Benjamin

Of couse GGG wanted the victory. But he got to retain his championship belts (WBA, WBC, IBF, and IBO), which is a win to me, cementing his position as P4P.

Contrary to popular belief, we re dreaming all throughout the day, day and night. Our dreams are more easily noticed at night than during the day; just as the stars are more easily seen at night than during the day. Our dreams are so in sync and in tune with reality that we can t even tell we re dreaming, when we are awake. And our dreams are so vivid and in sync with our memory that we can t even tell when we are NOT awake.

[I use the term "reality" only in reference to our world and universe.]

The mechanics of a dream begins with reality entering our brain through the 5 senses (sight, smell, sound, taste, and touch) which then gets processed and converted into thought, imagination, and emotion which are instantly incorporated into our dreams (all happening within a matter of seconds). We in turn express our dreams through the physical body - our doorway into reality.

Dreams are a mental phenomenon involving a series or succession of thoughts, ideas, imaginations, hallucinations, sensations, emotions, etc. Dreams are the mental software that connect us to reality, making it possible for us to perceive and interact with reality.

Reality is the arena through which we share and play out our dreams with one another - assuming our roles, our identities, and our beliefs:

1. Our Roles (politicians, doctors, scientists, teachers, entrepreneurs, etc.)

2. Our Identities (race, gender, tribe, ethnicity, nationality, etc.)

3. Our Beliefs ( evolution, religion, philosophy, etc.)

Albert Einstein said,"Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one".

You (ego-self) are made up of nothing but thought. And thought is nothing but an illusion or imaginary. There is absolutely nothing concrete about thought; it is capricious by nature.

Thought is the source of our words and languages resulting in our ideas, opinions, beliefs, religions, philosophies, doctrines, theories, etc.

Thought is the source of our imaginations, hallucinations, dreams, and memories.

Thought is what gives us our senses of sight, sound, smell, touch and taste in our lives, dreams, imaginations, and in memory. This is why you can taste sweetness by just thinking of sugar.

Our perception of self is governed by thought - gender, race, age, nationality, ethnicity, class, etc.

Thought is what makes us fictitious characters in life.

"Thinking Self" also known as personality or ego-self is as its name implies, made up of nothing but thought. And thought is nothing but an illusion or imaginary. There is absolutely nothing concrete about thought; it is capricious by nature.

Thoughts form words and language(s) which is the foundation and source of all ideas, opinions, philosophies, doctrines, theories, etc. Thoughts also come in the form of sight, sound, taste, smell, and touch which is the source of all imaginations, hallucinations, dreams, and memories.

For those who have dismissed Adam and Eve as fictional characters, it turns out that you yourselves are no more than a fictional character in the scheme of things. How ironic is that?

It should be safe to say that "thought" places the "thinking self" in an environment that is no more than illusion or a dream. So if our life (the thinking self) is nothing but a dream, then logic tells us that there must be a dreamer. And when the dreamer awakens, the dreamer becomes the "knowing self" also known as the enlightened one.

The purpose of suicide is to liberate oneself from a life of turmoil, pain, suffering, despair, sorrow, etc.

Unfortunately, too many people are using the wrong method which is by killing their physical body which is TOTALLY not the answer.

It is the ego-self that experiences turmoil, pain, suffering, despair, sorrow, etc. And it is only through killing the ego-self that one will find liberation. This is done by turning away from the ego-self which will ultimately lead us to who and what we really are - fullfillment, happiness, peace, completeness, and LIFE. In order to live we (ego-self) must die.

There is a guru named "Osho" on YouTube. He goes into great depth on this subject of self liberation.

Poverty is the state of one who lacks a certain amount of material possessions or money. It s one of the byproducts of oppression. The main objective of colonialism and imperialism was to conquer and oppress. Poverty is not a self-inflicted condition; it s a self-perpetuated condition. If someone digs a hole and throw you in it, you have two choices - stay in the hole or climb out of the hole? Do you have the mind to stay in or climb out of the hole? This is what Mr Carson means when he says poverty is a "state of mind".

We are now in February, during which many will be celebrating or mourning Black History.

But I want to talk about the word itself - black. Just to name a couple of definitions - it is a WORD that describes the darkest color and it is an IDEOLOGY (ideas, thoughts,opinions etc.) through which one perceives another or one s own self.

I am not a word, an idea, a thought or opinion. There is not one word within any language that can harness the very essence of my individuality. And I dare not identify myself with a word(s).

The purpose of language is communication, NOT identification.

Religion is a belief system. A belief system that defines the who’s, what’s, when’s, where’s, why’s, and how’s of our lives – Who am I, what am I, what is my purpose (what’s the meaning of life), where did we come from, why are we here, why is my life what it is. It’s the blue print from which we live our lives. Religion typically but not always include supernatural beings - a supreme being (creator), god(s), angels, devil(s) and/or demons. Religion encompasses every aspect of our lives – our social life, personality, morals, character, psyche, sexual orientation, thoughts/ideas, etc. The atheist is just as religious as the Christian.

Religion is the first of two stages in human development/evolution; the second stage being enlightenment or holiness.

This two stage development of man parallels that of the two stage metamorphosis of the butterfly – religious man (ego self) / caterpillar (1st Stage)……..enlightened man (true self)/ butterfly (2nd Stage)

1st Stage – The consciousness of man is encased within the confines of his/her mind (an environment of illusion); just as the caterpillar becomes encased within the confines of its cocoon.

In this stage man identifies with the thoughts, ideas, opinions, dreams, hallucinations, etc of his/her mind.

2nd Stage – The consciousness of man breaks through the confines of his/her mind into enlightenment / true self; as caterpillar breaks through the confines of its cocoon into flight as the butterfly.

Whenever I think of this question, I can’t help but think of a quote from Muhammad Ali – “I am the greatest! I’m the greatest thing that ever lived.” I hope that your answer to this question is in the same ballpark. Either before or after you clicked this question.

Is Muhammad Ali the greatest? Absolutely not, simply because I’m the greatest. But that wasn’t always the case. Growing up as a child, people didn’t treat me as if I was the greatest. Girls didn’t find me attractive or interesting and that really hurt. When I made it to high school I had no self-esteem or love for myself. I remember one my high school buddies asking me about my plans for my future and my answer was “death”. That’s how low I was; I hated myself. I lived my life based off of what people (friends, family, and enemies) said or did to me, which as you can see wasn’t all that good. Then one day it all clicked – “I” clicked. It dawned on me that it didn’t matter what other people (family, friends, or enemies) thought of me. What really mattered was what I thought of myself – ONLY what I thought of myself really mattered.

I now realize that the only person that I really needs to care for me is ME. The only person that needs to love me is ME. Nobody matters anymore in my life but ME, because it just doesn’t matter anymore what people say about or to me, “Sticks and stones can break my bones but WORDS can never hurt me”.

A. You

B. Adam & Eve

C. The Jews

D. God, Jesus Christ, Satan

E. Heaven & Hell

F. The Old Testament / The New Testament

G. Mythology

H. Other (explain)

The best answer is – A) You

The Holy Bible, one of the most mysterious books ever written, is all about YOU – the Ego You (ego self) & the Supreme You (true self).

The Supreme You = image of God / Jesus Christ

The Ego You = offspring of Adam & Eve. The Ego You – encompasses the false perceptions of you, your existence (who you are), and your environment (the world).

God sent Jesus Christ to free you from your ego – illusions and false perceptions. God wants you to know that the world and everything in it, including the perception of yourself, is an illusion / false. There is nothing to be gained from a world of illusion and a false perception of self.

Matthew 16:26 For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?

Matthew 16:24 Then Jesus said unto his disciples, if any man will come after me, let him deny himself (ego self), and take up his cross, and follow me.

God wants you to know that you have the power to deny and turn away from the world of illusions and the false perceptions of self – Self Liberation. Only then can you merge with your supreme self and experience the life God wants you to have.

A. You

B. God

C. Satan

D. The White Man

E. Women - wife, girlfriend, girls, etc.

F. Men - husband, boyfriend, boys, etc.

G. Other (explain)

The best answer is - A) You (We can't blame anyone but ourselves for our problems and hardships in life). Adam & Eve found that out after eating the forbidden fruit. Adam blamed Eve and Eve blamed the serpent. But God held them both accountable for their disobedience.

Howbeit that the man and woman of today are still blaming and pointing the finger at everyone else / everything else but the real culprit - themselves?

A co-worker yesterday told me that he didn't believe that anyone landed on the moon. He said that it was all a hoax and that we still don't have the capability going to the moon.

What really sounded convincing was his reasoning that if we had landed on the moon so many years ago, when the television was still in it's infancy, why aren't we going to the moon on the regular today. We have made leaps and bounds in technology since we first, supposedly, landed on the moon. So why haven't we taken periodic trips to the moon since then.

I want a better understanding of how that works. I want to file exempt but don t qualify. I ve heard that I can still file exempt and yet avoid paying a penalty come tax season. Is this true or false?

It was a toss up, but the judges gave it to Pacquiao. Bradley actually dominated the majority of the fight and he's not even ranked pound for pound.

How in the world is Pacquiao going to defeat Mayweather?

If you name beneficiaries on your accounts Transamerica will hold out indefinitely from paying out to your beneficiaries, in the case that someone decides to contest the beneficiary claim.

Transamerica Annuity informed me that my deceased father

named me as beneficiary in his annuity account. My cousin is

contesting the claim, claiming that she's the beneficiary.

Transamerica suspended payout until they receive

documented proof of my cousin's claim. At first Transamerica

told me that my cousin has 30 days to respond to their letter

requesting proof of her claim. Now Transamerica is telling me

that there is no deadline for when my cousin must respond to

their letter. Transamerica Annuity explained to me that for as

long as my cousin does not respond to them, they can hold

out from paying out. I don't see how Transamerica has a legal

right to hold out from paying out indefinitely.

Canelo Alvarez delivered a disappointing performance. He said that he would succeed where Ricky Hatton failed. If anything, Ricky succeeded where Canelo failed (even though he still lost against Floyd by KO). In other words, Ricky performed way better against Floyd than Canelo. Victor Ortiz was more menacing against Floyd than Canelo was.

I couldn't put it any better than Floyd Mayweather Jr when responding to one of Canelo's statements of how he was going to be the first to beat Floyd - Floyd said,"Come to my house, go in my kitchen, get the sharpest knife and cut the bullshit out."

*Why do we pray for healings and good health? God has already blessed us with doctors, physicians, psychiatrists, pharmacists, medicines, etc.

*Why do we pray for money and wealth? God has already blessed us with jobs, business ideas, inventions, talents, investments, etc.

*Why do we pray for deliverance from the pain, suffering and sorrows of this world? God has already blessed us with Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit and the Holy Bible.

Are God’s blessings sufficient enough for us?

If anything, we should be praying for the desire and strength to seek the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness. As in the case of ‘Adam and Eve,’ God will not force us to desire, honor, worship and obey Him. We must ask Him of our own free will for the help and strength in seeking His Kingdom and Righteousness.

Matthew 15:8,9

8. This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.

9. But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.

GREED and PRIDE (European pride / white pride) was the heart of the Christian Church, that was spread throughout the world through European colonialism and imperialism. Greed and pride still take precedence over Jesus Christ in the Christian Church of today. How can they possibly be continuing the work of Jesus Christ?