Dear: SPN Jis'
I'm sorry that I haven't made the reply to your questions that I promised you sooner; though I guess I did offer up some of the answers to the questions VaheguruSeekr asked me in his reply; but I too, VaheguruSeekr, often have to put up with my own 'Donkey Kick'; so - even though I may decide to add more to my reply later (I had in mind a lovely multiquote reply; as I fear that I've offended you, when I'm really just seeking out those who have like-minded 'life philosophies'/religion) - I've decided to tell you another of the reasons that I'm glad that I replied to VaheguruSeekrs' thread, as I did actually read all of it, you see.
If you've read my Introducing Myself Entry, and Profile Info; then you know that I consider(ed) myself a 'Tibetan School' (in a way) Buddhist, because I was onced blessed to have entered a state of communion with The Beautiful One, and it identified my 'taking shelter' (and leaving behind Catholicism - which is scarry, as they try to freak you out!) in 1981 as the 'right thing to have done', and the Dalai Lama as a Good Person who - basically, for the most part - taught what it told me, then.
Though I didn't know very much about Sikhism at that time; after getting to know some of you, and reading that book, I now think that it would have nominated the Sikhi - and Nanak, et al - as Good People, who believe - basically - what I do, as well.
In fact; Sikhism probably comes closer to an 'accurate' view of the 'way it is' than most religions; and I hope you see my saying that as a sign of my respect and good intentions - if only because I've been being Lambasted and Pilloried by Catholics, Racists, some real never-do-wells who like to kick people - even disabled ones - when there down (definitely NOT Gentlemen; like Me!), and The Federal Government of The United States for the last eight years (Ditto!); but then that's what I get for wanting to see Traitors (I'm thinking of a letter that comes after 'U' but before 'Z' in the Roman Alphabet) - who shed Innocent Blood for Profit, or any other reason - GET HUNG!
Obviously; I'm simply to 'Moral' for them; and I also demand compassion from those who would use my Chronic Pain to 'punnish' me on behalf of what they foolishly call 'their God'.
I put it that way, as there really is only one; and - though the other beliefs and those who believe them, have mostly strayed pretty far 'off-message' - it was the same Diety Entity that I communed with, that the Judeo-Christian Prophets, Zoroaster/Zarathustra, Mohamed, Mani, and - dare I say - Nanak, et al, did; and even though Gods message to these People was always the same, they were - often - not ready to hear it, and so they Crucified the Good Man with the 'Message', or made him sit on a Hot Plate.
Reference:: Sikh Philosophy Network http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/sikh-sikhi-sikhism/23859-miracles-in-sikhi.html
In other cases; they simply adopted the Truth to their own ends - but, if you look, you'll still see a thread here, a thread there, or the 'original fabric'.
By the way, that Book on Sikhism that I read was:
The wisdom of Sikhism / compiled by Charanjit K. Ajitsingh.
I certainly didn't mean to detract from the Dignity of the SPN - and certainly not that of the Sikhi - with my little 'Sikhism for Dummies' joke; it's just that, if you live in America, then you've probably seen dozens of '.....for Dummies' series of 'self help' books, such as: Windows for Dummies, Plumbing for Dummies, Geology for Dummies, etc.. As I know that I've seen an
actual book called 'Judaism for Dummies', you get the idea - right?
If not, remember that Giod has a sense of humor - and so should you.
Back on my first referenced topic:
You probably know that I have a Neuropathy; you might also already know that I've been having trouble sent my way by Christians who think that it's "Crazy" and that it "Should be Painful" to "Leave the Catholic Church" (I just can't 'fake' believeing in their 'Vindictful, Evil' version of God, my good VaheguruSeekr ji. Could You?), and that they have harmed me by ignoring this Physical Disability and labeling me - on the Federal Level - 'Mentally Ill'.
This is 100% a violation of my American Civil Rights, by The Federal Government; but now they know that, with Obama in Office, I'll surely win if I take them to Court, as he is not as likely to look away from - or actively enable - Honest Disabled People being forced to Dishonor themselves, just to survive being sick, or because they don't - and won't - tote the Christian Party Line.
One of the things that was part of the fallout from these extreme tests of my Faith in The BEAUTIFUL Lord, rather than 'their' own 'Evil' version, was a near miss with Death that tested my mettle - not to mention my Immune System - mightily.
Yeah, my Good jis', I have sat on the Hot Plate, too!
You see, 'they' (mostly White Supremacists Anti-Semites in the K.K.K. and Catholic Church, with connections in Law Enforcement and the Federal Government) did a whole lot of evil things over the last 25 years or so - most of which I've only found about about in the last 10 years - in an effort to set me up to be 'punnished' for a number of things that they say I did, but that are - for the most part - actually just an excuse, a 'cover-up', for a 'Police Action' that led to the Murder of two Portlanders in 2003, by White Supremacists. In fact; a Los Angeles Police Officers Son, set a Black Girl (Jessica Williams) on FIRE with Lighter Fluid, in an attempt to link me with there own Criminal Activities; as I was using Cannabis as a Medicine at the time, and that was like 'Low Hanging Fruit' to these Evil People.
You see, they like to try and get Black People - or Jews - to attack people like me for them - and then to gloat and cluck about how "stupid I was" to "like those (insert racial epithet of your choice, here) better than I like MY OWN WHITE RACE (
! Surely I'm a Ni**er Now!)"; and one way to make that happen, would be to murder a Black Child - in a hideous manner - and to then run around saying that I was somehow involved in making it happen.
So therefore, VaheguruSeekr, I hope you don't mind that I have sought, and found, some good company - and a pleasant escape from thinking about these Evil Peoples Unspeakable Deeds - by visiting the SPN; as I spend most of my 'Web Time' communicating with the Authorities about these Issues, and it pains me greatly that I've gotten nowhere with it - YET.
I hope that that alone makes you feel better about sharing your thoughts with me; as, though I've read the words of troubled souls like Saint Soldier - and then tried to help them with a little of my own 'wisdom', I've neither seen nor heard anything 'evil' yet on the SPN; and that, for me, is like taking a Big Breath of Fresh Air in these trying times.
Of all of the 'fallout' that has landed on me: the worst was the result of my being compromised financially (I have only a small Pension, and no Dental Insurance) when I was Illegally forced out of my affordable Subsidized Apartment in June of 2003. You see, I had to put off the implimentation of my Dental Plan - which was set up to save some 'pink, healthy roots' by capping them, rather than pulling them out; and though I would have been able to afford this, without a cheap apartment......
Reference:: Sikh Philosophy Network http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/showthread.php?t=23859
That's why, in late 2007, I suddenly went into Seizures - as an Infected Root had broken through my Brain Pan!
Worse yet, because the infection had been going on for some time (the Fed owes me over $6000, so I was holding off getting the rotten roots pulled because people of Real Faith always play to 'win'), I had a Fungus growing in my Heart to boot!
When I woke up from the Brain Surgery that removed the Cyst - which had almost destroyed my Hypocampus - I was almost completely paralyzed on the Left side of my body.
With my faith intact - and my Ire whipped up even more than before; I set out to pray and meditate - using the Medicine Buddha mantra (I do believe in 'Demi-God'-like spiritual entities, by the way; as we'll all become one, some day - if we're good enough, long enough. Does that jibe with your views?), amongst other invocations - myself back to health.
Though my Neuropathy causes it's own Neurological Problems for me - including Pain, Palsies, and creeping Paralysis, and I now have Seizure issues to deal with taht weren't there before; I walked into the Library today - without a cane or walker - and I'm using both of my 'already partially paralyzed before the Brain Infection' hands to type this; if you can call what my three or four 'still responsive' finger 'pecking and punching style' technique actually 'typing', that is.
I also have my old 'Mountain-biking Chef' heart back; and though I've been rather a fool to overdo - or do too much of - many things that I've been warned by my Doctors not to, which worries me; I still feel pretty good!
If I could Legally (or, rather, FULLY Legally) switch from the Opiate Narcotic that I'm forced to resort to using for chronic pain control, back to a certain semi-controversial Medicinal Herb (or it's lovely 'condensate') that I've quit this Pill in favor of twice since 2000; then I would really be feeling grand - and looking for a 'kind of disabled, like-minded, special Female Companion/Soul Mate' as well!
You may have heard what Opiates do to a Mans - uhhhh - Manhood!
That Stinks, believe you me, it does! The worst part is the knowing that, even though I've proven that 'The Good Herb' could end much of my Opiate side-effect induced suffering - by switching over TWICE (which destroys their 'theories', which state that Opiates are 'The Good ****' that those who use 'The Good Herb' are supposed to prefer to the degree that they'd lie to Doctors and cheat Social Security, just to get them), the United States Government DOESN'T CARE!
How could I have been so foolish? My Mother taught me better - really! Trust MY Government? Ha! Expect them to respect a State Law enacted by a Direct Democratic Process? Ha! Ever since they injected Black Men with Vitamin shots that were realy Syphillus......!!!!
Well, I'll probably add more - like better answers to VaheguruSeekrs' questions - but for now I'm going to retire from making further comment. I hope you now feel less offended by my apparent poor taste or lack of respect; you should know that the book 'The Wisdom of Sikhism' did you proud, and that I'd be proud to be Sikh - I just agreed with God that all should be (re)united, and am a little 'sketchy' about 'labels', as they have so often been on the Banners that 'Not-So-Saintly Soldiers' have marched into battle behind.
Before you go off on that one; know that I think that Sikh - as Saint Soldiers - have been a light in some very dark times; and that God, while pacifistic, will always love you far that anyway. I too, was once a Soldier, though - and so was my Father.
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