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An
Introduction to Recitations - Series One
In this first series of Anu
Universe-City Recitations, we present readings from
selected verses in Seven
Sacred Texts,
texts that illuminate our spiritual horizon. These
are
sacred writings revealed to many cultures around the globe;
and, their messages could well have the power to lead
us to developing a
more holistic relationship with ourselves, with our
environment, and with
the aims and purpose of our creator. By beginning our search
among the wisdom of
the ancients, then extending it to revelations of more recent cultures,
we feel that through this survey we might come
to better understand the
madness we are surrounded by, in
this so-called modern, advanced
world. In other words, through their combined
insights,
perhaps we might even find a
way
out of what might be called, 'a distorted reality';
one most of us merely seek to endure.
Under
our modern presumptions, most people believe that their wisdom book(s)
acts as a portal that
will lead the faithful -- at least the ones who believe as they believe
and act with wisdom --
to a
spiritual zone of safety; and at some unknown
time, to a
sactuary of peace and tranquility. Yet in practical terms, most
believers merely seek their promises of peace, as a respite,
if
just for a momemt, especially on those days
when life
challenges them or their family to the nth
degree.
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And so, during this journey to enlightenment
we elect to begin at
the beginning; or at least as close to the beginning as our spiritual
body of knowledge takes us. Thus, we choose our first verses of
recitation to come from the oldest written spiritual scriptures we have
today. These writings represent the many verses of insightful and
enduring gems of wisdom that were found written on the walls of temples
and
pyramids, on tombs and coffins, and on papyrus scrolls in the Nile
Valley in Afrika. They are scriptures that arrogant Europeans,
who in their words, 'discovered'
them in the 18th
century. These are writings, the main body of which, the 'discovers'
pejoratively called
"The
Egyptian Book of the Dead." However, the
honorable people who wrote these sacred words, and who stroved to live
them, called at least one segment of them, The Book of
the Coming Forth (by
Day and by Night). Moreover, the ancients wrote
these insights in a pictographic language
they termed,
the Metu (Mdu) Neter (Ntr); a phrase which translates to
mean
- The
Writings of
God.
Beginning
the Journey of Recovery
Before
we begin our journey to recover our spiritual heritage, it is important
to make clear to everyone listening that those early
European scholars, did, through their words and
presumptions, effectively taint most of our present day
opinions
about ancient peoples
and what they believed.
Just one example is the fact that after giving us a
Euro-centric cultural spin on who they were and what they wrote, these
same political, scholastic, and religious
leaders purposefully
infused into the Christian
doctrine, and the subsequent cultural 'articles
of belief' the notion that early
so-called Egyptians were dredded polytheistic pagans. Although
this
was a false
characterization, it was one
that none-the-less has stuck in our cultural minds, even in spite of
the fact that
some of their most noted
white scholars -- including men like E.A. Wallis Budge, Gerald
Massey, Albert Churchward, and others --
soon afterward recanted, stating categorically that the people
of Kemet
(Egypt)
'were unquestionably MONOTHEISTIC'! That is, they believed in ONE
SUPREME
GOD!!!
Yet,
in spite of this recantation, the psychological damage had already been
done, and the prior assessment continues to colour our
opinions about those early peoples. This, in fact, is
the origin of why today, Black people, the
children of those earlier peoples,
have perpetuated the
unquestioned
belief that our early fore-parents, the so-called Egyptians
were heathens or idolitors, rather than wise, sagacious, spiritual
beings. And, it is also why most of us today as followers of Western
Christianity don't even want to "look
back", or search the past for any wisdom our fore-parents
might
have passed
along for our
benefit or for our survival.
Well, it is important to say that
from my readings of
just some of their sacred writings, it is clear to me that
the ancients were a loving, wise and caring people who knew 'the time and the
season,'
and wanted to leave for future generations, their posterity,
wisdom that might
help
us raise ourselves up after living in darkness
and mental death, for what they knew would be, a very long time. Again,
these wise people somehow possessed insights into
'the time
and the seasons' of man's sojourn in this world,
including, and most importantly,
the horrors hu+manity would
have to suffer and endure under global
white imperialism--things
like slavery, unjust murder, imprisonment, oppression, discrimination,
economic deprivation, cultural disenfranchisement, and a total loss of
'our-story.'
Our
Objective
Although there are many verses in all
of these sacred texts, during
this series of recitations we
plan to read what we believe are the most important insights
that relate to
the
hu+man resurrection process. These include concepts that might aid us
in reconciling and surviving this age
of profound evil and confusion. And so, as part of thise
survey, we will look at:
- Who were
the original peoples of creation
- How their societies were
overthrown and by whom
- Prophecies regarding their/our
suffering
- How long this humiliation would
endure; and,
- Under what conditions would we
finally be liberated.
We, at Anu Universe-City,
honestly believe that this core body of knowledge is crucial to our
re-vitalization into whole and
reconstituted spiritual beings.
The
Format
Unlike preachers today who read about 2 minutes of
scripture and
then procede to deliver a 2 hour sermon espousing traditional dogma and
persoanal interpretations, in these recitations we give you
approximately 45 minutes of
readings from
the most spiritual writings on the planet. We then take between 5 and 15 minutes to
put things into perspective. Moreover, unlike the preacher's
sermons,
these brief commentaries are primarily intended to
provide explanations,
definitions, and historical relationships -- Not Dogma!
It is our sincere desire that by us presenting and you
hearing these
sessions, we
not only show our appreciation for our fore-parent's recorded
spiritual revelations, we also help to re-establish a
continuity of
wisdom; a connection that will serve to enliven us, and help many
survive the coming crash. Here, we do this by forging an
inter-connection that
links the earliest scriptures, to those that have more
recently
found
their way into our repository of spiritual texts and that now
strongly influences the marjority of people on the
planet.
As stated earlier, because of its vital contribution to all
subsequent sacred
texts, we begin this series by introducing the primal spiritual
literature
that comes from a melanic Afrikan people who called
themselves - Kmtu, a term that translates to mean - Black
people.
We urge you to review our listing of Recitations
(below) for a complete schedule of sessions.
Our
Objective
Hopefully, over the coming weeks and
months, as a result of these
diverse insights, each of us will be better
able to appreciate the philosophical principles and core
myths of various ancient peoples around the planet, and subsequently what they
held as 'truth.'
Then, based on these insights, we
hope to find the essence of 'absolute truth'
we all seek, as we strive to survive beyond this present era of
global-white-imperialism, and as we rise up to serve as initiators of a
majestic world
for infinite tomorrows.
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The
following is a schedule of the upcoming Series One of Recitations of
Sacred Texts.
Please review the listing, and we do hope you'll register
and check them out for yourself. Don't let the prejudice of
tradition keep you from possibly seeing a new, alternative view of
reality and your future.
| LISTING OF RECITATIONS |
| Series
One - An Enduring Message to Man and Man's Response |
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| Date |
Title of Recitations |
| January 16, '08 |
Introduction:
The Afrikan Origins and Beginning of Modern Spiritual Beliefs |
| January 23, '08 |
The
Upanishads - The Light Shineth to the East, morphing into vedas
& gitas |
| January 30, '08 |
The
Bhagavad Gita - The Light in the East Refocuses |
| February 06, '08 |
The
Lotus Sutra - A New Light Illuminates the Eastern Heavens |
| February 13, '08 |
Tao
Te Ching - The Light Travels Still Farther East |
| February 20, '08 |
The
Bible - An ember in the West Ignites a new chapter |
| February 27, '08 |
Bible
con't - Strange bedfellows; is it the Sun or son or merely a
reflection |
| March 05, '08 |
The
Qur'an - The Promise of Peace / Between the word and the
reality |
| March 12, '08 |
Summary:
Readings from the Mdu Ntr and concluding remarks. |
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Presently,
all readings are performed Wednesdays from 8:00pm to 8:59pm EST |
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Upcoming Recitation Series
The
second series in this on-going journey
to enlightenment begins January 2008. At that
time,
we continue our survey of some of the most sacred books of
hu+manity. More importantly, like in the first series, we further
attempt to
understand these sacred works and how they relate to hu+man
resurrection, or what we call, the hu+man
recovery process.
Realize that all of our ancient and profound knowledge is
crucial to our
fundamental understanding, and thus to our long-term survival. In
short, this knowledge could help us begin to answer
the four most profound questions regarding our existence, for instance:
- Who are we?
- Where did we come from?
- What is our
purpose on this plane of existence? and,
- What should
we be
doing to make that purpose become a reality?
If registration levels for series one and
series
two
warrant, we plan to present these readings several
times a
week, and possibly move towards daily readings. As
you might
expect, there is a trememdous amount
of information to cover, and even reading them
every day would require years to complete; and even
then,
there would undoubtedly still be more texts waiting to be
'discovered'...
At this time, I formally extend my hand to you and lovingly
invite you to join us for the inauguration and continuation of
this insightful voyage into a tomorrow that empowers us (you
and me) in a whole new way.
So register with Anu
Universe-City and experience our Recitation Series
- Recitations
of our Sacred Scriptures; and learn what our ancient
fore-parents had to say about our generation , and our quest to build
and live in, a
new (Anu) world (heaven on this realm of existence).
Hetepu
(peace be with you),
Your Brother in Truth,
Im' Nur
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NOTE:
Realize that classroom space is limited so you are advised to
register as soon as possible for the course or classes that most
interest you. All sessions are on a 'first come, first served'
basis.
Also note that some classes, because of the depth of our
investigation, will have prerequisites. In those cases, you MUST have
take the required class or classes or have the equivalent knowledge
BEFORE registering for these classes. If you have any questions
regarding this or any other restriction, you can always write or e-Mail
the
registrar at Anu
Universe-City for clarification (registrar@anuworld.net).
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