I have been working in the field of mental illness for ten years and have witnessed many of my clients or residents who experienced voices that for the most part were negative.  Almost all individuals that experience voices have had a difficult childhood.  Many  are quite sensitive and pick up feelings of others and can not differentiate between theirs and someone else’s.    Some experience both visual and auditory hallucinations which are more traumatic then just auditory voices.

The voices  they hear often will not let up with constant jabbering.  Medications can alleviate the voices somewhat but not entirely.  Many will listen to music via radio, ipod, play wi to name a few.  To understand what its like have two people talk behind you at the same time and you will get the idea what people with mental illness go through.

The Astral Plane where many mischievous entities(a gentle way of stating that they are not for our highest good, learning, and growth) hang out and will look to play havoc with souls that have little or no protection.  Some of these individuals who experience voices are actually getting them from the Astral Plane.  Yes, not all are coming from their but it would behoove the therapist to have a better understanding of the spirit world.

In those ten years, I only experienced one person who received positive reinforcement and this was from his grandmother who had died.  I worked with this individual for over a year before he left for another state.  Unfortunately their were other  voices such as the inner critic who put him down thus impeding his progress towards positive self esteem. We all have experienced this sub-personality along with others whose roll is to keep us from moving forward.   Imagine how much more difficult it is with people who have a mental illness.

For my part I keep looking for individuals that I can help from a spiritual perspective; perhaps

Why do Muslims believe that you shouldn’t show  pictures of the Prophet Muhammad? The Prophet himself decreed that he should not be worshiped as other’s prophets were worshiped as God or god son.  In order to make sure it doesn’t happen any pictures or sculpture of the  prophet was  not created.  If you cite history most of the idol worshipping came in to being by people creating  statues of  religious persons just to  honor them but later generations started worshiping them as God.  I see it every time happening in India. Because in Islam Prophet Muhammad is just a common man who has been tasked with the responsibility by God for preaching Islam.  As a muslim we love and respect Prophet Muhammad (Peace be on him) but we don’t worship him  We will only worship God (Allah) no one else.        Wikipedia

Now I wonder if Muhammad really cared if his picture was shown or not?  I have found by meditating on a spiritual  teacher, guru, Jesus, Buddha, or someone else very spiritual you would align with that  soul’s energy.  Also the focus would stare one  away from the world of  illusion and connect one with the truer reality.

Muhammad truly needs to have a picture to help Muslims or others  who believe in Him to help individuals become more aligned with the truth of his Being.  Could it possibly be true that Muhammad was God in human form just as Jesus was.  If you read anything about Krishna (Bhagavadgita) you would know that He showed his universal body to his disciple Arjuna. This helped him believe that Krishna was God in human form.  It is also written in the Bhagavadgita about reincarnation.  Well, someone got it right wouldn’t you say.

So, I am sure ready to get a painting, picture, or drawing of Muhammad, it would connect me  on a deeper level then I am currently experiencing with Him.

Well, for sure that reverend  in Florida, Terry Jones sure does not get it.  Uhm, a Christian without heart and only mind and anger.   Yep, he is going to do what he is going to do because his  belief system is  skewed by his own blindness.  Yes, I have been stating this many times already, “when an individual  dies that person will review his past and feel his own judgements towards others and of course suffer.”

It is only fitting that these type of people crop up from time to time to remind those who are moving toward the light how far we have come and how even further we have to go.  Yes, in Jesus time the world was in a different modality and He needed to create controversy so that others would rise above their own intellect and prejudices.

The meaning of Jihad is struggle or effort .   This is the primary meaning of the term as used in the Quran which refers to an internal  effort to reform bad habits in the Islamic community or within the  individual Muslim.  The is also used more specifically to denote a war waged in the service of religion.  Muhammad in His time also had skirmishes with other tribes in order to unite Arabs in a belief that God is One and idol worship would take one away from  the creator.    Those Muslims who wish jihad just don’t get it. Hatred and judgements will continue to cause pain and suffering upon humanity.

Regardless of one’s belief it through Love of God one can heal and find peace within and without.  Fundamentalism (religious beliefs based on literal interpretation) is sooooo much mind and very little heart.  The Christians and Muslims who follow this doctrine will continue to cause separatism and delay unity.

Man will have his say since we have yet to move into a matriarchal society based upon  Love, tolerance, and peace.  At this time it is important to delve into who you are and know that you are truly a child of God.

Just finished reading Testimony of Light by Helen Greaves who received messages from Frances Banks, a Nun who passed away, which is worth sharing this moment in time.

Here is one of the captions that rings of  truth.  The saying on earth “As a man thinks, so is he” is true in essence, truer than our ideas can conceive.  By man’s thoughts and inspirations he weaves for  himself his future place in this dimension (Astral Plane where we go after leaving earth).  This is logical Law.  In the earth life he can build a facade about himself.  Here he has no such mask.  He is know here for what he is, and for what his inner subjective live has made him.

For sure there is no escape from our  thoughts and feelings.  When we  are manipulative,  angry, hold onto guilt, controlling, this will carry on into our next endeavor in the Astral Plane.  We will review all that we have done and if there is a preponderance of inflicting pain on others and ourselves through our actions and thoughts we will feel it ten-fold.  The vibration in the Astral is much different then   here on Earth.

Yes there is no place to hide .  Another story goes on to say, The man had been a Nazi leader, well-known and extremely powerful during the last war.  After the downfall of Germany he had committed suicide.  Since that time he had been “lodged in the shadows.”  Mother Florence explained that he had been “wandering in the lower places.  ”You would no doubt refer to t his dark place as the “lower astral.”  In any case, for twenty earth years, he had been imprisoned by  his own evil.

The ward was dark and gloomy, very different from our usual light and sunny rooms.  A pall of murky twilight seemed seemed to hover over it.  Only slowly did it become apparent to us that  ”something” lay on the bed.  I looked away quickly from the repellent sight.  The poor creature’s body appeared to be covered with sores and scars; the eyes were closed.  ”He thinks he is blind” Mother Florence whispered.  ”‘he is not of course.  But the Light here is too bright and penetratinfg for him as yet; and he cries out that it has blinded him.

Yes, if people only knew that life is a continuum and there is no escape, people would not do  harm to others.  Unfortunately our planet and people will have to go through a sojourn to uncover this truth.  People will continue to do horrible things to others until it runs its course.

A friend of mine said, if we all Love and no there is no separateness our planet will heal and there will be “peace on earth.”  As long as most people continue  to not believe in life after death how can we heal?  Many Christians believe they can go to their priest, father, pope and ask to resolved of all sins and its gone.  What folly…..Muslims  kill one another for the sake of hatred and anger and thinks Muhammad will take them to paradise.  What folly.  All I can say is “wake up  and smell the roses.”

If you are not sure if there is truth being said, then it behooves you to check it out. And if it rings true encourage others to do the same.  It is not too late to heal ourselves and our planet.

Wikipedia Testimony Of Light by Helen Greaves

The Oregonian has been running several articles depicting a number of Muslim’s fasting during Ramadan (a month of fasting). Dr. Sam Hassan an anesthesiologist states, “whenever, I encounter stress I turn inward and ask God for forgiveness and guidance.”  He goes onto say Ramadan is a more intense expression of the faith that I practice all year long.”

For many Muslims they do this as a ritual and have difficulty remembering the reason they fast.  The mind will gravitate to that which it thinks it cannot have.  I know from a personal experience that when I fasted, I longed for food and after three days I could not wait to eat.  Hence I focused more on food then on God.

I do not  profess to judge how or why Muslims fast on Ramadan.  According to this article Dr. Hassan seems to do it for the right reasons.  My teacher, Meher Baba ofIndia states, “By bringing into action the vital forces to withstand the craving for food, it is possible to free the mind from attachment to food.”  He goes on to say, “external fasting  has no spiritual value when it is undertaken with the motive of securing the health for the body or for the sake of self-demonstration.”

I further  would shed some light on this subject as stated by Meher Baba.  Muhammad incorporated Ramadan originally as a social measure in Arabia so that the rich people would become more aware of the hunger of the very poor people.  It was never intended to be carried on over the centuries and in other countries as a religious dictum.

In closing, if fasting helps one focus on God more then food it helps the individual become more in tuned to the God within.  If one does it to master craving or from the perspective of rituals it loses its  true meaning.

Wikepedia:  Discourses by Meher Baba  and Avataric Advents by James H. McGrew