Shared Maat Reflections/Journal
- One shared that about her coming to understand the loss of her son recently, and realizing that his divine presence remains
- One shared concern that there is often not enough sharing in the work we do, and dealing with overly critical people
- More willing to help and share with others, such as with students at the school; has wrestled with doing the work in our community in the spirit of Maat, while demonstrating unity in our community
- Struggled with an unreasonable demand from a teacher, which was undermining their role as parent, was able to remain calm, but it was an effort
- Shared "National Report" from Jet, "Black Males' Rampant Joblessness, High Drop-Out Rate, Incarceration Dooming Black Community: Study"
- According to Bereasted, Maat arose "as in individual and personal matter, as a designation of right conduct in the family or immediate community...then gradually passed into a large arena as the spirit and method of national guidance and control of human affairs..."
- Thus Maat was not a "top-down" philosophy
- Our older children don't seem to get "it" - to see the need for the work that we are engaged in; our children are someplace else
- Suggesting that the experiences are different for other generations, and the issues that moved an older generation does not move the current
- Believes that children resist some of the teachings
- Biggest challenge for us is to provide a forum for them to come to, so they can have a "living room" situation on a community scale; need to build institutions
- Maat is a reflection for a need amongst people for a sense of order and predictability; all of the other elements of Maat assume the presence of "order"; when do young people express a need for order?
- Current states comes from us not maintaining a set of values, and passing them through the generations
- Western slave trade launched the "4th" intermediate period
- According to Karenga it is important to note that the personal and social are not separate
- Students are asked to write a statement about how they honor and promote the virtues/maat; some of them are shared below
- I worshipped and praised Amen-Ra; I have been silent and respectful of other religions to not foster isfet
- I am growing with Wo'se
- He was a good husband and father who introduced us to the beauty of nature; instilled in us a love of learning
- I appreciate the seasons; I find to contemplate my connection with nature
- I have always sought my higher aspirations, and helped to keep my family together
- More study and prayer to attend Wo'se; strive for self improvement and practice; study and share with others
- Instrumental in restoring Maat through Wo'se; knowing the power and beauty of the sun; one who is involved in restoring education; one who provides financial support to individuals
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Ponder this:
If religion causes evil, wouldn't honoring and being respectful of it strengthen Isfet and harm Ma'at? This is why wisdom is required to navigate the chaotic "waters" of human existence. Without wisdom, Ma'at is little more than another failed dogma. It is the failure to understand and apply wisdom (laws of the universe) that leads to the Isfet which characterizes human civilization.
Want to understand why Moses tried to deliver wisdom, even though the masses clamored for religion? Want to understand the essence of Egypt's symbolized wisdom and avoid the great errors inherent in worshipping symbols whose initial purpose was to encode, encapsulate, and model the "hidden" wisdom merely represented by Amun, Thoth, and Ma'at?
Here is Wisdom...
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