leprosy: (1) A slowly progressive, chronic infectious disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium leprae, that damages nerves, skin, and mucous membranes, and can lead to loss of sensation, paralysis, gangrene, and deformity if untreated. (2) A cutaneous disease which first appears as blebs or as reddish, shining, slightly prominent spots, with spreading edges. These are often followed by an eruption of dark or yellowish prominent nodules, frequently producing great deformity. In one variety of the disease, anaesthesia of the skin is a prominent symptom. In addition there may be wasting of the muscles, falling out of the hair and nails, and distortion of the hands and feet with destruction of the bones and joints. It is incurable, and is probably contagious. (3) The disease now called leprosy, also designated as Lepra or Lepra Arabum, and Elephantiasis Græcorum, is not the same as the leprosy of the ancients. The latter was, indeed, a generic name for many varieties of skin disease (including our modern leprosy, psoriasis, etc.), some of which, among the Hebrews, rendered a person ceremonially unclean. A variety of leprosy of the Hebrews (probably identical with modern leprosy) was characterized by the presence of smooth, shining, depressed white patches or scales, the hair on which participated in the whiteness while the skin and adjacent flesh became insensible. It was incurable disease. (4) A morally or spiritually harmful influence.

leper: 1. A person affected by leprosy. 2. A person who is avoided by others; a pariah.

pariah: 1. A social outcast. 2. An untouchable. Etymology: The caste system of India placed pariahs, also known as Untouchables, very low in society. The word pariah, which we have extended in meaning, came into English from Tamil paaiyar, the plural of paaiyan, the caste name, which literally means “(hereditary) drummer” and comes from the word paai, the name of a drum used at certain festivals. The word is first recorded in English in 1613. Its use in English and its extension in meaning probably owe much to the long period of British rule in India.

In addition to re/claiming healthy minds and souls, our bodies need attention: the nutrients and exercise necessary daily, if possible, for wholesome thought and life, vibrancy and vitality, interaction and dedicaated work that hopefully we enjoy and find fulfilling as well as helpful and productively constructive. Money is not really the measure of a successful, worthwhile and truly satisfying pass through planetary existence. A study of wealthy individuals and families over the centuries is instructive on that. Some of our greatest figures historically, "the immortals," have died impoverished or bankrupt, including a few of our nation's founding fathers. However, their names, deeds, philosophies and thoughts are enshrined in various media and they are studied, memorialized and honored by children and adults, governments and in some cases religions with the temples, the naming of buildings and monuments. They're the ones who gave their all for something greater than themselves and were then themselves placed on our pedestals of human deities great and small. Physical health, whether restorative or of maintenance -- is a worthwhile and constant, dynamic conscious intention, effort and process, never a fait accompli that now reached may be forgotten. God means us to care as well for our bodies as for other holy creations like flora and fauna, waters and air. We need, in no particular order -- Fruits: fresh, dried, preserved, crystallized, canned, all of which are also good for snacks, and fruit juices. These are natural sweets containing fructose, rather than sucrose, and satisfying to that craving. Among the least expensive in various forms are cranberries, raisins, dates, peaches, apples, bananas and pineapple. Dairy products (unless allergic): milks, cheeses, yogurts, ice creams, butters. Fresh meats, seafoods and veggies, raw and cooked. Rice, potatoes, nuts and beans (high-protein sources), seeds and pastas, some of which are vegetable-based: wide varieties available in gathering and preparation Water: clean and clear. Spices: interesting, flavorful, healthy, healing, aromatic and fascinating additions to cooking produce. Breads: whole wheats and rye, barleys are particularly excellent; pizzas and tortillas, pastries are good too. Teas: healthy, healing and calming, soothing with lots of varieties including spices Honey: wonderful-tasting natural sweetener There's nothing wrong with wines and beers, particularly, in moderation as they're both made from fermented natural fruits and wheats going back to Old Testament days and earlier. Within reason they're calming and science now says generally they're good for our hearts and circulation as well. There's natural salt, originally used most predominantly as a preservative of produce, in all foods so there's no reason to add any if you don't care too. As nearly everyone knows, too much salt and salted produce causes high blood pressure and other heart-and-circulatory problems. In my world and that of some others, chocolate is also a dietary necessity. A little self-indulgence as a treat is a perfect way to reward and reinvigorate hard work toward worthy goals. So have that Tequila Sunrise or glass of Champagne for breakfast once in awhile if you feel like it. You've earned it and that relaxation, delight, and enjoyment. Changing dietary habits over time, checking into the diversity of nutritious produce easily available and interesting ways of preparing them, then choosing those that are most personally appealing is a far superior, more effective and lasting approach to dysfunctions of obesity and other similar physical problems than "shotgun" medications failing to address source decision-making and choice at a basic level necessary for sustainable lifelong health. This presents also an individually independent opportunity in helping to solve problems of accessibility and rising medical care costs regarding visits to overtaxed personnel and their prescription treatments. Finally, it energizes naturally which motivates exercise without the reconformed dieter really trying but just following innate inclinations to move. Nearly every produce goes on sale sooner or later and, with a general idea of what one wants and needs without the rigidity of a detailed grocery list except for absolute essentials, a fair amount of money can be saved in grocery expenses on delicious to delectable items. In my residence area, Earth Fare, with its commitment to carrying fresh local produce to those more exotic from faraway and delicacies made there, and discount markets like Walmart and White's regionally are good sources, but so are upscale outlets like Food City and Ingles which also have excellent regular discounts and sales on anything from meats and seafoods to cereals, candies, prepared foods and sundries. And there are many others, of course, nationally with similar offerings and benefits. It isn't necessary to spend a fortune to devote one's self to healthy products. "Seeds are God's microchip." -- George Ball, Chairman of W. Atlee Burpee Seed Company in When Going Gets Tough by Bruce Horowitz, USA Today, 2/20/09 "Every time this country goes through a recession, there is a surge of folks who want to get back to basics." -- Walter Yates, Park Seed Company CEO for e-commerce in When Going Gets Tough by Bruce Horowitz, USA Today, 2/20/09 "A jump like this has never happened before." -- Dick Chamblain, President, Harris Seeds Company on his business sales being up 80% in the past year, When Going Gets Tough by Bruce Horowitz, USA Today, 2/20/09 Residents of the countryside and suburbia, and even the city, have opportunities, additionally, for finding and/or growing their own fruits and vegetables in a kind of modern day equivalent of World War II Victory Gardens for independent living through tough economic times. For novices, information is readily available from private as well as community, state and federal government sources and local farm bureaus on necessary equipment, methods of planting, care required, and preparation and storage options. Those who enjoy, or think they might learn to, hunting and/or fishing and have access to private or public fields and forests have the additional possibility of wild game as tablefare, along with the enjoyment of nature and some exercise that entails. For country dwellers there's also the option of raising domestic livestock like chickens and goats which require careful attention but reward that in many ways besides providing grounds help and/or kitchen fodder. These are additionally healthy ways to enjoy family and friends of all ages in the process of working together cooperatively toward mutually-sustaining ends. We need that kind of interaction for wholesomeness with a warning caveat. An old saying goes, "You can't tell a book by its cover." Many disabled and/or deformed individuals are extraordinarily wonderful persons. Franklin D. Roosevelt comes to mind immediately but there are and have been very many. On the other hand, some of the most vicious criminals, like Ted Bundy, in history have been and are physically attractive and use that additionally in their cunning to commit atrocities. So, appearances may be very deceiving. Our arguably most famous President Abraham Lincoln might be mistaken for a rough and undereducated, unsophistocated backwoodsman. In fact, his favorite style of music was opera, he was learned and knowledgeable in many fields, and formidable in moral strength and personal power as well as immortal in wide-ranging influence. On the street he might have been easily overlooked or even avoided by some. That inconsequential and ordinary gal or guy we just passed by might be someone truly outstanding, even famous, while the one who stood out as extraordinary might really be truly dull, or even a terrorist in disguise.

The brain, of course, is also part of the physical body and needs the food of good, interesting, informative, challenging, creative, innovative, inspiring and educating interaction with other brains and bodies, organic and otherwise. Attendance and participation in entertainment, schooling, friendships, travel, home hobbies and praise worship are excellent for that too with the benefit of new knowledge and enlightenment as a consequence. Reading, and writing if possible, books, magazine articles, newspaper columns, website data, letters and e-mails, newsletters, etc. can all provide similar benefits too in mental sustenance and activity.

Music of all kinds, recorded and live, envigorates, enlivens and inspires, from symphonic to barbershop quartets to brave lone performing strummers and singers, bluegrass to jazz and soul to chorales. Radio also can be a relief from the demanding attentiveness of television and even movies and videos. Offering information, event scheduling, commentary, "uncanned" news and interviews in addition to a wide array of frequently independently excellent and lesser-known musical genre and artists, satellite and tower radio stations and podcasts now allow the listener to also concentrate simultaneously on hobbies or work or driving/riding and to form one's own mental images and meanderings, often without the distractions and propaganda of commercial messaging and the freedom for friendly intermittent personal conversation too. As the nation switches from analog to digital and leaves millions without easy television access, some citizens may find themselves digging out that old radio, or replacing it inexpensively with a new model, to rediscover the practically or completely free diversity and delights of programming available now.

"And at midnight tonight, more than 400 television stations across the country plan to shut off their analog signals and begin airing only digital programming, despite a vote in Congress to delay the transition from analog to digital broadcasts until June. The major broadcast networks, including ABC, CBS, Fox, and NBC/Telemundo, have agreed that the stations they own and operate would continue to broadcast in analog until June but that affiliate stations could choose when to switch. An estimated 6.5 million households are unprepared for the 'digital transition.' Elderly, Latino and low-income households are believed to be most affected." -- Democracy Now!

In busy and sometimes overwhelming lives of myriad sensory input/output and challenges on many fronts, it's important to make space regularly for relaxation, meditation, "quiet times," however one chooses to approach and refer to those entrances to serenity, allowing mind/body/spirit peacefully to absorb, codify and align with the truth of experience and reality as well as possible. There are many excellent, explored and proven hardcopy, on-line, seminar, meeting, and musical guides from ancient to New Age in achieving states of higher consciousness, contemplation, spiritual awareness and rejuvenation for the benefit of individual and society. Although it's possible to devote a lifetime to that study path and achievement, there are also wonderful healing and healthful possibilities available for folks who simply have a few minutes to half an hour to spare daily for those journeys and endeavors.

Not all ailments need to be treated with over-the-counter and/or prescription medications. There are many homeopathic remedies available, some of which have been used efficaciously for thousands of years. Helpful shops and holistic therapists are increasingly available for information and natural products used in that regard, as are organizations from formal umbrella ones to communal participatory groups. Some medical facilities like Wellmont Health Systems and Integrated Health Concepts in the Mountain Empire along with others here and elsewhere are committed publicly to combining modern and traditional methods, including art and meditation, in treating illness and recovery. Home health care is also strongly supported in this and other regions as an effective alternative for maintaining maximum comfort and independence during disease and recuperation or hospice.

Of course, we all need comfortable furnishings and seasonally appropriate clothes, including purses or wallets, hats, gloves or mittens, shoes and boots. All, including toiletries, are available through flea markets, thrift shops, yard sales, and some antique stores at reasonable to extraordinary discount prices, as well as through sales at retail outfits, most particularly discount chains like Dollar Store, Dollar Tree, Dollar General, K-Mart and Walmart. Even upscale shops deeply gouge their prices from time to time and promotional flyers are useful for that information in addition to those from grocery outlets. Shopping at charitable thrifts like those run by Salvation Army, Good Will, and other ministries provides money for their essential help programs to the needy, employs people in a worthwhile social endeavor, and yields astonishingly delightful purchases of items donated, a fair percentage charmingly handmade along with occasional valuable antiques, by thoughtful individuals and families perhaps over-burdened with too many personal possessions of their own and those of deceased loved ones. The same is true of yard sales and flea market booths in offering sundry helpful to joyous surprises, including interaction with the vendors who are usually friendly and have interesting stories to tell. As an example of phenomenal savings of all kinds to be found regionally, an ample deck can be colorfully and interestingly furnished and decorated for around twenty dollars total monetary outlay by those willing to bide their time and wait for the appearance of market treasures. And in some cases friends and strangers may even give worthwhile necessities away just to get rid of their overstock. In case of utlity and weather emergencies, we need some extra stocks of stored water, easily prepared foods, snacks and other essentials to last us a few days at least. Each individual person and family knows, if they consider a little bit their normal life pattern, what it considers most important to survive in reasonable comfort through brief periods of disruption.

"It's hard to have a high quality of life when you're under a lot of stress, and that's what people are feeling today...." -- Mark Baldessare, detective and police union vice president quoted in Masses Leave California by William Welch, USA Today, 2/20/09 "... The Conference Board says its January index of leading economic indicators rose 0.4% [the second consecutive monthly increase following a 0.7% drop in November]...." -- USA Today, 2/20/09 Financial stress and distress is the number one cause of familial and friendship feuds and disconnections. It also may raise blood pressure and lead to other circulatory and heart/health problems. In today's unusual monetary and employment environment that's doubly true. It may help somewhat to be aware of that likelihood, which statistically also leads to more crimes of violence and burglaries interfamilial and exogenous just adding to levels of strain and discommode, in addressing the monetary situation as calmly and positively as possible. Times have changed since I was young, but then it was generally accepted that expenses out of income should be distributed: ten percent to savings and investments; ten percent to charities and churches; up to fifty percent of the remaining eighty percent for housing; and the remaining forty percent for necessities like utilities, groceries and transportation. In the "good old days" way back when, public transport like trolleys and trains, as well as just walking, was ubiquitously inexpensive or free, but now the vast majority of citizens depend on private vehicles for work and lifestyle as we live in more dispersed communities. Somewhat astoundingly to younger minds, mortgages were not as common in the middle of the last century and neither was credit. Folks were more likely to sequester funds regularly over time for future larger purchases planned and scrimp or splurge with what they had left over. We can still do that. Writing down honestly one's dollar input and commitments to set a realistic weekly or monthly budget focuses attention on possibilities and probabilities and sets a course of action, rather than a litany of laments and recriminations, to discuss and share. There will turn out to be things more important than money, although we all need enough for subsistence at least, with hopefully a little bit extra. Although it may not seem obvious now, being a good person and a victim of criminals high and/or low is infintely preferable to being one of those who so damaged citizens of the planet and their nations with aggressive cruelty and greed. The best things in life, death and the after-world really are free, and personally I wouldn't want the mindset or conscience, and therefore life, of any of those who caused our current dismay and disarray. To check up on progress, our new Administration has set up an interactive website at http://www.recovery.gov/ to report on progress and receive feedback from citizenry on what's going on in individual lives as new programs take effect.

In addition to the many resources also available on-line a few good hard/softcopy books in these general areas of natural and healthy wholeness are:

Leo Buscaglia, Living, Loving and Learning, 1980.
Deepak Chopra, Grow Younger, Live Longer, 2001.
Carol P. Christ, Diving Deep and Surfacing, 1980.
Neil Douglas-Klotz, The Hidden Gospel, 1999 (also Prayers from the Cosmos Aramaic-English Gospel translation and Desert Wisdom
Mary Baker Eddy, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, 1875.
Letha Hadady, Asian Health Secrets with a preface by His Holiness The Dalai Lama of Tibet, 1996.
Henriette Anne Klauser, Write It Down, Make It Happen, 2000.
Lao Tse (Laozi), Daodejing (Tao Te Ching).
Aminah Raheem, Soul Return: Integrating Body, Psyche and Spirit, 1987.
James Redfield, The Celestine Prophecy, 1993, and The Celestine Vision, 1997.
Marianne Williamson, A Return To Love, 1975.
Fred Alan Wolf, The Dreaming Universe, 1994.
various authors -- The Bible, The Gnostic Gospels, The Peshitta (earliest New Testament in Aramaic and English translation), Gospel of Thomas
I Ching (易經 or 易经, Yì Jīng, "Classic of Changes")

A few examples out of the many inexpensive, soothing and upliftingly meditative CDs, in addition to varied sacred and classical ones, by excellent musicians worldwide and available for sale or trade are:

Body & Soul by Wellness Music, 2003, St. Clair Enterprise Group, Canada
Cappuccino & Conversation compiled by Tod Ellsworth, 2007, MMV Rivercrest Music, USA (TN)
Elements and Music, Romance and Firelight, 2006, Mitso Media & Makalu Records, China
Eternal Spirit produced by Jobe & Braland, 2003, Renaissance Tribe (White Eagle) Productions, USA (FL) ["There is a realm beyond that which we see, hear, smell, taste and touch. It is an eternal dimension that transcends time and space. It is a place of perfect order, filled with Light and Love and Peace. There are sounds yet unheard, colors yet unseen -- all of which can be accessed in this place of creativity. May the music of Eternal Spirit bring you to this place and draw you to the One who created all, the One who loves extravagantly and unconditionally. It has been written: 'Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, nor have entered into the heart of man the things which God has prepared for those who love him.' Journey with us into the realm of Eternal Spirit...." keyboards: Sullivent, Jobe, Braland; flutes: braland; percussion: Garretts; guitars: Palmer; cello: Jobe; vocals: Sullivent, Jobe, Braland]
The Message by Spinfield, 1999, White Cloud (Etherean) Music, New Zealand
Mantras: A Musical Path to Peace by Henry Marshall, 1999, Blue Star Communications, USA
Sanctuary by Nakai, 2003, Canyon Records, USA (AZ/Navajo-Ute)

Our right to freedom and integrity of body, mind, spirit, soul, and personal possessions is codified and guaranteed in the Constitution of the United States and meant to be preserved and protected by various arms of law enforcement at the local, state and federal levels. We have a right to expect neighbors, family members, and officials to honor that by their speech and actions. There has appeared to be over the past decade or so a national pattern of flagrant, unapologetic, unyielding and severely punitive of voiced protest and dissent undemocratic direction toward usurping citizen properties and rights to corral power and money for unscrupulously militant counter-revolutionaries in our society. This should never have happened, or happen again in this country, the undermining of the bedrock of our national principles and ideals. It's two minutes to midnight and now is the time to work diligently personally and publicly in turning that wheel around. Flagrant violators of civil and criminal law who refuse repeatedly to cooperate with efforts at peaceful resolution and restitution of harms to persons and properties must be brought to justice after being given a reasonable length of time to reflect on dogged directions of inequity and inequality. That is what responsible Courts, judges and juries, government enforcement agencies, legislators and lawyers are for by their accreditations and oaths of offices. According to the Commission on Civil Rights, "Federal criminal civil rights law prohibits law enforcement agents from conspiring to interfere with federally protected rights, depriving rights under color of law, or using or conspiring to use force, or threat of force, to interfere with the free exercise of your civil rights. To report criminal activities that constitute violations of civil rights, contact: U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Criminal Section, PHB, 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20530, (202) 514-3204, Fax: (202) 514-8336, www.usdoj.gov. If you have a complaint of police brutality or the abuse of your rights by the police or other public officials, contact the nearest office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), listed in the front of your telephone directory under “police,” or write to the Department of Justice at the address above. An individual who believes that a law enforcement agency receiving Department of Justice assistance, such as a police or sheriff’s department, jail, state police, or corrections system, is discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, or age may file a complaint with: U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Coordination and Review Section, 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20530."

Truly loving consensual sex is a healthful and healing experience and knowledge of giving freely and sharing, trusting its expression unconfined, unrestricted, wordless, inconveyable to others except occasionally through art of different media. Similar to William James' Varieties of Religious Experience, our experiences of the many forms of love enrich, enable and empower us to greater heights of accomplishment and awareness. For instance, in the 1960s an East Tennessee ministry opened and operated a cafe with live local music and much chatter in its welcoming and warm quarters called "Agape," which means the love we have for our species and others, as well as the earth, universe and God. We need to have and give as many different variances of love emotions as possible to feel the most human and divine. There are many words for the different forms of that feeling in some other languages, but in English we have only one to encompass a wide range, thereby admitting misunderstanding from time to time of what is meant when we use that word especially by insensitive and unperceptive hearers. The love for a skill, a friend, a child, an object, an animal, a song, a memory, a parent all encompass and enlarge that capacity.

So, what do we truly value, treasure, hold dear? When all else fails and shatters, what remains as the greatest gift in the now or memory? Isn't it the equivalent of Randolph Hearst's Rosebud, his boyhood sled, that turns out to be the real clue to us and our profoundest identity? At the end of the day won't we and others ask what did we really love and for what did we willingly sacrifice ourselves in various ways? If it's been just for money and the acquisition of things for show that we don't truly appreciate then we've really been impoverished in life, and in death. To have a thing or person and manipulate it is not to know and love it, a sad emptiness of inner being and all that life really has to offer to those open to receive it: beauty, grandeur, glory through committed, intentional, conscious and consciencious love. Hate is a kind of death. We've been brutalized in nearly every way by our socio-economic system of late. We need considerate gentleness, sweetness and well-meaning peace "crowning our good with brother-and-sisterhood from sea to shining sea." Love is life everlasting and transcendant, the beginning and ending of "is," Alpha and Omega, the call of God. Loving one's enemies is difficult but healing and derivation of a funny-sounding old saying, "Kill them with kindness." May we all be killed with kindness. We have an obligation to the God who created us, the Earth and its systems to be healthy at all levels, and extend that invitation to others, in gratitude and worship as well as we're able and daily.

Le monde sans la fin. Bry(y)h bly swyk.

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"The most important commandment is this: 'Hear, O Israel! The Lord our God is the one and only Lord. And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all you mind, and all your strength.' The second is equally important; 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' No other commandment is greater than these." -- Jesus (Mark 12:29-31)

"And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not act on them will be like a foolish man who built his house on sand. The rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell -- and great was its fall!"
-- Jesus (Matthew 7:26-27)

"Everyone then who hears these words of mine and acts on them will be like a wise man who built his house on a rock. The rain fell, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on a rock."
-- Jesus (Matthew 7:24-25)

"If we are to realize ourselves as whole, individual beings, it seems necessary to follow and reclaim all parts of ourselves. In psychological terms this means we need to recognize and integrate the truths that arise from the body, the mind, the emotions and the soul as we individuate. It means a new kind of self-work and a new kind of psychotherapy. It means viewing a person from a wellness model rather than from the traditional disease or neurosis models. It means being able to work at both personality and soul levels.... At the core of all wisdom teachings throughout history, spiritual or philosophical, East and West, is the counsel: 'Know thyself.' After the student has penetrated any true system, belief or teaching, he is directed to the 'kingdom within' his own soul, where the truth and meaning of his existence is ultimately held. Individuation is the learning process of recovering the soul and liberating the body and consciousness to follow its destiny. Jung taught that individuation was the final, and most important, unfoldment in life. He thought this phase of development could most appropriately be accomplished in the second half of life, when there was enough maturity, life experience and the presence of death to urge it forward. Arnold Mindell has found that dying people are often willing to break through many of the limitations that have run their lives to become their true selves in the days or hours before death. I believe individuation can occur before those last hours, and even before midlife, in our time. I have known many aspirants who, still in the first half of their lives, are well on their way. I believe there are many old souls in incarnation at this time, and that the pressures of our planetary problems help to awaken them to their true purposes. Further, we now have more effective psycho-physical technologies for liberating the body and consciousness than in the past. "
-- Soul Return: Integrating Body, Psyche & Spirit by Aminah Raheem, PhD, 1987, 1991

"In midrash one attempts through contemplation to make a scriptural passage or a saying of a holy person into a living experience that can meet the challenges of the present.... most Sufi muslims would understand my efforts as tawil, a style of translation-interpretation that again considers the possible multiple meanings of a sacred text in order to cultivate wisdom for one's everyday life."
-- The Hidden Gospel by Neil Douglas-Klotz, 1999

Jesus spoke ancient Aramaic except when quoting from the Hebrew Old Testament. A summary lexicon with English equivalents, garnered from the resource referenced above, of some important words he used follows.

alaha (God): Unity, Oneness, the Ultimate Power or Potential, the One without an Opposite; the negation of anything, the word "no"
ena ena (I am): the essence of individuality, the "I inside the 'I'"
eskah (find): to invent, discover, or recover; suggests an embodied form of sacred fire or heat, which regenerates nature each season
hab (love): to kindle a fire from something easily set ablaze
hainanuta (faith): confidence, firmness, or integrity of being; connection of the sacred life force through its many outer forms in a way that is rooted, yet constantly renewing and healing
hardela (mustard seed): something spreading freely, like a wildfire
legan (inside): belly or viscera of a being or community
liba (heart): center of courage, intelligence, and feeling; the breast; the mind; the best part of anything
mamona (Mammon): a piling up of outer things or appearances which become the definition of one's self or life
mare (Lord): a quality of obvious power; the manifested light that attracts one's attention
namosa (law) anything of beauty which helps relieve or take away that which deprives a human being of strength
qadash (Holy): the point or pivot upon which everything turns and the image of a circle unfolding from a point with power and heat
raza (mystery): secret, mystical significance, symbol or sign; interior movement or sound; the disappearance of something material
rehev (love): from Hebrew for womb; compassion, warmth that can pour from the depths of oneself; radiating forth of light and heat from an interior place; similar to rahma (friend)
salita (lawful): with power, authority, or harmonious order
sapira (good): beautiful, healthy, or well; related to clarity, daybreak, and the first glimmer of light
sebaq (forgive): to restore to its original state; loosen, let go, set free, omit
sebarta (gospel): containment of a sacred fire, which instead of burning out of control provides warmth and heat over a period of time; to hope, consider, endure, be nourished, preach, declare
sena (hate): strain away, filter, or clarify; related to the English word moon
senia (hear): an inner sound or mystical vibration; related to sema (light, sound, vibration, atmosphere)
seraga (lamp): to be illuminated, imagine, dream
taba (good): ripe, fit for a particular purpose, ready; something that maintains its integrity and health by inner growth in harmony with what surrounds it
tamina (innocent): harmless, simple, complete, straightforward, sincere
yida (know): to be able to handle something

"O Thou, the One from whom
breath enters being in
all radiant forms.

O Parent of the universe, from your
deep interior comes the next wave
of shining life.

O fruitful, nurturing Life-giver!
Your sound rings everywhere
throughout the cosmos.

Father-Mother who births Unity,
You vibrate life into form
in each new instant."

-- Jesus, "The Lord's Prayer" translated from the Aramaic Gospels, Abwoon d'bashmaya, by Neil Douglas-Klotz