Mushtaq

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Dear Mushtaq -- thank you for your invitation to join the dialogue. I'm sorry that it has taken me so long to reply to your invitation. I've been busy setting up my ^<a href="http://www.bherringtonlaw.com"^>law firm. I will digest what has been written thus far and add my two cents. I'm quite impressed with what I've read thus far. Take care.

One of the most amazing and powerful thing about joining AWAKEN PEOPLE SOCIETY is that it does not interfer with your beliefs about God. Its not a part on any religion yet, it could be a part of all religions. It does not violate the rights of others, it teaches to live in harmony with nature and allows a plan of the universe to unfold through you by applying the Seven Laws of Nature. These are nature's laws to successful living. These Laws of Nature run and control this universe and our Creator has given us the right and privilege of using these very same laws just for having lived this life as a human being. Life is a gift from God, and what you make of your life is gift back to god. This philosophy of spirituality practicality, encourages you to perform the duties you owe to God, your country, your neighbor, your family, or yourself. You feel inspired to do what you were created to do. I guarantee it! My email is mushjaa@verizon.net. Tell a friend

Dear Mushtaq,

Thank you very much for your welcoming note - I only joined the Ode web community yesterday, having been a print-subscriber for ten years now. Your search to fine-tune the different flows from within and around us intrigues me. I believe that everything and all is linked and that my inner explorations can resound with the 'outer' world. When we learn to allow and embrace the less obvious or not-so-convenient aspects within ourselves, we will have no need to distance ourselves from what surrounds us. And as we learn to unfold our talents and to express messages stemming from our inner source, they may serve to improve the balance and enrich the diversity of our society. I will gladly join SOAP. Warm regards, Marion (aka joncoyo)

Self Worth What's that?

"Not only were we taught to be victims of people, places, and things, we were taught to be victims of ourselves, of our humanity".

We were taught to take our ego-strength, our self-definition from external manifestations of our being.

Our bodies are not who we are - they are a part of our being in this life-time - but they are not who we Truly are.

Looks deteriorate, talent dissipates, intelligence erodes. If we define ourselves by these external manifestations, then we will be victimized by the power we give them. We will hate ourself for being human and aging.

Looks, talent, intelligence - external manifestations of our being are gifts to be celebrated. They are temporary gifts. They are not our total being. They do not define us or dictate if we have worth.

We were taught to do it backwards.To take our self-defination and self-worth from temporary illusions outside of, or external to our beings.

It does not work. It is dysfunctional.

As was stated earlier, Co-dependence could more accurately be called outer or external dependence. outside influences (people, places, and things; money, property, and prestige) or external manifestations (looks, talent, intelligence) can not address the core issue - they can not fulfill us Spiritually.

They can give us ego-strength but they can not give us self-worth.

True self-worth does not come fromtemporary conditions. True self-worth comes from accessing the eternal Truth within, from remembering the state of Grace that is our True condition.

No one outside of you can define for you what your Truth is.

Nothing outside of you can bring you True fulfillment. You can only be fully filled by accessing the transcendent Truth that already exists within.

This Age of Healing and Joy is a time for each individual to access the Truth within. It is not a time for gurus or cults or channeled entities, or anyone else, to tell you who you are.

Outside agencies, other people, channeled entities, this book - can only remind you of what you already know on some level.

Accessing your own Truth is remembering.

It is following your own path.

It is finding your bliss.

Co-dependence does not work. It is dysfunctional. It is backwards.

IN-dependence is the answer.

Looking outside of ourselves for self-definition or self-worth means that we have to judge people in order to feel good about ourselves. There is no other way to do it when you look outside.

WE were taught to have ego-strength through judgement - better than, pretier than, smarter than, richer than, stronger than, etc., etc.

In a Co-dependence society everyone has to have someone to look down on in order to feel positive about him/herself. This is the root of all bigotry, racism, sexism, and prejudice in the world.

True self-worth does not come from looking down on anyone or anything. True self-worth comes from awakening to our connection to everyone and everything.

The Truth is that we are like snowflacks:Each individual is unique and different and special and we are all made from the same thing. We are all cut from the same cloth. we atre all part of the Eternal ONENESS that is the great spirit.

When We start looking within and celebrating the Truth of who we Truly are, then we can celebrate our uniqueness to varying degrees, as are subcultures within those civilizations.

They just have different flavors of dysfunction, or imbalance. As an example: In much of Asia the individual is discounted for the good of the whole whether they be family or corporation or country.

The individual takes his or her self-definitation from the larger system. This is just as out of balance and dysfunctional as the Western Civilization manifestation of gloyifying the individual to thedetriment of the whole.

It is just as different variety of dysfution.

"The goal of this dance of Recovery is integration and balance. That means celebrating being a tree while also gloying in being a part of the forest. Recovery is a process of becomming conscious of our individual wholeness and our ONENESS with all."

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Ever wonder what goes on inside your Mind? Do you understand terms like (1) Conscious Mind. (2) Sub-conscious Mind. (3) Brain Cells. (4) Barrier Line and (5) The Field of Consciousness Region? What if I told you that these five independent entities of mind make up your own mind? Please understand that I'm not talking about some big think piece about an abstract concept. It is based on my own real life experience over the past 40+ years in trying to Catch Myself Thinking. What I've discovered that there is a part of that is Non-physical and longs to communicate with us. If you want to learn what a mind is composed of and how it becomes the conscious thinking mechanism of the mind, then you must read my new book, CATCHING YOURSELF THINKING. In this new book, I will help you not only make sense of mind terminology but also take you inside the mind and explain just what each independent entity of the mind is and what it does in order to process your daily thoughts. All it takes is to learn How to Deliberately Monitor Your Thoughts. Based on my own real-life experiences, you will discover worlds very first fully illustrated guide to the working principles of the human mind. In addition, this book will explain this basic mechanism of the conscious thinking mind and how to go beyond the internal self-talks of the mind. It is a must read book by all Ode magazine readers book the book will teach you step-by-step how to identify these five entities of the mind, and then shows you in a simple way that even a seven years old child could understand hoe to use it rightly in order to open a sort of a 'passage way' to communicate with your Inner-Being or the Non-physical within you. For the more evolved Ode readers, I integrate the concepts of major spiritual philosophies to offer a technique through one can achieve success and happiness. I'll teach you how to recognize and assimilate the two "selves" (the physical and spiritual). By creating the world's very first innovative concept of using the flow-chart similar to those used to devise computer programs, I show you how you can train your mind to embrace the positive forces (even as you eliminate all negative emotions) so that every Ode reader can gain access to the cosmic flow of abundance. PLEASE EMAIL ME AND I'LL EXPLAIN EVERYTHING. mushjaa@verizon.net. Tell a friend. Peace!

Pakistani native and naturalized citizen of the United States of America. An educational consultant, a teacher, a seminar leader. Definite chief aim in life is to organize the Intelligent Optimists Society (IOS) willing to learn How To Deliberately Monitor Your Thoughts and go beyond the conscious thinking of mind and connect with the True Self within. I do believe from the bottom of my heart that this will create a the "new heavens and the new earth" God has mentioned in the golden book. I urge all Ode magazine readers to JOIN INTELLIGENT OPTIMISTS groups. Ode magazine adds many of new groups daily so be sure to check them out. You'll surely find like-minded people within the Ode community who share the same passions, interests and concerns. This is a place to have your say about issues that you care about. Post your ideas, comments, group photos and upcoming events. The Ode Readers Blog is a group blog, a collection of provocative, passionate people who represent a broad geographical, professional, personal and vocational range. New bloggers from other places and other points of view will join the conversation from time to time. I invite you to share your perspectives and issues that are important to you. Enter AWAKEN PEOPLE SOCIETY in the search box and hit go. For free details email me. mushjaa@aol.com

The Ode magazine community is fulfilling a God's promise of a "new heavens and a new earth". For 40+ years, I've devoted my life in trying to understand the truly meaning of this God's promise. What I've discovered is that God's promise of a "new heavens" refers to a new way of government. And, the "new earth", simply refers to intelligent optimists people living on this new earth. Month after month, at Ode, the goal is to provide readers like you and me, who are passionate about making the difference in the world by joining like-minded people within the Ode community who share the same passions, interests and concerns. Big thanks to Ode for the innovative concepts of extensive interacting websites for Blogs, Exchange, People, and Groups. I've been inspired by Ode magazine to organize the AWAKENING PEOPLE SOCIETY, and International Mind-Conditioning Society, JOIN INTELLIGENT OPTIMISTS as well as How to Deliberately Monitor Your Thoughts and CATCHING YOURSELF THINKING groups. I hope many like-minded people will join some these groups and read the life-changing articles, give advise, tips, suggestions and resource to help make this world a better place in which to live. Fell free to share your own passions, interests and concerns with me. You'll surely find this an enlightening experience. I can guarantee it! For free details email me: mushjaa@verizon.net. To show my appreciation, I'll give you a free gift a book ($20.00 value free). The book title is, The Seven Laws of Nature. Please send me a self-address stamped envelope. Mail to: Dr. Mushtaq H. Jaafri. 919 Sonora Ct. San Dimas, CA 91773. Tell a like-minded friend