tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59423201918851740012009-02-21T03:13:56.938-08:00AvatarsSamuel Bellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09298532266546345292noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942320191885174001.post-46025858938613305802009-01-26T06:22:00.000-08:002009-01-26T06:24:53.290-08:00ultraterrestrials at workLoved Ones…as we ambulate on this planet…treating each other in a less than loving way….others ….others created by Mother and Father God who do not reside on this planet refer to this location as the “marsh”….they use this label because only on this planet do we free will creations do the injurious acts to one another with out care to what we are really doing…<br /><br />We all just climb on top of one another…pulling each other down for reasons of greed…into a quagmire of greed…a marsh of greed…ultraterrestrials have and are currently on this planet… brave ultraterrestrials here to help us learn our lessons with the least amount of pain.<br /><br />Loved ones we are all of the same source…Aliens have contacted humans several times but governments have hidden the truth for 60 years, the sixth man to walk on the moon has claimed. <br /><br /><strong>Apollo 14 astronaut Dr Edgar Mitchell, said he was aware of many UFO visits to Earth during his career with NASA but each one was covered up. </strong><br /><br />Dr Mitchell, 77, said during a radio interview that sources at the space agency who had had contact with aliens described the beings as 'little people who look strange to us.' <br /><br />He said supposedly real-life ET's were similar to the traditional image of a small frame, large eyes and head. <br /><br /><strong>Chillingly, he claimed our technology is 'not nearly as sophisticated' as theirs and "had they been hostile", he warned 'we would be been gone by now'.</strong> <br /><br /><strong>Loved Ones…no self respecting ET will come here as they fear us</strong>…we are spiritually under endowed as a result of exercising our gift of free will in such an impoverished manner.<br /><br />Dr Mitchell, along with with Apollo 14 commander Alan Shepard, holds the record for the longest ever moon walk, at nine hours and 17 minutes following their 1971 mission. <br /><br /><strong>'I happen to have been privileged enough to be in on the fact that we've been visited on this planet and the UFO phenomena is real,' Dr Mitchell said. </strong><br /><br />'It's been well covered up by all our governments for the last 60 years or so, but slowly it's leaked out and some of us have been privileged to have been briefed on some of it. <br /><br />UFO theorists believe Roswell in New Mexico was the site of an alien crash in 1947 <br /><br />'I've been in military and intelligence circles, who know that beneath the surface of what has been public knowledge, yes - we have been visited. Reading the papers recently, it's been happening quite a bit.' <br /><br /><em><strong>Dr Mitchell, who has a Bachelor of Science degree in aeronautical engineering and a Doctor of Science degree in Aeronautics and Astronautics claimed Roswell was real</strong></em> and similar alien visits continue to be investigated. <br /><br />He told the astonished Kerrang! radio host Nick Margerrison: "This is really starting to open up. I think we're headed for real disclosure and some serious organizations are moving in that direction.' <br /><br />Mr Margerrison said: 'I thought I'd stumbled on some sort of astronaut humor but he was absolutely serious that aliens are definitely out there and there's no debating it.' <br /><br />Officials from NASA, however, were quick to play the comments down. <br /><br />In a statement, a spokesman said: "NASA does not track UFOs. NASA is not involved in any sort of cover up about alien life on this planet or anywhere in the universe. <br /><br />'Dr Mitchell is a great American, but we do not share his opinions on this issue.' <br /><br /><strong>Loved ones…elevate your consciousness and do acts of kindness to yourself and others…I petition and ask that in the name of The Absolute Deity.<br /><br />You and all your loved ones are always in my prayers.<br /><br />Samuel Joseph Bell<br />www.angelicinfusion.com<br />www.ultraterrestrials.com</strong><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5942320191885174001-4602585893861330580?l=angelicinfusion.com%2Fblog%2Favatars.html'/></div>Samuel Bellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09298532266546345292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942320191885174001.post-45740498545705711292008-09-10T10:07:00.000-07:002008-09-10T10:20:51.847-07:00They are a cache of Christian texts.Loved Ones...an avatar is a connection to the "other side"....and yes the wife of Our Lord Jesus the Christ was herself an avatar...<br /><br /><strong>Mary Magdalene's story is intimately linked with Jesus</strong>. <br /><br />She plays a starring role in one of the most powerful and important scenes in the Gospels.<br /><br />When Jesus is crucified by the Romans, Mary Magdalene was there supporting him in his final terrifying moments and mourning his death. <br /><br />She also discovers the empty tomb, and she's a witness to the resurrection. <br /><br />She was there at the beginning of a movement that was going to transform the West.<br /><br /> But the Mary Magdalene that lives in our memories is quite different. In art, she's often semi-naked, or an isolated hermit repenting for her sins in the wilderness: an outcast. Her primary link with Jesus is as the woman washing and anointing his feet. But we know her best as a prostitute.<br /><br />The whole story of Mary as a prostitute, who is fallen and redeemed, is a very powerful image of redemption a signal that no matter how low one has fallen, one can be redeemed.<br /><br /><em><strong>Powerful as this image may be, it is not the story of Mary Magdalene.</strong></em> <br /><br />Mary Magdalene is mentioned in each of the four gospels in the New Testament, but <em><strong>not once does it mention that she was a prostitute or a sinner.</strong></em> <br /><br />At some point Mary Magdalene became confused with two other women in the Bible: Mary, the sister of Martha and the unnamed sinner from Luke's gospel (7:36-50) both of whom wash Jesus' feet with their hair. <br /><br />In the 6th Century, Pope Gregory the Great made this assumption official by declaring in a sermon that these three characters were actually the same person: Mary Magdalene, repentant saint. <br /><br /><em><strong>The Catholic Church did later declare that Mary Magdalene was not the penitent sinner, but this was not until 1969.</strong></em> <br /><br />After several centuries, the reputation still lingers.<br />Mary of Magdala<br /><br />Although we know something about Jewish society in ancient Palestine, 2,000 years ago, we know very little about Mary herself. The Bible provides no personal details of her age, status or family.<br /><br />Her name, Mary Magdalene, gives us the first real clue about her. It suggests that she came from a town called Magdala. <br /><br />There is a place today called Magdala, 120 miles north of Jerusalem on the shores of the Sea of Galilee. We do know there was also an ancient place called Magdala from literature. The name occurs in the New Testament, and also in Jewish texts. Its full name is Magdala Tarichaea. <br /><br />Magdala seems to mean tower, and Tarichaea means salted fish. If the name of the town was 'Tower of Salted Fish', it's no surprise that its main business was fishing. As a woman living in Magdala, Mary may have worked in the fish markets.<br /><br />One Jewish text which mentions Magdala, called 'Lamentations Raba', says is that Magdala is judged by God and destroyed because of its fornication. It is possible that the description of Magdala as a place of fornication is the origin of the idea that arose in western Christianity that Mary Magdalene was a prostitute.<br /><br />We know there were brothels elsewhere in the Mediterranean, and Galilee was probably no exception. It was part of the Roman Empire, which placed a heavy tax burden on families, and often women paid the heaviest price...not unlike today.<br /><br />The Roman conquest, and then the Roman Imperial Rule would have made quite a dramatic impact on Galilee economically it would have brought the people into greater and greater tax burdens, and that would have put pressure on families.<br />When tax burdens were at their worst and a family could no longer pay off its debts, <strong>children were sometimes given up as slaves</strong>. <br /><br />Perhaps this was Mary Magdalene's fate.<br /><br />With such a tough background, it's not hard to imagine that Mary might have been a prostitute, but this evidence is purely circumstantial. However, her name, Mary 'of Magdala', could suggest something else altogether: she was unmarried. A married woman would have carried her husband's name and Mary didn't.<br /><br />There is nothing in the limited amount of material we have about Mary in the Gospel traditions that suggests she is married, she's never described as being a widow, and she also is not said to have any children.<br /><br />2,000 years ago, an unmarried woman was viewed with suspicion. Perhaps this isolated Mary, but it wouldn't fully account for her negative image.<br /><br />Could anything else in Mary's life have made her an outcast? The Gospel of Luke tells us that Jesus cast seven demons out of Mary. (Luke.8.2)<br />Jesus was known as an exorcist. In all of the gospels, one of the principle things he is doing in his campaign for a renewal of Israel is exorcism. The exorcisms and healings probably go together with the teaching and preaching that the kingdom of God is at hand.<br /><br />At that time, people believed that the demons possessed people who had done something wrong, and deserved to be possessed, whereas good, virtuous people were protected from demon possession.<br /><br />Whatever the cause of her possession, Mary's exorcism is the catalyst which makes her sign up with the Jesus movement. <br /><br /><strong>The message that Jesus is said to have preached seems to have particular appeal for people who are in the margins of society.</strong> <br /><br />Luke chapter 8, tells us that Mary was one of Jesus' followers and travelled with him.<br /><br />But the Bible isn't the only source. <br /><br /><strong>In 1945, at Nag Hammadi in southern Egypt, two men came across a sealed ceramic jar. Inside, they discovered a hoard of ancient papyrus books. </strong><br /><br />Although they never received as much public attention as the Dead Sea Scrolls, these actually turn out to be much more important for writing the history of early Christianity. <br /><br /><strong>They are a cache of Christian texts.</strong><br />The Nag Hammadi texts tell us about early Christians. They were written in Coptic, the language of early Christian Egypt. As most ancient Christian texts have been lost, this discovery was exceptional.<br /><br />The discovery includes the Gospel of Thomas, the Gospel of Philip and the Acts of Peter. <br /><br /><strong>None of these texts were included in the Bible, because the content didn't conform to Christian doctrine, and they're referred to as apocryphal.</strong> <br /><br />They tend to concentrate on things that one doesn't read about in the Bible. For example, New Testament gospels says after the resurrection Jesus spent some time talking with the disciples, but you don't learn much about what he said. In the gospels of Nag Hammadi you can read what he said.<br /><br />Although they're not Biblical texts, experts <strong>still believe that they give us significant insights into Christian history. </strong><br /><br />In these apocryphal texts we might have genuine traditions about Jesus that for one reason or another didn't make it into the New Testament.<br /><br /><strong>For the first time in hundreds of years there was a new source of information about Mary Magdalene. She appears very frequently as one of the prominent disciples of Jesus.</strong> <br /><br /><strong>In certain texts where Jesus is in discussion with his disciples, Mary Magdalene asks many informed questions. Whereas the other disciples at times seem confused, she is the one who understands.</strong><br /><br /><strong>One of the documents discovered at Nag Hammadi is the Gospel of Philip, in which Mary Magdalene is a key figure. </strong><br /><br />It has been the cause of one of the most controversial claims ever made about her.<br /><br />During their long burial in the desert, some of the books were attacked by ants. In this Gospel, the ants made a hole in a very crucial place. <br /><br />The text says:<br /><strong>And the companion of the [...] Mary Magdalene. [...] loved her more than all the disciples, and used to kiss her often on her [...]. The rest of the disciples [...]. They said to him "Why do you love her more than all of us?" The Savior answered and said to them, "Why do I not love you like her? When a blind man and one who sees are both together in darkness, they are no different from one another. When the light comes, then he who sees will see the light, and he who is blind will remain in darkness."Gospel of Philip</strong><br /><br />The 'lacuna', or gap, which hides where Jesus kissed Mary has tantalised scholars for decades.<br /><br /><strong>Were Jesus and Mary lovers?</strong><br /><br />Some scholars have interpreted the kiss in a more spiritual sense and see kissing as a symbol for an intimate reception of teaching of the word of God, of learning. The image of Jesus and Mary as engaged in mouth to mouth closeness suggests not necessarily sexuality, but the transmission of divine knowledge.<br /><br /><strong>Mary Magdalene appears in this text also not only as the disciple he loved most but also as a symbolic figure of heavenly wisdom.</strong> <br /><br />These stories of Mary - as Jesus' closest companion and a symbol of heavenly wisdom - are in sharp contrast with the Mary Magdalene of popular imagination.<br /><br />'Apocryphal' took on very negative connotations, especially in comparison to the Bible. It often means that it's not to be read, not to be taken seriously, not to be considered, not true. The contents of these books are regarded by many people as legends. So can we believe the Gospel of Philip? Was Mary really Jesus' closest companion? Well, there is other evidence for this, and some of it is even in the Bible itself.<br /><br /><strong>Mary's biggest moment<br />The Bible says that Mary Magdalene was present at the two most important moments in the story of Jesus: the crucifixion and the resurrection. Mary Magdalene was a prominent figure at both these events.</strong><br /><br />We're told that Mary Magdalene was one of the women who kept vigil at Jesus' tomb....she was more brave than the others!<br /><br /> It was customary at this time for Jewish women to prepare bodies for burial. Corpses were considered unclean, and so it was always a woman's task to handle them.<br />When Mary goes to the tomb, Jesus' body is no longer there. The fullest account of Mary's role after discovering the empty tomb is in the Gospel of John. She is in a state of shock and runs to where the disciples are gathered to tell them the news. When she reports to the disciples she is not believed. <br /><br />Peter and another disciple return with her to the tomb, to see for themselves.<br />When they enter, Peter reacts to the sight of the discarded linen burial cloth with anger and dismay. <br /><br />But the other disciple understands what has happened and concludes that Jesus must have risen from the dead.<br /><br />The two of them leave without a backward glance at Mary.<br />Then, something even more extraordinary happens. It is Mary Magdalene's biggest moment.<br /><br /><strong>Mary is alone when someone asks her why she's crying. She believes it's the gardener, and says, 'they have taken my lord's body and I do not know where it is'. The figure says her name. And then she sees Jesus. She is overwhelmed and says 'Master!' and goes forward to reach out to him, but he stops her. He says 'don't touch me'. </strong><br /><br />Instead, she must go to the others and tell them that he has risen from the dead. It's an awesome moment. Jesus stands before her, yet he's beyond her reach.<br /><br />We cannot say if Jesus really stood before her resurrected, or if Mary simply believed she had seen him. But either way, in this one moment, Mary's experience took the movement in an important new direction.<br /><em><strong><br />A new concept developed, which had nothing to with what Jesus himself was preaching, and this is the concept that Jesus didn't die</strong></em> - <br /><br />or he did but he was raised from the dead. The movement is not a failure. It is in fact a great success. The person who declares this is Mary Magdalene.<br /><br />Jesus' resurrection was the turning point for Christianity. This was when it changed from a small movement to a whole new religion. And Mary Magdalene was a key figure in this event.<br /><br /><strong>You might think, then, that at the very least Mary would be recognised as an apostle - one of the early missionaries who founded the religion - as she seems to meet all the criteria set out in the Bible.</strong><br /><br />The reason why she is not perhaps lies in another long lost apocryphal text. In a Cairo bazaar in 1896, a German scholar happened to come across a curious papyrus book. Bound in leather and written in Coptic, this was the Gospel of Mary.<br />Like the books found at Nag Hammadi, the Gospel according to Mary Magdalene is also considered an apocryphal text. The story it contains begins some time after the resurrection. The disciples have just had a vision of Jesus.<br />Jesus has encouraged his disciples to go out and preach his teachings to the world, but they are afraid to do so because he was killed for it, and they say 'if they killed him, they are going to kill us too'. <br /><br /><strong>It's Mary who steps forward and says: don't be worried, he promised he would be with us to protect us. </strong><br /><br />It says she turns their hearts toward the good and they begin to discuss the words of the Saviour.<br /><br />In texts like the Gospel of Philip, Mary was presented as a symbol of wisdom. However in the Gospel of Mary, she is the one in charge, telling the disciples about Jesus' teachings.<br /><br />At this point Peter asks Mary to tell them some things that she might have heard, but which the other disciples haven't. <br /><br /><strong>She says 'Yes, I will tell you what has been hidden from you'. She talks about a vision she had of Jesus and a conversation that she had with him. As the Gospel tells it, Mary then relates the details of this conversation, which is to do with spiritual development and the soul's lifelong battle with evil.</strong><br /><br />At this point controversy arises, and Andrew steps in and says 'well, I don't know what the rest of you think, but these things seem very strange to me, and it seems that she's telling us teachings that are different from the Saviour.' <br /><br />Peter then chimes in and he says, 'Are we supposed to now all turn around and listen to her? Would Jesus have spoken privately with a woman rather than openly to us? Did he prefer her to us?'...many men are under endowed...times have not changed much...<br /><br />Matthew defends Mary and quells Peter's attack on her. In the text, Peter's problem seems to be that Jesus selected Mary above the other disciples to interpret his teachings. Peter sees Mary as a rival for the leadership of the group itself.<br />Peter need not have feared. Most people think of Peter as the rock upon which the church was established. He is the main or major disciple figure, and Mary Magdalene is a kind of side figure in the cast of characters.<br /><br />One of the absolutely fascinating things about the Gospel of Mary is it really asks us to rethink that story about Christian history: did all the disciples get it? Did they really understand and preach the truth?<br /><br />Perhaps the Gospel of Mary was just too radical. It presents Mary as a teacher and spiritual guide to the other disciples. She's not just a disciple; she's the apostle to the apostles.<br /><br />Loved Ones...when you send your prayers and petitions to Our Lord Jesus the Christ...do not hesitate to include Mary in your desires...<br /><br />You and all your loved ones are always in my prayers,<br /><br />Samuel Joseph Bell<br />www.angelicinfusion.com<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5942320191885174001-4574049854570571129?l=angelicinfusion.com%2Fblog%2Favatars.html'/></div>Samuel Bellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09298532266546345292noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942320191885174001.post-67815704568255909692008-08-19T17:05:00.000-07:002008-08-19T17:06:37.122-07:00It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battlesLoved Ones….were you born?....do you remember knowing you were going to be born?<br /><br />…are you going to “die”?...do you know where you will go after you “die”?<br /><br />....why would you believe that you will cease to be<br /><br />…Loved ones…you continue…and the love you created and the love you received also will continue…<br /><br />Loved Ones there is always another fork in the road…I promise you that…so…do not do unto others what you would not want done to yourself<br /><br />…read these true saying which will always guide you to take the “right” path…<br /><br />You and all your loved ones are always in my prayers<br />Samuel Joseph Bell<br />www.angelicinfusion.com<br /><br />A dog is not considered a good dog because he is a good barker. A man is not considered a good man because he is a good talker. <br />Buddha <br /><br />A jug fills drop by drop. <br />Buddha <br /><br />All that we are is the result of what we have thought. If a man speaks or acts with an evil thought, pain follows him. If a man speaks or acts with a pure thought, happiness follows him, like a shadow that never leaves him. <br />Buddha <br /><br />All that we are is the result of what we have thought. The mind is everything. What we think we become. <br />Buddha <br /><br />All things appear and disappear because of the concurrence of causes and conditions. Nothing ever exists entirely alone; everything is in relation to everything else. <br />Buddha <br /><br />All wrong-doing arises because of mind. If mind is transformed can wrong-doing remain? <br />Buddha <br /><br />Ambition is like love, impatient both of delays and rivals. <br />Buddha <br /><br />An idea that is developed and put into action is more important than an idea that exists only as an idea. <br />Buddha <br /><br />An insincere and evil friend is more to be feared than a wild beast; a wild beast may wound your body, but an evil friend will wound your mind. <br />Buddha <br /><br />Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense. <br />Buddha <br /><br />Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace. <br />Buddha <br /><br />Chaos is inherent in all compounded things. Strive on with diligence. <br />Buddha <br /><br />Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment. <br />Buddha <br /><br />Do not overrate what you have received, nor envy others. He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind. <br />Buddha <br /><br />Ennui has made more gamblers than avarice, more drunkards than thirst, and perhaps as many suicides as despair. <br />Buddha <br /><br />Even death is not to be feared by one who has lived wisely. <br />Buddha <br /><br />Every human being is the author of his own health or disease. <br />Buddha <br /><br />Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule. <br />Buddha <br /><br />Hatred does not cease through hatred at any time. Hatred ceases through love. This is an unalterable law. <br />Buddha <br /><br />Have compassion for all beings, rich and poor alike; each has their suffering. Some suffer too much, others too little. <br />Buddha <br /><br />He is able who thinks he is able. <br />Buddha <br /><br />He who experiences the unity of life sees his own Self in all beings, and all beings in his own Self, and looks on everything with an impartial eye. <br />Buddha <br /><br />He who loves 50 people has 50 woes; he who loves no one has no woes. <br />Buddha <br /><br />Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship. <br />Buddha <br /><br />Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned. <br />Buddha <br /><br />However many holy words you read, however many you speak, what good will they do you if you do not act on upon them? <br />Buddha <br /><br />I do not believe in a fate that falls on men however they act; but I do believe in a fate that falls on them unless they act. <br />Buddha <br /><br />I never see what has been done; I only see what remains to be done. <br />Buddha <br /><br />In a controversy the instant we feel anger we have already ceased striving for the truth, and have begun striving for ourselves. <br />Buddha <br /><br />In the sky, there is no distinction of east and west; people create distinctions out of their own minds and then believe them to be true. <br />Buddha <br /><br />It is a man's own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to evil ways. <br />Buddha <br /><br />It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles. Then the victory is yours. It cannot be taken from you, not by angels or by demons, heaven or hell. <br />Buddha <br /><br />It is better to travel well than to arrive. <br />Buddha <br /><br />Just as a candle cannot burn without fire, men cannot live without a spiritual life. <br />Buddha <br /><br />Just as treasures are uncovered from the earth, so virtue appears from good deeds, and wisdom appears from a pure and peaceful mind. To walk safely through the maze of human life, one needs the light of wisdom and the guidance of virtue. <br />Buddha <br /><br />Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn't learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn't learn a little, at least we didn't get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn't die; so, let us all be thankful. <br />Buddha <br /><br />No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path. <br />Buddha <br /><br />On life's journey faith is nourishment, virtuous deeds are a shelter, wisdom is the light by day and right mindfulness is the protection by night. If a man lives a pure life, nothing can destroy him. <br />Buddha <br /><br />Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without. <br />Buddha <br /><br />Teach this triple truth to all: A generous heart, kind speech, and a life of service and compassion are the things which renew humanity. <br />Buddha <br /><br />The foot feels the foot when it feels the ground. <br />Buddha <br /><br />The mind is everything. What you think you become. <br />Buddha <br /><br />The only real failure in life is not to be true to the best one knows. <br />Buddha <br /><br />The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, nor to worry about the future, but to live the present moment wisely and earnestly. <br />Buddha <br /><br />The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, worry about the future, or anticipate troubles, but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly. <br />Buddha <br /><br />The tongue like a sharp knife... Kills without drawing blood. <br />Buddha <br /><br />The virtues, like the Muses, are always seen in groups. A good principle was never found solitary in any breast. <br />Buddha <br /><br />The way is not in the sky. The way is in the heart. <br />Buddha <br /><br />The whole secret of existence is to have no fear. Never fear what will become of you, depend on no one. Only the moment you reject all help are you freed. <br />Buddha <br /><br />The wise ones fashioned speech with their thought, sifting it as grain is sifted through a sieve. <br />Buddha <br /><br />There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way, and not starting. <br />Buddha <br /><br />There has to be evil so that good can prove its purity above it. <br />Buddha <br /><br />There is nothing more dreadful than the habit of doubt. Doubt separates people. It is a poison that disintegrates friendships and breaks up pleasant relations. It is a thorn that irritates and hurts; it is a sword that kills. <br />Buddha <br /><br />Those who are free of resentful thoughts surely find peace. <br />Buddha <br /><br />Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared. <br />Buddha <br /><br />Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared. <br />Buddha <br /><br />Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth. <br />Buddha <br /><br />To be idle is a short road to death and to be diligent is a way of life; foolish people are idle, wise people are diligent. <br />Buddha <br /><br />To enjoy good health, to bring true happiness to one's family, to bring peace to all, one must first discipline and control one's own mind. If a man can control his mind he can find the way to Enlightenment, and all wisdom and virtue will naturally come to him. <br />Buddha <br /><br />To keep the body in good health is a duty... otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear. <br />Buddha <br /><br />To live a pure unselfish life, one must count nothing as one's own in the midst of abundance. <br />Buddha <br /><br />Unity can only be manifested by the Binary. Unity itself and the idea of Unity are already two. <br />Buddha <br /><br />Virtue is persecuted more by the wicked than it is loved by the good. <br />Buddha <br /><br />We are formed and molded by our thoughts. Those whose minds are shaped by selfless thoughts give joy when they speak or act. Joy follows them like a shadow that never leaves them. <br />Buddha <br /><br />We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves. <br />Buddha <br /><br />We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make the world. <br />Buddha <br /><br />What is the appropriate behavior for a man or a woman in the midst of this world, where each person is clinging to his piece of debris? What's the proper salutation between people as they pass each other in this flood? <br />Buddha <br /><br />What we think, we become. <br />Buddha <br /><br />Whatever words we utter should be chosen with care for people will hear them and be influenced by them for good or ill. <br />Buddha <br /><br />When one has the feeling of dislike for evil, when one feels tranquil, one finds pleasure in listening to good teachings; when one has these feelings and appreciates them, one is free of fear. <br />Buddha <br /><br />Without health life is not life; it is only a state of langour and suffering - an image of death. <br />Buddha <br /><br />Work out your own salvation. Do not depend on others. <br />Buddha <br /><br />You can search throughout the entire universe for someone who is more deserving of your love and affection than you are yourself, and that person is not to be found <br />anywhere. You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe deserve your love and affection. <br />Buddha <br /><br />You will not be punished for your anger, you will be punished by your anger. <br />Buddha <br /><br />You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection. <br />Buddha <br /><br />Your work is to discover your work and then with all your heart to give yourself to it. <br />Buddha <br /><br />Your work is to discover your world and then with all your heart give yourself to it. <br />Buddha<br /><br />You and all your loved ones are always in my prayers<br />Samuel Joseph Bell<br />www.angelicinfusion.com<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5942320191885174001-6781570456825590969?l=angelicinfusion.com%2Fblog%2Favatars.html'/></div>Samuel Bellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09298532266546345292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942320191885174001.post-43305512763518094642008-07-17T09:22:00.000-07:002008-07-17T09:25:52.764-07:00When one is in the Dark...go towards the LightLoved Ones…<strong>when one is in the dark…</strong><br /><br /><strong>one feels all alone…</strong><br /><br /><strong>and cannot perceive ahead or behind</strong><br /><br /><strong> and is unable to expect what is about to happen or what just happened…</strong><br /><br /><strong>one cannot distinguish where one is going…or where one has been…</strong><br /><br />so for this reason…Our Divine Parents Mother and Father God sent to us an avatar for the age…<br /><br /><strong>They sent to us a connection to the other side…</strong><br /><br /><strong>They sent to us…to you and me… Our Lord Jesus the Christ…<br /><br /><strong>Our Lord Jesus the Christ is truly the Light of the World…</strong><br /><br />a Light to direct you and me…<br /><br />a beacon of unconditional love to instruct all of us that we are all brothers and sisters of our Divine Parents.</strong><br /><br />Loved Ones…St. Matthew in his gospel 5:14-15 taught us…<br /><br />You are the Light of the world. A city built on a hill cannot be hid. No one after lighting a lamp puts it under the bushel basket, but on a lamp stand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven.<br /><br /><em>Loved Ones…let your light shine…</em><br /><br />You and all your loved ones are always in my prayers,<br /><br />Samuel Joseph Bell<br />www.angelicinfusion.com<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5942320191885174001-4330551276351809464?l=angelicinfusion.com%2Fblog%2Favatars.html'/></div>Samuel Bellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09298532266546345292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942320191885174001.post-83075468420049731412008-04-21T17:03:00.000-07:002008-04-21T17:06:02.887-07:00Avatar Lord Buddha was a master teacher<strong>Loved Ones…the Avatar Lord Buddha was a master teacher and spiritual mentor…some of his lessons are as follows...Lessons we all need to follow today</strong>...<br /><br />If a man who enjoys a lesser happiness beholds a greater one, let him leave aside the lesser to gain the greater.<br /><br /><br />I reached in experience the nirvana which is unborn, unrivalled, secure from attachment, undecaying and unstained. This condition is indeed reached by me which is deep, difficult to see, difficult to understand, tranquil, excellent, beyond the reach of mere logic, subtle, and to be realized only by the wise.<br /><br /><br />It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles. Then the victory is yours. It cannot be taken from you, not by angels or by demons, heaven or hell.<br /><br /><br />There is nothing so disobedient as an undisciplined mind, and there is nothing so obedient as a disciplined mind.<br /><br /><br />What we are today comes from our thoughts of yesterday, and our present thoughts build our life of tomorrow: Our life is the creation of our mind.<br /><br /><br />Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace.<br /><br /><br />He who experiences the unity of life sees his own Self in all beings, and all beings in his own Self, and looks on everything with an impartial eye.<br /><br /><br />In the sky, there is no distinction of east and west; people create distinctions out of their own minds and then believe them to be true.<br /><br /><br />Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.<br /><br /><br />The mind is the source of happiness and unhappiness.<br /><br /><br />As the fletcher whittles and makes straight his arrows, so the master directs his straying thoughts.<br /><br /><br />To enjoy good health, to bring true happiness to one's family, to bring peace to all, one must first discipline and control one's own mind. If a man can control his mind he can find the way to Enlightenment, and all wisdom and virtue will naturally come to him.<br /><br /><br />Whatever words we utter should be chosen with care for people will hear them and be influenced by them for good or ill.<br /><br /><br />The thought manifests as the word. The word manifests as the deed. The deed develops into habit. And the habit hardens into character. So watch the thought and its ways with care. And let it spring from love, born out of concern for all beings.<br /><br /><br />Meditation brings wisdom; lack of meditation leaves ignorance. Know well what leads you forward and what hold you back, and choose the path that leads to wisdom.<br /><br /><br />Meditate. Live purely. Be quiet. Do your work with mastery. Like the moon, come out from behind the clouds! Shine.<br /><br /><br />Look within, thou art the Buddha.<br /><br /><br />Words have the power to both destroy and heal. When words are both true and kind, they can change our world.<br /><br /><br />The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, worry about the future, or anticipate troubles but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly.<br /><br /><strong>Loved Ones…Mother and Father God have sent and are sending many Avatars to this planet to educate their children…You and all your loved ones are always in my prayers.</strong><br /><br />Samuel Joseph Bell<br />www.angelicinfusion.com<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5942320191885174001-8307546842004973141?l=angelicinfusion.com%2Fblog%2Favatars.html'/></div>Samuel Bellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09298532266546345292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942320191885174001.post-47768615822865839152008-04-02T21:19:00.000-07:002008-04-02T21:20:26.116-07:00The Earth Pilgrims Handbook©The Earth Pilgrims Handbook©<br /> <br /><strong>Straightforward Steps designed for initiating and keeping healthy spiritual relationships</strong>.<br /><br />Includes<br /><br />Simple instructions providing guidelines for interacting with all types of earth incarnates.<br /><br /><br /><br />Prepared by<br /> <br />SAMUEL JOSEPH BELL<br /><br />California Licensed Speech Pathologist L.S.P. 3037<br />www.SpeechAndLanguagePathology.com <br />www.AngelicInfusion.com<br />www.WhiteLightOfTheHolySpirit.com<br />www.OurLordJesusTheChrist.com<br />www.MotherAndFatherGod.com <br />2006 www.fullmoonabove.com ©<br /><br /><strong>SPECIAL NOTE: Application, frequency and amplitude of these strategic steps…<br />must be provided by means of your active will power, your intentionally directed ability to focus<br />and your unique ability to resonate with unconditional love…<br /><br />Accessing your Divine potential for limitless love for yourself and others</strong>.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Step #1<br /> <br />Before we take any steps…before even that first step…the character whom you are…. must recognize your physical body is present and is here now. Your toes to your nose in flesh and blood…bones…muscle…cell …is all physically present now…in this our Space and in our Time Dimension. <br /> <br />You are at this instant physically present in numerous and precise measurable ways as any modern hospital ICU can attest…height/weight/temperature/blood pressure…. <br /> <br />Upon recognizing your physical body is comprised within and has a time and space aspect you next can begin to recognize that anywhere in this created finite universe out to a zillion +1 light years…as far as you could ever go with your physical body will have time and space…for example it would be impossible for you to go past the edge of space…because your body takes up space. <br /> <br />Grasping that…Now you can also begin to recognize those 3 non-time and non-space distinct elements of your present character…those innate elements of your absolutely unique sourced personality…1 your individual will power, 2 your personalized ability to focus and 3 your emotions of love are also simultaneously partially located in this same space…within your body... They too are also located within our present earth dimension but are not bound within this same time and space. <br /><br />These 3 aspects of you are located in your body now but they do not take up any space.<br /> <br />They are timeless…these 3 talents of yours are infinite…not finite…these 3 spiritual aspects of you do not physically exist in this present time and space…. your will power, ability to focus and love are perpetual…as they are sourced and directly connected to Mother and Father God…. really…it is true…and yes…it is hard to believe…at first…but take this very first baby step and you will move forward in loving yourself and loving others…your first lesson will be learned…with the least amount of pain…I urge you and your angels urge you.<br /> <br />These 3 inborn talents…Not only do they comprise who you are…. the character you are now… but also will continue on and comprise that even more enlightened character you will be after you pass on and go to the “other side”…. for eternity…not just 100 years on earth…. the long view… <br /> <br />Example: it is impossible to x-ray or sonogram your unconditional love, your ability to focus or your will power as they are not of the time and space restrictions of this manifest universe’s... but you know you have them…you do have willpower…you do have the ability to focus and you know you have the ability to love…. <br /><br />You cannot have a doctor of medicine slice some of these talents out and put them on the surgical tray with stainless steel tweezers…. because it is not composed of this our time and space dimension…. the doctor cannot say…”please put this sample of unconditional love in the specimen dish”… <br /> <br />Love is not a substance on this densified material plane of the earth pilgrims…. Your unconditional love is not finite but it is infinite.<br /> <br />They can x-ray your tooth or do a DNA check for gene defects…. but try to locate in your body your will power or try to CAT Scan your ability to love one another…or your ability to love yourself…. and it cannot be measured in space and time measurements…. only in timeless dimensions…. yes your talents are located right now in and within the boundaries of your physical body but they also extend out and are always connected to our source…a spiritual umbilical cord…a beautiful cord of White Light…of unconditional love. You always have a very real spiritual umbilical cord which infuses thru and from your heart chakra…. if you did not you would not be here. <br /> <br />Your love resonates within an eternal aspect of the eternal you. Your love resonates with our Divine Parent’s Love…there actually is a cord connecting you with Mother and Father God…not at all unlike your prior umbilical cord you had with your mum.<br /> <br />Love is not and cannot be limited to a finite…edge of space dimension.<br /> <br />Unconditional Love resonates on an ultra-cosmic dimension…your unconditional love resonates on your eternal soul dimension…. so rule number 1 is always try to take the long, long view. …Approach each fork in the road…. look at each difficult learning experience in the lengthened view…and your constant … “in the now” choices your maturing character will be making…. Take the long view and each of those in the moment choices…will always be made in a loving fashion and instinctively correctly applied…. for you and all your loved ones. <br /> <br />Your “in the now” character will be on the Right Path…always learning all your present lessons with the least amount of pain…. as we are all incarnated earth pilgrims together here to learn all our lessons thru this very special experience…. your present solely unique incarnation on planet earth<br /> <br /> Your ability to focus and resonate with unconditional love will make the right choices for your present character easy…allowing your Divine character to expand and grow as you learn all your spiritual lessons.<br /> <br />Loved Ones…. Pilgrims…. when you complete the end of this particular earth journey…your all too brief incarnation… the character you have grown to be will be still very alive and well in an eternal non finite dimension…. there will always be another fork in the road…always…it never stops…I promise you that!<br /> <br />Your ever changing character marches on thru many doors and into mansions on the other side and it all continues on…and on…and on… your constantly changing and growing character goes up the Light…the lessons never ever stop…<br /><br />Earth Pilgrims be alert to this knowledge…. heaven is extraordinarily genuine and it is in your future…. Your innate spiritual gifts now present and developing within the space and time of your physical body will also be very much spiritually present in this other non-space and non-time dimension (from here we call it heaven…but it should be correctly called ‘Home’)…additionally …as you continue on your present scholastic path…your divine path back to your home…your own unique spiritual character will have matured by experiencing the various easy and difficult lessons you learned…<br /><br />Furthermore Loved Ones… your soul …the deepest part of you will have also matured by your countless experiences of unconditional love while physically incarnated on this planet earth.<br /><br />…Do not worry… you keep going…you never ever stop…you will still be learning many lessons about unconditional love and compassion in the future when you are no longer an earth pilgrim.<br /> <br />So Loved Ones guide your present character towards the right fork in the path and forever take the long…. long view…Loved Ones we are all incarnated here now to learn our lessons…lessons about unconditional love and compassion for others and ourselves. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Step #2<br /> <br />This is the absolute truth…this is not a metaphor or an attempt at symbolism…earth is a school…Mother and Father God made this planet as an institution for us to incarnate into to learn certain lessons we could only learn while incarnated…. by really experiencing it… <br /> <br />You have got to be physically here to fully experience it. This is not a test…test…. it’s a genuine trial on the subject of patience and not judging…unconditional love.<br /> <br />Thee Ultimate Deity made this earth planet place…Earth is designed for us to learn about and experience compassion and greed. Believe it or not this is true…so get over it…you are here…you have been enrolled…also loved ones…this baby step #2 includes a stumble or two…while here at this incarnational planet school just about everybody…everybody has a difficult time…this is most true…look at yourself…honestly has your life been a bowl of cherries? <br /> <br />Do you know anybody? Anybody who has had a life without guilt and or pain? Who has not had struggles with different forms of greed? Or worse…who does not suffer?<br /> <br />Earth Pilgrims even when their life appears almost perfect there are many complex spiritual lessons still being learned…. and some lessons are most difficult… look at the experience of the loving and beautiful Princes Dianna…was her life easy? …Look at the many challenges your own parents faced…look at Our Lord Jesus the Christ…an Ultraterrestrial Entity …see how difficult His last incarnation was! And the list goes on…almost all of us have very difficult tests…. Planet earth is thee toughest school in this universe…it is designed to be this way…<br /> <br />We all have our own unique lessons to be learned …this Earth is a Divinely designed school for real experiences to provide each of us discrete bona fide tests…very real tests. And these ongoing streaming lessons provide enlightenment opportunity on various spiritual dimensions providing illumination for yourself and others…. as above so below… <br /> <br />You are now incarnated into this planetary school…incarnated now into this time and space dimension school…<br /> <br />So recognize this is a school …and you are now in it! This is step #2…. wholly realize that at present you are a student incarnated here to learn all your lessons about compassion and unconditional love.<br /> <br />Earth Pilgrim follow the path to the right and you can apply yourself and learn all your spiritual lessons with the least amount of pain…. <br /> <br />So rule number #2 is go towards the light and stay right…the right rule…the guidepost on the path pointing right says… “Do not do unto others what you would not want done to yourself”.<br /> <br />Brother Pilgrims…. Go towards the Light of Unconditional Love for yourself…and others as we are all sparks of the Divine…all of us are children of Mother and Father God.<br /> <br />Pilgrims you must learn this before step #3…you must Learn to Love yourself and not judge yourself…treat yourself in a loving fashion always…as the veiled lesson behind this second lesson reveals… that… in this Step #2 is living proof you can bet on…look and see…examine everyone you have ever met…and you will see the way you love yourself will be the way you love others…. the way you treat yourself will be the way you treat others…do you know someone who is abusive? How do they treat themselves? Do you know someone who is loving? How do they treat themselves?<br /> <br />Earth Pilgrims you have completed step #2 when you understand you are here now…today… on this planet earth… within this time and space dimensional school to learn all your spiritual lessons…follow the steps within this Earth Pilgrim Handbook and you will acquire all your spiritual knowledge with the least amount of pain.<br /><br />… So At this very next fork in your earth pilgrim path…. is the instant in time for you to make your choice and begin with loving yourself unconditionally…to begin treating yourself in a loving fashion for all time…to begin not judging yourself …yes, you can judge your actions…but you cannot judge “you”…you are permitted to learn your lessons…that is why you are a Pilgrim here today at this school…. It all started with Mother and Father God and the love They have for Their Sons and Daughters…Comprehend this Loved Ones… The Ultimate Deity made “you”…. do you wish to question the Ultimate Deity? <br /> <br />Loved Ones two baby steps… have now been taken towards your inner Light…the enlightenment of unconditional love…now pilgrim… use this lamp…. Pilgrims use your lamp…the Light of Unconditional Love to Light the path…as you journey ahead…and learn all your lessons with the least amount of pain…. as…there are abundant lessons to be learned.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />You and all your loved ones are always in my prayers.<br />Samuel Joseph Bell<br />www.angelicinfusion.com<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5942320191885174001-4776861582286583915?l=angelicinfusion.com%2Fblog%2Favatars.html'/></div>Samuel Bellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09298532266546345292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942320191885174001.post-47259083299935643062008-04-02T20:42:00.000-07:002008-04-02T20:44:15.198-07:00the Dalai Lama…Loved Ones….<br /><br />special petitions are requested at this time for certain envoys of Tibet's spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama…<br /><br />These extraordinary emissaries are on a spiritual mission of Love and Light….<br /><br />They have just arrived in China to attempt to initiate meetings on possibly allowing more sovereignty for the Buddhist region…more freedoms…more spiritual freedoms…a very worthwhile effort by all mankind…<br /><br />I Petition for the White Light of the Holy Spirit to surround and enclose those loving entities bearing these highest of spiritual intentions …The White Light of the Holy Spirit to protect them…to make more open the clear channel for healing communications…healing energies… between all parties involved…that they all learn all their lessons with the least amount of pain…I petition and ask that in Mother and Father Gods Name<br /><br />The Dalai Lama and all his loved ones are always in my prayers,<br /><br />Samuel Joseph Bell<br />www.angelicinfusion.com<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5942320191885174001-4725908329993564306?l=angelicinfusion.com%2Fblog%2Favatars.html'/></div>Samuel Bellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09298532266546345292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942320191885174001.post-38320935286769352872008-04-02T20:16:00.000-07:002008-04-02T20:23:17.741-07:00Rock and Roll Connection to the "Other Side"Loved Ones…at present we are all blessed with an incarnated avatar…an avatar is a connection between this side and the other side…. <strong>and his name is Bono</strong>…. <br /><br />On the 26th of February at the National Stadium, Chilean President-elect Michelle Bachelet presented<br /> <strong>Amnesty International's Ambassador of Conscience award to the Irish band U2</strong>.<br /><br />The award – came as a result of Seamus Heaney's poem "From the Republic of Conscience" <br /><br /><strong>"U2 has done more than any other public figure to support the work of Amnesty International in promoting and protecting human rights across the world.</strong><br /><br /> By helping to place human rights on the international political agenda, U2 has become an inspiration to millions across the world. Through their music, they have created a force for change," said Bill Shipsey, Founder and President of Art for Amnesty --.<br /> <br /><strong>Loved Ones ….you can see how healing energies are conducted into our environment by this “connection”…. this avatar….</strong> loved ones listen to this message Bono brings…<br /><br />"US Congressman Tom Lantos was, as a child, taken to the death camps in Hungary, by the Nazis. He said that the things that haunted him the most in his life was not the brutal treatment of the Nazis but the things that haunted him later on his life were the faces of the passers by, who saw them as children being put on trains and sent to the concentration camps. The mute, faces. The silence. Not asking questions. <br /><br /><strong>"So, when it comes to the poor that you have in Chile, I would like to say that we will not turn away because we know where these people are going. We will go down to the train and we will lie on the tracks and that is our job as artists and as human beings,” said Bono.</strong><br /><br />I petition for the Brilliant White Light of the Holy Spirit to enclose and protect the loving Bono and all his loved ones…I petition for this White Light of the Holy Spirit to be above him…below him…I petition for the White Light of the Holy Spirit to be in front of him. …And behind him…. I petition for the White Light, the unconditional love of Mother and Father God and Our Lord Jesus the Christ to the right of him and all that is left of him…I petition and ask that in Mother Gods Name.<br /><br />Bono and all his loved ones are always in my prayers.<br /><br />Samuel Joseph Bell<br />www.angelicinfusion.com<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5942320191885174001-3832093528676935287?l=angelicinfusion.com%2Fblog%2Favatars.html'/></div>Samuel Bellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09298532266546345292noreply@blogger.com0