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| Article 55 - The Maitreya | ||
| 55.1 | Executive Government | |
| The executive and earthly Power of One Spirit Tribe shall be vested in an executive government comprising a Maitreya, and the Supreme Board of Directors (the Blessed). |
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| 55.2 | The Maitreya | |
| The Maitreya is the supreme earthly leader of One Spirit Tribe, its head of state and prime representative to the world. The office of The Maitreya is the highest elected office of One Spirit Tribe and at all times should be considered with the greatest dignity and respect. |
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| 55.3 | Supreme Executive Authority and Power of Maitreya | |
| By the power and authority of Article 134 of the Holy Constitution of One Heaven, the organisation of One-Spirit-Tribe is granted by Supreme Deed the right to represent the interests of One-Heaven on Earth. | ||
| By the power and authority of Article 137 of the Holy Constitution of One Heaven, the Supreme Executive Authority and Power as Head of State of One-Spirit-Tribe is granted by Supreme Deed to the Office of Maitreya. | ||
| By virtue of this Constitution and covenant, The Maitreya is vested with the executive authority to manage the needs and affairs of One Spirit Tribe through the selection or dismissal of wise counsel in the form of their Supreme Board of Directors, the agencies, officials and administration of the Government. |
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| The Maitreya shall have the authority of official spokesman for the word of One Great Spirit during their time of office and all faithful must obey his command. |
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| In times of declare national disaster or international request, The Maitreya shall have the power to commit the forces of One Spirit Tribe on the agreed counsel of the Supreme Disaster Relief Council for international requests. |
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| The Maitreya shall have the authority over all agencies and Supreme Directors as Chairman of the Supreme Board of Directors. As Chairman, The Maitreya may choose to overrule motions of the Board and select the agenda and minutes of the Board meetings. |
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| The Maitreya shall have Power, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Supreme Council, to make Treaties; and he shall nominate, and by and with the Advice and Consent of the Supreme Council, shall appoint Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, Judges, and all other Officers of One Spirit Tribe, whose Appointments are not herein otherwise provided for, and which shall be established by Law: but the Supreme Council may by Law vest the Appointment of such inferior Officers, as they think proper, in The Maitreya alone, in the Courts of Law, or in the Heads of Departments. |
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| The Maitreya shall have the Power by virtue of this Constitution to pardon any convicted criminal and stay the sentence of any court imposed sentence for any lesser court than the Supreme Court of One Spirit Tribe. The Maitreya does not have the power to amend a judgment of the Supreme Court of One Spirit Tribe. |
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| 55.4 | Supreme Ceremonial and Spiritual Power of Maitreya | |
| By the authority of this Constitution, by its blessed conjoining with Article 137 of the Holy Constitution of One Heaven and by the power and authority given under Clause 137.3 through the ceremony of Supreme Instantiation of the Powers and Authority of Messiah, the Maitreya shall have the following real ceremonial and spiritual authorities: | ||
| (i) The Maitreya shall themselves become the Most Sacred and Holy Living Instrument of Power, a Holy Person of high spiritual importance, a living embodiment of the new Covenant between Heaven and Earth; and | ||
| (ii) When a Maitreya speaks in regards to the holy scripture of One Spirit Tribe,it shall be recognized as having authority across all levels and branches of the One Spirit Tribe; and | ||
| (iii) The Maitreya shall have the spiritual authority to perform the sacred ceremony of Supreme Blessing of the Earth; and | ||
| (iv) The Maitreya shall have the spiritual and legal authority to Seal a Deed of Supreme National Sovereignty granted to any Nation that joins as a State Member of One Spirit Tribe; | ||
| (v) The Maitreya shall have the spiritual and legal authority to perform the official ceremony of Supreme Blessing of the Executive upon the appointment of a new Head of State of a Nation; and | ||
| (vi) The Maitreya shall have the spiritual authority to perform supreme cleansings, so that what he decrees on Earth shall be bound in heaven and the spirit world of all spiritual energy that has ever existed for the Earth; and | ||
| (vii) A Maitreya shall have the spiritual authority to perform exorcisms, so that what he decrees authority over disruptive spirits they shall be bound in heaven and the spirit world commanding all of all the spiritual energy that has ever existed for the Earth; and | ||
| (viii) The Maitreya shall have the spiritual authority to perform bindings so that what is decreed as bound on Earth in regards to justice and equity shall be bound in heaven and the spirit world by the power of all the spiritual energy that has ever existed for the Earth; and | ||
| (ix) The Maitreya shall have the spiritual authority to perform the official ceremony of Supreme Instantiation of the Powers and Authority of Supreme Credit and to Seal its Deed of Title for the creation of Supreme Credits subject to the Articles and limits of their manufacture under a Supreme Deed of Credits. | ||
| 55.5 | The Maitreya as an living instrument of power | |
| By the very definition of the role, the Maitreya is the purest form of teacher and guide. It is for the value of the message and the discourse of knowledge. It is not for the closing or entrapment of mind, but the freeing of the chains that make us believe we are less. | ||
| The Maitreya embodies the very covenant of this Constitution and as such each Maitreya represents in themselves and their role an instrument of power- a living national embodiment of this constitution. | ||
| 55.6 | Instantiation (creation) of Maitreya | |
| A person is not deemed the Maitreya, nor holding the powers of Maitreya until they have undergone the official ceremony of Supreme Instantiation of the Powers and Authority of Maitreya. | ||
| This ceremony represents one of the most important and powerful official ceremonies of One Spirit Tribe as it is through this ceremony that the authority of the Absolute and Universal Power, of One Spirit Tribe and of the great prophets and saints is bestowed upon the new Maitreya. | ||
| It is through the ceremony of Supreme Instantiation of the Powers and Authority of Maitreya that the ceremonial and real spiritual powers of the Maitreya are bestowed. | ||
| 55.7 | Qualification of the Maitreya | |
| By the authority of this Constitution, only a person meeting all of the following criteria shall be permitted to stand for election to the office of Maitreya: | ||
| (i) Currently holds the position of a (permanent) Lama, or is a Chief Guru nominated by majority vote of a National Senate to stand as a candidate for office of Maitreya; and | ||
| (ii) Is aged between 40 and 65 unless seeking a second or third term as Maitreya; | ||
| A person who fails one or more of these qualifications shall be ineligible to stand for election to the office of Maitreya. | ||
| 55.8 | Oath of The Maitreya | |
| Prior to the commencement of their term of office, The Maitreya shall make the following public oath- “--"In the name of One Great Spirit, in the name of the Universe, I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of Maitreya of One Spirit Tribe and will to the best of my Ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of One Spirit Tribe.” |
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| 55.9 | Term of The Maitreya | |
| The Maitreya shall hold their Office during the Term of twelve (12) Years, and be elected by supreme election following the procedures for general and supreme elections contained within this constitution. |
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| 55.10 | Maximum term tenure of Maitreya | |
| By this constitution a Maitreya is ineligible to serve beyond a total of three terms (36) years. A Maitreya having served The One Spirit for greater than twenty four (24) years shall be known as a Great Maitreya. |
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| 55.11 | Payment of The Maitreya | |
| The Maitreya shall upon appointment, renounce all claims to property, all claims to mortal bonds, all claims to immediate family and commitments, all claims to obligation to anyone but to One Spirit Tribe and to the word of One Great Spirit. The Maitreya shall not be paid for his service. His reward is far greater. To support The Maitreya in his role, all services needed by him shall be paid for by the government of One Spirit Tribe. |
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| 55.12 | Residence of the Maitreya | |
| By this constitution, a residence shall be build befitting the sacred office of The Maitreya at a location of holy importance to One Spirit Tribe, that is not Jerusalem. This shall be the permanent residence of the Maitreya excluding Feast Years of the Great Spirit of God. | ||
| During Feast years of the Great Spirit of the One Spirit Tribe, the Maitreya shall be resident at one of the nominated and most holy of sacred sites for One Spirit Tribe. Once every 12 years, the Maitreya shall be resident in Jerusalem for one year during a feast year for the Great Spirit of God and all the saints. | ||
| Once a year, following the 40 days of sessions of the Supreme Council, the Maitreya shall be ceremonially banished from their residence to a place of wilderness and reflection. During this 40 day period they shall have no home, no title, no executive actions nor official engagements. | ||
| 55.13 | The Official Seal of The Maitreya | |
| In respect to the high office of The Maitreya, by the power of this constitution an official seal shall be forged and it shall be known as the Official Seal of The Maitreya. Each Maitreya shall have their own unique official seal based on the common seal of office. All official acts of The Maitreya shall require this Seal to be affixed as verification of its authenticity. | ||
| The documents of The Maitreya | ||
| Upon election to the office of The Maitreya, it is their solemn duty to publish three documents to the faithful each and every year of their office. These documents shall be: | ||
| 1. Annual Plan to the Faithful of One Great Spirit by The Maitreya | ||
| The Maitreya shall be required publish an annual plan (subject to the approval of the Supreme Board and Supreme Council) which shall state the financial, moral and well being position of the One One Spirit Tribe. The Annual Plan shall also outline the plans of The Maitreya to help the people of One Spirit Tribe and how the contributions of the faithful are being used to better all members. It shall also talk about One Spirit Tribe and its place in the world and how the respect of One Spirit Tribe is being increased through acts of wisdom and compassion. | ||
| 2. Annual Message to the Faithful of One Great Spirit by The Maitreya | ||
| The Maitreya shall be required to publish an annual message to all the faithful in which he outlines his key message, guidance, inspiration and comfort to all the true followers of One Spirit Tribe. This message shall be his blessing as the official spokesperson for One Great Spirit and for all One Spirit Tribe on Earth. As such, the Annual Message shall always be treated as a blessed document. | ||
| 3. Annual Prayers to the Faithful of One Great Spirit by The Maitreya | ||
| The Maitreya shall be required to publish an annual book of prayers to all the faithful to assist them in their prayers to One Great Spirit and to those in Heaven. The prayers shall cover those areas of need in which the faithful might find comfort in reflective prayer. As such, the Annual Prayers shall always be treated as a blessed document. | ||
| The writing of the documents | ||
| It shall be known by the blessed conjoining of this constitution and the constitution for One Heaven that the Maitreya shall be tasked with writing the documents at the conclusion of the 40 days of session of the Supreme Council of One Spirit Tribe. | ||
| At that point, the Maitreya shall be sent into the wilderness with just his most trusted protectors and the Great Spirit of One Spirit Tribe to guide him. Then by the word of the Earth and the Universe he shall for forty days contemplate and seek direct guidance from the Great Spirit and all the saints to prepare the most sacred of documents for the One Spirit Tribe. | ||
| At the end of the forty days in the wilderness, the Maitreya shall return with his first draft of documents . | ||
| 55.14 | The Great Spirit of the One Spirit Tribe | |
| And by this constitution we recognize the most blessed of documents being the constitution of One Heaven. And by this most sacred of documents we recognize the election of the Great Spirit of the One Spirit Tribe that is elected by both the faithful on Earth and the Faithful in Heaven as the Supreme Leader of the faithful of Heaven and Earth on behalf of the respect of our ancestors and all life for the one spirit, the Earth and universe. | ||
| That by this blessed of documents, the constitution of One Heaven we see heaven united, the respect and honor of the land, our ancestors, our spirits, our beliefs, restored, the duty of all tribes to protect the souls of all humanity and the blessing of the Great Spirit to guide the leadership of the One Tribe. | ||
| 55.15 | The Great Spirit and the Maitreya of the One Spirit Tribe | |
| And by the conjoining of these two most blessed of documents, the One Heaven and the One Spirit Tribe, we see that it is by the word of our ancestors, saints and the Universe itself that the Great Spirit shall guide and counsel the Maitreya to help all the faithful here on Earth. | ||
| And so is shall always be known from this document and its conjoining to the constitution of One Heaven, that when the Maitreya speaks, he does so with the authority and voice of the Great Spirit of One Spirit Tribe. And so in speaking as a voice of the Great Spirit of One Spirit Tribe, he is also speaking as a leader of heaven and earth. | ||
| And in such authority and sanctity of office shall represent the new covenant and all the faithful of One Spirit Tribe shall be blessed. | ||
| 55.16 | The Supreme Board of Directors (Supreme Board) | |
| In the good management of One Spirit Tribe, its affairs and requirements can be compared to the good conduct of a corporation with its citizens as shareholders. |
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| The Supreme Board of Directors shall be a board of individuals selected by The Maitreya to head the permanent statutory authorities and uphold the laws regarding the critical systems of One Spirit Tribe. The tenure of a Director shall be at the sole discretion of The Maitreya. |
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| Given the importance of each system within our society functioning to its optimum, the position of a Supreme Director should reflect the very best of the community with the knowledge, experience and respect relating to the system they manage. |
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| Because of the importance and honour of such positions, supreme directors shall also be collectively known as "the Blessed". | ||
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