Taking the good without the bad

It has been pointed out that the Cult of Moondwabi "borrows" many of its beliefs and practices from other religions.

A case in point is the Jewish Sabbath which we observe from Friday evening until Saturday at dawn (the Jews keep it going until Saturday night).

We are not borrowing. Nor is it coincidence that we celebrate almost identical holidays. That's just the way it is.

God finished the creation of Earth on a Friday evening - and God revealed this much to the Jewish nation at Mount Sinai (via messengers from another planet). Unfortunately, like much else that was revealed to the Jewish nation, Moses and successive generations of religious leaders embellished, twisted, added to and complicated the Sabbath holiday. A day of rest, leisure and spiritual elevation became something stifling and even life-threatening should you dare violate it.

Allow me to explain what the Sabbath really is: At the moment that God stopped creating our world, She abandoned it. Yet, the world did not cease to exist. Who or what maintained it? Man with his technology? Not quite, considering that our ancestors were a bunch of primitive fig-leaf wearing, grunting cavemen who couldn't figure out how to light a fire. What maintained our world, what kept it running smoothly was NOTHING AT ALL. The world maintains itself, such is the wonder of God's creation. Not only the Earth, but our entire universe is a self-powered mechanism with a never ending energy source, running its natural course.

We too can "play God" and abandon our daily interactions with our world, lie back, relax and let things run their course undisturbed. We could technically observe the Sabbath 24/7. Why don't we? Well, for starters, we would starve to death. Friday night will have to suffice!

We observe our Sabbath by having all our mundane needs taken care of before the sun sets. Thus when evening is upon us, all our food is ready. All appliances which use a power source are either left running or turned off. Wherever we need to be for the next 12 hours, we are already there, no need to travel. Any work or business or shopping - in short, any mundane pursuit that we immerse ourselves in for the other 6.5 days of the week will have to wait till Saturday morning at sunrise.

This free time away from mundane reality (as much as is humanly possible) opens our minds and souls to contemplate higher things. We concentrate on the immediate present. Thoughts become clearer. We emphasize spiritual pursuits such as music, lovemaking, studying the Book of Moondwabi. Our physical natures are utilized only insofar as is needed to realize some of these spiritual ideas (for example: the expression of love requires the physical act of lovemaking).

What humans often mistake for "spirituality" is nothing more than being tapped into the nature of things as they really are. The spiritual realm is located within everything - we need only to discover it. As soon as God allowed Earth to run its course without any input from herself, She created a reality. The reality and implications of that moment remain forever imprinted on the fabric of our existence and it occurs on Friday evening.

A religious Jew may indeed find many similarities between our Sabbath and theirs. The difference is that we do it right. We take the good (the pleasure and enjoyment) without taking the bad (rules, regulations, punishment and guilt).

Most people associate the Jewish Sabbath with lots of boring prayers, lots of needless restrictions and incredible fury directed at anyone caught violating any of the rules. The Bible itself is full of threats and commandments regarding the observance of the holiday, not the least of which is the death sentence to anyone caught violating this day in public.

If someone in the Cult of Moondwabi chooses to "break the Sabbath" that is their prerogative and is no concern for alarm. In fact, the freedom to break the Sabbath is part of the pleasure and enjoyment of it! How else can we call this a day of rest and relaxation if we are being forced to relax? The only rule on our Sabbath is to have a good time. That's a rule most people don't want to break!

THE ETERNAL SABBATH AWAITS US: On the Planet Zygone we will be raised to a new awareness and all our needs taken care of - it will be the Sabbath 7 days a week! This is why it is written in the Book of Moondwabi:
"Earthly Sabbath is but a mere taste of Zygonian Sabbath."
Book of Holidays
Chapter 2, verses 1 through 20 (this verse is repeated 20 times in a row because it is so important)