JANUARY 04, 2018 - THE GOD THAT WON

JANUARY 04, 2018 - THE GOD THAT WON

On January 04, 1950 Harpers published a collection of essays titled, "The God That Failed." On January 04, 2018 I publish my story "The God That Won." I use theory advocated by Karl Marx and I use my "In God We Trust" doctrine to ratify Marxist Theory.

In my analysis, the success of Karl Marx's Theory of Dialectical Materialism is predicted by Jesus who described fulfillment of prophecy shared by Prophet Isaiah(ISAIAH 6:9-10)

The healing anticipated by Isaiah 6: 9-10, and Matthew 13: 14-15 has not taken place and hence Marx's prediction remains true. I say, God predetermined Marx's correct prediction on the course of Human History.  God keeps people's heart waxed until such time they find the chance to get converted.

JANUARY 04,1950

THE GOD THAT FAILED PUBLISHED

The God That Failed, a collection of essays by six writers and intellectuals who either joined or sympathized with the communist cause before renouncing the ideology, is published by Harpers.

The book provided interesting insight into why communism originally appealed to, and then disappointed, so many adherents in the United States and Europe, particularly during the 1920s and 1930s. The essays also showed that many individuals of good conscience and intentions desperately hoped that communism would bring order, justice, and peace to a world they worried was on the brink of disaster.

The six men who contributed to the book were all writers or journalists. Two were American (Louis Fischer and the African-American novelist Richard Wright); the rest were from Europe (Andre Gide from France, Arthur Koestler and Stephen Spender from England, and Ignazio Silone from Italy). Of these, Spender, Wright, Koestler, and Silone had been members of the Communist Party for varying lengths of time. Gide and Fischer, though they sympathized with the communist ideology, never formally joined the party. Each man, in his turn, eventually turned against communist ideology.

According to the volume's editor, British politician and essayist Richard Crossman, the very fact that these intelligent and compassionate individuals were drawn to communism was "an indictment of the American way of life," and evidence of "a dreadful deficiency in European democracy." All of the writers–particularly during the 1920s and 1930s, when fascism and totalitarianism were on the march and the Western democracies seemed unable or unwilling to intercede–turned to communism as the hope for a better, more democratic, and more peaceful world. Each man eventually broke with the communist ideology, however. Some were disturbed by the Soviet-Nazi pact of 1939; others had traveled to the Soviet Union and were appalled by the poverty and political oppression.

The book, which was published the same year that former State Department official Alger Hiss was convicted of perjury related to his alleged role in a communist spy ring in the United States, was an interesting contribution to the ongoing national debate concerning communism. 

Rudranarasimham Rebbapragada

Ann Arbor, MI 48104-4162 USA

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A WORLD SANS MILITARY – DEMILITARIZE OCCUPIED TIBET

A WORLD SANS MILITARY – DEMILITARIZE OCCUPIED TIBET

 

A WORLD SANS MILITARY - DEMILITARIZE OCCUPIED TIBET

 

 

I recommend His Holiness the Dalai Lama's vision for a demilitarized world. To implement his ideal, I ask world to demilitarize 'Occupied Tibet'. The Great Tibet Problem can be resolved without use of military force. Peace, Harmony, Tranquility, Equilibrium, and Freedom in Tibet is Nature's Gift to all denizens of Tibetan Plateau.

 

Rudranarasimham Rebbapragada

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LAMA: DALAI LAMA FOR A WORLD SANS MILITARY

 

Clipped from: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/varanasi/dalai-lama-for-a-world-sans-military/articleshow/62322973.cms

Dalai Lama

VARANASI: Dalai Lama advocated for a demilitarized world and revival of ancient Indian knowledge for global peace.

"In all my life I have noticed too many killings. Human beings killing thousands of human beings has become normal. It is really terrible. We must change it. We must think or try to demilitarize the world," he said while delivering his concluding remarks at the two-day international conference on 'Mind in Indian philosophical school of thought and modern science' at the Central Institute of Tibetan Higher Studies, Sarnath, on Sunday.

He said killing enemies was prevalent in ancient time but not in today's world.

"There are lot of self-created problems due to lack of knowledge on how to deal with destructive emotions. The ancient Indian knowledge is relevant to tackle our emotions," he said.

 

 

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NEW YEAR GREETINGS - WISDOM TO GUIDE IN 2018

NEW YEAR GREETINGS - WISDOM TO GUIDE IN 2018

New Year Greetings - Wisdom to Guide in 2018. Septuagenarian Discovers Septuagint.

​I wish all my readers a Very Happy New Year. At any given place, and time, the external circumstances impacting our living conditions vary as all of us have individualistic life experiences even while sharing common living environment.

New Year Greetings - Wisdom to Guide in 2018. Septuagenarian Discovers Septuagint.

I seek Emotional Equilibrium or Emotional Balance or Mood Balance while preparing to face challenges posed in New Year 2018. I seek Wisdom shared by Septuagint, Greek version of Bible known to Jesus during His lifetime. He cautions people about hardened hearts, spiritual blindness and deafness that makes people unresponsive to human pain and suffering. I should not hope or desire to find people who have the heart to know my problems, who have eyes to see my difficulties, and who have ears to listen to my pitiable groans.

New Year Greetings - Wisdom to Guide in 2018. Septuagenarian Discovers Septuagint.

It helps me to secure my Emotional Equilibrium by knowing Septuagint, the ideas shared by Prophet Isaiah which guided Jesus during His very difficult Life Journey.

New Year Greetings - Wisdom to Guide in 2018. Septuagenarian Discovers Septuagint.

I am not surprised to find that people do not understand the pain that I reveal in my writing. I am not surprised to find that people do not perceive the hardships that I endure. I am not surprised to find that people cannot hear my voice filled with desperation.

New Year Greetings - Wisdom to Guide in 2018. Septuagenarian Discovers Septuagint.

I am not perturbed for I live among people whose hearts have become dull. At least for now, I have to live without the benefit of healing promised by Jesus.

New Year Greetings - Wisdom to Guide in 2018. Septuagenarian Discovers Septuagint.

Jesus speaks of conversion that leads to healing of hearts. Time has healing power of its own. Both physical wounds and emotional injuries heal under the influence of Time. In 2018, I need to wait with patience and ask for blessings of perseverance for the healing process to manifest its results.

New Year Greetings - Wisdom to Guide in 2018. Septuagenarian Discovers Septuagint.

Rudranarasimham Rebbapragada

Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA 48104-4162

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CHRISTMAS DAY 2017 – THE UPLIFTING POWER OF CHRIST

CHRISTMAS DAY 2017 – THE UPLIFTING POWER OF CHRIST

 

CHRISTMAS DAY 2017 - THE UPLIFTING POWER OF CHRIST

 

CHRISTMAS DAY 2017 –  THE UPLIFTING POWER OF CHRIS: HUMAN EXISTENCE AND THE GAME OF CHESS:

I view human existence as a game of chess. Depending upon the nature of the opponent, human existence faces challenges from several directions. Its not easy to anticipate the challenges and man may or may not be able to escape from the danger posed to his existence. 

CHRIST – THE DIVINE CHESS PLAYER

The popular game of Chess is played on a Chessboard by two players each with 16 pieces. The game pieces have varying abilities of movement over the Chessboard. The piece identified as 'King' can move in all directions but can only move by one space during a given move.  

 Human Existence could be viewed as a Game of Chess. If I am the player, who would be my opponent?

 

In the Game of Chess, the King moves one space in any direction.

The object of the Game of Chess is to 'Checkmate' the opponent player's King. The move that is known as 'Checkmate' wins the Chess game by checking the opponent's King so that it cannot be protected. The condition of the King after such a move indicates complete defeat or that the King is dead.

 

The move known as 'Checkmate' – Its relevance to Human Existence

Human Existence could be compared to the Game of Chess. A variety of physical, chemical, and biological factors constantly challenge human existence. The man learns to survive by making the necessary moves and by deploying all of his defensive mechanisms and resources. During his life's journey, man eventually finds himself in a position without any escape route. Just like the 'Checkmated' King, man may get cornered in a situation which is beyond his control. The Chess game pieces have no ability other than the movement that is allowed by the rules of the Game. Unlike the Chess Game, the man whose existence is 'Checkmated', the man whose existence is undefended; the man who is not capable of making any more moves to protect his own existence, may get rescued by a 'Uplifting Power'; and such an 'Upward' move is not described in the Game of Chess.     

MAN vs GOD – THE JOY OF GETTING 'CHECKMATED'  :

MAN vs GOD – THE JOY OF GETTING 'CHECKMATED'.

IN HIS AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH 'SURPRISED BY JOY, C.S. LEWIS DESCRIBED A GAME OF CHESS.

 Clive Staples Lewis ( 1898 – 1963 ), Oxford and Cambridge Scholar, novelist, writer of stories for children, and  Literary Critic, in his Autobiographical Sketch titled 'Surprised by Joy' has visualized his existence as that of a 'Divine Pursuit'. It is not man who searches and eventually finds God. It is rather God who pursues the man throughout his life's moves. God is the one who searches for man and not vice versa. God goes about seeking the souls that are His. If man wanders off, God goes to man in order to reconcile him. God's searching for man is serious and is not ostensible. If life could be described as  Man vs  God Chess Game; God skillfully  places the man in a position which gives no option of escape and finally God captures man. C.S. Lewis has entitled the penultimate chapter of his Autobiography as "Checkmate". Lewis describes God as the Divine Chess player who gradually maneuvers him into an impossible position. "All over the board my pieces were in the most disadvantageous positions. Soon I could no longer cherish even the illusion that the initiative lay with me. My Adversary began to make His final moves." When God is the Divine Chess player, getting 'Checkmated' is only a moment of great Joy. The man who is defeated, the man who is pursued, and the man who is out maneuvered, is saved by the 'Uplifting Power' of Mercy, Grace, and Compassion of the Divine Chess player.     

THE UPLIFTING POWER OF CHRIST:

THE UPLIFTING POWER OF CHRIST

In the New Testament Book of the Gospel according to John, in Chapter 10, Jesus has described Himself. In verse 11, He states : "I am the Good Shepherd, the Good Shepherd lays down his life for the sheep." And He further clarifies in verses 14 and 15 by stating : "I am the Good Shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me – just as the Father knows me and I know the Father – and I lay down my life for the sheep."

THE BOOK OF LUKE, CHAPTER 19, VERSE 10 : "FOR THE SON OF MAN CAME TO SEEK AND TO SAVE WHAT WAS LOST."

 THE SHEPHERD AND HIS FLOCK  :     

As the shepherd marches ahead, the sheep of his flock follow him from behind and recognize him by the commands of his voice. In the Book of Matthew, Chapter 18, verses 12 to 14 , Jesus describes the Parable of the Lost Sheep : "What do you think ? If a man owns a hundred sheep, and one of them wanders away, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go to look for the one that wandered off ? And if he finds it, I tell you the truth, he is happier about that one sheep than about the ninety-nine that did not wander off."  God is not really willing that any of us should be lost. In case we choose to wander off, He is willing to search for us, find us and take us back to His Home. And after saving the lost sheep, Jesus tells about the shepherd : "Rejoice with me ; I have found my lost sheep." ( Book of Luke, Chapter 15, verses 3 – 7 ). God actually delights Himself by finding the lost among us.     

THE PROBLEM OF BLACK SHEEP  :

BLACK SHEEP – WHAT IS THE PROBLEM ???

The problem of "Black Sheep" is not about its color. The word 'black' reflects the discredited status of the sheep. Black Sheep means a member of a family or group regarded as not so respectable or successful as the rest. The flock rejects one of its own, and the discredited member is described as the "Black Sheep". The Shepherd tends to His flock of sheep who recognize Him and follow Him. In the Book of John, Chapter 10, verse 9, Jesus describes Himself as the Gate of His sheep pen, and said : "If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture." What happens to the "Black Sheep" who is not a member of His flock?  The non-member could be described as a disbeliever. Who would rescue the "Black Sheep" that has wandered off ? As a discredited member of my community and my country, the concept of "Black Sheep" and its "Uplift" is of a great interest and concern to me.

 

 

THE PROBLEM OF "BLACK SHEEP" – WOULD THE GOOD SHEPHERD LOOK FOR LOST "BLACK SHEEP"?

Jesus assures us that He is aware of the existence of sheep that may not belong to His sheep pen. In the Book of John, Chapter 10, verse 16, He gives a sense of great hope to others who may not know Him and may not live under His protection : "I have other sheep that are not of this sheep pen. I must bring them also. They too will listen to My voice, and there shall be One flock and One Shepherd.

JESUS WOULD ALSO FIND THE OTHER SHEEP THAT ARE NOT OF HIS SHEEP PEN. THERE SHALL BE ONE FLOCK AND ONE SHEPHERD.

THE JOY OF CHRISTMAS  :

 

KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS – THE BOOK OF REVELATIONS, CHAPTER 19, VERSE 16

The Joy of Christmas comes from the fact that God knows you, and He takes pleasure in finding you and He gets you back into His Protection even if you have wandered away from Him and got lost. He is aware of the sheep that are not in His sheep pen. Even the "Black Sheep" belong to His sheep pen and He would rejoice when He rescues one lost sheep.    

Rudranarasimham Rebbapragada,

Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.A., 48104-4162     

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