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Re: Faith and belief is the same thing,

Posted By: Eja
Date: Monday, 30 May 2005, at 7:15 p.m.

In Response To: Re: Faith and belief is the same thing, (Ras Heru)

One thing I discovered early on was that I could learn as much from meditating on the different meanings of words and the relationships between them as I could from books.

For example, consider the word for 'faith' and 'belief'. This word 'igbagbo' is also a composite word. It is made from 'gba' which means 'accept' and 'gbo' which means hear. So, according to the ancestors who made the language now called Yoruba, faith and belief ARE the same thing and (on the surface), they both mean 'to accept what you hear'.

The word for knowledge 'mo' implies that to know is an act of creation as 'mo' also means 'to mould', specifically, it is the word used to describe what the potter does when he takes a lump of clay and from it, fashions a pot, a dish or any other such USABLE item.

'Mo' is also the root of the word for 'child' - 'omo'.

Finally, one of the names of the Supreme Being is 'Amona' which means both 'Moulder of the Way' and 'One Who Knows the Way'. From this, we get 'Amona Ara' - 'Moulder of the Wondrous Way' and 'One who Knows the Wondrous Way'.

Wisdom And Strength

Messages In This Thread

Faith and belief is the same thing,
Ras Marcus -- Sunday, 29 May 2005, at 8:51 p.m.

Re: Faith and belief is the same thing,
Eja -- Monday, 30 May 2005, at 5:23 a.m.

Re: Understanding is the greatest
Priest Asukile Adigun Adofo -- Monday, 30 May 2005, at 7:29 a.m.

Re: Understanding is the greatest
Eja -- Monday, 30 May 2005, at 8:27 a.m.

Re: Faith and belief is the same thing,
sabbah -- Monday, 30 May 2005, at 11:26 a.m.

Re: Faith and belief is the same thing,
Eja -- Monday, 30 May 2005, at 2:58 p.m.

Re: Faith and belief is the same thing,
sabbah -- Monday, 30 May 2005, at 3:50 p.m.

Re: Faith and belief is the same thing,
Eja -- Monday, 30 May 2005, at 6:21 p.m.

Re: Faith and belief is the same thing,
Ras Heru -- Monday, 30 May 2005, at 3:59 p.m.

Re: Faith and belief is the same thing,
Ras Marcus -- Monday, 30 May 2005, at 6:57 p.m.

Re: Faith and belief is the same thing,
one of the twelve -- Thursday, 2 June 2005, at 10:40 a.m.

Re: Faith and belief is the same thing,
Ras Marcus -- Thursday, 2 June 2005, at 9:05 p.m.

Re: Faith and belief is the same thing,
one of the twelve -- Friday, 3 June 2005, at 1:59 p.m.

Re: Faith and belief is the same thing,
Ras Marcus -- Friday, 3 June 2005, at 9:02 p.m.

Re: Faith and belief is the same thing,
one of the twelve -- Tuesday, 7 June 2005, at 9:27 a.m.

Re: Faith and belief is the same thing,
selassielive -- Tuesday, 7 June 2005, at 9:55 a.m.

Re: Faith and belief is the same thing,
Ras Marcus -- Tuesday, 7 June 2005, at 5:40 p.m.

Re: Faith and belief is the same thing,
one of the twelve -- Wednesday, 8 June 2005, at 4:10 p.m.

Re: Faith and belief is the same thing,
Ras Marcus -- Wednesday, 8 June 2005, at 5:30 p.m.

Re: Faith and belief is the same thing,
one of the twelve -- Thursday, 9 June 2005, at 10:41 a.m.

Re: Faith and belief is the same thing,
selassielive -- Thursday, 9 June 2005, at 2:07 p.m.

Re: Faith and belief is the same thing,
Ras Marcus -- Thursday, 9 June 2005, at 6:44 p.m.

Re: Faith and belief is the same thing,
Imanuel -- Thursday, 9 June 2005, at 8:44 p.m.

Re: Faith and belief is the same thing,
Ras Marcus -- Thursday, 9 June 2005, at 9:51 p.m.

Re: Faith and belief is the same thing,
selassielive -- Friday, 10 June 2005, at 8:54 a.m.

Re: Faith and belief is the same thing,
one of the twelve -- Monday, 13 June 2005, at 10:41 a.m.

Re: Faith and belief is the same thing,
selassielive -- Monday, 13 June 2005, at 11:05 a.m.

Re: Faith and belief is the same thing,
one of the twelve -- Monday, 13 June 2005, at 1:55 p.m.

Re: Faith and belief is the same thing,
selassielive -- Monday, 13 June 2005, at 2:14 p.m.

Re: Faith and belief is the same thing,
Priest Asukile Adigun Adofo -- Monday, 13 June 2005, at 11:06 a.m.

Re: Faith and belief is the same thing,
one of the twelve -- Monday, 13 June 2005, at 1:48 p.m.

Re: Faith and belief is the same thing,
Ras Marcus -- Monday, 13 June 2005, at 9:05 p.m.

Re: Faith and belief is the same thing,
Eja -- Monday, 30 May 2005, at 7:15 p.m.

Re: Faith and belief is the same thing,
Ras Marcus -- Tuesday, 31 May 2005, at 5:54 a.m.

Re: Faith and belief is the same thing,
Ras Heru -- Tuesday, 31 May 2005, at 4:37 p.m.

Re: Faith and belief is the same thing,
Ras Marcus -- Tuesday, 31 May 2005, at 5:47 p.m.

Re: Faith and belief is the same thing,
one of the twelve -- Thursday, 2 June 2005, at 10:25 a.m.

1 12 IS AN ANIMIST NOW?
Ras Heru -- Thursday, 2 June 2005, at 6:47 p.m.

Re: 1 12 IS AN ANIMIST NOW?
one of the twelve -- Friday, 3 June 2005, at 2:05 p.m.

Re: 1 12 IS AN ANIMIST NOW?
Ras Heru -- Friday, 3 June 2005, at 4:48 p.m.

Re: 1 12 IS AN ANIMIST NOW?
Imanuel -- Thursday, 9 June 2005, at 8:50 p.m.

Re: 1 12 IS AN ANIMIST NOW?
Ras Heru -- Sunday, 12 June 2005, at 2:32 p.m.

True words Baba. Give Thanks. *NM*
Eja -- Tuesday, 31 May 2005, at 7:08 p.m.

Eja....
Ras Heru -- Tuesday, 31 May 2005, at 4:25 p.m.

Re: Eja....
Eja -- Tuesday, 31 May 2005, at 7:02 p.m.

Re: Faith and belief is the same thing,
one of the twelve -- Tuesday, 31 May 2005, at 4:29 p.m.

Re: Faith and belief is the same thing,
Ras Marcus -- Tuesday, 31 May 2005, at 6:15 p.m.

Re: Faith and belief is the same thing,
one of the twelve -- Thursday, 2 June 2005, at 10:52 a.m.

Re: Faith and belief is the same thing,
sabbah -- Thursday, 2 June 2005, at 1:57 p.m.

Re: Faith and belief is the same thing,
selassielive -- Thursday, 2 June 2005, at 2:05 p.m.

Re: Faith and belief is the same thing,
Imanuel -- Thursday, 9 June 2005, at 8:28 p.m.

Re: Faith and belief is the same thing,
Imanuel -- Thursday, 9 June 2005, at 8:25 p.m.

Re: Faith and belief is the same thing,
selassielive -- Friday, 10 June 2005, at 8:59 a.m.

Re: Faith and belief is the same thing,
one of the twelve -- Tuesday, 31 May 2005, at 4:24 p.m.

Re: Faith and belief is the same thing,
Eja -- Tuesday, 31 May 2005, at 5:36 p.m.

Re: Faith and belief is the same thing,
selassielive -- Friday, 3 June 2005, at 2:34 p.m.

Re: Faith and belief is the same thing,
Ras Marcus -- Friday, 3 June 2005, at 7:44 p.m.

Re:FAITH IN SELF IS ASURED
Priest Asukile Adigun Adofo -- Saturday, 4 June 2005, at 1:23 a.m.

Re:FAITH IN SELF IS ASURED
Ras Marcus -- Saturday, 4 June 2005, at 9:52 a.m.

Re:FAITH IN SELF IS ASURED
Ras Heru -- Saturday, 4 June 2005, at 12:18 p.m.

Re:FAITH IN SELF IS ASURED
Ras Marcus -- Saturday, 4 June 2005, at 6:21 p.m.

Re: Faith and belief is the same thing,
selassielive -- Monday, 6 June 2005, at 2:03 p.m.

Re: Faith and belief is the same thing,
Ras Marcus -- Tuesday, 7 June 2005, at 6:08 p.m.

Re: Faith and belief is the same thing,
Ras Jon -- Monday, 6 June 2005, at 5:05 p.m.

Re: Faith and belief is the same thing,
Ras Heru -- Thursday, 9 June 2005, at 7:10 p.m.