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    The Book of Inter-religious Peace in Word and Image
    The Book of Inter-religious Peace in Word and Image
    The Book of Inter-religious Peace in Word and Image
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    The Book of Inter-religious Peace in Word and Image

    By Dorit Kedar

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    It is not surprising that The Book of Inter-religious Peace, in Word and Image, is difficult to accept, though people are talking and writing about the necessity of inter-religious relationships and numerous conventions are held on the subject.
    So that the project can be comprehended, the reader and seer of The Book need to accomplish a tremendous leap of consciousness.
    The seeker of inter-religious peace must fulfill inner psychological transformation and abandon the animal nature which tends to grasp the world by means of territorial views, conditioned by the criteria of space and time. We are educated to approach the external world by the pertinence to the family, social layer, color, religion, profession, nation, continent and even planet and galaxy...
    One sees the other through the curtains of learned pre-concepts, generally assuming that the other is of lesser significance and therefore lacks absolute truth.
    The Book wishes to break through dogma and the writer believes in a deep and nearly absolute truth – God, by definition of HIS infinity, does not have a passport. As the Creator, The First Source – The Divine is Ever- Existent and therefore is not born and does not die.
    The finite characteristic of all creatures is perhaps the real cause of the "stratum thinking", needing belonging as a security tool.
    As each born creature, necessarily has his parents, the believers have adopted their different Gods as unique parents.
    The Book, from this point of view, may offer a challenging content – It follows the Infinite and overt Character of the Divine and thus considers all religious trends as infinite paths towards the exploration of The Essence.
    Each path contributes a small piece to the building of an interminable puzzle or worship system, within the fleeting time/space frame, towards the attempt to grasp Infinity.
    Finite human minds are unable to grasp Infinity solely by the mental faculties, which are limited to a certain intelligence quantity.
    The only Way to attain a grasp of Infinity is by developing something which is not hindered by obvious limitations.
    The Book suggests evolving the Wisdom of the Heart by considering the life of the great mystics and their appreciation of God's fingerprints in Nature. One may, therefore, cultivate the Way of Love, unconstrained by comparison, hierarchy, and pre-concepts, usually existent in territorial thinking.
    The concise wording and non-decorative imagery, serve as equivalents to the religious and spiritual credos, and wish to mark the interminable inter-linking among all main beliefs, considering these as fragments yearning to FEEL rather than UNDERSTAND the Divine.
    If mental intelligence is forcefully limited, the emotional intelligence – is unlimited. One can always exercise Love and Compassion towards all co-livers of Earth, be they human, animal, plants or minerals.
    When we feel LOVE, we naturally erase all separating notions – male versus female, nation versus nation, and color versus color.
    The emotional system, when loving, tends to seek and find common denominators reigned by empathy and altruism.
    In such affective state – we do not deter the differences but seek and find Communion.
    Compared to a part of a Virtual Celestial Garment, in which all parts are meaningful, all parts can be felt as micro aspects of an Infinite Macro and therefore the work of interlinking among the different credos is of equal importance. The Virtual Celestial Garment is made of parts and correspondent joints.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDorit Kedar
    Release dateAug 8, 2013
    ISBN9789659214709
    The Book of Inter-religious Peace in Word and Image
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    Dorit Kedar

    Forced to continuously change nations, cultures and schooling - I had to develop a wider sense of communication, a way of thinking-feeling-behaving which stresses the common denominators. The need to adapt new landscapes and landsouls has taught instinctive means to overcome separatism, prejudices, dogmatic beliefs and suspicions. While looking for the common gathering denominators, I have also increased the ability of perception and individuation. Being constantly in estranged places has triggered psychological processes to turn the unfamiliar into familiar. As an art critic in the Israli press, a curator, a writer - have always dealt with the otherness, the different and the infinite variety of the Existent. My Book of Peace is the result.

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      The Book of Inter-religious Peace in Word and Image - Dorit Kedar

      THE BOOK OF INTER-RELIGIOUS PEACE: in Word and Image

      By Dr. Dorit Kedar

      "This project, combining the spirit and message of Judaism, Christianity and Islam, is a remarkably interesting work, which sheds a light of hope over this troubled region giving a positive and encouraging vision of the universality of religions and beliefs.

      --Giancarlo Chevallard, Head of Delegation of European Commission to the State of Israel

      The Book of Inter-religious Peace is an extraordinary statement, expressed with a rich and eloquent grammar. It’s a life-enhancing affirmation of the fundamental connectedness of all creation, in all its magnificent diversity and detail. It springs from the artist’s life-time experience of struggling to express values of harmony in the middle of violence, hatred and disorder

      -- Simon Keyes, Director of St Ethelburga’s Centre for Reconciliation and Peace, UK

      "Your endeavor to highlight and stress the need for a mutual understanding among nations, cultures and religions through dialogue and communication is of the utmost importance in these difficult times and largely contributes to spread the message of love and communion among people. I can but warmly congratulate you for the noble aim you pursue.

      -- Archbishop Antonio Franco, Apostolic Nuncio in Israel

      The Book of Inter-religious Peace edited by Dr. Dorit Kedar is a delightful project. I will send it to the Royal Institute for Inter-Faith Studies to place in their library.

      -- Prince El Hassan bin Talal of Jordan

      Published by: The Center of Inter-religious Peace

      Copyright 2013 Dorit Kedar

      Smashwords Edition

      A high resolution version of all images is available on the Center’s Website

      License Notes

      This eBook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This eBook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      ~*~*~*~*~

      This book is dedicated to

      My late Mother Leontine Neuman Schwartz

      My late Grandmother Flora Landesberg Neuman

      ~*~*~*~*~

      Special thanks to:

      Tamar Kedar for launching The Book of Inter-religious Peace in 2001

      Father Danielemose Hughes Schroder, St. Anthony Catholic Parish Church, Jaffa

      and Terra Santa, Jerusalem – For the invaluable spiritual and linguistic assistance.

      Raphael Kedar – For his marvelous Willingness and Editorial assistance.

      Sigal Morad – For advice and assistance in the final editing process.

      My deep gratitude to all the lovely people who have helped along the hard road.

      ~*~*~*~*~

      Table of Contents

      WORD

      Introduction

      1. The Perspective of The Book of Inter-religious Peace

      2. Carmona as a Metaphor for an Inter-religious Peace

      IMAGE

      The Pictorial Works

      3.1 Judaism: The Kabala Tree of Life

      Overcoming outer Polarities

      Diagram of the Tree of Life

      3.2 Christianity: The Spirit of St. Francis

      The Canticle of Brother Sun

      Overcoming Inner Polarities

      3.3 Islam: Flowers of Sufism

      3.4 Buddhism:

      3.4.1 Zen Meditations to Stop Time

      3.4.2 Masks Reflecting Zen Insights

      3.4.3 The Mandala: 15 Masks and Flowers

      3.5 Tribal Faiths: Shamanic Animals and the Affinity to the Spirits of Nature

      3.6 Native America: Animal Shields

      3.7 Hinduism: Tantric Chakras Energy Centers

      Epilogue: Metatron as the symbol of Unity

      A Note about the Bibliography

      Appendix

      Information about the Media

      Supportive International references

      About the Author

      ~*~*~*~*~

      WORD

      ~*~*~*~*~

      Introduction

      It is not surprising that The Book of Inter-religious Peace, in Word and Image, is difficult to accept, though people are talking and writing about the necessity of inter-religious relationships and numerous conventions are held on the subject.

      So that the project can be comprehended, the reader and seer of The Book need to accomplish a tremendous leap of consciousness.

      The seeker of inter-religious peace must fulfill inner psychological transformation and abandon the animal nature which tends to grasp the world by means of territorial views, conditioned by the criteria of space and time. We are educated to approach the external world by the pertinence to the family, social layer, color, religion, profession, nation, continent and even planet and galaxy…

      One sees the other through the curtains of learned pre-concepts, generally assuming that the other is of lesser significance and therefore lacks absolute truth.

      The Book wishes to break through dogma and the writer believes in a deep and nearly absolute truth – God, by definition of HIS infinity, does not have a passport. As the Creator, The First Source – The Divine is Ever- Existent and therefore is not born and does not die.

      The finite characteristic of all creatures is perhaps the real cause of the stratum thinking, needing belonging as a security tool.

      As each born creature, necessarily has his parents, the believers have adopted their different Gods as unique parents.

      The Book, from this point of view, may offer a challenging content – It follows the Infinite and overt Character of the Divine and thus considers all religious trends as infinite paths towards the exploration of The Essence.

      Each path contributes a small piece to the building of an interminable puzzle or worship system, within the fleeting time/space frame, towards the attempt to grasp Infinity.

      Finite human minds are unable to grasp Infinity solely by the mental faculties, which are limited to a certain intelligence quantity.

      The only Way to attain a grasp of Infinity is by developing something which is not hindered by obvious limitations.

      The Book suggests evolving the Wisdom of the Heart by considering the life of the great mystics and their appreciation of God's fingerprints in Nature. One may, therefore, cultivate the Way of Love, unconstrained by comparison, hierarchy, and pre-concepts, usually existent in territorial thinking.

      The concise wording and non-decorative imagery, serve as equivalents to the religious and spiritual credos, and wish to mark the interminable inter-linking among all main beliefs, considering these as fragments yearning to FEEL rather than UNDERSTAND the Divine.

      If mental intelligence is forcefully limited, the emotional intelligence – is unlimited. One can always exercise Love and Compassion towards all co-livers of Earth, be they human, animal, plants or minerals.

      When we feel LOVE, we naturally erase all separating notions – male versus female, nation versus nation, and color versus color.

      The emotional system, when loving, tends to seek and find common denominators reigned by empathy and altruism.

      In such affective state – we do not deter the differences but seek and find Communion.

      Compared to a part of a Virtual Celestial Garment, in which all parts are meaningful, all parts can be felt as micro aspects of an Infinite Macro and therefore the work of interlinking among the different credos is of equal importance. The Virtual Celestial Garment is made of parts and correspondent joints.

      ~*~*~*~*~

      1. The Perspective of The Book of Inter-religious Peace

      The Perspective of The Book of Inter-religious Peace is based on seven interlinked facets: Personal, Academic, Artistic, Psychological, Philosophical, Theological and Spiritual.

      1.1 The Personal Facet

      Forced to continuously change nations, cultures and schooling - I had

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