Quote of the Week 166 - I Ain't Afraid

I Ain't Afraid Lyrics

The Klezmatics

Chorus
I ain't afraid of your Yahweh
I ain't afraid of your Allah
I ain't afraid of your Jesus
I'm afraid of what you do in the name of your god

I ain't afraid of your churches
I ain't afraid of your temples
I ain't afraid of your praying
I'm afraid of what you do in the name of your god

Verse
Rise up to your higher power
Free up from fear, it will devour you
Watch out for the ego of the hour
The ones who say they know it
Are the ones who will impose it on you

Chorus

Verse
Rise up, and see a higher story
Free up from the gods of war and glory
Watch out for the threats of purgatory
The spirit of the wind wont make a killing off of sin and satan

I aint afraid of your Bible
I aint afraid of your Torah
I aint afraid of your Koran
Dont let the letter of the law
Obscure the spirit of your love it's killing us

I aint afraid of your money
I aint afraid of your borders
I aint afraid of your choices

I aint afraid of your Sunday
I aint afraid of your Sabbath
I aint afraid of your teachers

I aint afraid of your dances
I aint afraid of your music
I aint afraid of your children
I'm afraid of what you do in the name of your god

Quote of the Week 165 - Two Kinds of Power

Power is of two kinds. One is obtained by the fear of punishment and the other by acts of love. Power based on love is a thousand times more effective and permanent than the one derived from fear of punishment.

--Mahatma Gandhi

Quote of the Week 164 - The Approach to the Divine Mother

Much has been written about the Mother of the Universe, but it boils down to this. You need her more than she needs you. In fact, your life is totally dependent upon her, and in some sense, she could care less about you. But at the same time, she loves you as deeply and purely as love is possible, so deeply and purely that she will dissolve all of your self-limitations. She is as devoted to your liberation as much as she is devoted to nurturing you, because she yearns for your return to the Father as much as she yearns for her return. And in some sense, she can’t complete her return until you complete your return, one way or another. The approach to the Divine Mother should be in an attitude of giving and tenderness, nothing more. No attempts at establishing relationships, fulfilling needs, or fitting in pieces of a puzzle. That is all wrong. The proper approach is beyond all that. Just give with tenderness and don’t look for anything. That is all.

--Steven J. Gold

(The above is from a new book I hope to publish within the next 6 weeks called Basic Spiritual Principles. Be on the lookout for the announcement of its official publication!)

Quote of theWeek 163 - Reincarnation

I wonder: is reincarnation real or just some goofy idea I picked up in a former lifetime?

--Sy Safransky, from The Sun magazine, August, 2010