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THE TREE OF SELF: When the Self Belongs

It is indispensable for the self to find a sense of having and knowing where it belongs, a close niche family that understands and loves you; a career path that bequeaths a sense of self-worth and self-affluence; and a place to gather up your inner spiritual power in order to face another day, in spite of your shortcomings or disappointments, in this world –these are just a touch of the fundamental building blocks to strengthening the self in you.

The self has a deepening need of knowing its true origins and why it exists and why it is life. So many questions have been asked of why we are and where we are headed as humans and these questions have contributed to a lot of confusion to us, as humankind, which have led to countless pursuits of our existence, with numerous archeological excavations dedicated to our civilization’s cultural interactions and social behavior – which is, in all honest reality, is just a touch of who we are and why we are.

The tree of self is the route of who and what you are in this life, reflecting from what your lineage is and how it was manifested. Be known to all humans, we are a mixture and flamboyant abundance of Races that have, in all cases roamed the earth through evolution, to be where we are and what we are. However, that does not answer who we are and what is the next step to our evolution as humans. The things we do in this world are things we do to feel at home with ourselves, however at times those things do not make us reach our true contentment. The debatable is not the metaphysics of who we are and the physical of what we are, but the metaphysics, physical and spiritual, us one to form a completeness of an individual’s journey in life.

A spiritual journey amongst other things is derived in many ways through various cultures, traditions, religions and through individual submission or sanctity. Alas, this spiritual journey can never be fully attained by focusing solely on what is physical. Its attainment needs to be a balanced triplicate of metaphysical, physical and inner spiritual. Which is knowledge or enlightenment of the self and other, adjoined with the metaphysical; your shape, temple or body that houses the spiritual; and your authentic self, your inner self which is the spiritual - one needs the other to form a completeness of who you are.

When the self finds a sense of belonging in this world and in all facets that form life, it finds a spiritual place to grow without envy, anger, lust, greed, pride or idleness. The completeness of self is forged and formed by the entirety of the journey of finding the transcending love in self and everything you do towards the attainment of Self belonging. Acting-love is transcending love, which transforms an individual spiritually, mentally and at times physically.

To reiterate - Our bodies are a shrine, a place of worship where true faith begins and where it ends. We are all of love and light and are given choices in this world by our indoctrinators, the structures that are erected, and laws enacted to guide us in this world, which ultimately shape our personalities and drift some individuals away from their humanity and humility, ultimately from the Self, thus a sense of belonging is lost forever.

The branches of Self should know no iniquities and no archetypes - this should be the nature of our evolution, a personal complete and complementary triplet brand to self. The self in every one of us can be strengthened only through self-belief of where we come from, what we stand for, i.e. Religion, Culture, Ethnicity, without building walls or segregating against anyone or anything in this world. A holistic approach to life is rejoicing in life with its metaphysics, physical and enjoying the nature of all things - stacks of spiritual strength that will build strength in self.

WORD TO A NEW SELF-BELONGING REVOLUTION

By Linda Sakazi Thwala

THE CONVICTION IN GOD

Going to church and worshiping God has become an essential and fashionable trend in South Africa. Religion has grown to be a very lucrative and profitable business more especially here at home and internationally. Worshiping God within a congregation (argumentative) is very expensive affair these days. However, whether it is a lucrative and profitable business, it’s certainly not an issue. The problem is, making people conform in what you believe in by force.

South Africa, as many countries in Africa and the world at large has a Religious Diversity, from Zionists, Muslims, Judaism, Buddhists, Traditionalists (or Culturists) and Christians (which fall under - Born-Again Christians, Baptists, Orthodox et al). All these diverse religions have assorted attires and colors that bestow emblems, which distinguish each church from the rest, only sharing a single commonality of the Crucifix(the Pentagram for Judaism). The aim of worship is a sacred trajectory of that one magnanimous, benevolent and omnipotent being, the Alpha and the Omega, Jehovah, Umveliqange - GOD the creator; from these religion, all cordoned and directed by inspirational words from various Holy books: The Bible, The Koran, The Torah, The Book of Mormon, et al - its messages, a directive from the Almighty through prophets or chosen believers of that particular faith.

As individuals, our faith and spirituality conforms, and is derived by one of these Religious convictions but, only by choice of worship in any of the former mentioned Religious convictions. Each choice of worship by tradition is different from any other worship, from congregation to congregation. And a Religious conviction is taught, analyzed, and imbibed by an individual through their own ‘self-perception’.

God loves all his children, with their diverse cultures, nationality, tradition, creed and religious convictions. No one, especially in a Democratic state, governed by a Constitution can be pushed or pulled by force or emotional submission to conform to any of these former mentioned Religions. In South Africa it is our Constitutional right to be followers of any religion, creed or traditional group.

There is no discrimination in the Kingdom of God - only different ways to praise and individual ways to faith. It is an individual’s choice to conform or follow a particular Religious group which, some of us are born into and some of us learn to follow. We as individuals are one in the name of the magnanimous, benevolent and omnipotent being, the Alpha and the Omega, Jehovah, Umveliqange - GOD the creator.
It is our perception to whom and what God is; which separates individual’s religion and spiritual convictions.

There is a popular ignorant belief, which aims to separate puritan cultural groups that have evolved over the past millenniums, to powerful movements that aim to heal the world, through entertainment and artistic accretion, from other religions, to a mere diabolical movement that brings chaos into the world. What lunacy? The Illuminati and the Freemasons, (which can be linked to the church of Scientology) are and have been recognized as masters of lyrical, artistic creativity, architectural and mechanical experts; who chose to congregate themselves through their creed and form of worship.

True faith, in any of the earlier mentioned religious diversity; does not discriminate or shun upon ‘different’ religious groups or religious convictions of any individual or ethnic group. True faith, does not create boundaries or build walls against any individual or ethnic group. True faith, does not seek to break, but aims to build. Real faith does not seek to kill, but aim to heal.

It is my opinion that any man can do as they please with their lives, for as long as they do not KILL, STEAL OR HATE. In forever Love and in forever shining Light - true conviction in God.

WORD TO A NEW RELIGION CONVICTION REVOLUTION

By Linda Sakazi Thwala