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Islam & Esoteric ebooks - Islamlib.com

There are many great spiritual texts available free (legally) on the internet. Here is one page listing many such books. Many of these here are related to Islamic mysticism and religion. There are some, however, that are more generalised such as the one I was looking for “Knowledge of the Higher Worlds and Its Attainment” by Rudolf Steiner.

Happy reading…

Greetings…

If you wish to access a vast resource of non-conventional information that is often times interesting and highly relevant to the present state of the world, I recommend checking out the Conspiracy Central Torrent Tracker. Of course it is vital to use your own intuitive and reasoning faculties of discernment to sort the wheat from the chaff when looking at this sort of info. I will simply add, however, that there is plenty of good “wheat” available from this source. There’s plenty of crap too, but nothing a discerning mind won’t pick up on.

If you have not familiar with what a BitTorrent is then you may want to do a search on Google for info. Simply put, it is a way to download files from the internet quickly and from a userbased-array of non-centralised sources.

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Ubuntu (ideology) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ubuntu

Here is Ubuntu as defined in the Wikipedia:

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Ubuntu (IPA: /ùbúntú/) is a sub-Saharan African ethic or ideology focusing on people’s allegiances and relations with each other. The word has its origin in the Bantu languages of Southern Africa. Ubuntu is seen as a traditional African concept.

A rough translation in English could be “humanity towards others,” or “I am because we are,” or “A person ‘becomes human’ through other persons”, or also, “A person is a person because of other persons”. Another translation could be: “The belief in a universal bond of sharing that connects all humanity.” [1].

An attempt at a longer definition has been made by Archbishop Desmond Tutu:

A person with ubuntu is open and available to others, affirming of others, does not feel threatened that others are able and good, for he or she has a proper self-assurance that comes from knowing that he or she belongs in a greater whole and is diminished when others are humiliated or diminished, when others are tortured or oppressed.

Ubuntu is seen as one of the founding principles of the new republic of South Africa, and is connected to the idea of an African Renaissance. In the political sphere, the concept of ubuntu is used to emphasise the need for unity or consensus in decision-making, as well as the need for a suitably humanitarian ethic to inform those decisions.

Louw (1998) suggests that the concept of ubuntu defines the individual in terms of their several relationships with others, and stresses the importance of ubuntu as a religious concept, stating that while the Zulu maxim umuntu ngumuntu ngabantu (”a person is a person through other persons”) may have no apparent religious connotations in the context of Western society, in an African context it suggests that the person one is to become by behaving with humanity is an ancestor worthy of respect or veneration. Those who uphold the principle of ubuntu throughout their lives will, in death, achieve a unity with those still living.

Hi recently came across the word “Ubuntu” whilst exploring options for running my computers on free opensource linux based operating systems. There is a linux distribution called Ubuntu which I will be trying out. Anyway… I liked the sound of what this Zulu word “Ubuntu” refers to. Below is a small snippet from one site on this topic (I will post another next):

20th WCP: Ubuntu: An African Assessment of the Religious Other
(1) Ubuntu and religion

Ubuntu (a Zulu word) serves as the spiritual foundation of African societies. It is a unifying vision or world view enshrined in the Zulu maxim umuntu ngumuntu ngabantu, i.e. “a person is a person through other persons” (Shutte, 1993:46). At bottom, this traditional African aphorism articulates a basic respect and compassion for others. It can be interpreted as both a factual description and a rule of conduct or social ethic. It both describes human being as “being-with-others” and prescribes what “being-with-others” should be all about. As such, Ubuntu adds a distinctly African flavour and momentum to a decolonized assessment of the religious other. In fact, the various overlaps between such an assessment and the African way of life as described/prescribed by Ubuntu, make this assessment nothing but an enactment of the African Ubuntu.

The first important overlap between Ubuntu and a decolonized assessment of the religious other, has to do with a fundamental presupposition of this assessment, viz. a respect for the other as a religious other. While Western Humanism tends to underestimate or even deny the importance of religious beliefs, Ubuntu or African Humanism is resiliently religious (Prinsloo, 1995:4). For the Westerner, the maxim “A person is a person through other persons” has no obvious religious connotations. He/she will probably interpret it as nothing but a general appeal to treat others with respect and decency. However, in African tradition this maxim has a deeply religious meaning. The person one is to become “through other persons” is, ultimately, an ancestor. And, by the same token, these “other persons” include ancestors. Ancestors are extended family. Dying is an ultimate homecoming. Not only the living must therefore share with and care for each other, but the living and the dead depend on each other (Van Niekerk, 1994:2; Ndaba, 1994:13-14).

ABC Feelings Self Esteem, Conflict Resolution, Character Development

I found this website by chance whilst searching for something (not even sure what now). Check it out. Seems like there are some great articles and resources there with relation to connection with ones feelings. Also, helping children to develop a healthy relationship to their feelings.

Vipassana Meditation Website

I have just completed my forth 10-day Vipassana course. I did the first one about 9 years ago and—like millions before me and after me—I found it to be truly wonderful experience.

I’ve seen many teachers and teachings in this world, and there are few that I recommend to people. Mainly because I find that most things are not universal in nature and hence can never be of value to all people. Vipassana I find to be universal in nature and of immediate and very real benefit to any person that seriously tries it.

There are many people now teaching Vipassana. Most charge money. Vipassana—as taught by this non-profit organisation—charge no fee for doing the course. I highly recommend it to anyone and everyone that feels any degree of attraction to it. I’ve only received this meditation through this source and I am grealful for the purity they have maintained.

Check it out…

Diagnose-Me - Online Diagnosis - Diagnostic Tool

Here’s an interesting site for those wanting what would appear to be a fairly comprehensive and accurate appraisal of issues that might be affecting their health.

Council on Spiritual Practices

This is an interesting website that I found through a reference made to it in a book called “Cleansing the doors of perception” by Huston Smith.

The above link goes to the Ethnogen section of the CSP website. Be sure to check out the other sections.

Blessings,

Jonathan

The Edge of Grace

I found this site today. I’ve not read through a lot of it but I get a good feeling from it. The author, David Yeh, expresses himself in a way that I enjoy and admire.

Enjoy…

ZipGenius - zip, rar, arj, ISO, 7-zip and other compression formats are supported in this free utility for Windows.

Okay… it’s not often You’ll see me posting links to software, so relish this moment while you can. What’s more, this software performs a pretty mundane sort of task… yet that’s just it — ZipGenius performs this otherwise mundane task with excellence.

What am I on about?
Well, ZIPing and unZIPing files. Actually ZIP is just one format of file compression. RAR and many others are available too. ZipGenius has to be the best ZIP related program I’ve seen, on all accounts. The best and most amazing part is that it’s free!! Open source software that out does well established commercial software is just fantastic.

If you’re into Zipping up files the get hold of this application and I’m sure it’ll only be minutes before you’re uninstalling whatever other zip related software you were using before.

Air Transportation Charity Organizations
Angel
Flight Southeast

Here’s more links for assistance with health requirements and transport in the USA.

With love and blessings,

Jonathan Evatt

Angel Flight

I think this is a great idea. If you live in the USA and need to travel somewhere for medical care and you do not have the money to cover flights costs then via Angel Flight you may be able to get the transport free.

If you or someone you know might benefit from this service then check it out or pass this information on.

With love and blessings,

Jonathan Evatt