Download the free trial version below to get started. Double-click the downloaded file to install the software. Book II: The EARTH CHANGESTHE NEW EARTHEarth Changes and the Ascension of Planet Earth. Book II: THE EARTH CHANGES. Most of them are vastly more advanced than our own world, living on higher Planes/Dimensions with a higher vibration- rate than Earth's dense- physical . A large group of these worlds have been closely watching over us since WW II with millions of their Motherships invisibly surrounding us, ready to assist us at any moment to fulfill our Ascension up to a Fourth Dimensional . Did you know that you can help us produce ebooks by proof-reading just one page a day? Go to: Distributed Proofreaders. Tabtight professional, free when you need it, VPN service. Scootaloo is a female school-age Pegasus pony. She first appears in Friendship is Magic, part 1. Watch the latest Khmer movies online. Watch new dubbed Chinese, Thai, and Korean drama. Come to enjoy our chat room and listen to Khmer music.
They also have had an important function in shielding us from any unwarranted intrusions or attacks by those Forces of Darkness that unfortunately still exist within our Galaxy. However, they have never wished to directly interpose themselves on our World, as any interference without our express invitation would be wrong karmaically. This difficult process has actually been assisted by our being shrouded from contact with all the other Worlds under a Higher level Spiriutal Agreement made in volunteering to participate in the . On the other hand this . We have undertaken this difficult task in order to develop new solutions, not only for our own World, but also for the benefit of many other Worlds. In addition, this . Nonetheless, our Extraterrestrial visitors have at times tried to communicate directly with either our Governments or our media, especially so in a wish to warn them of the extreme dangers of our development and use of atomic weapons, and particularly the Hydrogen bomb. They did also have come to warn us of the coming . In the meantime, the Governments have quietly created their own secret files of all the numerous UFO sightings supplied by their Military Forces and filed them away in Top- Secret Archives, even though having at the same time secretly interacting with some of these extraterrestrial visitors. Among them was an Air Force Senior Master Sergeant Nurse, Matilda Mac. Elroy, who was given the task of attending to the sole survivor E. T. She turned out to be the only person on their return to the Military Base who was able to communicate with the E. T. She was given the task of communicating with the small E. T. After being helped by Nurse Mac. Elroy to learn English through the use of many books borrowed from the Base's Library on all sorts of Earth subjects over a 1. Airl was to give an extraordinary telepathic message, and only through Nurse Mac. Elroy, which was transcribed by a Government stenographer. This gave many details the workings of what Airl described as the . These were duplicates of the . Mac. Elroy sent her copy of the Transcripts to Lawrence R. Spencer, the Author of . Mr Spencer has bravely published this as the book . This was to be a 'First Contact' meeting with Extraterrestrials by the US Government and was the beginning of a series of later meetings with other Extraterrestrial Races. The Extraterrestrials of this visit were described as being of a . However, Eisenhower's Administration responded that they could not do this so long as the Soviet Union also continued its own nuclear build- up. During the Extraterrestrial Negotiations, various other Government personnel took the unique opportunity to investigate the varied collection of spacecraft which had landed on the Airfield. These were a renegade race of Zeta Reticulians, better known as the . They have hairless bodies and a large head with big round dark eyes, the result of having to live many thousands of years underground on their Planet after contaminating the surface with a nuclear war with their more advanced Zeta Reticuli compatriots. The Grays were no longer able to reproduce themselves through normal physical means and had to rely on 'cloning' their bodies to continue life and therefore they were gradually dying out. They were also of a generally non- loving and self- serving nature. They were hoping to engineer a transference of Human Earthling DNA genetics to enable them to once again physically reproduce themselves. Government in exchange for some of their more advanced technology. They identified themselves as Zeta Reticulans originating from a Planet around a Red Star in the Constellation of Orion which we called Betelgeuse. They stated that their Planet was dying and that at some unknown future time they would no longer be able to survive there. A Treaty was eventually signed between them and the U. S. Government for them to re- engineer their failing DNA with that of Earth Humans in exchange for their spacecraft technology and weapons. The Treaty that was agreed on stated that the Aliens would not interfere in our affairs and we would not interfere in theirs. We agreed in return to keep their presence on Earth a secret and provide them with large underground Base facilities under the . They would be allowed to make abductions of Humans on a limited and periodic basis for the purpose of medical examination and monitoring of our development, with the agreed requirement that the Humans would not be harmed, and be returned to their point of abduction with no memory of the event. They were also required to furnish the Government with a list of all Human contacts and abductees on a regularly scheduled basis. However, after over a period of forty years they had proved to have failed to either supply very meaningful new technology or to keep their word on the amount and degree of abductions. This applied particularly to women and children taken up to their Mothership for experimental surgery, as well as to their frequent mutilation of cattle in a continued effort to extract genetic codes. As a result, the U. S. Government had gradually closed down most of their extensive main underground Bases by the late 1. Government meetings with Extraterrestials. Kennedy was about to give a major speech on the day he was assassinated (by an Agent of Earth's . As we know, this speech was unfortunately never given. In fact the Galactic Federation had planned to make a first major appearance with their space craft within a short period following Kennedy's Speech, and this plan had to be abandoned. It would no doubt have ushered in a major change of direction in Earth's future development. Although they became well- known to limited circles of Earth's . One of the first major . In his second book . A few years later, Dino Kraspedon, a Brazilian, also published a book describing his unexpected meeting with the Captain of a 3. Flying Saucer Scout, who gave him much useful scientific information about space travel and their methods of propulsion. Among other things, the Captain explained how they can move at enormous speeds through our atmosphere by creating a vacuum around the Scouts by ionizing the air surrounding the craft to prevent atmospheric friction. He was also one of the first to give us information on the approaching . Photographs of them have been well documented in various books and on the Internet. Likewise, there are also the many photographs on the Internet and books of . These are ones that the Space Visitors have permitted us to see through lowering their higher vibration rates down to our 3. D level. There are thousands of huge Motherships stationed invisibly overhead, many of them over hundreds of miles in diameter, and as they mostly operate on the 4th and 5th Dimensional vibrational levels which is invisible to our 3. D physical sight. They would then follow this up with a series of actual Earth landings in order to give us detailed information about themselves and to provide us with various useful technologies, such as the use of . However, they have in the meantime made contact with over 1. Earth Governments requesting them to make a full . Of course the various Governments have . Security around the meeting was intense: everyone was searched at the entrance; pens, pins, key chain items were collected and even Member's UN Security Cards were temporarily taken in custody. This meeting was attended by over 4. Representatives of 2. Member Countries. A document from the Galactic Federation was circulated in the meeting in which a request was made that all the countries represented should make a full disclosure of E. T. The Galactic Federation were offering to provide in return such useful technologies as new forms of . A similar document was later sent by the Galactic Federation directly to the relevant Ministries of all the attending 2. Member States. They also expressed an especial concern about our developing the Hydrogen Bomb and they informed us that Hydrogen is a basic . A large scale use of Hydrogen bombs could set off a massive chain- reaction conflagration throughout the Ethers of Space in addition to destroying our Planet. In fact the Galactic Federation has been forced to intervene countless times to disrupt our setting off nuclear devices in particularly dangerous situations. This they can do by simply neutralizing them at their point of use. They have told us that the present ending of the two- hundred million year- long Grand Universal Age, is a time when all our Universes, Galaxies and Solar Systems must collectively move up a step to higher dimensional planes. This also coincides with our own Solar Ring and Milky Way Galaxy having just completed a long orbit around the Great Central Sun of the Universe, and is also the Zodiacal ending of Earth's 2. Piscean Age. The Piscean Age commenced around the time of the Birth of Christ, and ends on the 2. December 2. 01. 2 (as foretold in the ancient Mayan Calendar). That will be the start of the new . These are referred to in the Christian Bible as the . The same message has also been given in more recent times by the growing number of . We on Earth are already moving up from our past dense physical . We and all living things have gradually been upgraded, through an inflow of powerful higher Celestial energies to now over 3. D and will soon be moving seamlessly further up into the Fourth Dimension. After a period as a Fourth Dimensional Planet Earth following Earth Humanity's Ascension after the 2. Traditional Catholic - Free Traditional Catholic Books. Milan: Saint Charles Borromeo. Duomo (Piazza del Duomo 1. Duomo, Milan. The Duomo (Cathedral) of Milan is the largest Gothic cathedral and third largest Catholic church in the world; it can easily accommodate over 4. Construction began in late 1. Beneath the Duomo are the excavated remains of a 4th century early Christian baptistery (Battistero di San Giovanni alle Fonti), considered to be the place where St. Ambrose baptized St. Augustine in 3. 87. The ruins of two old basilicas from the times of St. Ambrose can also be seen in the excavations. Duomo, crypt – St. Charles Borromeo. Having seen the Duomo on prior visits, I headed straight to the crypt where St. Charles Borromeo, the 1. Milan and great saint of the Counter- Reformation, lays in a crystal coffin. Given the popularity of the cathedral with tourists from all over the world wringing a few minutes of prayer at St. Charles’ tomb required a constant battle with the deluge of cameras shoved into my face even in front of the saint’s very remains. The visitors appeared oblivious of whose relics were before them, or else their knowledge did not induce them into behaving with any more respect. Charles Borromeo (Duomo, Milan)A sketch of the life and achievements of this great man follows below. If this appears somewhat extensive for a blog post, I nevertheless hope you may read it, in honor of this remarkable saint who is a worthy role model for faithful Catholics in our own troubled times. Links to (free to download) biographies of St. Charles are at the end of this post. St. Charles Borromeo. St. Charles Borromeo, one of the most important saints not just of the Counter- Reformation but of all Church history, and the perfect model of a prelate, can inspire and teach us much today. May the Lord, in these terrible times of widespread apostasy and depravity, grant His Church holy men in the mold of Saint Charles. SAINT CHARLES BORROMEO – A LIFE FOR THE CHURCHCharles Borromeo was born in 1. Arona (near Milan) to a very wealthy aristocratic family. The birth of the boy who was to become a glorious saint was announced by a brilliant light that appeared above the castle, illuminating the night from two in the morning, the time of his birth, until daybreak (as confirmed under oath by multiple witnesses in the canonization process). His parents were known for their piety and virtuousness, which young Charles imitated from early age. Being of an earnest disposition he shone amusements and preferred to spent time in prayer and listening to the reading of devout books. Only 1. 2 years old he received the tonsure of minor orders. When his uncle, around that same time, turned over to him a wealthy Benedictine abbey (one of the benefices held by the family), Charles insisted the revenues belonged to the Church and the poor and, except for the minimum necessary for his studies, could not be used for any other purposes. Due to a speech impediment (which he would only overcome many years later) and his love of silence he was considered by many to be slow of mind. However, he loved to study and at the age of 1. University of Pavia to study civil and canon law. Then, as today, universities were known for corrupt morals; debauchery reigned among most of his fellow students. Charles would immediately flee from even the slightest occasion of sin and retire to his prayers and devotions, which often earned him ridicule and sneers. Caring little for the derision of the world and preferring the friendship of God to that of men, he begged the Lord to keep his soul from evil and harm. Rejecting two of his tutors – priests he considered too secular, lax in saying their office, and improperly dressed as laymen instead of wearing clerical attire – young Charles showed his prudence and good judgement. Cardinal and Secretary of State. Soon after earning his doctorate Charles received the news that his uncle, cardinal Giovanni Angelo di Medici, had been elected to the papacy (after the death of Paul IV). The new pope, who took the name Pius IV, summoned his nephew to Rome and, in short progression, made him cardinal, administrator of the archdiocese of Milan, and Protector of Portugal, the Low Countries, the Catholic cantons of Switzerland as well as of the Carmelites, Franciscans and the Knights of Malta, among other offices. He also entrusted Charles, still only 2. Papal States. Despite the heavy burden of the multiple tasks the energetic and diligent young man performed them admirably, while never neglecting his prayer, devotions and sacred studies. Surrounded by wealth and honors, St. Charles – in his heart increasingly austere, humble and disengaged from worldly things – not only did not find enjoyment in them but saw the dangers they presented to the soul. Longing for monastic life of contemplation and penance, lived only for God and far from the world, the young cardinal sought advice of the venerable archbishop of Braga, who counselled him to stay in Rome in service of the Church. Accepting this as God’s will, St. Charles would spend the rest of his life untiringly laboring for the good of the Church and the advancement of Christ’s Kingdom. When his older brother unexpectedly died in late 1. Charles, as the remaining male heir of the Borromeo family, was urged to abandon his ecclesiastical offices and marry. He, however, seeing the futility of worldly pursuits, decided to live henceforth only for Christ. The following year, after giving up most of his estates and benefices, he was ordained priest and, three months later, consecrated bishop. In 1. 56. 4 he became archbishop of Milan but, being needed by the Pope in Rome, wasn’t permitted to take up residence in his archdiocese until two years later. Apostle of the Council of Trent. Pius IV, at the insistence of his nephew, reconvened the Council of Trent, which had been interrupted for the previous ten years. Under the skilful organization and zealous oversight of cardinal Borromeo the great Council was successfully concluded by the end of 1. It condemned Protestant heresies and clarified and confirmed Catholic dogmas and doctrines – particularly those that had been disputed by the Protestants. It also anathematized anyone who denied these doctrines. The texts of the Council of Trent can be read here: http: //history. St. Charles also supervised the compilation of the Catechism of the Council of Trent (issued by St. Pius V; here is the pdf version of the Church’s finest, soundest and most complete catechism), the Missal and the Breviary. Pope St. Pius VUpon the death of his uncle Pope Pius IV, cardinal Borromeo wholeheartedly supported the Dominican friar and cardinal of Alessandria, Michele Ghislieri, who was noted for his holiness and zeal. The other cardinals followed his advice and Ghislieri was raised to the throne of St. Peter, taking the name of Pius V. Charles put all personal interests and considerations aside, for relations between his uncle Pius IV and cardinal Ghislieri had been far from amicable, and did what he knew to be best for the glory of God, the Church and salvation of souls.) Charles held Pius V in great esteem and veneration and wrote, shortly after the election, in a letter to the cardinal of Portugal: “Let us mutually rejoice that we have in him a wise and prudent Pontiff whose holiness is so great that it seems incapable, indeed, of increase. Pius V also came to greatly esteem and love St. And so two of our most glorious saints were brought together to fight and root out heresy, corruption and immorality wherever they found them. St. Charles was also involved in the implementation of liturgical norms, and even helped to reform liturgical music, restoring the sense of sacredness. Charles supported sacred polyphony and Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, who to this day is considered the greatest composer of sacred music. The task of applying and enforcing the decrees of the Council of Trent, first in Rome, then Milan, became the life- work of St. Charles Borromeo. As soon as the Council ended he started putting to action the vast program of reforms, beginning with the restoration of discipline and morality of clergy, religious and laymen, as well as promotion of solid religious education. Mere months after he put into practice the new rules transformation of Rome became palpable. G4. V6sz. HUc. K8. Restoration of morality, piety and religious instruction in Milan. Shortly after Pius V rose to papacy cardinal Borromeo was at last able to take care of his own archdiocese of Milan – at the time Italy’s largest with over 6. A daunting task awaited him. Milan had not had a resident bishop for eight decades; conditions were disastrous. Multitudes – rich and poor alike – were plunged in sin and iniquity of every kind, children were growing up without knowledge and fear of God, vast numbers of adults had not been to confession for years and decades (if ever!), clerical discipline was non- existent, priests were ignorant, lazy and led worldly and scandalous lives, monasteries were plagued by disorder. The situation was so dire that reform may well have seemed impossible. Charles, never losing heart, put his whole confidence in Divine assistance and gave himself entirely to the duty of bringing souls back to God. He knew that where the priesthood was holy the laity would follow; where the priesthood was relaxed the laity would fall. Therefore the work had to begin with a spiritual reform of clergy – rooting out laxity, vice and abuses. He started with the bishops, who were to be an example to their priests and laymen. To rid the Church of any corruption Charles replaced unworthy men with ones of exemplary life, great personal integrity and piety. Prelates and priests were expected to be resident in their respective dioceses and parishes, be free of worldly attachments and ambitions, recite all the hours of the Divine Office in choir, dismiss any females (including female relatives) from their households, etc. Two Studies from the Pali Canon. Nibbana as Living Experience. Nibbana . In order to understand the meaning of this term it is useful to refer to the verse attributed to Kisa Gotami when she saw Prince Siddhattha returning to the palace from the park on the eve of his great renunciation. She declared: Nibbutaa nuuna saa maataa, nibbuto nuuna so pitaa,Nibbutaa nuuna saa naarii, yassaayam iidiso patii. It means happiness, contentment, and peace. Nibbaayati also means to extinguish, to blow out as in the blowing out of a lamp. Had he taught in a cold climate, he might have described Nibbana in terms of warmth. But it is certain that the term . We use expressions such as . When such negative emotions are completely eradicated, never to arise again, the temperament has to be described as cool. Nibbana is a state to be attained here and now in this very life. In terms of living experience Nibbana can be characterized by four special attributes: happiness, moral perfection, realization, and freedom. We shall take these up for discussion one by one. Happiness. Nibbana is described as the highest happiness, the supreme state of bliss. In English happiness denotes more a sense of mental ease while pleasure denotes physical well being. The Paali word sukha extends to both these aspects and it is certain (as will be shown below) that mental and physical bliss is experienced by one who has attained Nibbana. The experience of non- sensuous physical bliss for limited periods is possible even before the attainment of Nibbana through the practice of jhaana or meditative absorption. The experience in the second jhaana is elucidated with a different simile. A deep pool filled to the brim with clear cool water is fed by underground springs, yet the waters do not overflow and no part of the pool remains untouched by the cool waters. Similarly joy and pleasure born of concentration (samaadhija. The simile for the third jhaana is a lotus born in water, grown in water, fully submerged in water, and drawing nourishment from water, with no part of the lotus remaining untouched by the cool water. Thus happiness/pleasure suffuses, drenches, and permeates the entire body of the adept in the third jhaana. These are the experiences of non- sensuous pleasure before the attainment of Nibbana. On the attainment of Nibbana more refined non- sensuous pleasure is permanently established. Wherever there is happiness or pleasure, that he recognizes as happiness or pleasure. It is possible to understand the import of this statement if we pay attention to a gross emotion, such as anger. When we are angry we experience a variety of bodily sensations: feeling hot, being restless, breaking out in a sweat, trepidation, etc. When we are sad, tears come into our eyes. These are brought about by changes in body chemistry through the discharge of various glandular secretions. If intense emotions bring about such gross sensations, we might conjecture that all thoughts cause subtle sensations in the body resulting from changes in body chemistry. We are hardly aware of these sensations which, however, become noticeable with the development of vedanaanupassanaa, contemplation of sensations. Thoughts are endless and continuous; therefore, if this interpretation that thoughts are translated into sensations is correct, sensations too should be endless and continuous. The Vedanaasa. myutta states that just as diverse winds constantly blow in different directions, numerous sensations pass through the body. What is meant by the statement that . This leads us to another statement: that all feelings/sensations partake of the nature of suffering. If we have to remain seated for some time, say for an hour, we are not even aware of how many times we shift and adjust our limbs to more comfortable positions. This happens almost mechanically, as all the time we unconsciously seek to avoid discomfort. This is because monotony of sensations, even pleasant sensations, brings about discomfort and a change brings about a temporary sensation of comfort. If there were no sensations produced from within perhaps we would not need to change positions so often and we would have a running sense of ease even if we continue to remain in the same position for a long time. Here it might be asked whether an arahant has lost the ability to feel pain, which is also an essential part of the touch sensation. It has to be pointed out that this is not so, for in that case an arahant would not even know if a part of his body is seriously injured or burnt. There is plenty of evidence to show that an arahant does feel sensations caused by physical changes. For instance, the Buddha felt acute pain when he was wounded by a stone splinter. Again, an experience of Saariputta throws light on the subject. The blow, it is said, was so powerful that it was capable of splitting a mountain peak or making a seven and a half cubit high elephant go down on its knees. Moggallaana, who saw the incident with his divine eye, inquired from Saariputta how he was feeling. He replied that he was all right, but there was slight pain in the head. This shows us that a blow which could have deprived an ordinary person of life had only minimal impact on an arahant. Perhaps because the psychological factors which predispose a person to the experience of sensations are perfectly well under control in an arahant, he experiences only those sensations that are felt purely physically by an animate organism. It seems as if the body is under some sort of mentally regulated anesthesia which allows a narrow margin of sensation to protect the body from external danger. There are two kinds of pain, physical and mental. Though the texts state that vedanaa is destroyed in the arahant, they never say that the sense faculties are destroyed. When describing the super- conscious state of sa~n~naa- vedayitanirodha, the sense faculties are said to be refined — vippasannaani indriyaani. In that case it is possible to surmise that, though vedanaa is extinct, body- sensitivity continues to be active and is thoroughly refined. The Vedanaasa. myutta differentiates between three types of joy and pleasure. Nibbana. An arahant experiences both physical and mental bliss (so kaayasukham pi cetosukham pi pa. This expression of joy was misunderstood by his less developed fellow monks and they reported the matter to the Buddha, suspecting that Bhaddiya was often reminiscing about his lay comforts. On being questioned by the Buddha Bhaddiya explained that he was a prince in his lay life and that he had armed guards stationed in all strategic points within and without his palace, yet still he suffered from insomnia and insecurity, fearing that rivals might usurp his position and even deprive him of his life. But now, though living all alone in the open air, he is completely free from fear and anxiety. Therefore, to express his happiness, he frequently exclaimed: . But it appears that this bliss is not confined to or dependent on the five aggregates which constitute the individual. For the Dvayataanupassanaa Sutta maintains that suffering (dukkha) ceases to arise with the cessation of the five aggregates. For one who has attained Nibbana, all unwholesome motivational roots such as greed, hatred, and delusion have been fully eradicated with no possibility of their ever becoming active again. Therefore Nibbana is called the destruction of greed, hatred and delusion (raagakkhaya, dosakkhaya, mohakkhaya). All inflowing moral depravities are destroyed, hence the epithet aasavakkhaya for Nibbana. Craving has been uprooted for good, therefore ta. All types of conceit, the superiority and the inferiority complex plus the complex of equality (seyyamaana, hiinamaana, and sadisamaana), are eliminated. This necessarily has to be so as an arahant has no egoistic delusions such as I and mine. Just as much as an arahant has transcended egoism, he has transcended sexuality too. When Somaa, a female arahant, was rebuked by Maara the Evil One, saying that womankind with very little intelligence cannot attain that state which is to be attained with great effort by seers and sages, Somaa replied that womanhood is no impediment for the realization of truth to one who is endowed with intelligence and concentration. This reply seems to imply that one loses even sexual identity on the attainment of arahantship. There is evidence that an arahant has undergone such transformation in body chemistry that he has gone beyond the dichotomy of masculinity and femininity. All normal physiological sexual functions seem to be atrophied in an arahant as it is said that seminal emission is impossible for an arahant even in sleep. An arahant is such a perfect being that it is simply impossible for him to commit an immoral act. He is incapable of wilfully destroying the life of a living creature. It is impossible for him to stoop so low as to steal something, to indulge in sex, to utter a deliberate lie, or to enjoy accumulated goods as in the household life. The reason may be that the household is recognized as a fortress of greed where we deposit all our belongings; it is, in other words, the external repository of our ego. An arahant, who has fully transcended the ego, is incapable of partaking of such an institution. Realization. Several expressions are used in the Paali Canon to denote the cognitive aspect of the experience of Nibbana. In his First Sermon the Buddha describes the realization of the Four Noble Truths as the arising of the eye, wisdom, insight, knowledge, and light. With the first two knowledges one obtains personal verification of the doctrines of rebirth and kamma respectively. With the destruction of intoxicants one realizes the causal origination of all phenomena and egolessness. He does not get attached to any of these factors.
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