by Alan
Maleh
"To be exposed and amenable
to a diverse array of individuals with different attributes,
talents and skill sets, varying levels of expertise and a wide
range of interests. Excluding no one. And ideally those who are
not afraid to tell [me] what they think."
This creed incorporates ten tenets as
follows:
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Don't believe anything you hear. Test it
in your life. It has to work. Believing means there is
already an element of doubt. The secret to success is to
know the laws of life -- not to believe in them. When one
tests these laws & principles, you will come to know the
Power of the Creator.
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Suspend all preconceived notions,
opinions and beliefs. Then, open up to make room for
compelling new ideas. This allows one to understand and
evaluate the ideas more effectively. Yet, be alert to
[subtle] omissions, contradictions, inconsistencies, and
deception or illusion.
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Listen to fellow creatures. We learn from
everyone. This makes it incumbent upon one to understand the
essence of another entity.
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Understand that one requires time to
assimilate new ideas.
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We usually perceive things in the
opposite (Observation made by Rabbi Yehuda Ashlag). That is,
we are prone to make judgements on immediate perceptions.
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Always give credit where credit is due.
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Understand the paradox: There is
complexity in simplicity, simplicity in complexity. Look for
[seemingly] non-apparent relationship patterns in different
aspects of life. These kinds of observations require you to
sensitize your perceptive abilities, and go beyond illusions
and what is only on the surface. This will certainly change
your reality from one of chaos and disorder, to one of
order, enlightenment and joy.
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One must not simply intellectualize the
certain truths with abstract concepts and acts. They need to
be internalized as concrete truths in order that they
reverberate within one's soul. In doing so, one attempts to
resonate in concert, forming a conduit, with the Source of
all things. This gives one the opportunity to create energy
flow, or life.
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Always attempt to be proactive, not
reactive. Negative and reactive emotional states [from the
ego] such as fear, doubt, worry, judgement, anger, greed
(i.e., too much attachment) and envy, literally blocks vital
life-force energy, creating a state of dis-ease.
Love, Compassion, Sharing and non-fear based thoughts are
the antidotes that will allow life-force energy to flow
within you to create a state of health, vitality, and
harmony. This energy flow has been directly measured; for
example, a loving thought generates base10 log -35 million
megawatts, whereas a fearful thought generates a base10 log
-750 million microwatts -- a huge difference.
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Realize that we didn't come to this world
to be good -- we came to be better!
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