--- 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?