KEN RUEGG
VICTIMIZED BY MILLIONS
about myself: what enlightened ones know
ENLIGHTENMENT is the attainment of advanced stages of mind. Because there are stages, and not one stage, and because stages contain levels, some enlightened ones are more advanced than others. ENLIGHTENED MINDS struggle, become aware, and then attempt to impart their knowledge to others. JESUS became aware, that awareness being symbolized in the Gospels by the descent upon Him of the Holy Spirit, in the form of a Dove, after His baptism by John the Baptist in the Jordan. THE GIFTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT are gifts of Divine Mind, and include Wisdom. The Bible story emphasizes the enlightenment of Christ as being of divine origin. CHRIST, tempted by the Devil, rejects the kingdoms of the Earth, rather than worship Satan. EXCESSIVE PURSUIT OF MATERIAL THINGS IS AN OBSTACLE TO ENLIGHTENMENT: "Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also!" "You cannot serve God and Mammon (money)!" -Jesus, the Christ JESUS then preaches His message, and imparts that mission to others upon His death. GHAUTAMA BUDDHA, a wealthy and powerful Indian prince, abandoned his palace and family, in search of enlightenment. UPON BECOMING AWARE, Buddha preached his knowledge to others, giving sermons. FIGURINES depict him as carrying a club, and a bag: a club to beat off robbers, and a sack to hold his meager belongings. THE PROPHET MUHAMMAD reached awareness, and is depicted as being ordered to "Recite", by the Archangel Gabriel, who squeezed him until he did so. THE HOLY KORAN, means "The Recital". Muhammad spoke the Word of God. THE WORDS of BUDDHA, CHRIST, AND MUHAMMAD, were written down, and are revered as scripture to the present day: Both BUDDHA and CHRIST came to awareness (enlightenment), abandoned their homes, preached, had followers, and their message constitutes "Holy Writ". THE PROPHET MUHAMMAD likewise became enlightened, preached to followers, and his sermons constitute "The Holy Koran". ALL THREE MEN HAD EXTRAORDINARY PEACE: BUDDHA called peace, "tranquility". CHRIST said to His Apostles, "I give you peace! Not as the world gives it! I GIVE YOU A PEACE WHICH SURPASSES ALL HUMAN UNDERSTANDING!". When invoking the name of the Prophet Muhammad, the words, "Blessings and Peace be upon his name!", are always spoken. TRANQUILITY IS ANOTHER TERM FOR PEACE: A PEACE NOT UNDERSTANDABLE, AND THEREFORE NOT EXPRESSIBLE, IN WORDS. YOU KNOW WHEN YOU HAVE IT!* HIS HOLINESS, THE DA LAI LAMA, DURING A VISIT TO NEW YORK CITY, TOLD THE LATE JOHN CARDINAL O'CONNOR, THAT CHRISTIANITY, AND BUDDHISM, ARE DIFFERENT EXPRESSIONS OF THE SAME REALITY.** CARDINAL O'CONNOR DISAGREED, MEANING THAT HE COULD NOT UNDERSTAND! BIBLICAL DEPICTIONS OF INCIDENTS IN THE LIFE OF THE PATRIARCH MOSES, INDICATE HIS ENLIGHTENMENT, ALSO: FOR THE DOVE, OR THE ARCHANGEL, SUBSTITUTE THE BURNING BUSH! THE ASCENT OF MOUNT SINAI BY MOSES, WHERE HE SEES GOD; THE ASCENSION OF CHRIST INTO HEAVEN, FORTY DAYS FOLLOWING HIS RESURRECTION; AND THE NIGHT JOURNEY TO HEAVEN OF THE PROPHET MUHAMMAD, MOUNTED UPON HIS SACRED STEED, AL RASHAD, FROM THE LOCATION ON THE TEMPLE MOUNT PRESENTLY ENCLOSED, AND HALLOWED, BY THE DOME OF THE ROCK, PLACE MOSES, CHRIST, AND MUHAMMAD, ALIVE, IN THEIR PHYSICAL BODIES, WITH GOD. THE FACT THAT ALL OF THESE FOUNDERS OF RELIGIONS WERE ENLIGHTENED, EMPHASIZES EVOLUTION OF MIND AS AN ASPECT OF DIVINE MIND, AND IN NO WAY DISCREDITS THE RELIGIONS BASED UPON THEIR TEACHINGS. WHAT THESE MEN TAUGHT IS SO PROFOUND, THAT MOST PEOPLE RECOGNIZE IT AS COMING FROM GOD! THE MINDS OF THESE TEACHERS ACHIEVED EXTRAORDINARY ENLIGHTENMENT, AND WERE THEREFORE CLOSER TO ETERNAL MIND THAN THOSE OF OTHERS. WHETHER OR NOT BIBLICAL ACCOUNTS AND SACRED TRADITIONS ARE LITERALLY TRUE, THEY HAVE CONVEYED THE IMPORTANCE OF THESE MEN, AND THEIR MESSAGE, TO UNTOLD MILLIONS OF THE FAITHFUL, AND ARE INTENDED TO DO SO. I DO NOT NECESSARILY EXPECT MY MESSAGE TO BE ACCEPTED BY MOST OF THOSE WHO HEAR OR READ IT: "Let him who has ears, hear!" "A blind man cannot lead a blind man, or they will both fall into a ditch!" "Do not throw your pearls before swine, lest they trample them underfoot, and turn, and rend you!" -Jesus, the Christ What are the meanings of the Parable of the Talents, the Parable of the Vineyard, and the Parable of the Pearl of Great Price? You use what you have, some are faster than others, and the effort is worth it! "The Kingdom of Heaven is within you!" -Jesus, the Christ *see "Merging with Eternal Mind", under "contact". **Buddhism, for instance, teaches that there is no permanent self. Christianity teaches repentance, and spiritual growth, which involves change, so that you become a better (different) person than you were prior to such change. Progressive development of self towards enlightenment, and upon enlightenment, likewise involves growth. Piaget's stages of learning each involve mental development different from, and more advanced than that achieved through completion of the previous stages. Evolution of Mind in Man therefore expectedly involves different species of mind, occurring through increasing percentages, over time, of those attaining successive stages of learning. Collective growth is based upon individual growth. See "SECTIONS OF LASTING VALUE", under "home". Also see the next section, "about myself (my actions as protecting and saving innocent lives)", under "contact". "Cast your bread upon the waters!" "From him who has more, will more be expected!" -The Holy Bible