These are the questions we seek to address:
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What do we need to live
in peace, harmony, justice, joy, and love?
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Can exploring the meaning
of Jesus's words in Aramaic help restore our world to balance
and well-being?
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The teachings of Jesus
clearly state "These things I have done, you shall do and
more." Our times invite us all to accept this challenge.
How do we do this?
The Aramaic words of Jesus (Eshoa in Aramaic),
understood within his historical and cultural context, unfettered
by dogma and theological concepts, are simple: look to God
(sacred unity), love, forgive, share, flex, heal, give thanks,
enjoy. Peace and justice on earth would manifest quickly and easily
if we humans take to heart and mind these simple teachings. Understood
from the Middle Eastern perspective, the words and actions of
Eshoa support and encourage the same basic teachings of
every other major world faith, and could be a rallying point for
all peoples. Then as a species we could focus our creativity
and resources on improving the human condition, and the health
of our ecosphere.
This site offers:
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Revelatory material
from Aramaic studies (such as lists of idioms and expressions
in Aramaic that make great sense when not taken literally and
can now help us appreciate our ancestor Eshoa in a new light);
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Simple chants in Aramaic
and in English to carry the words of Eshoa from head to heart
(now easily learnable by our CD);
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Poems and essays to inspire,
delight, and educate (in the sense of the Latin word "educare"·to
bring forth from within you);
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Links to:
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books and tapes
on the meanings of Jesus's words in Aramaic;
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relevant articles;
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materials we are
creating to share with you (cds, tapes, booklets, and book).
- Ways to connect with us, either through the internet
or in person. If you wish, we can (as one option) explore what
we all need and experience how we can become all we long to be.
The teachings of Jesus in Aramaic give
us many practical and powerful tools. All we have to do is utilize
them.
Please feel free to contact us (rahtomas@gmail.com).
In the future we plan to offer:
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Selections from
various books that informed and excited our minds and hearts,
in hopes that the byproduct of our reading can be passed to
you in a form that readily offers benefits and blessings. It
is our opinion that it is inestimable worth to open the treasure
box of each listening mind, so that our varied gifts, past and
present, can be shared;
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Circle of Sharing where
we invite you to share your stories, visions, comments, feelings,
thoughts, ideas, needs, gifts, and prayers so we can evolve
as quickly and easily as possible, building on each
other's awakenings and together exploring the infinite potential
within us all, individually and collectively. In the Middle
East, this tradition of exploring together was/is called midrash,
and it is one of the keys to keeping our spiritual life juicy,
informed, and exciting. All we know is our experience. And we
hope, in time, that you will share yours.
Peace be with you. Shlama al'khon..
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