Welcome JAH YOUT - F&R SUMMER FEATURE

[jah_yout]

Re: Welcome JAH YOUT - F&R SUMMER FEATURE

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Silent_River</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">2)Do you ever have doubts about your current beliefs, or lack thereof?

i suppose every once in a while humans get weak but i and i have grown stronger in my faith as time goes on</div></div>

Jahyout!!

Quite a few folks would not admit to having doubts regarding their beliefs/lack thereof, so thanks for honesty....I don't consider doubt a 'bad' thing and its also natural to have some moments; it can lead to questioning, which could mean stronger faith/stronger conviction......

That being said:

1. You implied having some doubts at some point. In what areas have you questioned the rastafarian belief?

2. Once someone made this statement on the board, and I have wondered on it:<span style="font-style: italic">&quot;Things have changed,expectations have changed,times have changed,what it means to be a rastafarian for one man is an entirely different thing for a next man.&quot;</span><span style="font-size: 8pt">](mi run goh find di chread )</span> I had asked before, but did not receive an appropriate response. So, What does it mean to be a 'true' rastafarian in these times?

Tonks


</div></div>

seen...give thanx;

first let me say rastafari goes against the grain of what 'society' finds acceptable in this time so it's a struggle...
when i first decided to locks it was a struggle...even some family turn against you...jobs turn against you...some women turn against you...
at the time i was about 18 so i was just coming into manhood and just starting to question the world and the system...
i have to give credit to my good bredrin R.T. who was the first yute to really put it to me in a way that made me look further...also have to thank pace university library
i read for fun stowed away in that library for hours on end- deciphering the mysteries of ancient egypt &amp; ethiopia...more led to more and my thirst for this missing info grew by leaps and bounds- you know: all the stuff they didn't teach in school...
but it was my unique experiences and bloodline that made me drawn to rasta teachings (rasta is born not made)as i began to dig into it...i had the experience of coming from jamaica into a mostly white school in america without knowledge of self...
this is the most dangerous thing for our young men and why they exhibit all this self hate...
so to embrace rasta culture was a struggle no doubt and it is hard to keep strong when everyone else thinks you're a madman...
but knowledge brings power and the more i learned the stronger my faith got...
as far as doubt...even jes-us was attacked by sat-an trying to shake his faith...even mother teresa admitted to having her faith tried...
but the important thing is that i came out of it a stronger rastaman than ever before...
i can't speak for what it may mean for another man, but for i man it means everything...
it means being found after being lost...it means sight after being blind...it means hearing after being deaf...
it means i have somehow through all of this managed to hold on to a piece of my culture even when the vultures tried to wipe it out and have me praise their god...
so god is good all the time...yeh man

[DC]

Re: Welcome JAH YOUT - F&amp;R SUMMER FEATURE

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">but the important thing is that i came out of it a stronger rastaman than ever before...</div></div>



Thanks for your candid response Jahyout..I may have some more questions and/or follow up questions layta...

[DC]

Re: Welcome JAH YOUT - F&amp;R SUMMER FEATURE

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: MrsKurlie</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Very good questions...

I am not a shame to admit that, that is where I am right now in my faith. Due to life changes, etc I find myself having questions..lots of them. </div></div>

((((MrsKurlie))))..Hopefuly Jahyout will be able to answer some of the questions for you....

[Compry]

Re: Welcome JAH YOUT - F&amp;R SUMMER FEATURE

Jah yout, I must admit I wasn't sure what your beliefs were. I give kudos to the moderators in this forum for doing these threads thereby giving us the opportunity to learn more about the various (un)beliefs.

I believe I read somewhere that you have a child or children.
Will you raise your children in the rastafari faith? If they decide to turn away from it when they get older, how would you react?

[mountaingal]

Re: Welcome JAH YOUT - F&amp;R SUMMER FEATURE

enjoying your responses so far, jah yout. couple of questions:

1. how do you maintain your faith in the midst of american society? by which i mean in your interactions with others who are unaware and unappreciative of rasta faith and culture.

2. would you say your rastafari beliefs are black nationalistic or are they more ecumenical (not sure if that's the right word - i mean to say: what is your view on europeans and asians embracing rastafari beliefs and culture?

3. how do you observe your faith (and no, i'm not trying to suss out whether you smoke or not). but i mean, is there a &quot;church&quot; or gathering you attend, or is it all personal ritual (if that)?

[jah_yout]

Re: Welcome JAH YOUT - F&amp;R SUMMER FEATURE

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Compray</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Jah yout, I must admit I wasn't sure what your beliefs were. I give kudos to the moderators in this forum for doing these threads thereby giving us the opportunity to learn more about the various (un)beliefs.

I believe I read somewhere that you have a child or children.
Will you raise your children in the rastafari faith? If they decide to turn away from it when they get older, how would you react?
</div></div>

as i said in one of the earlier responses...rasta is born not made-- or 'raised'...
i will raise my children in the faith of love and righteousness because at the end of the day god is love...
if rasta is not in someone's heart it can never be put in or raised in...it's an in-born thing...you either have the spirit or you don't...time will tell;
rasta is not a contest to see how many people we can convert or make into rastas...my children don't have to be rasta to serve god (although i will certainly teach them who they are and their history and culture)...if it be their destiny then so be it and give all praises to JAH...
so then you can't turn away from something that was never in you to begin with...
if rasta is not in your heart a million page or 3-hour lecture book could never convince you to walk its path...

[jah_yout]

Re: Welcome JAH YOUT - F&amp;R SUMMER FEATURE

M Gee:

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

enjoying your responses so far, jah yout.

<span style="font-weight: bold">bless-ed love my sistrin</span>

couple of questions:

1. how do you maintain your faith in the midst of american society? by which i mean in your interactions with others who are unaware and unappreciative of rasta faith and culture.

<span style="font-weight: bold">knowledge is power- it's a shield...no one can ever topple you off balance if you know yourself and where you stand inna dis ya arm-a-gideon...like garvey said: 'man know thyself!'
so no matter where on earth i go no one can shake my faith or the knowlede i have of self--
i show love to all- but prepared to defend mine against any and all attacks...</span>


2. would you say your rastafari beliefs are black nationalistic or are they more ecumenical (not sure if that's the right word - i mean to say: what is your view on europeans and asians embracing rastafari beliefs and culture?

<span style="font-weight: bold">black nationalistic? hmmmm
i don't know about that type of label thing- it's not all about black...it's actually about dealing with humanity in place of vanity...black devils won't go unpunished any more than white devils will...african redemption and unity is a pillar of the movement- but not out of racism...it's out of righteousness- it just so happens that that africa is the root and i and i are african so we serve the god who created the first humans in africa- the land where HE loves to be and the original ones in his image &amp; likeness...
all mankind of any color or creed is welcome to serve HIM as long as they leave the racism and devilment behind</span>

3. how do you observe your faith (and no, i'm not trying to suss out whether you smoke or not). but i mean, is there a &quot;church&quot; or gathering you attend, or is it all personal ritual (if that)?

<span style="font-weight: bold">i observe my faith in everything i do...even to sing a song to myself...since the structure (one's physical frame)is the holiest of all temples...i'm always giving praises while residing in this temple since i know it is the gift of god...
i've attended 12 tribes gatherings, nyabinghis, groundations, etc. although not on a regular basis...i don't need any fanfare...i can give praises on high by just sitting on a hillside and taking in the magnificant creation called earth and the universe..</span>

[mountaingal]

Re: Welcome JAH YOUT - F&amp;R SUMMER FEATURE

did your rastafari faith determine the type of job you chose to do?

also, you mentioned the different types of rasta - which one are you most attuned to? do you believe bald-head rastas are true (i heard someone say this one, i believe he was a member of the ethiopian orthodox church in JA...not sure though).

[Compry]

Re: Welcome JAH YOUT - F&amp;R SUMMER FEATURE

Thank you Jah Yout...as I mentioned before I'm learning a lot.

[applepie]

Re: Welcome JAH YOUT - F&amp;R SUMMER FEATURE

Hi Jahyout thanks for sharing. My question is

Nyahbinghi, the Bobo Ashanti and the Twelve Tribes of Israel is there a difference in which you follow or similarity? or is it starting from one level and then advancing to the next?

[Kurlie]

Re: Welcome JAH YOUT - F&amp;R SUMMER FEATURE

JahYout:

You have stated in a few of your post that Rasta is one made, it is born in you. How does not tell?

The reason for my question is that like many of us born in Jamaica it was instill in us to go to church, give reverence, etc. It just wasn't in me to follow as the church says.

Even though I wasn't attending church anymore in my heart I felt there was something missing. I decided to go back to church but find it hard to make that first step. I was looking for answers to all these questions. My step dad, a rasta man use to sit with me and have long talks about his faith and I was always craving for more. I found myself in the company of some positive people, including rastas and it's like i finally found my place.

The thing is some times I find myself &quot;not being me&quot; because of society, and me wanting to fit in just to survive and it can get confusing at times. I fight with myself because I konw that, that is not what I am about but I allow another human to dictate who I am.

make sense?

[jah_yout]

Re: Welcome JAH YOUT - F&amp;R SUMMER FEATURE

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: MGee</div><div class="ubbcode-body">did your rastafari faith determine the type of job you chose to do?

also, you mentioned the different types of rasta - which one are you most attuned to? do you believe bald-head rastas are true (i heard someone say this one, i believe he was a member of the ethiopian orthodox church in JA...not sure though).

</div></div>

no didn't determine the job i do, although it did influence my path of careers...and still does;
not attuned to any one particular house of rastafari or the other...i'm my own house, cause god is in me as much as it is in any other living creation or building structure built from inanimate objects...i've found some nyabinghi sessions to be deeply spiritual however...
don't attend the ethiopian orthodox church or any other organization that has a problem with me or mine...
yes there are rases without locks...just as ther are lockspeople who are not ras...

[jah_yout]

Re: Welcome JAH YOUT - F&amp;R SUMMER FEATURE

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: applepie</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Hi Jahyout thanks for sharing. My question is

Nyahbinghi, the Bobo Ashanti and the Twelve Tribes of Israel is there a difference in which you follow or similarity? or is it starting from one level and then advancing to the next? </div></div>

greetings:
i'm cool with all the houses...i take something from each one to become a part of my own house...
i love how the bobo dem live in peace and love in the hills and shun babylonia system...i love how the nyabinghi chant fire pon babylon &amp; beat the drums with word sound &amp; power...i love how the twelve tribes organize themselves and get things done...
it's all good;
i'm not strictly aligned to one or the other...just the overall faith &amp; livity

[jah_yout]

Re: Welcome JAH YOUT - F&amp;R SUMMER FEATURE

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: MrsKurlie</div><div class="ubbcode-body">JahYout:

You have stated in a few of your post that Rasta is one made, it is born in you. How does not tell?

The reason for my question is that like many of us born in Jamaica it was instill in us to go to church, give reverence, etc. It just wasn't in me to follow as the church says.

Even though I wasn't attending church anymore in my heart I felt there was something missing. I decided to go back to church but find it hard to make that first step. I was looking for answers to all these questions. My step dad, a rasta man use to sit with me and have long talks about his faith and I was always craving for more. I found myself in the company of some positive people, including rastas and it's like i finally found my place.

The thing is some times I find myself &quot;not being me&quot; because of society, and me wanting to fit in just to survive and it can get confusing at times. I fight with myself because I konw that, that is not what I am about but I allow another human to dictate who I am.

make sense? </div></div>

yes I...
born not made...because the system would never want more rases...what they want are people to fall in line with the status quo...
most people in jamaica (or anywhere else for that matter) would not want rastafari for their children as they know it could mean a life of tribulations when one decides to bear this cross...why choose to go against babylon the great?
after all the kings of the earth are in bed with her and drunk with the power and bribery she offers...
but who says you can't live in 'society' and still be yourself?
you may have to negotiate certain things along the way &amp; do what you have to do to survive but you don't have to bow...some ras or men may judge you and decide you are too much in the 'system' but who are they to judge when the word said judge not lest you be judged...
it's all about clean hands and a pure heart...we can each do a little part in our own way if we're working toward the same goal...

[dahjah]

Re: Welcome JAH YOUT - F&amp;R SUMMER FEATURE

Jah Yute, mi si yuh use de term born, but wouldn't you agree seh is rasta choose the individual an not the individual weh choose fi ras?