Author: Dakkuan

Pass Through Darkness

“…the only true happiness is to learn, to advance, and to improve…”

“All is good and well and right; and shall be so forever.
Through the eternal ages the light of God’s beneficence shall shine hereafter,
disclosing all,
consummating all,
rewarding all that deserve reward.
Then we shall see, what now we can only believe.
The cloud will be lifted up,
the gate of mystery be passed,
and the full light shine forever;
the light of which that of the Lodge is a symbol.

Then that which caused us trial shall yield us triumph;
and that which made our heart ache
shall fill us with gladness;
and we shall then feel that there,
as here,
the only true happiness is to learn,
to advance,
and to improve;
which could not happen unless we had commenced with error, ignorance, and imperfection.

We must pass through the darkness, to reach the light.”

Morals and Dogma

Pink Elephant

The elephant in the room for a 45 year old man is this:

When you tell people the truth, they think you are crazy.
Let’s say you were taught by a hall of fame trainer, and his methods were very, very successful. Then, you share those methods with other people so other trainers; … instead of being open minded, those trainers treat you like you are crazy and stupid and self-absorbed. The is like telling bill gates that he does not know how to accumulate wealth! Telling a hall of fame athlete that they do not know how to be the best athlete is,… fill in that blank!

Dakkuan

Humanity’s Problem

“A human heart throbs beneath the beggar’s gabardine; and that and no more stirs with its beating the Prince’s mantle. “

Treasures

“The great problem of Humanity is wrought out in the humblest abodes; no more than this is done in the highest.

A human heart throbs beneath the beggar’s gabardine; and that and no more stirs with its beating the Prince’s mantle.

The beauty of Love, the charm of friendship, the sacredness of Sorrow, the heroism of Patience, the noble Self-sacrifice, these and their like, alone, make life to be life indeed, and are its grandeur and its power.

They are the priceless treasures and glory of humanity; and they are not things of condition. All places and all scenes are alike clothed with the grandeur and charm of virtues such as these.”

SOURCE

Book of Proverbs

Chapter 3

My son, do not forget my teaching,
but keep my commands in your heart,
2 for they will prolong your life many years
and bring you peace and prosperity.

3 Let love and faithfulness never leave you;
bind them around your neck,
write them on the tablet of your heart.
4 Then you will win favor and a good name
in the sight of God and man.

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The Morgan Affair

“His disappearance was suspected to have been effected by overzealous Freemasons enforcing the penalties of their obligations.”

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The Morgan Affair

“All You Need to Know About the Infamous Morgan Affair!

On Sept. 11, 1826, William Morgan, of Batavia New York, was forcibly removed from the jailhouse at Canandaigua, NY, to a two-horse carriage and borne away into the mists of time.

His disappearance was suspected to have been effected by overzealous Freemasons enforcing the penalties of their obligations.

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Be Slow To Be Angry

Anger does not produce the righteousness which God desires.

When you close your Bible without application, you are not doing the inner work required to dwell in the Kingdom of Heaven.

“When we are fast to anger, we are misinterpreting what the Kingdom of God stands for.”

R. Cecil

Practice Grace and Mercy

“My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry,”

JAMES 1:19-26

Posture

What you do with your physical body and posture grants communication with God.
– Pastor Richard Cecil

To Be Victorious In Spirit:

Comfort Yourself, First.

“As long as you obey with your physical body, you will be victorious in the spiritual world.”

R. Cecil

“A little leaven doth leaven the whole lump.”

GALATIANS 5:9

Our posture is important to God.”

Pastor Richard Cecil

“ But when you pray,
go into your room,
close the door and pray to your Father,
who is unseen.
Then your Father,
who sees what is done in secret,
will reward you.
And when you pray,
do not keep on babbling like pagans,
for they think they will be heard because of their many words.
Do not be like them,
for your Father knows what you need
before you ask him.”

MATTHEW 6:6-8

From the Hospital Bed:

“A man on his deathbed, raising his hands, (after saying, ‘I surrender all,’ is physically victorious.
His actions, through surrender, (his posture,) granted him the power to express the Greatness of God.”

R. Cecil

Words Between Brothers

… Of Doug Kindred:

We Exchanged These Words Lovingly:

When Chip first saw Doug it was when Doug gave a short sermon during a Sunday morning service at the Ocala Farm Ministry church.

On the phone, with Mr. Kindred,

months later. Chip said this:

“When I first met you, I hated you, because you were so White-bred, … I hated you!”

“I know; …and I own it!”

Doug Kindred

The Conspiracy of Santa Clause

A Message to Aspiring Brethren:

The Now Civil War

“It is useless to reason with those whose confidence is not shaken in the face of impossibilities, whose imagination can bridge all gulfs in evidence by fantastic suppositions.”

Arthur Edward Waite; Doctrine and Literature of the Kabala (page 116)
The Now Civil War

As it says in the Bible, in the book of MATTHEW:

“Do not give dogs what is sacred; do not throw your pearls to pigs. If you do, they may trample them under their feet and turn and tear you to pieces.”

MATTHEW 7:6

The Conspiracy of Santa Clause

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How to Write a Business Proposal

How to Write a Business Proposal

1. Begin with a title page.
2. Explain your why with a summary.
3. State the problem, or need.
4. Propose a solution.
5. Share your qualifications.
6. Include pricing options.
7. Summarize with a conclusion.

12 TIPS for writing one

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Back In The Day

This Movie

I saw this movie when I was 23 and thought, “Man, what a lunatic!”

I saw it at 33 and thought, “I mean, I guess he might have a point in there somewhere, but still – that’s insane.”

At 43, it became “Well, ok. I kind of get it, now. A bit extreme, but I get it.”

Today at 53? “I have no problem with anything this man is doing”

Turf Dispute

“I want breakfast.”

Faith in Mankind

Language makes no mistake in making a synonym of the word, “right,” with the term, “correct”. Furthermore, language correlates the word, “left,” with abandonment. If you are, “left,” you are, “left behind”.  When you are right, you are, “correct”. When mankind’s understanding becomes, “right,” about something, it leaves what is, “wrong,” behind. In humanity, people rendered as being incorrect are left behind by those who are correct. This is true of the animal kingdom, for the weakest or injured animals are many times left behind; because one injured animal attracts the danger of many predators. Faith does not ensure survival in the animal kingdom.
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Your “Why?”

Be the beam of Light.

What Is Your, “Why,”?

What Drove You When You Were Younger?

What was your, “why,” when you were in high school?
Did your, “why,” since then change?
If so, why?

Does your original, “why,” still suit you?

Dakkuan

Narcissistic Managers

The Narcissistic Boss Will:

They create an unproductive work environment, then, blame it on the employees. Over time, this drains people’s souls and creates a low-level, low-paying workplace. They take away your value on purpose, and manipulate to make it appear that they display more value than you by explaining something that is menial at best.

Dakkuan

Ostracizing Your Fellow Man

… Being employed by men who want to do it all themselves to show you that they don’t need you, that they can do it themselves, but, more importantly, (to them,) they think they are showing you that they are tougher and better than you are; when, in actuality, they are ignorant in ostracizing the very fellow-man which they, themselves, need in order to survive!
A farm is not run by one man; and a one man farm is a lonely, pitiful situation rather than a farm.

Dakkuan

Lack of Population Control

The issue is that none of the work that I do right now builds something for the future.
A man pays me,
and he’s done with me;
and all of my work leaves me with nothing.

It used to be,
when you work,
you were working towards something in the end- a piece of the pie;
however,
nowadays,
there is no reward-
Only thieves.

Chip

Yes, You Can

Then Jesus told his disciples,
“If anyone would come after me,
let him deny himself
and take up his cross
and follow me.
For whoever would save his life will lose it,
but whoever loses his life
for my sake
will find it.
For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world
and forfeits his soul?
Or what shall a man give in return
for his soul?

MATTHEW 16:24-36

The Story You Tell Yourself

“There are two ways of telling your story. One is to tell it compulsively and urgently, keep returning to it
because you see your present suffering
as the result of your past experiences.

But there is another way.

You can tell your story from the place where it no longer dominates you.
You can speak about it with a certain distance
and see it as the way
to your present freedom.”

Henri Nouwen
The Inner Voice of Love

Living the Sins of The Dead

Arrogance/Pride is the Deadly Sin which is dragging the world around.


Some would assume it is Gluttony, because there are a lot of very, very overly-obese people ambling around; and those people are also being Greedy whilst over-eating the wrong things.


Lust tends to overcrowd the minds of men and women nowadays as sex buys a woman in a pretty dress a drink while the notion of that dress purchases a man’s whims, employing a no-refund policy.


Sloth slows the feet down of the people. They trudge around, displaying no purpose or inspiration during the hours of their public day.
Wrath- the most misunderstood sin of all, seems to be many people’s unguided, “somebody is shaking the jar,” motive. It is the notion of, “social justice,” in action.

Envy imprisons the minds of the less fortunate. People view others, not knowing what others have acquired, however, they want what others have- not knowing what that is!

You Are Not Alone

“Many, many men
have been just as troubled
morally and spiritually
as you are right now.”

“You’re not the first person
who was ever confused
and frightened
and even sickened
by human behavior.

You’re by no means alone
on that score.

Many, many men
have been just as troubled
morally and spiritually
as you are right now.

Happily, some of them
kept records of their troubles.
You’ll learn from them—
if you want to.

Just as someday,
if you have something to offer,
someone will learn
something from you.
It’s a beautiful reciprocal arrangement. And it isn’t education.
It is history.
It is poetry.”

J.D. Salinger

The Strife of the Smart Man

My Experience:

In a world where doing wrong is seen as being correct
and where being correct is treated as being revolutionary or argumentative,
those of us who have maintained our moral rectitude currently relate less and less to our fellow humans.
I have belabored, “The Dunning Kruger Affect,” to the extent of mocking my fellow man.

It confused and angered me. I did not know how to deal with people in my daily life in a cordial way anymore.
It felt like I was surrounded by idiots and that I was the only person who cared to make myself and the world around me better.

My good friend, Don Adams, explained it to me. Don said this to me:

“You are surrounded by grown men who have child’s minds.”

Don Adams

The Pareto Principle keeps bounding around inside my head. Realizing that there is no escaping this paradigm, this reality, I have sought coping mechanisms to attempt to maintain being courteous surrounded by a world of discourteous people. I have found no useful tools to dissuade my resentful knowing of these people.

Entered Brethren Ordainment Sermon

“What has been will be again.

            There is nothing new under the sun.

            It was all here already, long ago.”

Third Sermon

“Donning the Master’s Sword”

The hands of your fellow brethren have laid the foundation of this temple; and the hands of your fellow brethren are now beginning to complete its stronghold. Through your studies and actions, we, under this delicate ceiling, are Awake, as if from humanity’s deep sleep. (Zechariah 4:1)

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The Unpopular Secret

Population Control

It used to be, “The Power of God,” until the population got to insurmountable numbers, and the many could not be killed in secret-
World wars are what are needed to bring the population down in a more expedited manner.

Dakkuan

See MATTHEW 24:40

Fig Leaves

“…Be always on the watch,…”

“Be careful,
or
your hearts
will be weighed down
with carousing,
drunkenness
and the anxieties of life,
and that day will close
on you
suddenly
like a trap.
For it will come on all those
who live on the face
of the whole earth.

Be always on the watch,
and pray that you may
be able to escape
all that is about to happen,
and that you may be able to stand before theSon of Man.”

LUKE 21:34-36

Encampment

“…soldiers will be silenced in that day…”

“Summon archers against Babylon,
    all those who draw the bow.
Encamp all around her;
    let no one escape.
Repay her for her deeds;
    do to her as she has done.
…
Therefore, her young men will fall in the streets;
    all her soldiers will be silenced in that day,”

JERIMIAH 50:29-30

Spare No Arrows

“Because of the Lord’s anger she will not be inhabited
    but will be completely desolate.
All who pass Babylon will be appalled;
    they will scoff because of all her wounds.
 ‘Take up your positions around Babylon,
    all you who draw the bow.

JERIMIAH 50:13
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Knights Malta

“Before 1307 the Knights Templar – together with the Knights of St. John of Jeruzalem and in part the Teutonic Knights (these two were originally charitable orders) – were leading organizations behind the crusades in the middle east.”

“In 1523 the Turkish siege of Cyprus put the Knights Hospitaller on the move again, and they found refuge in Malta, given to them by the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, where they became known as the Knights of Malta or the Sovereign Military Order of Malta. Napoleon’s invasion of Malta in 1798 forced the Sovereign Military Order into a diaspora, and today it exists as scattered branches throughout the world.”

Mair Files

Wickedness

“An unfriendly person pursues selfish ends
and against all sound judgment starts quarrels.
2 Fools find no pleasure in understanding
but delight in airing their own opinions.
3 When wickedness comes, so does contempt,
and with shame comes reproach.
4 The words of the mouth are deep waters,
but the fountain of wisdom is a rushing stream.
5 It is not good to be partial to the wicked
and so deprive the innocent of justice.
6 The lips of fools bring them strife,
and their mouths invite a beating.
7 The mouths of fools are their undoing,
and their lips are a snare to their very lives.
8 The words of a gossip are like choice morsels;
they go down to the inmost parts.”

PROVERBS 18:1-8

What Displeases God

“There are six things the Lord hates,
    seven that are detestable to him:
 haughty eyes,
        a lying tongue,
        hands that shed innocent blood,
 a heart that devises wicked schemes,
        feet that are quick to rush into evil,
  a false witness who pours out lies
        and a person who stirs up conflict in the community.”

PROVERBS 6:16-19