Israel (Ish-Ra-El)
Israel (Ish-Ra-El): man - power - strength and authority
You can develop your Universal Power, Strength and Authority!
Forget what you think you know about Israel, Adam, god and humanity ... Here is the real deal! Everyone, all of humanity can become Israel.
Ish - man
Ra - power
El - Strength and AuthorityThe term Adam is generally thought of as meaning 'man'. In actuality, Adam (man) is all of humanity, both the male as well as the female.
Regardless of what 'science' teach on the subject, there are plants, animals and humans - they are Not the same thing.
If you listen (hear - Shema) what is being said here, you can become a powerful human being, in righteousness! Gender is not the factor, you can be or become a powerful human being regardless of gender, be you male or female.
As such, you will make a difference in your own life, the lives of others and cause the world (the societies of this planet) to become a better place, a place of Peace (shalom).
Shema Yisrael – "Hear O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is One"
Shema Yisrael (or Sh'ma Yisrael; Hebrew: שְׁמַע יִשְׂרָאֵל; "Hear, [O] Israel"); Shema is to hear, and to hear is to understand. In order to understand, one must listen to what is being said, contemplate the information and accept it as true (worthy of respect).
Yahuwah Avinu (Yahuwah is our father) -
Yahuwah Eloheinu (Yahuwah is our strength and authority) -
Yahwuwah echad (Yahuwah is one)!
Yahuwah echad is the foundation of Shalom - true peace in the whole universe.Lets look at (Yahuwah is our father) - we are attributes of the Universe, the One Substance we call Avinu (our father). Our strength and authority (Yahuwah Eloheinu) - rest in we being in harmony with the Universe (Yahuwah). Yahwuwah echad - there is only One Universe (one substance) and we are attributes of that one substance (there is no other "God" [no other substance but me]).
So, whatever you think, you must learn to refer to Yahuwah as 'El' (strength and authority). It may be hard to do this at first, but as time goes on, it will become easy.
Shalom - Peace; wellness of mind, body and spirit
El, Elo'ah and Elohim are incorrectly rendered as (God / gods)
The word el was originally written with two pictographic letters, 'aleph' represented by an ox head and 'lamed' represented by a shepherd staff. The ox represented strength and the staff of the shepherd represented authority.
The Hebrew 'El' (Aleph Lamed) represents authority and strength. The aleph is depicted as a bull, the horns of the ox - representing strength and power from the work performed by that animal. The pictograph of an ox head also represents a chief or other leader.
When two oxen are yoked together for pulling a plow or cart or a wagon, one is the older and more experienced. The experienced ox leads the the younger ox. Within the Hebrew clan, tribe or family; the chief or father is seen as the elder who is yoked to the younger members as the leader and teacher.
The pictograph of the Hebrew letter 'Lamed' is a shepherd's staff. The meaning of Lamed is 'to' or 'toward', as moving something in a different direction. It represent or mean authority, as it is a sign of authority of the shepherd - the leader of the flock. It also means yoke, a staff on the shoulders as well as tie or bind from the yoke that is bound to the animal.
The shepherd staff was used to direct sheep or as a weapon against predators to defend and protect the sheep.
El and Elohim is often mistranslated as God. However, there is a major difference between "God" and "El". The Hebrew name for El is YHWH or Yahuwah. The Hebrews saw Yahuwah as the older experienced leader (the ox) and they as the younger who learns from him. The strength and authority of the Hebrews rest in their concept of 'Yahuwah' and not in the pagan concept of 'God' (gawd) or gods.
The Hebraic concept is expressed in the Shema; Shema Ishrael (or Sh'ma Ishrael) (Hebrew: שְׁמַע יִשְׂרָאֵל; "Hear, O' Ishrael"). Hear, Ishrael, Yahuwah is our 'strength and authority', Yahuwah is One. The meaning of 'echad' (one) is both quantity as well as quality, and implies that there is no substance outside Yahuwah. Thus, Yahuwah is the whole existence, the entire universe, both physical and nonphysical.
The "God" concept has a "good god" and an "evil god", but there is no duality in Yahuwah.
The Male and female, up and down, left and right, light and darkness are complementary forces such as yin yang - that govern the entire universe. There are two opposite but complementary forces, (not opposing forces), that constitute the dynamics of "Spirit" or "life force" or "Universal Corrective Force" which is the aspect of Yahuwah that moves the Universe.
Elohim
Elohim is the plural of El
El is strength and authority. The plural of strength and authority is Powers. Thus, Elohim is the Powers of Yahuwah. With YahuWah being the totality of existence, the Cosmos and Elohim being the Powers which directs the Order of the Cosmos.
Yahuwah (YHWH יהוה)
Yahuwah is the Hebrew Scriptural name for the former of all things, commonly refered to as "The Creator". However, the Heavens and the earth were "formed" and Not created.
Taking a cue from Spinozs - Yahuwah is One Substance and that substance is the entire Universe! Or, Cosmos if you wish to make a difference that universe is without order and Cosmos is Orderly.
I believe that this is the essence of what Baruch Spinoza (Sephardic Jewish-Portuguese-Dutch Philosopher), was expressing in the explanation of his Philosophy on "Substance, attributes and modes" in "Deus sive Natura" ("God or Nature"). Spinoza viewed God and Nature as two names for the same reality - the single substance - a being of infinitely many attributes.
Israel
We all can become Israel!
We all can develope Power, Strength and Authority in Yahuwah.
We can find our rightful place within the world, within the Cosmos (Universe).
Ishrael's strength and authority is in the 'knowledge' of the "absolute" order of the Universe.
Shalom
Peace; wellness of mind, body and spirit
power - strength and authority: Become a Powerful Human Being
Strength to Love: Gift Edition
Explore Dr. Martin Luther King's always relevant wisdom in this comprehensive, must-read narrative addressing civil rights and social justice.
"If there is one book Martin Luther King, Jr. has written that people consistently tell me has changed their lives, it is Strength to Love."
So wrote Coretta Scott King. "I believe it is because this book best explains the central element of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s philosophy of nonviolence," she continued. "His belief in a divine, loving presence that binds all life." It is impossible to separate King''s religious views from his views on societal change, which makes this a timely read when religious discussion is often left out of the public square.
Strength to Love is more than a blueprint, it is a template for personal authenticity in a time when social and economic change depend on personal integrity. The insight, luminously conveyed in this classic text hints at a personal transformation at the root of social justice. Dr. King states, "By reaching into and beyond ourselves and tapping the transcendent moral ethic of love, we shall overcome these evils."
In these short meditative and sermonic pieces, some of them composed in jails and all of them crafted during the tumultuous years of the civil rights struggle, Dr. King articulated and espoused in a deeply personal compelling way his commitment to justice and to the intellectual, moral, and spiritual conversion that makes his work as much a blueprint today for Christian discipleship as it was then.
Individual readers, as well as church groups and students will find in this work a challenging yet energizing vision of God and redemptive love.
Strength to Love: Gift Edition Paperback – March 26, 2010 ; by Martin Luther King Jr. (Editor)
A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches
"This is one of those books you can pick up and begin anywhere. There is so much gold here." -- Marianne Williamson, author of Return to Love
Timeless, legendary, and urgently necessary: The only major one-volume collection of Martin Luther King Jr.'s writings, speeches, interviews, and autobiographical reflections
This comprehensive and renowned volume takes readers inside the mind of one of the most important civil rights and religious figures of all time: Martin Luther King Jr. With precision and passion, A Testament of Hope explores this leader's thoughts on non-violence, social policy, integration, black nationalism, the ethics of love and hope, and so much more.
Offering both a call to action and a profound sense of comfort, A Testament of Hope inspires us to keep fighting for radical change and combating the racial inequalities that still plague our society today. Through deep love and compassion, this beloved activist and Nobel Peace Prize recipient paves a new way forward through his signature persuasion and unparalleled humility. Included in this five-part volume are 57 selections from Dr. King's entire catalog of speeches, sermons, essays, and interviews. Including:
"Love, Law, and Civil Disobedience" (1961) and "Hammer on Civil Rights" (1964)
"Letter from a Birmingham Jail" (1963) and "A Time to Break Silence" (1967)
"A Christmas Sermon on Peace" (1967) and the plethora of ways religion impacted the way King led, and peacefully resisted
Considerable excerpts from each of King's own five published books: Stride Toward Freedom, The Strength to Love, Why We Can't Wait, Where Do We Go from Here, and The Trumpet of Conscience.
King's legacy brilliantly lives on across these pages, allowing us, and generations to come, a chance fully comprehend one man's prophetic ideals on peace and justice. Collectively, we can change the world. This pertinent, powerful book shows us how.
"We've got some difficult days ahead, but it really doesn't matter to me now because I've been to the mountaintop... And I've seen the promised land. I may not get there with you. But I want you to know tonight that we as a people will get to the promised land." -- Martin Luther King Jr.
A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches Paperback – April 29, 2003 ; by Martin Luther King (Author), James M. Washington (Editor)
Brothers in the Beloved Community: The Friendship of Thich Nhat Hanh and Martin Luther King Jr.
The never-before-told story of the friendship between Martin Luther King Jr. and Thich Nhat Hanh - icons who changed each other and the world
The day after Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in 1968, Thich Nhat Hanh wrote a heartbroken letter to their mutual friend Raphael Gould. He said: "I did not sleep last night... They killed Martin Luther King. They killed us. I am afraid the root of violence is so deep in the heart and mind and manner of this society. They killed him. They killed my hope. I do not know what to say... He made so great an impression in me. This morning I have the impression that I cannot bear the loss."
Only a few years earlier, Thich Nhat Hanh wrote an open letter to Martin Luther King Jr. as part of his effort to raise awareness and bring peace in Vietnam. There was an unexpected outcome of Nhat Hanh's letter to King: The two men met in 1966 and 1967 and became not only allies in the peace movement, but friends. This friendship between two prophetic figures from different religions and cultures, from countries at war with one another, reached a great depth in a short period of time. Dr. King nominated Thich Nhat Hanh for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1967. He wrote: "Thich Nhat Hanh is a holy man, for he is humble and devout. He is a scholar of immense intellectual capacity. His ideas for peace, if applied, would build a monument to ecumenism, to world brotherhood, to humanity."
The two men bonded over a vision of the Beloved Community: a vision described recently by Congressman John Lewis as "a nation and world society at peace with itself." It was a concept each knew of because of their membership within the Fellowship of Reconciliation, an international peace organization, and that Martin Luther King Jr. had been popularizing through his work for some time. Thich Nhat Hanh, Andrus shows, took the lineage of the Beloved Community from King and carried it on after his death.
In Brothers in the Beloved Community, Marc Andrus tells the little--known story of a friendship between two giants of our time.
Brothers in the Beloved Community: The Friendship of Thich Nhat Hanh and Martin Luther King Jr. Paperback – January 10, 2023 ; by Marc Andrus (Author)
A Special Bond: Martin Luther King, Jr., Israel, and American Jewry
"We can only speculate how, had he lived, Dr. King might have helped Jewish and Black communities foster better understanding of one another's lived experiences and commonalities and fight collectively for liberation. What we do know is that Dr. King’s vision of a secure Israel and a peaceful Middle East is as relevant today as it was in the 1960s. We know something else, too: that it's up to each of us to help make it a reality."
Special Bond: Martin Luther King, Jr., Israel, and American Jewry
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