Marek Reavis wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Robert" <babajii...@...> wrote: > >> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Marek Reavis" <reavismarek@> 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. >> >> > > ** > > Any idea if Mayan religion incorporated monism within its philosophy?
I have a book written by an Indian historian who puts forth the theory that Mexico was populated over a 1000 years ago by Indian sailors who got off course. India once had a great navy in those early times. That's why some Mayan and Aztec temples resemble Shiva temples.
