--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Marek Reavis" <reavisma...@...> wrote: > > Comment below: > > ** > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Robert" <babajii_99@> wrote: > > > > I asked an Islamic guy, on State st., Madison, about the name(s) of God, in > > the Islamic faith... > > He said, there's only one name of God: Allah > > Ok, what about Mohammahd, I asked..? > > No, he's like a prophet like Jesus or Moses, but not the name of God... > > > > So, I heard, it's ' a good thang' if after you end a talk with one of our > > Muslim brothers, to offer the saying: 'Jesus be with you'...as they see > > that as an acknowledgement of their faith... > > > > So, back to the main topic: > > If you say this mantra, real fast...Allah, Allah, Allah... > > Afteer a while, it starts to sound like: > > La, la...La, la...la, la... > > ya all git the idea?... > > > > r.g. > > > > ** > > The phrase, "La'illaha il' Allahu", generally translated into English as > "There is no God but God", which I first heard in high school within a > comparative religion course (it was a Jesuit high school), never made sense > to me until I read one of Coleman Bark's introductions to his "The Essential > Rumi" wherein he translates the phrase into two variants: "there's no reality > but God; there is only God". > That sounds like this Buddhist guy, the other day, that was telling me there is really no good or evil...just God.. It's all a play... Maya... What do the Buddhist call Maya? What is their term for it, anyone know?
Better yet, what do the Mayans call Maya? r.g.
