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"JAPA"

"JAPA" Question: Should you Japa Answer: Emphatic Yes! People that Japa: Abraham, Jacob, Joseph, Jesus... So what does it mean to Japa? Japa (Sanskrit: जप) is the meditative repetition of a mantra or a divine name. It is a practice found in Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism, and Buddhism. Japa may be performed while sitting in a meditation posture while performing other activities, or as part of formal worship in group settings. According to the urban dictionary: A flamboyant or usually gay individual. Usually frequents museums and yoga classes. Always has a special diet. Most of the time has weird sexual habits like ... But urban dictionary meaning might not be relevant to this discussion, but the idea is that there are different meanings to the word 'Japa' depending on where you ask for its meaning. To a Nigerian: Japa. This slang is derived from the Yoruba language. Japa simply means 'to run swiftly' out of a dangerous situation. To 'Japa' means t

How Israel walked their way into over 400 years of slavery the mistake the present day Isreal has learnt from. Genesis 47

How Israel walked their way into over 400 years of slavery the mistake the present day Isreal has learnt from. Genesis 47 In Genesis 41 Pharaoh had a dream about the economic recession that would later be world scale in Genesis 47 An Israeli technocrat (Joseph) provided the solution that would later be the game changer for Pharaoh. So the recession became severe, Joseph made attempt to safe his family. Jacob (The individual Israel) relocated to Goshen and abandoned Canaan. Why should they be bothered? After all their brethren was doing well in Egypt. So Joseph bought all the land in Egypt for the king. Every Egyptian sold Joseph his field, because the hunger was very great. So the land became the king’s. And Joseph made the people slaves from one end of Egypt to the other. The only land he did not buy was the land the PRIESTS owned. They did not need to sell their land because the king paid them for their work. So they had money to buy food. Genesis 47:20‭-‬22 ICB Question? Who were th

The unhappy Christian & Citizen

Personally, I think religion is never the root cause of our problem, the root cause is ignorance. Then ignorance to some extent created some degree of poverty. In 1983, because of what religion promised, people turned to religion in mass (reference point: the story of naija by olanrewaju - YouTube) During this time also, the society and family and every other structures submitted to the authority of religion especially Christianity. (This explains why Nigerians would do praise and worship at a business meeting/seminar) and even at sport events (Check ongoing AFCON). On a normal day, this should be a good thing, because a righteous Nation is a blessed Nation? But with Nigeria the result is totally the opposite. These egoistic, self centered charlatans on the pulpit were much more interested in building their empires than people/Nation. Interlude: What should be done to an antidote or medicine that has underperform, throw it away/keep it? Don't let sentiment get in your way, let