TRANSPORTATION
I am not currentyly working in transportation. I put transportation down as my
industry because of the condition of transportation at this time. For eight years I
worked from Saturdays to Wednessdays at Ithaca College. Finding help on the weekends
was difficult due to the lack of transportation. The TCAT only runs certain scheduals. This presents difficulties for people living outside of Ithaca. I worked
a swing shift and there was no way I could travel to work with mass transit. I used
to go out of my way to take people home:Trumansburg,Enfield,you name it.My Grandfather Brotherton used to drive a bus for the Corona Typewriters. My Mon used to
go and meet him.The AARP has addressed the issue of establishing transportation
networks. When I was attending Corning Community College forty years ago gasoline was
twenty five cents a gallon and you could purchase a Rambler American for fifty dollars.Working the same shift helps with car pooling as well as well as increasing
the amount of parking places.
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Sunday, October 12, 2008
Baha'u'llah's Voice In The
Kitab-i-Aqdas
Indictments Against
Intoxicants
Words Of Shoghi Effendi and Abdu'l-Baha'i
"It is inadmissible that man,who hath been endowed with reason, should
consume that which stealeth it away. Nay, rather it behoveth him to comport
himself in a manner worthy of the human station, and not in accordance with
the misdeeds of every heedless and wavering soul".K-119 page 62. Baha'u'llah.
"It hath been forbidden you to smoke opium. We,truly,have prohibited this
practice through a most binding interdiction in the Book. Should anyone par-
take therof, assuredly he is not of Me. Fear God, O ye endued with under-
standing." K-190 page 88 Baha'u'llah.
"Beware lest ye exchange the Wine of God for your own wine, for it will
stupify your minds, and turn your faces away from the Countenance of God,
the All-Glorious, the Peerless, the Inaccessible. Approach it not, for it
hath been forbidden unto you by the behest of God, the Exalted, the Almighty."
Baha'u'llah
Abdu'l-Baha
"The Aqdas prohibits both light and strong drinks because alcohol
leadeth the mind astray and causeth the weakening of the body.
""Shoghi Effendi, in letters written on his behalf, states that this
prohibition includes not only the consumption of wine but of "everything that
deranges the mind", and he clarifies that the use of alcohol is permitted only
when it constitutes part of a medical treatment which is implemented"under the
advice of a competant and conscientious physician, who may have to prescribe it
for the cure of some special ailment"".
Note 144 pages 226 and 227 Notes The Most Holy Book
Gambling and the use of opium have been forbidden unto you. Eschew them
both, O people, and be not of those who transgress. Beware of using any
substance that induceth sluggishness and torpor in the human temple and
inflicteth harm upon the body. We, verily, desire for you naught save what shall
profit you, and to this bear witness all created things, had ye but ears to hear.
K-155 page 75 Baha'u'llah The Most Holy Book.
170. the use of opium...any substance that indceth sluggishness and torpor
K-155
"This prohibition of the use of opium is reinterated by Baha'u'llah in the final
paragraph of the Kitab-i-Aqdas. In this connection Shoghi Effendi stated that one of
requirements for "a chaste and holy life" is total abstinence ...from opium and from
similar habit-forming drugs".Heroin,hashish and other derivatives of cannabis such
as marijuana ,as well as hallucinogenic agents such as LSD, peyote and similar
substances, are regarded as falling under this prohibition."page 238 Notes
Kitab-I-Aqdas
Kitab-i-Aqdas
Indictments Against
Intoxicants
Words Of Shoghi Effendi and Abdu'l-Baha'i
"It is inadmissible that man,who hath been endowed with reason, should
consume that which stealeth it away. Nay, rather it behoveth him to comport
himself in a manner worthy of the human station, and not in accordance with
the misdeeds of every heedless and wavering soul".K-119 page 62. Baha'u'llah.
"It hath been forbidden you to smoke opium. We,truly,have prohibited this
practice through a most binding interdiction in the Book. Should anyone par-
take therof, assuredly he is not of Me. Fear God, O ye endued with under-
standing." K-190 page 88 Baha'u'llah.
"Beware lest ye exchange the Wine of God for your own wine, for it will
stupify your minds, and turn your faces away from the Countenance of God,
the All-Glorious, the Peerless, the Inaccessible. Approach it not, for it
hath been forbidden unto you by the behest of God, the Exalted, the Almighty."
Baha'u'llah
Abdu'l-Baha
"The Aqdas prohibits both light and strong drinks because alcohol
leadeth the mind astray and causeth the weakening of the body.
""Shoghi Effendi, in letters written on his behalf, states that this
prohibition includes not only the consumption of wine but of "everything that
deranges the mind", and he clarifies that the use of alcohol is permitted only
when it constitutes part of a medical treatment which is implemented"under the
advice of a competant and conscientious physician, who may have to prescribe it
for the cure of some special ailment"".
Note 144 pages 226 and 227 Notes The Most Holy Book
Gambling and the use of opium have been forbidden unto you. Eschew them
both, O people, and be not of those who transgress. Beware of using any
substance that induceth sluggishness and torpor in the human temple and
inflicteth harm upon the body. We, verily, desire for you naught save what shall
profit you, and to this bear witness all created things, had ye but ears to hear.
K-155 page 75 Baha'u'llah The Most Holy Book.
170. the use of opium...any substance that indceth sluggishness and torpor
K-155
"This prohibition of the use of opium is reinterated by Baha'u'llah in the final
paragraph of the Kitab-i-Aqdas. In this connection Shoghi Effendi stated that one of
requirements for "a chaste and holy life" is total abstinence ...from opium and from
similar habit-forming drugs".Heroin,hashish and other derivatives of cannabis such
as marijuana ,as well as hallucinogenic agents such as LSD, peyote and similar
substances, are regarded as falling under this prohibition."page 238 Notes
Kitab-I-Aqdas
Saturday, October 11, 2008
Nineteen Step and Vahidian
Recovery Program
Since the Baha'i Calendar consists of nineteen days to the month and nineteen
months to the year, aa well as nineteen years to the Vahid and nineteen Vahids to the
Kull-i-Shay,it is "SELF EVIDENT" we need a nineteen step recovery system as well as
A Vahidian Recovery System. Kenneth Keyes has a program of a twelve fold pathway and
the seven spiritual centers. There is also the Ennagram ,which is a mandala consisting of nine people. The nineteen step recovery progam is based on the 19;20
vibrating of Baha'u'llah's Magnificent New World Order. It is also based on the Unity of the Manifestations of God. This idea is "Manifest" from the very beginning,
combining Yasna 30 with Surah 88.The Vahidian Recovery Program is similar to Ira
Progoff's Journal except the Vahidin year is included.The Ennagram is significant in
that it could help pave the way for an understanding of the "Spiritual Assembly" as
well as the "Future Houses of Justice". The Black Muslims also had a six step
recovery system. In a way the Black Muslims and the Baha'i Community have one thing
in common to deal with: they are being scrutinized by the "watchful public."
My experience with the twelve step recovery progam is that it hasn't been very
effective in combating alcoholism. I was working a job and one of my co-workers was
in AA. He had had been enrolled in it for eight years and his drinking problem was
worse than when he started. He said he could identify with step one,however,step two
he couldn't relate to.
What did the authors of the Menok-i-Khrat understand that modern man doesn't?
"All the Adversity and Welfare that come to
Man and other creatures come through the
Seven and the Twelve. The Twelve Signs of
the Zodiac are said to be the Twelve Commanders
on the Side of Ohrmazd and the Seven Planets
are said to be the Seven Commanders on the
Side of Ahriman and the Seven Planets Oppress
all creation and deliver it over to Death and
all manner of Evil,for the Twelve Signs of the
Zodiac and the Seven Planets rule the Fate of the
World and direct it.
There is another Pahlavi Book titled the Denkart.In this book the Religion of
Ohrmazd consists of ONE WORD the MEAN. The Religion of Ahriman consists of two words
"Excess and Deficiency":
The Usefulness of every action and everything is
from the Mean, this Usefulness is spoilt and made
of no effect by Excess and Deficiency.
Ridvan literally means "Reunion with God". How many people celebrating the twelve days of Ridvan? How many celebrate Christmas and how much are alcoholic beverages
conummed. There is a parallel between Ridvan and the "twelve step recovery" for the
twelve step recovery will return the alcoholic to God if he or she is faithful to it. The main promblem being:what Baha'u'llah calls the "Ahrimans Lurking in Ambush."
The coversion of satannic strength into heavenly power must be considered also.
Think about the Bab, the Primal Point of a New Creation and his implemtation
of the Badi Calendar.The Badi Calendar is the Pro Type to the Vahidian Recovery and
Ninteen Step Recovery Programs. Ahriman's and illness share one thing in common. They can get between us and God.
Recovery Program
Since the Baha'i Calendar consists of nineteen days to the month and nineteen
months to the year, aa well as nineteen years to the Vahid and nineteen Vahids to the
Kull-i-Shay,it is "SELF EVIDENT" we need a nineteen step recovery system as well as
A Vahidian Recovery System. Kenneth Keyes has a program of a twelve fold pathway and
the seven spiritual centers. There is also the Ennagram ,which is a mandala consisting of nine people. The nineteen step recovery progam is based on the 19;20
vibrating of Baha'u'llah's Magnificent New World Order. It is also based on the Unity of the Manifestations of God. This idea is "Manifest" from the very beginning,
combining Yasna 30 with Surah 88.The Vahidian Recovery Program is similar to Ira
Progoff's Journal except the Vahidin year is included.The Ennagram is significant in
that it could help pave the way for an understanding of the "Spiritual Assembly" as
well as the "Future Houses of Justice". The Black Muslims also had a six step
recovery system. In a way the Black Muslims and the Baha'i Community have one thing
in common to deal with: they are being scrutinized by the "watchful public."
My experience with the twelve step recovery progam is that it hasn't been very
effective in combating alcoholism. I was working a job and one of my co-workers was
in AA. He had had been enrolled in it for eight years and his drinking problem was
worse than when he started. He said he could identify with step one,however,step two
he couldn't relate to.
What did the authors of the Menok-i-Khrat understand that modern man doesn't?
"All the Adversity and Welfare that come to
Man and other creatures come through the
Seven and the Twelve. The Twelve Signs of
the Zodiac are said to be the Twelve Commanders
on the Side of Ohrmazd and the Seven Planets
are said to be the Seven Commanders on the
Side of Ahriman and the Seven Planets Oppress
all creation and deliver it over to Death and
all manner of Evil,for the Twelve Signs of the
Zodiac and the Seven Planets rule the Fate of the
World and direct it.
There is another Pahlavi Book titled the Denkart.In this book the Religion of
Ohrmazd consists of ONE WORD the MEAN. The Religion of Ahriman consists of two words
"Excess and Deficiency":
The Usefulness of every action and everything is
from the Mean, this Usefulness is spoilt and made
of no effect by Excess and Deficiency.
Ridvan literally means "Reunion with God". How many people celebrating the twelve days of Ridvan? How many celebrate Christmas and how much are alcoholic beverages
conummed. There is a parallel between Ridvan and the "twelve step recovery" for the
twelve step recovery will return the alcoholic to God if he or she is faithful to it. The main promblem being:what Baha'u'llah calls the "Ahrimans Lurking in Ambush."
The coversion of satannic strength into heavenly power must be considered also.
Think about the Bab, the Primal Point of a New Creation and his implemtation
of the Badi Calendar.The Badi Calendar is the Pro Type to the Vahidian Recovery and
Ninteen Step Recovery Programs. Ahriman's and illness share one thing in common. They can get between us and God.
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Cortaca Baha'i
CORTACA BAHA'I AND ABHA KINGDOM
A new relationship between Cortaca Baha'i and the Abha Kingdom has been firmly established.The Abha Kingdom is a new blog spot. The Cortaca Baha'i rests on the
belief that the Collective Center of the Kingdom establishes relationship between
east and west. A parallel exists in the book of Matthew. You can come from the east
and come from the west and sit down in the Kingdom of God. The Cortaca Baha'i has
developed from the Cortaca Mug. The Cortaca Mug is an answer to the Cortaca Jug. In
the Kitab-i-Aqdas Baha'u'llah enjoins His Followers not to partake of alcoholic
beverages. The arts are given special reverence in the Baha'i Faith. The Coffee Shop
is an alternative to the bar scene, it is also a place for a Baha'i to embrace the
arts,whether there is an open mike night or the exhibition of paintings a Baha'i is
participating in God's Creative Spirit and the "Universal Logos". The Baha'i discovers the hidden meaning in life and contributes to an "ever advancing civilization. The coffee house creates an atmosphere more conducive to Baha'i Ideals.
The Abha Kingdom is the Most Luminous Kingdom and has a very special relationship
with the "Final Consummation". There is a "Ladder of Significances synonymous with
Divine Knowledge (ILM).It is in this dimension that Science and Religion become One.
Ilm or Knowledge is one of the months of the Baha'i Calendar.Baha'is are enjoined to
use their minds to solve complex problems. The intellect is a gift from God. We are
not to destroy it. It would be an act of "Wrong Mindedness" and represent a negative
attitude towards God. This spells CORTACA BAHA'I
A new relationship between Cortaca Baha'i and the Abha Kingdom has been firmly established.The Abha Kingdom is a new blog spot. The Cortaca Baha'i rests on the
belief that the Collective Center of the Kingdom establishes relationship between
east and west. A parallel exists in the book of Matthew. You can come from the east
and come from the west and sit down in the Kingdom of God. The Cortaca Baha'i has
developed from the Cortaca Mug. The Cortaca Mug is an answer to the Cortaca Jug. In
the Kitab-i-Aqdas Baha'u'llah enjoins His Followers not to partake of alcoholic
beverages. The arts are given special reverence in the Baha'i Faith. The Coffee Shop
is an alternative to the bar scene, it is also a place for a Baha'i to embrace the
arts,whether there is an open mike night or the exhibition of paintings a Baha'i is
participating in God's Creative Spirit and the "Universal Logos". The Baha'i discovers the hidden meaning in life and contributes to an "ever advancing civilization. The coffee house creates an atmosphere more conducive to Baha'i Ideals.
The Abha Kingdom is the Most Luminous Kingdom and has a very special relationship
with the "Final Consummation". There is a "Ladder of Significances synonymous with
Divine Knowledge (ILM).It is in this dimension that Science and Religion become One.
Ilm or Knowledge is one of the months of the Baha'i Calendar.Baha'is are enjoined to
use their minds to solve complex problems. The intellect is a gift from God. We are
not to destroy it. It would be an act of "Wrong Mindedness" and represent a negative
attitude towards God. This spells CORTACA BAHA'I
Friday, October 3, 2008
Thursday, October 2, 2008
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