Guest guest Posted January 8, 2004 Report Share Posted January 8, 2004 Dear Editor4educomp: My only comment, upon "reading and pondering" your post is that you have shown rather poor judgment, not to mention atrociously bad manners. You have only been a member of Shakti Sadhana for about two weeks, and yet your first "official" communication and introduction ignores the ancient and bottomless wisdom of Hindu/Vedic/Tantric/Shakta scripture, choosing instead to merely cut-and-paste (without credit or reference) a pamphlet called "Father's Love Letter" -- designed by a Canadian evangelist group whose Web site declares that "as you begin your new life as God's child, you will have the privilege of getting to know Him as your Father! You are now part of His incredible family, by faith in Jesus Christ!" Now, there is no doubt that Christianity (like any other religion) is capable of bringing peace and fulfilment to its adherents. The only thing that leaves me scratching my head is why some so-called Christians choose to (ignorantly and rudely) dump their pamphlets in clearly inappropriate places -- especially when such souls frequently have little or no idea about (or interest in) what peace and fulfilment other faiths might offer. After all, most of us here in this group are paying homage to Devi every day, every moment if we can. We are actively practicing our faith. We are spending time with and within the Divine, while gathering and sharing with others who are traveling the same path. We are not wasting our time offending Christian discussion boards by dumping Shakta pamphlets there. We are actually walking our path and learning more and more about its beauty, rather than vainly trying to convince others that ours is the only or best path. As Swami Vivekananda wisely noted long ago, "As soon as a man stands up and says he is right or his church is right, and all others are wrong, he is himself all wrong. He does not know that upon the proof of all the others depends the proof of his own. The test of true religiousness is love and charity for the whole human race." And so, Mr. Editor4educomp: We have read and pondered your Father's Love Letter, as you requested. Now let me ask you a question: Have you ever bothered to read your Mother's Love Letter? It's all around you, you know. And speaking of that -- when's the last time you called Her? Aum Maatangyai Namahe , Subhashish Das <editor4educomp> wrote: > Dear Mary & All friends, > > See what Jehovah says in this collection of verses from the Bible may serve you well to read & ponder. This is in form of a poem: > > My Child… > > You may not know me, but I know everything about you …Psalm 139:1 > > I know when you sit down and when you rise up …Psalm 139:2 > > I am familiar with all your ways …Psalm 139:3 > > Even the very hairs on your head are numbered …Matthew 10:29-31 > > For you were made in my image …Genesis 1:27 > > In me you live and move and have your being …Acts 17:28 > > For you are my offspring …Acts 17:28 > > I knew you even before you were conceived …Jeremiah 1:4-5 > > I chose you when I planned creation …Ephesians 1:11-12 > > You were not a mistake, for all your days are written in my book … Psalm 139:15-16 > > I determined the exact time of your birth and where you would live …Acts 17:26 > > You are fearfully and wonderfully made …Psalm 139:14 > > I knit you together in your mother's womb …Psalm 139:13 > > And brought you forth on the day you were born …Psalm 71:6 > > I have been misrepresented by those who don't know me …John 8:41-44 > > I am not distant and angry, but am the complete _expression of love …1 John 4:16 > > And it is my desire to lavish my love on you …1 John 3:1 > > Simply because you are my child and I am your father …1 John 3:1 > > I offer you more than your earthly father ever could …Matthew 7:11 > > For I am the perfect father …Matthew 5:48 > > Every good gift that you receive comes from my hand …James 1:17 > > For I am your provider and I meet all your needs …Matthew 6:31-33 > > My plan for your future has always been filled with hope …Jeremiah 29:11 > > Because I love you with an everlasting love …Jeremiah 31:3 > > My thoughts toward you are countless as the sand on the seashore ...Psalms 139:17-18 > > And I rejoice over you with singing …Zephaniah 3:17 > > I will never stop doing good to you …Jeremiah 32:40 > > For you are my treasured possession …Exodus 19:5 > > I desire to establish you with all my heart and all my soul … Jeremiah 32:41 > > And I want to show you great and marvelous things …Jeremiah 33:3 > > If you seek me with all your heart, you will find me …Deuteronomy 4:29 > > Delight in me and I will give you the desires of your heart …Psalm 37:4 > > For it is I who gave you those desires …Philippians 2:13 > > I am able to do more for you than you could possibly imagine … Ephesians 3:20 > > For I am your greatest encourager …2 Thessalonians 2:16-17 > > I am also the Father who comforts you in all your troubles …2 Corinthians 1:3-4 > > When you are brokenhearted, I am close to you …Psalm 34:18 > > As a shepherd carries a lamb, I have carried you close to my heart …Isaiah 40:11 > > One day I will wipe away every tear from your eyes …Revelation 21:3-4 > > And I'll take away all the pain you have suffered on this earth … Revelation 21:3-4 > > I am your Father, and I love you even as I love my son, Jesus … John 17:23 > > For in Jesus, my love for you is revealed …John 17:26 > > He is the exact representation of my being …Hebrews 1:3 > > He came to demonstrate that I am for you, not against you …Romans 8:31 > > And to tell you that I am not counting your sins …2 Corinthians 5:18-19 > > Jesus died so that you and I could be reconciled …2 Corinthians 5:18-19 > > His death was the ultimate _expression of my love for you …1 John 4:10 > > I gave up everything I loved that I might gain your love …Romans 8:31-32 > > If you receive the gift of my son Jesus, you receive me …1 John 2:23 > > And nothing will ever separate you from my love again …Romans 8:38- 39 > > Come home and I'll throw the biggest party heaven has ever seen … Luke 15:7 > > I have always been Father, and will always be Father …Ephesians 3:14-15 > > My question is…Will you be my child? …John 1:12-13 > > I am waiting for you …Luke 15:11-32 > > Love, Your Dad. Almighty God > > ********* > > Warm regards, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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