| mentality; in fact, our holistic being.
| |
| | The disciples and initiates of lofty
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| Humans, in general, feel weak in dealing
| |
| | spiritual beings know that this is indeed
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| with social and political problems and so
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| | the case and that the Saviour holds the
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| are on the look-out for some charismatic
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| | planetary title within the spiritual
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| figure who would solve its problems; and
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| | government of the world (of which we will
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| yet, within Man lies uncovered tremendous
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| | explain shortly) as the Cosmic Christ. He
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| wisdom, power, and love that could
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| | formerly held the post of World-Teacher.
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| establish goodwill among men,
| |
| | However, whether the Cosmic Christ or the
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| brotherhood, unity, peace, and
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| | present World-Teachers will actually
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| cooperation. One of our basic problems is
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| | appear in person or influence the world
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| that we mistakenly believe that our
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| | directly through the heart of humanity or
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| religion, path, doctrine, teaching,
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| | indirectly through their disciples or all
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| perspective, party, group, etc., to be
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| | of these, is another matter altogether.We
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| the only Truth and wish to impose it upon
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| | have often emphasized the necessity of
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| others. Does not Light have various
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| | manifesting the Saviour, or the qualities
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| colors? Does not the beauty of a diamond
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| | of the Saviour in our own hearts and
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| shine because of its many facets?Beneath
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| | souls, and acting on behalf of the
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| this fear and trepidation of a prospect
| |
| | Saviour, or more specifically, expounding
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| of total annihilation that besets
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| | his teachings in world affairs. This is
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| mankind, a ray of hope lives on in the
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| | something that every spiritual aspirant
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| hearts of humanity for the advent of an
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| | should do regardless whether the Saviour
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| authoritative spiritual figure to guide
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| | would personally and physically appear or
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| mankind away from its follies and to
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| | not. Though a Saviour may be found
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| initiate and implement certain changes in
| |
| | without in the external, mundane world,
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| a positive and constructive direction
| |
| | the real Saviour lies within the depth of
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| leading toward a Golden Age, or an
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| | the soul. Though a Saviour may exist
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| utopian civilization where the rights and
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| | without, let us not waste time by waiting
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| freedom of every individual, group, race,
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| | senselessly and irrationally. As Paul
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| creed, and nation are respected and
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| | said:". . . behold, now is the accepted
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| honored; where all suffering and pain are
| |
| | time; behold, now is the day of
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| eradicated; where every tear is wiped
| |
| | salvation." Corinthians 6:2and,". . .
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| away by the hand of God; where the
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| | work out your own salvation with fear and
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| streams overflow with milk and honey;
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| | trembling." Philipians 2:12The danger in
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| where justice, righteousness, and
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| | seeking external saviours lies in the
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| goodwill toward all beings rule in the
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| | propensity of men to idolize them, and to
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| hearts of every man, woman, and child.
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| | set up a cult surrounding their
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| The above quotation from the Vishnu
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| | personalities. As soon as one is attached
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| Purana mentions this Saviour, the Kalki
| |
| | to the Saviour, or Teacher, one loses
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| Avatar, and what he will establish is the
| |
| | both the Teacher and the Teaching. Should
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| long awaited Kingdom of Heaven made
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| | one focus more on the Teaching, one gains
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| manifest on earth--the New Jerusalem, a
| |
| | them both. Humanity makes a big mistake
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| kingdom that every pious Christian, and
| |
| | by glorifying its spiritual teachers
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| almost every being hope to one day be a
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| | instead of living the precepts and
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| part of. The Kalki Purana also mentions
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| | teachings that they convey.Here in
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| this Saviour, and his response to the
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| | Indonesia we designate our Saviours as
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| cries of humanity:"At your request I
| |
| | Ratu Adil, meaning "Queen of Justice" and
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| shall take birth in the abode of
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| | Satria Piningit, or "Hidden Knight."
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| Shamballa. I shall again place the two
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| | Their advent had long been prophesied by
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| rulers, Maru and Devapi, on earth. I
| |
| | Prabu (King) Jayabaya--who lived in the
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| shall create Satya-Yuga and restore the
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| | twelfth century--and by other mystics of
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| Dharma to its former condition and after
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| | the Kraton in the following centuries.
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| destroying the serpent Kali, I shall
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| | How are they related to the Cosmic
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| return to my own abode."Even Krishna in
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| | Christ, or are they likewise one and the
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| the Bhagavad Gita declares his appearance
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| | same? We will attempt to answer these
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| at various intervals in the world of
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| | questions in this present work, however,
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| form:"Whenever sacred duty decay and
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| | we would caution the reader to realize
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| chaos prevails, then, I create myself,
| |
| | that the contents of this paper are of
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| Arjuna. To protect men of virtue and
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| | our own interpretation and understanding
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| destroy men who do evil, to set the
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| | of metaphysics and occultism as a whole,
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| standard of sacred duty, I appear in age
| |
| | as correlated with the meager information
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| after age." (Chap. 4, 6-7)What sort of a
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| | that we possess regarding Ratu Adil and
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| person is this Saviour? What are his or
| |
| | Satria Piningit, and therefore, that it
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| her characteristics? What will the
| |
| | should not be considered as the absolute
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| Savior's main objective be? How will the
| |
| | truth or the final word eventhough we
|
| Savior function? What cosmic principle
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| | were inspired and directed to write it by
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| would he embody or emphasize in his
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| | superior intelligences. Information
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| teachings? What aspect of God would he
| |
| | concerning the identities of Ratu Adil
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| promulgate? Will he display
| |
| | and Satria Piningit dawned upon us
|
| "supernatural" signs or miracles? Where
| |
| | without even our having to seek it. It
|
| and when will the Savior appear or
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| | amazes us that the solution was before
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| re-appear? Is it true that this Saviour
| |
| | our very eyes without realizing it. We
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| is one of the ancient prophets or
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| | will, however, leave it to your own
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| spiritual leaders come again? Is this
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| | hearts, intuition and reason to appraise
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| Saviour a myth or is he real? Is the
| |
| | the things that we will reveal.In this
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| Savior an impersonal principle within the
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| | paper we will not belabor on how the
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| higher consciousness of man? How may we
| |
| | socio-consciousness of humanity gave rise
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| recognize the Saviour? What will this
| |
| | for the need of saviors, rather we will
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| Saviour really save us from? And what is
| |
| | simply base our revelation on the occult
|
| Salvation? Who are the two rulers, Maru
| |
| | fact that the principles or archetypes of
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| and Devapi mentioned above? Are they one
| |
| | these saviors exists on the higher
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| and the same as the saviors expected by
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| | spiritual levels of life within the
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| Indonesians--Ratu Adil and Satria
| |
| | Cosmic Mind of God and only need to
|
| Piningit?Before continuing with our main
| |
| | determine how they will manifest in the
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| theme, perhaps we should deal briefly
| |
| | world of form, whether through an
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| with the subject of salvation. Salvation
| |
| | individual(s), through a
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| goes by many names: moksha,
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| | group-consciousness, or through an
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| enlightenment, perfection,
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| | awakening within the heart of humanity of
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| Self-realization, etc. Humanity's biggest
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| | the characteristics that these archetypal
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| enemy is Ignorance, and all world
| |
| | saviors represent.We know that most
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| saviours since the beginning of time have
| |
| | people, especially paranormals, scholars,
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| sought to awaken humanity from its
| |
| | and the followers of Kejawen, have
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| spiritual slumber. Ignorance is mental
| |
| | already certain fixed notions and
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| darkness, whereas knowledge is light.
| |
| | preconceived the nature and
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| Salvation is the act of kindling and
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| | characteristics of Ratu Adil and Satria
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| nourishing a spiritual flame within the
| |
| | Piningit. For instance, they say (based
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| heart and soul that it may once again
| |
| | upon ancient prophecies) that these
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| shine brightly and recognize, merge, and
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| | beings possess certain physical and
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| unite with its Source. We must emerge out
| |
| | psychological traits, possess certain
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| of the limited point of view that there
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| | pusakas (sacred objects), etc. They might
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| is a "chosen people" who will be saved by
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| | be right so far as it goes, but from our
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| a representative of the Supreme Being.
| |
| | viewpoint, certain things should not be
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| The chosen people are those who choose to
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| | taken too literally; and so, if we were
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| be saved, and not chosen by some
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| | to present a different view-point, it
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| Intelligence. Messiahs and spiritual
| |
| | might be rejected in toto without any due
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| teachers of the past have outlined a way
| |
| | personal consideration and reflection by
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| for us to follow that leads to salvation,
| |
| | those who have already crystallized their
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| but we allow our primitive natures to
| |
| | minds. This is certainly a hurdle towards
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| take control instead. The newly-awakened
| |
| | one's approach to truth. Preconceptions
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| soul yearns for salvation for various
| |
| | and assumptions when held strictly
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| reasons. Below we quote from one of the
| |
| | without any flexibility results in
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| monthly periodical of the
| |
| | fanaticism and separatism. These
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| Self-Realization Fellowship the various
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| | conditions are not to be condoned for
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| reasons why we should desire
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| | they just add violence to social
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| Salvation:Why Do We Desire to Attain
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| | expressions and prolong the state of
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| Salvation?Because we realize that this
| |
| | human misery. We appeal to men and women
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| life of ours is unreal, uncertain and
| |
| | everywhere to be open-minded. Why do we
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| painful.Because we realize that all
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| | make such an appeal? For God, or any
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| worldly pleasure is momentary and mingled
| |
| | enlightened, spiritual being for that
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| with pain.Because we realize that the
| |
| | matter, usually do not conform to human
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| senses are never satisfied with
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| | expectations and beliefs, and hardly care
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| indulgence.Because we will then be
| |
| | for human opinions; and human notions and
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| greater than the greatest earthly
| |
| | preconceptions adamantly held, may
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| monarch.Because we will then possess the
| |
| | prevent us from accepting truth
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| things really worth having and desire for
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| | reflecting in its many facets.To
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| none else.Because we will then transcend
| |
| | illustrate this, let us consider the
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| Maya or delusion.Because we will then be
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| | advent of the Master Jesus two thousand
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| freed from this life of birth, death and
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| | years ago. Before his birth and emergence
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| perpetual misery.Because it is only then
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| | from society to carry-out his ministry,
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| that we will realize and attain our real
| |
| | the Jews expected a militant
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| Self.Because we will then be on the path
| |
| | Messiah-figure that would free them from
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| from which there is no returning.Because
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| | Roman imperialism and colonization, and
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| it is only then that we can be of
| |
| | establish a new Jerusalem. It turned out
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| constant service to humanity.Because we
| |
| | that Jesus, the avatar sent to humanity,
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| will then have no desires to possess as
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| | had ideas and ways not conforming to
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| there will exist nothing else other than
| |
| | their concepts and notions of a Messiah
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| ourselves.Because we will then live
| |
| | and the things that he was supposed to
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| eternally in a state of perfect knowledge
| |
| | do. The Jews, therefore, rejected the
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| and everlasting bliss.Because we will
| |
| | Master Jesus and still await their
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| then attain the highest ever
| |
| | Messiah to this very day. In a sense,
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| attainable.Because we will then be with
| |
| | however, they might be right. Jesus may
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| God.Because we will then ourselves be one
| |
| | not be the Messiah of the Jews. Who
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| with God.But to return from our
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| | knows, perhaps they will find fulfillment
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| digression: Almost every religion is on
| |
| | in the so-called parousia, the
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| the edge of expectancy. Every religion
| |
| | "second-coming." There have indeed been
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| expects its saviour to arrive on earth's
| |
| | many claims to Messiahship after Jesus,
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| platform to perform his (or her) miracle
| |
| | such as Menahem, son of Judah; and Simon
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| to reward its followers. Some individuals
| |
| | bar Kozeba--both political and military
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| with fanatic leanings, with a
| |
| | leaders. Nevertheless, none were
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| fundamentalistic and an extreme outlook,
| |
| | completely accepted as the Messiah by the
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| would also hope for the Saviour's
| |
| | whole Jewish community.What occurred two
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| glorification of their religion and its
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| | thousand years ago could well happen
|
| believers, and the destruction of the
| |
| | nowadays. We expect the Saviour, Ratu
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| other religions together with their
| |
| | Adil, or Satria Piningit to conform to
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| followers. Such fanatics speak of the
| |
| | our expectations, and yet, when and if
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| freedom of religion--mainly theirs.
| |
| | they should appear in a guise unknown to
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| Should we probe into their hearts, we
| |
| | us and with teachings directly
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| find that it makes no difference to them
| |
| | conflicting with our pet-beliefs, we
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| should the other religions be suppressed
| |
| | would reject them altogether. The
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| or its followers persecuted. We inquire,
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| | possibility is there.
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