Finally I have got a part time job in North Central Texas College to teach Economics. I have started to teach since Jan 18, the day is also Maria's birthday.
North Central Texas College is a Govt owned institute where they offer various programs ranging from economics to medicine (so far I have seen in their web page).
I have taken already one week lecture. I am teaching Macroeconomics for this semester.
Last week, I lectured on few issues such as, how the spending affects the economy ? If the spending gets squeezed or increased, how the Govt and Central Bank can compensate it ? What are the issues being debated in US Congress to manage recession ?
I found students in the class are calm and polite. So far I did not face any difficulty to teach. I am putting lecture notes in my personal website so that students can access to it. You can see my lecture notes page. Click here
I taught Economics almost twelve years in Malaysia and now I am teaching in USA. I have the same feeling that I had in Malaysia.
I need to drive almost 70 minutes in the early morning to reach my office. I come back home at 10.30 am and bring Maria to school.
I am looking for a full time teaching position around and hope so I will get one.
Saturday, January 22, 2011
Whether God is aggressive?
What is the nature of God? Whether She wants to fight back with the devils or allow them to control the earth ? I would like to discuss this issue in the light of holy books.
First, I would like to talk about Hindu Supreme God, Lord Vishnu. Many Hindu scholars are with the opinions that Lord Vishnu came down on earth at least 9 to 11 times in the shape of human (or other form) to defend mankind from devils. For example, Krishna, Ram and Gautam Budhdha are beleived to be incarnations of Lord Vishnu. In other words, Krishna, Ram and Gautam Buddah are the same Person.
Hinduism beleives in Trinity (three in one or one in three) where Lord Vishnu is the preserver, Lord Shiva is the destroyer and Lord Brahma is the creator of the universe. In other words, Hindu Supreme God has three personalities, Vishnu, Shiva and Brahma, similar to Christianity such as Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
Through Krishna, Lord Vishnu fought against Kauravas in the Kurushkhetra War to establish righteousness on earth. In the Kurushkhetra War, Krishna orderded Arjuna to kill all his brothers for the sake of righteousness and Arjuna did it. Eventually, Kauravas defeated and Pandavas got back their kingdom. Through the war of Kurushkhetra, mankind was restored and devils were destroyed. In this case, we see God has taken aggresive role for restoring mankind and righteousness.
Indeed, Holy Gita was revealed to Arjuna by Krishna in the midst of Kurushkhetra war.
Through Ram, Lord Vishnu destroyed Ravana and his son Indrajit, Kumbhokorna, brother of Ravana to establish righteousness on this land. Here we see God is also merciless in the question of perishing devils.
The story is different in case of Gautam Buddah. Gautam Buddah is beleived to be one of the incarnations of Lord Vishnu. But we never saw Gautam Buddah to engage in battle, rather He taught people to ran away from war and struggle to attain Nirvana, a state of mind where you will be able to break the Cycle of Rebirth . So the role of God as well as the teaching of God is different in case of Gautam Buddah from Krishna and Ram.
If we look into Islam, Islam does not beleive in incarnation (God Herself comes down on earth in the shape of human to preach religion). God sent prophets as Her messengers to speak Her words and Her existence. Noah, Moses, Jesus (Prophet Isa), John (Prophet Yahya) and Mohammad are the prominent prophets among thousands.
God directly helped prophet Moses to destroy Faraoh's army in the Nile River. God also encouraged Prophet Mohammad to engage in war to defend Islam as a result there were 27 wars (small and large).
In case of Noah, God destroyed the non-beleivers by a flood.
So we see God is aggresive in case of Noah, Moses and Mohammad for establishing truth.
But we see the same God is behaving quite differently in case of Jesus (Prophet Isa). God did not fight back against Romans and Jewes who tortured Jesus. Instead Jesus was exhaulted to heaven directly (Christians beleive that Jesus was crucified by the Romans and Jewes while Islam says Jesus was exhaulted to heaven directly just before the crucifixation attempt by the Roman Governor Pilat). As a result, Roman and Jewes successfully fulfilled their desire. Devils survived while mankind was at stake.
In the past, many prophets were killed by the devils and God allowed it to happen. The best example is John (Prophet Yahya), killed by King Herod.
So it has been very difficult to conclude about the nature of God as She is behaving differently from time to time. Whether God is aggresive to defend righteousness or prefers to avoid confrontation or allows devils to rule the earth or something else beyond human imagination?
I am not good at writing English so please read my article with caution.
Today weather in Dallas is chilly and we are cooking for a good launch at home. Today is Saturday so holiday.
First, I would like to talk about Hindu Supreme God, Lord Vishnu. Many Hindu scholars are with the opinions that Lord Vishnu came down on earth at least 9 to 11 times in the shape of human (or other form) to defend mankind from devils. For example, Krishna, Ram and Gautam Budhdha are beleived to be incarnations of Lord Vishnu. In other words, Krishna, Ram and Gautam Buddah are the same Person.
Hinduism beleives in Trinity (three in one or one in three) where Lord Vishnu is the preserver, Lord Shiva is the destroyer and Lord Brahma is the creator of the universe. In other words, Hindu Supreme God has three personalities, Vishnu, Shiva and Brahma, similar to Christianity such as Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
Through Krishna, Lord Vishnu fought against Kauravas in the Kurushkhetra War to establish righteousness on earth. In the Kurushkhetra War, Krishna orderded Arjuna to kill all his brothers for the sake of righteousness and Arjuna did it. Eventually, Kauravas defeated and Pandavas got back their kingdom. Through the war of Kurushkhetra, mankind was restored and devils were destroyed. In this case, we see God has taken aggresive role for restoring mankind and righteousness.
Indeed, Holy Gita was revealed to Arjuna by Krishna in the midst of Kurushkhetra war.
Through Ram, Lord Vishnu destroyed Ravana and his son Indrajit, Kumbhokorna, brother of Ravana to establish righteousness on this land. Here we see God is also merciless in the question of perishing devils.
The story is different in case of Gautam Buddah. Gautam Buddah is beleived to be one of the incarnations of Lord Vishnu. But we never saw Gautam Buddah to engage in battle, rather He taught people to ran away from war and struggle to attain Nirvana, a state of mind where you will be able to break the Cycle of Rebirth . So the role of God as well as the teaching of God is different in case of Gautam Buddah from Krishna and Ram.
If we look into Islam, Islam does not beleive in incarnation (God Herself comes down on earth in the shape of human to preach religion). God sent prophets as Her messengers to speak Her words and Her existence. Noah, Moses, Jesus (Prophet Isa), John (Prophet Yahya) and Mohammad are the prominent prophets among thousands.
God directly helped prophet Moses to destroy Faraoh's army in the Nile River. God also encouraged Prophet Mohammad to engage in war to defend Islam as a result there were 27 wars (small and large).
In case of Noah, God destroyed the non-beleivers by a flood.
So we see God is aggresive in case of Noah, Moses and Mohammad for establishing truth.
But we see the same God is behaving quite differently in case of Jesus (Prophet Isa). God did not fight back against Romans and Jewes who tortured Jesus. Instead Jesus was exhaulted to heaven directly (Christians beleive that Jesus was crucified by the Romans and Jewes while Islam says Jesus was exhaulted to heaven directly just before the crucifixation attempt by the Roman Governor Pilat). As a result, Roman and Jewes successfully fulfilled their desire. Devils survived while mankind was at stake.
In the past, many prophets were killed by the devils and God allowed it to happen. The best example is John (Prophet Yahya), killed by King Herod.
So it has been very difficult to conclude about the nature of God as She is behaving differently from time to time. Whether God is aggresive to defend righteousness or prefers to avoid confrontation or allows devils to rule the earth or something else beyond human imagination?
I am not good at writing English so please read my article with caution.
Today weather in Dallas is chilly and we are cooking for a good launch at home. Today is Saturday so holiday.
Saturday, January 15, 2011
Maria's birthday on Jan 18, 2011
We are arranging a small indoor program to celebrate Maria's birthday on Jan 18. In this regard, we will buy a cake and cook some good foods. We are going to order a cake today. She will be five years on the coming Jan 18.
I would like to invite you to attend at Maria's birthday. We are expecting doa on this event.
My lecture with the North Central Texas College (NCTC) will be commencing on the same day, that is Jan 18. It is almost one hour drive from my apartment. I have appointed to teach economics and it is a part time position. North Central Texas College is a government institute, offers various programs and courses ranging from economics to biology.
Since my job is a part time one, the income I will receive can support my housing bills and two meals a day (but not the third meal). However, I am happy as I have got something especially in these bad days US economy is passing by. To fill up the income gap, I am planning to join Kentucky Fried Chicken as a part timer.
Still the rate of unemployment stood at almost 9 percent in USA now.
Temperature has dropped heavily in Dallas. Last week we experienced Snow Rain. For the first time I saw snow falling. We took some pictures especially Maria was excited to see all those stuffs. Maria is on routine medication to get rid of her asthma problem. In Dallas area, most of the children got asthma. It is an asthma prone area.
We are enjoying chilly weather and fresh foods (Thanks Allah for Her consideration). Maria is fine going to school regularly.
You can see Maria's personal website. Click here
I would like to invite you to attend at Maria's birthday. We are expecting doa on this event.
My lecture with the North Central Texas College (NCTC) will be commencing on the same day, that is Jan 18. It is almost one hour drive from my apartment. I have appointed to teach economics and it is a part time position. North Central Texas College is a government institute, offers various programs and courses ranging from economics to biology.
Since my job is a part time one, the income I will receive can support my housing bills and two meals a day (but not the third meal). However, I am happy as I have got something especially in these bad days US economy is passing by. To fill up the income gap, I am planning to join Kentucky Fried Chicken as a part timer.
Still the rate of unemployment stood at almost 9 percent in USA now.
Temperature has dropped heavily in Dallas. Last week we experienced Snow Rain. For the first time I saw snow falling. We took some pictures especially Maria was excited to see all those stuffs. Maria is on routine medication to get rid of her asthma problem. In Dallas area, most of the children got asthma. It is an asthma prone area.
We are enjoying chilly weather and fresh foods (Thanks Allah for Her consideration). Maria is fine going to school regularly.
You can see Maria's personal website. Click here
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| Maria at her 2 years in Dallas, 2007 |
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