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"Dare to inquire and understand unexplored assumptions that govern your life." | |
This section of the website offers
philosophical insights. The author's interest is to find out why the world is encumbered with conflict. Ilusion interpets
power, money, and an image of a "Self" insulated with ideas, concepts, and forms. We live life in fleeting moments repeating
patterns avoiding awakening our intelligence.
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Our brain is driven:
Our brain is conditioned by our parents, society, and culture. We are driven
to act on impulses from boundaries' self imposed, society, and inherited. A brain conditioned is repetitive and in a constant
pattern of ego centered activity. The repetition of the ego centered activity finds’ security in those boundaries; therefore,
the mind is narrow and find it difficult to empty and liberate boundaries of the self, religion, political, social, and cultural,
etc. The mind need security; however, our disorder is from false security because the brain is conditioned to think and behave
in a conditioned state. To live freer in the mind, a quality of passion and energy is essential to find out the pattern of
the ego centered activity. To find the pattern of the ego centered activity is the exploration of the nature of humanity and
the person's relationship to society, and new insight on human thought, death, intelligence, love, cosmic order, and the problem
of the fragment mind. To live freer in the mind, of course, takes energy to meditate and explore our existence and condition.
Living free in the mind is an awakening of intelligence and the fruit of that intelligence are compassion and love, a natural
condition. One must have a passion for inquiry and to explore one's condition requires a radical psychological revolution,
an insight with one's whole heart, mind, and being. As you can see, the root of all disorder is psychological; however,
it is possible through insight the mind can renew itself, healing the damage caused by wrong function - our psychological
condition. This requires going from one's narrow and particular interest toward the general, and ultimately moving still deeper
into that purity of compassion, love, and intelligence that originate in the ground beyond thought, beyond time, even beyond
emptiness.
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Man took a wrong turn:
Five thousand years ago man took a wrong turn when he learned that
he can plunder and take slaves. After that, his main purpose of existence was just to exploit and plunder. Instead of being
constructive, and discovering new techniques and tools and so on, men at a certain time found it easier to plunder his neighbors
and use Slaves to exploit. The nature of Eminent Domain, Redevelopment, and Revitalization using condemnation as a tool is
the inherited disposition of our ancestors. We are conditioned to be aggressive and strengthen our ego not being aware how
destructive that may be.
Challenging the theory of Darwin:
The theory of the fittest is true in one respect, and untrue to say the
Mind evolved in Time. Physically, it seems there has been a process of evolution, and that this has increased the capacity
of the brain to do certain things. For example, the advances in medicine, science, and technology required a larger brain.
The part which the author views incorrect by the fittest theory is that psychologically we have taken a turn to
a wrong direction and no fault of our own we have strengthened and focus the greatest energy in exploitation and plundering.
It has become our habit to misuse our mind in a direction of conflict, and we resist and find it difficult to find out how
and why we took a wrong turn.
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Integration of Heart and Mind:
Modern education, in developing the intellect, offers more and more theories
and facts without bringing about the understanding of the total process of human existence. We are highly intellectual; we
have developed cunning minds, and are caught up in explanations, but intelligence is not; and for the understanding of the
total process of existence, there must be an integration of the mind and heart in action. It is clear, then, that merely to
cultivate the intellect, which is to develop capacity or knowledge, does not result in intelligence. There is distinction
between intellect and intelligence. Intellect is thought functioning independently of emotion, whereas, intelligence is the
capacity to feel as well as to Reason and until we approach life with intelligence, instead of intellect alone, or with emotion
alone, no political or educational system in the world can save us from the toils of chaos and destruction.
The joint power authority lacked the "intelligence" to integrate emotion
and reason essential for insight in determining the realities of the North Lake project. Most likely, if the City of San Bernardino
looked at the project with "intelligence" the project would have taken a different turn. We have separated intellect from
feeling, and developed intellect at the expense of feeling.
We are trained to be intellectual, our education cultivates the intellect
to be sharp, cunning, acquisitive, and so it plays the most important role in our life. Intelligence is much greater than
the intellect, for it is the integration of reason and love. There can be intelligence only when there is self knowledge,
the deep understanding of the total process of oneself.
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Awareness May Burn Away the Problems.
All thinking obviously is conditioned; there is no such thing as free thinking.
Thinking can never be free, but it is the outcome of our conditioning, of our background, of our culture, of our social, economic,
and political background, etc. The very books we read and the very practices we do are all established in the background,
and any thinking must be a result of that background. So if we can be aware, and we can go presently into what it signifies,
what it means, to be aware perhaps we will be able to un condition the mind without the process of will, without the determination
to un condition the mind. Because the moment you determine, there is an entity who wishes, and an entity who says, "I need
to un condition my mind." That entity itself is the outcome of our desire to achieve a certain result, so a conflict is already
there. So, is it possible to be aware of our conditioning, just to be aware? In which there is no conflict at all. That very
awareness, if allowed, may perhaps burn away the problems.
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Intellect corrupts feeling.
You know, there is the intellect, and there is pure feeling - the pure feeling
of loving something, of having great generous emotions. The intellect reasons, calculates, weigh, and balance. It asks, "Is
it important? Will it give me benefit?" On the other hand, there is pure feeling - the extraordinary feeling for the sky,
for your neighbor, for your wife or husband, for your child, for the world, for the beauty of a tree, flower, and so on. When
pure feeling is corrupted by the intellect, there is mediocrity. That is what most of us are doing. Our lives are mediocre
because we are always calculating, asking ourselves whether it is worthwhile, what profit we will get, not only in the world
of money, but also in the so-called spiritual world - "If I do this, will I get that."
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The many interpretations of Religion:
Religion has many interpreters, interpretations, and sacred canopies indoctrinated
by religious authority. One must be outside the sacred canopy for "Truth" because "Truth" is free from dogma, rituals, organized
thought, and Time. A religious mind is contrary to what we have been taught to believe in and one must have passion and energy
to study the sacred canopies of religion. Our mind must be freer in order to be an outsider and see the nature of religion
in action. Insight is essential for "Truth" to approach because insight does not have a cause; insight does not demand,
want, or expect anything. Insight is a " flash" of illumination which shed light to be freer from our psychological condition.
in this case, under the sacred canopy of religion. If one is indoctrinated, it is impossible for "Insight" to occur because
the mind is conditioned. Only when we step outside the sacred canopy we can capture a moment of "Insight" to illuminate as
"Truth" finds a chance to pierce the thickness of the "Self."
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A distorted view of Intimacy.
Our culture abuses the nature of Sex that all too often Sex is used
as an escape to resolve the "Self" for a brief time. Therefore, I noted Sex as an escape from the "Self"; however, the
expression of Sex is meaningful when the couple has the Emotion of true intimacy and awareness of the "Self" harmonized with
Reason.
Sex as an expression or the abnegation of the Self?
Sex is a problem because it would seem in that act there is complete
absence of the Self. In that moment you are happy, because there is the cessation of Self-consciousness, of "me." Desiring
more of it -- more of the abnegation of the Self in which there is complete happiness, without the past or the future --demanding
complete happiness through full fusion, integration, naturally it becomes all important. Sex is something which gives
you unadulterated joy, complete Self-forgetfulness, I want more and more of it. Now, why do I want more of it? Because, everywhere
else I am in conflict, everywhere else, at all the different levels of existence, there is the strengthening of the Self.
Economically, politically, socially, and religiously, there is this constant thickening of the Self -Conscious which is conflict.
After all, you are Self consciously only where there is conflict. Self consciousness is in it’s very nature is the result
of conflict. So, the problem is not Sex, surely, but how to be free from the Self. You have tasted that state of Being in
which the Self is not, If only for a few seconds. So, there is the constant longing for more of that "Self Free State."
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Insight is causeless and is not bound to Time.
Love and Insight has no cause; however, hate and the material process has
a cause. As insight is causeless, it has a definite effect which has a cause. Love is without cause and hate has a cause;
therefore, the two cannot coexist. Love and insight are not identical because insight occurs in a flash. The mind
is conditioned to form a particular pattern. Insight alters the pattern, in the sense, I argue, reason, use logic. etc. Insight
operates as a flash and breaks the pattern or lessen the thickness of the "Self." It would be more rational and make logic
more possible, because you have been confused before the flash. So, what than is the nature of insight since insight has no
cause and is without Time because cause implies Time. The material process is set in the pattern and insight operates to break
the pattern. The pattern is the content of our self imposed, religious, political, social, cultural, and personal boundaries.
The pattern is the content of our consciousness which is the material process of thought. This flash of insight enlightens
the whole field of a pattern in order for the mind to be freer. Now, we know darkness and light cannot coexist for obvious
reasons, but the very existence of light is to change the process of darkness. Than what contributes this light and flash
that shed ignorance in the material process which has brought about confusion, and all the mess in the world? Insight,
a pure energy, (light) independent from the material process can act on the material process because the material
process is the content of thought, the very nature of the pattern. This flash is the light and pure energy which is without
cause, without time, and operates as long as the"Self" is not present. This pure energy dispels the very center of ignorance
or darkness. Since this pure energy (light) dispels the very center of ignorance (darkness)(freer from the pattern) there
is a mutation in the brain. By dispelling darkness (ignorance) in the brain, insight allows the brain to function in a new
way.
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The author's interpretation pertaining to "Thought" is the acquisition
of psychological knowledge acquired and inherited. Knowledge is essential to acquire skills such as language, reading, and
thinking; however, knowledge in reference to "Thought" used is "psychological," a defense mechanism in order to avoid
or distant Reality.
If you observe, you will see how we use people, or groups, or religion
to escape, We seek comfort in that relationship. Such a search for comfort in relationship brings certain experiences and
to those experiences we cling. To escape from ourselves, psychological knowledge becomes extraordinarily important, but psychological
knowledge is obviously not the way to Reality. The Mind must be completely empty and still for Reality to come into being;
therefore, it is essential, for reality to come into being, to set aside the innumerable escapes one has established, in which
one is caught up. A mind rattling around with knowledge, addicted to ideas and beliefs, is incapable of receiving that which
is.
Pure Energy
Pure Energy
has no cause; therefore, insight is independent of the material process known as thought, the pattern, our psychological condition
imposed and inherited. Thought (psychologically) has been operating in ignorance, creating its own ignorance. Insight is like
a flash and has the ability to break down the darkness of ignorance. When insight clears the darkness does the mind
function, differently? Yes, man and woman will function rationally, and with perception rather than by rules and reason.
Reason is identified with certain rules of logic which would be mechanical. But there can be Reason as a form of Perception
of Order. It is the flash of light which makes perception possible. So Insight is Pure Perception, and from
that Perception there is Action, which then sustained by Rationality and the Rationality is Perception of Order.
The author notes, there is Insight, Perception, and Order; however, Order is not mechanical because it is
not based on Logic. This order is not based on rules. Insight is the pure energy which has an extraordinary effect on
the material process because the material process is dependent on that process but Insight is not dependent on that process
but independent because of it's origin.
The Clarification of Thought.
Thought is essential, for example, in the field of knowledge as learning
a new language or read a book. In this field of knowledge "thought" has a proper place. The problem of "thought" is
in the psychological field of "Self" and the formation of boundaries which inhibits the movement of a freer "Self." Psychological
knowledge becomes a hindrance for freeing the pattern. Insight; however, has the ability to lessen the pattern of our condition
as human beings. Surely, to be freer of social, political, religious, and personal boundaries is a life of intelligence and
order.
The clarification of "Original
Thought. Challenging the goal of Psychology.
"Original Thought is "Intelligence" viewed by the author. In our lives
we are bombarded by activities which nullify "Original Thought." (Intelligence) Only, when we have a few moments to spare,
we glance and "Original Thought" may approach. In Society "Thought" is considered the rule opposed to "Original Thought";
however, I find Society's interpretation partially correct because "Thought" is derived from "Original Thought." If this is
true than "Original Thought" is pure energy and "Thought" is a source from pure energy. Because of psychological conditioning
"Thought" has become estranged from "Original Thought." The need for false security created a "Self" packed with layers
of boundaries.
The goal of psychology is to work with "Thought" and rarely question the
impact of false security which disharmonies "Thought" and "Original Thought." The tool in psychology
is not to free the movements of false security but to
shift one movement of false security for another. In essence, the function
of psychology in general is to shift the pattern in the content of consciousness opposed to dissolving the pattern and be
free from conflict harmonizing "Thought" and "Original Thought." Thought is essential for practical purposes; however, psychologically
"Thought" is a hindrance because of conflict of interest with "Original Thought."
Psychologically we have created boundaries, that is, social, religious,
political, cultural, personal, and inherited which cause conflict. We live in a world dominated by "Thought"; therefore,
"Original Thought" in society is considered reserved for a few bright minds. The author find that untrue because the human
mind, unless diseased, is inherently awakened with "Original Thought" if "Thought" is understood and harmonized with "Original
Thought."
Surely, to be freer from your psychological condition is a source
of peace and joy.
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Thought, and Intelligence have a common source of one energy; why did it
divide?What is the relation of thought and intelligence?
The origin of the word "intelligence" means "to read between." So, it seems
to me that "thought" is like the information in a book and that "intelligence" has to read it, the meaning of it.
Intelligence is very different from what people have in mind when they
measure intelligence. The author view intelligence independent from thought but have a common source, that is from one
energy. Thought is the physical and chemical process which is mechanical, repetitive, measurable, comparative, and dependent.
The brain is the content of consciousness, patterns, and conditioning which is inherited, self imposed, or indoctrinated
by culture and society. The author clarifies the distinction between brain and mind to point out the nature of "thought" and
"intelligence." The author point out that matter, thought, and intelligence have a common source, derived from
one energy; why did it divide? This division is "thought" as our"brain and "intelligence" as the "mind."
The author uses the word brain and mind to distinguish the negative and
positive from one instrument. For example, you can measure an electric current by the swing of the needle in the instrument,
or you can use the same instrument in what is called the Wheatstone bridge, where the reading you look for is null reading;
a null reading indicates harmony, balances of the two sides of the whole system as is being. So, if you are using the instrument
negatively, then the non movement of the instrument is the sign it is working right. This example is to point out the
brain may have use "thought" positively to make an image of the world. This image is the content of your consciousness, patterns,
and boundaries. Since the image is from "thought" and derived from the division of Intelligence or "pure energy" than Intelligence
Existed before Thought and is without Time, Condition, and Free from Security. The
idea of security does not exist in Intelligence because Intelligence itself is Secure.The general view is that time is
the essence of existence. It is very hard to give up such view because it is intense conditioning. It is stronger even than
the conditioning of the observer and the observed. Intelligence is out of time and therefore not related to thought, which
is the movement of time. Intelligence; however, operates on the quietness of the brain and change the pattern of unintelligent
thought. Thought is necessary and this thought point obviously toward Matter. Thought is essential; however, thought must
have security and seek security in all its movement. Though, matter, and intelligence have a common source otherwise there
could be no harmony. Thought and the intellect dominate the world; therefore, intelligence has very little place here. When
one thing dominates, the other must be subservient. Thought must have security and it is seeking security in all its movement.
But intelligence is not seeking security. It has no security. The idea of security does not exist in intelligence. Intelligence
itself is secure, not, "it seeks security."
Thought began and moved on its own accord; got out of hand and
ceased to allow itself to be orderly, ordered in general by intelligence or at least to stay in harmony with intelligence.
Thought’s main interest is seeking false security of pleasure, comfort, and isolating the "Self" forming cultural, social,
religious, political, and personal boundaries. Thought got out of hand and moved on its own accord separately from Intelligence.
Now security, physical security is necessary and therefore physical existence; however, pleasure and division became tremendously
important.
If you go back to the animal, then there is instinctive response toward
pleasure and toward security; that would be right. But now thought comes in, it can dazzle the instinct and produce all sorts
of glamour, more pleasure, more security. And instincts are not intelligent enough to deal with the complexity of thought.
Therefore, thought went wrong, because it excited the instincts. So, thought really created a world of illusion, confusion,
and put away intelligence. Surely, that has made the brain very chaotic and noisy. Intelligence is the silence of the brain;
therefore, the noisy brain is not intelligent. Hopefully, the author explained the origin of how thought moved on its own
accord seeking more illusion of security. Intelligence obviously understands the activity of thought and operates on thought
when the brain is quiet. For example, thought creates an insolation of a certain condition and the pattern of that condition
is nationalism as a means of security. The inquiry of nationalism is division, war, conflict, and all the rest of it. The
inquirer sees the falseness of what is going on. When thought is free from all, this falseness, it is different. Then it begins
to be a parallel to intelligence. What is interesting is thought is never actually controlled or dominated by Intelligence,
thought always moves on its own will. But in the light of intelligence, when the falseness is seen, then thought moves parallel
or in harmony with intelligence.
But there is never anything that forces thought to do anything. That would
suggest intelligence and thought has this common origin or substance, and they are two ways of calling attention to a greater
whole.
One can see how political, religiously, psychologically, thought has created
a world of tremendous contradiction, and fragmentation. Intelligence tries to bring order in this confusion. It is not
the intellect, which sees the falseness of all this. You see, one can be terribly intelligent although one is chaotic and
the self is cloaked and insulated. The falseness is seen through "insight" who sees the tremendous contradiction operating
in the brain which is psychologically conditioned in Time.
Surely, Thought and Intelligence are like two streams moving in different
directions. Thought, Matter, the Mechanical, is Energy. Thought is conditioned, confused, polluted, dividing itself, fragmenting
itself. Thought is multiple and intelligence is not. It is not polluted. It cannot divide itself as "my intelligence" and
"your intelligence." It is intelligence, and it is not divisible. Now it has sprung from a source of energy which has divided
itself. Now, why has it divided itself? The author find physical reasons and to maintain physical existence.
So, a part of intelligence has been changed in such way as to help
to maintain physical existence. Thought was born and was necessary for survival. That is all. In survival this in its totality,
in its wholeness has been denied, or put aside. The author find it essential to touch that source in which division
does not exist and because it has touched this source, which has no divisions it can operate without the sense of division
to live freer in the brain and awaken the intelligence of the Mind.
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Death: "The House of Death is for the Living."
Is it possible for the mind to cease to think in terms of its own continuity
that the unknowable come into being?
We all know that death does exist, especially the older people, and also
the young who observe it. The young say, "Wait till it comes and I deal with it." And the old, who are nearer death, have
recourse to various forms of consolation.
Consciously or unconsciously death is in our mind because we know that
we are going to die. We have theories about death. Some of us believe in God. Some believe in resurrection, rebirth, or in
karma and reincarnation. Some say that there is a heaven, or will be reborn on earth, or in another world or worlds. Some
will rationalize death, saying death is inevitable, it happens to everybody. Others are too occupied with daily worries,
anxieties, jealousies, envy, with competition and wealth, to think about death at all. The fact remains, death is in our mind,
consciously or unconsciously. It is there!
Is it possible to be free of our beliefs, the rationalities or the indifference
we have cultivated toward Death? Can we be free from our conditioning which has been cultivated toward Death? Can we
be free of all that now? Because what is important is to enter the House of Death while Living, while fully conscious, active,
in health, and not wait for the coming of death, which may carry you off instantaneously through an accident, or through a
disease that slowly makes you unconscious. When Death comes it must be an extraordinary moment that is as vital as Living.
Is it possible to enter the House of Death while Living? That is important
opposed to whether there is a heaven, reincarnation, rebirth, or perhaps another world where you will be reborn, which is
all so immature, infantile, and primitive. A man or woman who lives never asks what is living and has no theories about living.
It is only the half alive who talk about the purpose of life.
Is it possible while living, conscious, active, with all our capacities
whatever they are, know what death is? And is Death then different from Living? To most of us, living is a continuation of
that which we think is permanent. All the things in which we have a vested interest economically and spiritually, the virtues
we have cultivated, the things that we have acquired emotionally; all of that we want to continue. And the moment we
call death is a moment of the unknown. Therefore, we are frightened, so we try to find a consolation, some kind of comfort;
we want to know if there is life after death, and a dozen other things. Those are all irrelevant problems, they are problems
for the lazy, for those who do not want to find out what Death is while Living.
What is Death? Surely, it is the complete cessation of everything we have
known. If it is not the cessation of everything we have known, it is not death. If we know death already then we have nothing
to be frightened of. But do we know Death? That is, can we while living put an end to this everlasting struggle to find in
the impermanent something which will continue? Can we know the unknowable, that state we call Death, while Living?
Can we put aside all the descriptions of what happens after Death
we have read in books, or our unconscious desire for comfort dictates, and taste a state which must be extraordinary
- now? If one experience that state now, then Living and Dying are the same.
Is it possible for those who have a vast education, knowledge, who have
innumerable experiences, struggles, loves, hates, can that "I" come to an end? "I" am the recorded memory of all that, and
can that "I" come to an end? Without being brought to an end by an accident, by a disease, can that End? Only than you will
find you will no longer ask foolish questions about death, rebirth, reincarnation, heaven, or other interpretation offered
by religion.
The beauty of death is we will know the answer for ourselves because
which is unknowable will have come into being. Then we will put asides the whole rigmarole of death interpreted by religion
- and the many fears - the fear of living and fear of dying, the fear of growing old, the fear of loneliness and dependency
- will all have come to an end. It is only when the mind ceases to think in terms of its own continuity the unknowable are
known.
"Only when we enter Daily the House of Death while Living we find Reality
as our true source of security and happiness." Deanna
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Violence:
"To see violence as it is - as a fundamental issue in human relationship
is contrary to explaining the causes of violence." Deanna
In every part of the world there are revolts and revolutions in order to
change the social structure. Obviously, the structure has to be changed; is it possible to change it without violence? Violence
begets violence. Through revolt one part can assume the power of government, and having achieved this, it will maintain itself
in power through violence.
The major cause of violence is each one of us is inwardly, psychologically,
seeking security. In each one of us the urge for psychological security - that inward sense of being safe - projects the demand,
the outward demand, for security. Inwardly, each one of us wants to be secure, sure, certain. That is why we have all these
laws; in order to be secure in our relationship. If the relationship is attacked we become violent, which is the
psychological demand, the inward demand, to be certain of our relationship to everything. But there is no such thing as certainty,
security, in any relationship. Inwardly, psychologically, we should like to be secure, but there is no such thing as permanent
security. Because the mind needs security through attachments and once the attachment is threatened violence set in. To be
freer from violence is to be freer from attachments. After all, the only security that exists is no security. The wisdom of
insecurity is to be freer from violence.
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"Surely, Tools of the Mind are Worthy and Far more Reaching than Isolation
to Rehabilitate a Prisoner." Deana
The Prison System:
"The prisoner is freer than those holding the violator captive. The violator
is bound to a cell and those who hold him captive is free from the cell, but as the prisoner is equal a slave bound to a failed
system" Deanna
The prison system has failed and unless we find alternatives in resolving
this significant problem the system will fall in despair. How can we resolve such a problem? The warden in charge, correctional
officers, and all others involved attempts to rehabilitate the prisoner, who is violent, is disturbed because the prisoner
rebels and becomes more violent. So, what can we do to change that? One must understand the men who hold the prisoners’
captive are also captive of a flawed system or a system who find prison profitable. There is no rehabilitation
in a prison. The condition to control, manipulate, and mold the prisoner in an image adds to the violence. So,
the whole movement between the two is like a circus and the warden being the ringmaster securing a profitable
enterprise. Than how can one rehabilitate? The brain after all has accumulated patterns of behavior that is violent.
If this is the case, the mind can negate those patterns which cause violence. The only rehabilitation is
healing the violater's own brain and meditation is the tool which has the ability to approach
the deep recesses of the mind and free the attachment of the need to be angry and violent.
Now, one cannot assume if a prisoner meditates he will be become
non violent. No, the need to remain attached to his anger will consequently be diminished and negate together if his inquiry
and observation are passionate. The brain has been damaged with violence, anger, and unusual stress; however, in meditation
the brain will heal itself and repair the damage as much as possible. Unless the brain is diseased nature will find a way
to heal the part of the brain afflicted.
All other hypotheses are temporary because we failed to use the mind to
correct what has been caused by the brain through patterns of conditioning. That is the disorder! It is that simple because
the root of all disorder is psychological. Meditating and being in touch with that source that caused the violence is the
answer.
The author wonders if the prison system is capable to handle such psychological
transformation of simplicity as Meditation. Unless such psychological revolution as mindful meditation takes place in and
outside the cell the prison system will not be able to resolve or significantly reduce this problem. The answer to mitigate
significant problems is to mitigate the layers of conditioning in the mind by observing the "what is" in the content consciousness.
To conclude, Meditation is independent of culture, gender, religion, social, and political beliefs.
The author recommends for each inmate to meditate two hours
per day sitting quietly observing his or her thoughts understanding the observer is the observed. Have the meditator progress
to four hours per day until the meditator can sit quietly for six hours. The investment is simple: a sitting mat for
each inmate and install meditative music.
The author recommends education: GED, High School, and Advanced College Degrees. The
advanced degrees, however, must be earned through an accredited university. Investing in education is
prudent and offers a possibility for real change. Television of educational material must be encouraged and have each
inmate learn chess. Chess and cross word puzzles are good for the brain plus a good library and music of interest.
The prison system have perfected skill of isolation to the best. Off
course, isolation is the worst form of rehabilitation. Isolation equals violence. Unless the prison system change
the tax payers shall have no other alternative but to built more prisons. The motive of the State must not
be in profit but investing in the mind of the inmate to resolve its over populated prisons.
Once the meditator achieves meditating for two hours the prison system
can add dance. Dancing to music is good because dancing is free from interpretation, conflict, racial, and
social boundaries. Dancing is neutral and excellent for the organism. ************************
The Brain and Mind
The Brain and Mind are from one source of energy; however, the
Brain is the source that lives within the boundaries of the psychological conditioned state. The Mind is the source not bound
by the psychological conditioned state of the Brain. Meditation is the way to awaken the intelligence of the conditioned state
and negate the patterns of the condition and heal the damaged brain. The author is using Brain and Mind as a language to point
out the conditioned state in the Organism. ****
More on the origin of aggression.
Surely, we have inherited our aggression from our animal nature but as
social human animals we are wired to use alternatives to fend off aggression in order to survive as a Group. The author
observes that aggression is programmed at birth and find aggression which plays a role at a very early age. If you watch
young children (up to five yrs) you can observe a display of physical violence. Perhaps, as adults we do not see it as violence
but setting that aside why are children aggressive at a real early age? I believe because we have been programmed to attack;
however, as the child develops, the aggression is minimized and other alternatives to fend off aggression is learned. I believe
that our investment in Society is finding tools when the child is very young and use tools to direct aggression in a positive
manner. In our society we missed the mark. We find the stage of adolescence troublesome; however, if we used tools of directing
aggression at an early age (birth - 5 yrs) we would minimize problems of violence at adolescence and adulthood. Now,
aggression has two possibilities. One, you step on the brakes and Second, you drive full speed. Most of us fall under the
first possibility in order to survive as a group and those who go for full speed will find them isolated and in trouble.
To summarize:
We are wired to fend off aggression when we realize
in order to survive as a group the individual find cooperation a better bet. To lessen violence the aggression
must be recognized at a very young age and finding tools to redirect aggression is a worthy investment for the future of the
individual and the group.
Veneer
Theory or Morality is the Extension of the Social Instinct?
"We have biologically inherited traits of empathy and reciprocity. These
traits are wired in our Brains and are independent of traits passed by genes or learned from the environment. These traits
are essential for the group's survival and since empathy and reciprocity are moral traits the human being is inherently moral.
Of course, biologically we have equally inherited behaviors to fend off those who aggress against us, however, empathy and
reciprocity are behaviors of the Brain. The nurturing of those behaviors is essential to assure the survival of a group, but
nevertheless these traits are biological wired in the Brain. What has this to do with Eminent Domain? The Law of Eminent Domain
is a Bad Law because the taking against the will violates traits of empathy and reciprocity. These traits are innate biological
and therefore the outcome of Eminent Domain cause injury toward the individual and the group. A law that violates empathy
and reciprocity is a Bad Law because the law is contrary to the natural function of the Brain." Deanna
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The argument: If the state of nature is only instinctual
and not moral how can we explain the innate traits of empathy, reciprocity, and social negotiation shared by our ancestors?
The human organism has these traits inherited from our ancestors;
therefore, the state of nature must be moral and morality is essential to survive as a group? If traits of empathy, reciprocity,
and social negotiation are innate than we may conclude evolved from our ancestors that Man's state of nature is Instinctual
Moral.
What is your point of view pertaining to SBMVWD and
City of San Bernardino regarding the State of Nature and Eminent Domain? Discern the Constitution and Declaration of Independence
State of Nature with SBMVWD and the City of San Bernardino North Lake Reservoir project?
The State of Nature
Argument: Is the state of nature instinctual, moral, or
both? The psychological of Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679) are very pessimistic. Every living organism obeys laws of individual
survival; therefore, all human acts are motivated by self interest and the quest for power. According to Hobbes, altruism
not just a bad idea, it is impossible. Far from being immoral and egoism is the only show in town.
Hobbes is best known for his political philosophy,
which is influence by his egoistic theory of motivation. He recognized the state as an artificial monster (the Leviathan)
which restricts what little freedom there is in nature and flaunts its power over the individual, but Hobbes justified the
existence of the political state by contrasting it with the notorious state of nature dominated by scarcity and fear, where
every man is the enemy to every man, and life is solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short. In the state of nature there are
no law, no morality, no property, and only one natural right - the right to protect oneself using any means disposal, including
violence and slaughter. Hobbes famous social contract is a third party is needed to protect each other from harm. The
solution is the two parties agreed to give a third party all their rights. In exchange, the third party promises to use his
or her absolute power to guarantee that the first two parties honor their agreement with each other. The irony of a Hobbes
social contract is there is nothing to prevent the third party from abusing his or her power because his or her innate
egoistic nature and innate lust for power, and it are almost inevitable that he or she would do so. According to Hobbes the
State, even with its necessity abuse of power, was better than the alterative the anarchy in the state of nature.
The
state of nature according to John Locke (1634-1704) was very different indeed from what Hobbes meant by it. Far from being
in which there is no justice nor injustice, no right, nor wrong, nor mine or yours. Locke's state of nature is a moral state
- the state into which we are all born as humans, where we are all bestowed with certain God given, natural rights, the right
to life, health, liberty, and possessions. Recall that for Hobbes, there was only one natural right, the right to try to preserve
one's life. Hobbes seems to have believed a kind of instinct for survival authorized that right. Locke's theory contains
several natural rights, all of which are moral rather than instinctual, and they derive their authority from God. Hobbes was
particularly insistent there was no such as a natural right to property since in nature there is no property, only possession.
Locke, to the contrary, claimed we have a natural right to whatever part of nature we have mixed our labor with. So, if you
till the soil, or cut down a tree and make a house from it, then this garden and that house are mine and will be my childrens
when they inherit them from me. Locke, did put qualifications on this natural right to property opposed to Thomas Hobbes who
insist there was no such thing as a natural right to property, since in nature there is no property, only possession. It is
noteworthy that Locke's theory pre supposes a state of abundance in nature, while Hobbes presupposes a state of scarcity.
According to Locke, individual political states are to be evaluated in terms of how well they protect the natural rights of
the individuals living in those states.A good state is one which guarantees and maximizes those rights; a bad state is one
which does not guarantee them; an EVIL state is one which it assaults the natural rights, Locke's version of the social
contract is all citizens consent to be ruled by a government elected by a majority for just as long as government
protects the natural rights. But a TYRANNICAL government is illegitimate and ought to be revolted against.
Note that,
unlike Hobbes, Locke is able to distinguish between legitimate and an illegitimate government, and provides a theory of justifiable
revolution. It is clear the Founding Fathers used Locke's theory to Justify the American revolution, and they incorporated
his ideas into our Declaration of Independence and Constitution.
Meditations by Deanna.
Celebration with the Cosmos.
Today, my soul and I danced on the mountain to disperse the dust
and dirt of the earth. Arriving on the mountain, the rising Sun fitful in splendor in Burnt Orange array stood above me. A
small reddish breasted Robin on its course, was singing, calling and saying:
"I have news for you from the Cosmos, the lovely Cosmos who created you
and I."
I said: "What news do you have for me today from the Cosmos?"
Singing, dancing, and joyfully flirting with the winds the Robin said:"Wisdom
is not in words but in the meaning within words.
Wisdom is not in the acquisition of psychological knowledge but he who
diligently negate the patterns of such knowledge is knowledge.
Greatness is not in exalted position but he who refuses exaltation is Great
and his Gifts bestowed from the Cosmos shall be exalted.
Greatness is experiencing the present, ignoring the future, and forgetting
the past.
A soul Freer from prisons and chains is innocent, contented, and happy.
Truth is in the heart and beauty is a light in the heart
O Truth, O Beauty, you and I are created from the Cosmos. Once you realize
this Truth than no longer are you a Self,
The walls have fallen,
And the Chains have broken,
Your Soul is Freer".
The Robin left and my heart
Poured out my song on the mountain,
I open my bosom in this open space,
With the wind spreading my arms for adornment,
Dancing, I found my bliss on the mountain celebrating with the Cosmos
who created me. From a simple Star I was evolved and here I am celebrating my birth, my origin on the Mountain. How perfect
you are Mountain, and how majestic. You are the lost consort of my soul, and the other better half, O Mountain, glory of beauty,
grace, and elegance. There is no other desire but to return as freer Energy purged from the vanities under the Sun.
That is what the Robin whispered to me upon the mountain and being thankful
I said: "O' Robin sing, for the secret of eternity is in song and dance, imagine created from a Simple Star, how lovely the
Cosmos is".
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Meditation pertaining to Love for couples in Love
Wisdom of Kama Sutra
In the still of the night, my love and I walked to the Sea to wash our
bodies in its water. After cleansing each other’s bodies we arrived at the Sea Shore preparing for Love. We search for
a private place and meditated under a cool moon sky lit with stars. As our bodies touch the desert sand for Love, we saw a
brilliant Star and heard a voice from the Sea calling: "I am the Spirit of Kama Sutra and I am the Wise Sage that offers wisdom
in the art of making Love. We look in silence and said: "Wise Sage, teach us the wisdom of making Love because we only know
Love what the World has taught us."
We longed for such Wisdom and in Silence we wait in humility until the
Great Sage spoke:"Kama Sutra is an ancient art of making love. The art of Love is like a mystical dance, a continuous flow
of a beautiful embrace. The mind is the most powerful sexual organ. As an artist, should always be patient and creative in
its play. The wise know that physical pleasure is not the sole end of love making. It is like music, stirring the emotions,
quickening the senses, dissolving thought into rhythm, until only rhythm exists. Kama Sutra is all energies in harmony
and mutual recognition of two liberties – giving and receiving pleasure and respect. Kama Sutra is beyond the Ego, where
Love is not an object but love as a revelation of the Self by the gift of Self."
Guided by the brilliant star the Wise Sage returned to the Sea. In that
moment our Love became a source of Life as sacred and lovely. Thus, spoke Kama Sutra embracing infinity in the Art of Making
Love.
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A philosophical note: Distorted Perception of
Reason
In Thomas Hobbes system reason delivers man and woman out of nature, and
guides him and her toward a life of peace and security. Hobbes tells us that man has three "principal causes of a quarrel"
in the state of nature. These are competition (for gain), diffidence (for safety) and glory (reputation). These laws of nature
competition, diffidence, and glory provide the basis for a social contract and thus open the way for civil society.Society
and society’s social contract is arranged on a Hobbes deterministic point of view. A Society where people are enemies
and others are our competition; therefore, we must protect ourselves from them. Thus, people are basically "bad" and civilization
attempts to domesticate them for which they pay a heavy price. Because of this reductionist conclusion, the individual is
divided into "parts" opposed to an individual indivisible.Another point of view is holistic and that is the organicism is
a unity and all "parts" (memory, emotions, and behavior) are in the service of the whole individual. The main mistake in Hobbes’s
philosophy is the concept that two human beings can never meet in the forest because on must think; the other person is the
enemy. Could it be these attitudes are based on reductionistic thinking and partially correct? Correct because that person
could be an enemy, a fellow human being, collaborator, and cooperator in life. To point out, the reductionist view is fragmented;
therefore, partially correct. The holistic point of view is correct because the organism instinctively perceives whole patterns
and not bits and pieces. Because in perception, the "other person" is seen as an enemy, fellow human being, collaborator,
and cooperator in life. Whole patterns have characteristics which cannot be gleaned by analyzing parts.Since the organism
instinctively perceives whole patterns, the organism has the characteristics to perceive the enemy, fellow’s human being,
collaborator, and cooperator simultaneously. Because an organism has the capacity for accurate perception when its use is
a native ability of immediate experience, the concept of reductionistic thinking is then questionable. Western
thinking is reductionistic and fundamentally "incorrect" opposed too holistically. We must redefine Hobbes’s philosophy
of Reason and reexamine society and society’s social contract. From the evidence above reductionistic is "incorrect,"
and therefore, hopes or positive changes remain fruitless. The error of society and society’s social contract is a distorted
perception of Reason, a product of reductionist thinking. The way for society to grow is to study the nature of reductionistic
thinking, society and society institutions of education, politics, and religion remains unchanged, fruitless, and psychologically
primitive.
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Meditations
The Wisdom of Life and Death.
All religions offer us some promise of reward or punishment. The Asiatic
outlook for rebirth and the Western idea of resurrection and rebirth in heaven offers both. The ancient Egyptians also prepared
for death and filled their tombs with material riches. These theories, suppositions, and non fact is what religions offer
reinforced by religious authorities. More of the importance is the fact that we are finite and have some limited amounts of
time. Thus, the complete acceptance of death without fear, denial, or morbidity is the gateway to a richer life. Death and
Life interact dynamically and meditation on death will serve to encourage us to redouble our efforts to a meaning life. A
mind that is discontent can jump into reality; not a mind that is content; not a mind that is respectable, hedged about by
belief. The greater purpose we find in our lives, the less we fear death. Then we do not need theories, supposition, and non
facts. All these are escapes of responsibilities finding a purpose in life and death. What is true is revealed only through
doubts, through questioning the many illusions, traditional values and ideals. Thus death is to live completely and there
must be a dying to everything of yesterday; otherwise you live mechanically, and a mechanical mind can be never known what
life and death is.
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The Eye of an Eagle.
The question. What is Sacred? What is sacred, is a question answered by
theology, philosophy, and psychology? All require a focus on something that is outside the one who is doing the study. Theology
begin with the notion that it knows; philosophy has systems of thought; and psychology concerns are among the eruptions from
the unconscious.
Our question, "What is Sacred?" Sacredness cannot realize an answer outside
of its sphere, which is self inquiry. Perhaps, it’s, homes, and ground rests in a certain permanent feature of our nature.
Our capacity for violating our own nature is human. We can betray not only someone else but also our own selves.
If wild creatures in the forest lived that way they would make too many
mistakes and not survive. They usually don’t get away with more than one or two, perhaps three mistakes and lived. We
have buffered ourselves through technology against that raw relation to nature, but it has not in any way improved our relations
to ourselves.
Unlike the wild creature ,the Eagle, whose eye is clear, our
species has a confused eye. Our minds are dull from the illusion that we somehow are privileged to have free will. We are
free for attitude, but given our attitudes, freedom stops there.Our preferences,our choices, our decisions follow upon
attitude. That has the most far reaching meaning of our understanding of ourselves, and we face that upon every instant .Upon
this instant our attitude will determine everything else that follow from our will, intellect, and feeling. Unfortunately,
most of us live in quiet desperation denying access to the primal root of perceptional reasoning, reasoning, observation,and
intuition. Have you ever wondered when you observe the Eye of an Eagle, how you were going to look at
yourself in the mirror the next time? I have many times. Thus, when we possess the Eye of an Eagle, our
lives are lived between the timeless and time;on that account what it is that is Sacred.
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01/11./2006 Leviathan prevailed.
Judge John Wade decision: People out and Profit in.
WILL LEVIATHAN PREVAIL?
Philosopher Thomas Hobbes’ point of view regarding human
nature
Philosopher Thomas Hobbes’ point of view regarding human
nature is is dim. Hobbes believed that existence of the human being is short lived, nasty, and brutish. The only solution
is a powerful government to reign with absolute power and society must be controlled with a firm grip. The view of Thomas
Hobbes is contrary to the author because Government control is Corporate Welfare and the Good in human consciousness is set
aside. We have been educated to be violent. If we are born to be violent than why is there a part
of one self which resist violence and, is appalled by violence? Surely, our condition to hold the animal nature captive makes
for violence and Government maintain it in power through violence. Controlling Government considers Man incapable of Goodness
and the author's view is that people inherently are Good and are capable of Goodness. Because the human being has the
capability of "Goodness" he or she can do well with a small Government. A Government least controlling is least interested
in Corporate Welfare and is interested in protecting Liberty and Property. The Political Philosophy
interpreted by John Locke is a view that human beings are rational and have the ability to reason and find alternatives
from violence in order to protect their Liberty and ownership of Property. I believe Locke's interpretation
is morally correct in our society protecting our Constitutional rights.
Contrary to Hobbes, the major cause of violence, I think,
is that each one of us is inwardly, psychologically, seeking security. The human being has an urge for psychological security
- that inward senses of being safe - projects the demand, the outward demand, for security. Inwardly each one of us wants
to be secure, sure, certain. That is why we have all these laws, in order that we maybe secure in our relationship. If that
relationship is attacked we become violent, which is the psychological demand, the inward demand, to be certain of our relationship
to everything. But there is no such thing as certainty, security, in any relationship. Inwardly, psychologically we should
like to be secure, but there is no such thing as permanent security. Good is the natural moral social contract between
human beings. Human beings are inherently curious, self-sufficient, and social. The interpretation of short lived and
nasty is considered the "violent" nature of the human being. Each one will have a different opinion and volumes have been
written about it! What is essential is not to explain the causes but to see violence as it is - as a fundamental issue in
human relationship. And to find out whether it should perpetuate itself, or be changed, or modified. Hobbes did not discuss
the fundamental issue involved in violence. Because Hobbes failed to inquire whether it is possible to live without violence
the theory of Hobbes is flawed. One must be capable of looking at violence and understanding it, then perhaps there is a possibility
of resolving it totally and discern a point of view contrary to Hobbism.
The North Lake Project is a classic example of Thomas Hobbes theory. The
Government is omnipresent, omniscient, and omnipotent. Acting as a Real Estate Broker, Developer, and Taking property by Eminent
Domain the Government demonstrates that the homeowner, business owner, and church are leasing the Land until the City, or
in this case the Municipal Valley water district decides to seize it. The value of our home ownership, family business, and
Church is dismissed. The following tale is the Government's power in Hobbes "Leviathan" demonstrated, fully in
the North Lake Project. The characters in the tale are the City of San Bernardino, Municipal Valley Water District, Regional
Water Resources, Mayor of San Bernardino, council members, attorneys for the respondents, and I.
On 01/11/2006 , Judge Wade, will hear the cases and determine THE
LIFE OF LEVIATHAN in the Superior Court of California, SanBernardino.
Will Leviathan Prevail?
Leviathan is Thomas Hobbes political view advocating powerful Government.
The name "Leviathan"or "Great Sea Monster" is derived from the Hebrew Bible or the Christian Old Testament. Since "Leviathan"
is drawn from religious literature, I decided to write the meditation below in philosophical - religious theatrical form.
The following is a meditation tale commenting the theory promulgated by Thomas Hobbes.
WILL LEVIATHAN PREVAIL?
In solitude, I sit and wait until Truth unveils herself and after
much communing Truth appeared rising out of the Sea disguised as a Great Water Creature. Full of pride, aggrandizing, selfish,
brutish and bestial the Monster possessed one large horn, and on its sides there were two smaller horns protruding, and the
larger of the two having seven heads.
Surely, I was in the Spirit and as I looked up I saw a woman triumphant
sitting upright galloping a Trojan Horse. The woman arrayed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with precious stones, having
in her hand a scroll and on the scroll names were engraved from souls she devoured in her war with the Saints of the North
Lake. When I saw her, I marveled with great amazement as she gallop her Trojan Horse to the Great Water Creature celebrating
a political feast of her victory. When she arrived, she hand the scroll to the Great Water Creature and point her finger at
a white handkerchief blotted in blood. Suddenly, she looked at me as she pierced her golden spear in the creature and
boastfully she said: "It's done." The Great Water Predator gloated and said: "for by your sorcery all the people were deceived."
Now, I saw more horses in the vision, and nine horsemen armored with breastplates
of steel, and the head of the horses were like the heads of lions roaring having in their hands’ scales of blaspheming.
Than, I saw a body of half a woman and half a serpent, who sat on a Stallion pointing a dagger at my ribs. The woman - serpent
sat on her Stallion and out of her mouth leaped flames of fire and in her political power she ordered the people and I out
of the village.
After many seasons, the serpent woman and all those who succeeded her Rest
with the Great Sea Creature for no one in power were able to Free themselves from the power of Leviathan and those
in power gave Leviathan Praise, Glory, and Honor. Consequently, all those in power sold their Glory for false psychological
security and demand of an Iron Grip Society who hypnotized the Mind to remain primitive, captive, and estranged from Reality.
The people of the nearby villages, however, observed the depth of Leviathan
and the reflection of the Great Sea Creature with a large horn and two small horns protruding having seven heads as a reminder
how Government rules as the Great Sea Monster. Surely, the Spirit of Leviathan is the destiny of San Bernardino, a reminder
for the North Lake knowing that the seven heads in power failed their Duty serving the public and violated the integrity
of their office. The fruit of the North Lake longed for has gone and all who gave praise have gone, only the spirits of the
Saints remain.
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The Ultimate Imitator
Part one of three
Inherited Memories
For Thomas Hobbes the common peoples’ minds are like clean paper;
fit to receive whatsoever by authority will be imprinted upon them. What would happen to Hobbism if the common people are
educated to question and assume responsibility? Because we all have a common evolutionary history, we all share the same collectiveness,
however, only a few people question the shared tendencies inherited from our ancestors. Most of us accept opposed to question
repeat experiences from our ancestors. The nature of the mind, psychologically, is the existence of these historical layers
of inherited memories from our ancestors, the way in which they thought and felt, and the way in which they conceived life
and the world, of God(s) and human beings. Even though, the mind psychologically at birth is a tabula rasa, a blank slate,
and is informed only be experience that is by sense innate ideas. These sense innate ideas are the sum of inherited memories
from socialization, not retained as an unconscious memory in the collective unconscious according to Carl Jung. Thus, it cannot
be denied there is a history beyond the individual manifestation, a blank slate, the inevitable inherited memories.
The problem is not the inherited characteristic but accepting opposed to question these shared tendencies. A mind which
merely repeats is mechanical and dependent; can never regenerate and be creative in its natural state. The Ultimate imitator
is a three-part article which describes the number of characteristics which are inherited from religious socialization.
Part one and two is the explanation of what humans’ use to solve
problems, symbols of saviors, death, rebirth, reincarnating, or resurrection. Part three concludes teaching of myths (religion)
and cultures. The primary characteristic equally shared; however, is psychological, as evidence that they evoke inherited
memories. First, there is a need for psychological security. Second, there is a need for the psyche’s interest in security
instead finding out what is true.
In every religion we find story after story of a divine being who comes
to each and mingles with its citizens? In the Buddhist tradition the development of Buddhism was connected with Gautama’s
Bodhi-satva state. Before he was born on earth, he was believed to have last existed in a state of self enlightened knowledge
as a Bodhi-satva, and to have voluntarily chosen to become a savior of the world before attaining the Nirvana to which he
was entitle. Is it possible to trace Gods adored by human beings to the exaggeration a deification of heroic men?
Part two of three Hero's, Women, and Sex in
Religion.
So, is it possible to grace God(s) adored by multitudes of human beings
to the exaggeration and deification of heroic men. Krishna is the most popular of all the incarnations of Hinduism. A multitude
of marvelous stories are told about him and it is evident from the history of Krishna literature and practices, like Rama,
is a deified hero. For all men up to his time Moses, the hero of Judaism, may be regarded as the man who came into closets
relation with the divine. In Islam the dawn of Mohammed’s prophetic mission led him more and more to the belief that
a prophet was needed by his people, and that he might be the desired prophet. The Savior and God of Christianity, Jesus Christ,
secured salvation as a condition of freedom from sin. The evidence is clear that each culture has universal symbols of Heroism.
Undoubtedly, these heros are defied. Unfortunately, my imitating the hero the belief is to remain in the realm of myth, hence
in reality. The image of sexual behavior is also shared by religions. Why do we find images of the ideal woman’s ever
man’s sexual fantasy, beautiful, sensual, and infinitely available? This kind of image as part of man can be found in
every religion.* In the Jewish folk tradition, God created Adam and Lilith at the same time, but Lilith refused to subordinate
to Adam and ran away. Personally, I favor Lilith who exercised her deep humanness of sexuality and independence. The
story of Eve followed Lillith and Eve was made from the rib of the Man, a role more suitable
for a Patriarch Society. Other major religions have also a problem of women’s sexuality like the image
of the virgin mother of Jesus and the Buddhist Goddess of mercy. Probably the most negative views about sexuality are conveyed
by Islamic imagery. The religion of Islam argues that social order depends on careful attention being paid to cast differences
based on gender. Men live in the public sphere and worship in the mosque, wherein women remain the private spheres of the
home where they also pray. Spiritually, women are held to be one with earth; women are assimilated to the soil and seed
to the semen. Clearly, humans added an additional dimension, it is not merely human, it is also cosmic. The man has modeled
himself on the transcendent human plane of cosmic spirit and the woman remains bound to earth.
The concept of religion is favorable for the man opposed to the woman.
The truth is that every man and woman is born with biological energy and biological energy empowers all living functions and
makes no distinctions between male and female. This biological energy is the combination of unorganized array of sensations,
impulses, and possibilities. Because of our genitals, immediately after birth or in the womb society directs and limits the
empowerment of biological energy that increases those sensations, impulses, and possibilities throughout our lives.
Part three of three
The inherent urge of harmonizing
biological energies.
Each one of us is born with biological energy which empowers all living
functions and makes no distinction between male and female. These biological energies are the sum of nature operating
through us, both destructive and creative. These powerful forces of nature are destructive if ignored and unheeded, however,
creative, and the source of guidance and meaning essential for development. Nature represents creation and life, earthiness,
and concreteness, receptive and yielding, dark and light, cold and hot, soft and hard, stimulating and dividing, male and
female, etc. Because human beings are the sums of nature, they are potentially bisexual, biologically as well as psychologically.
At birth this biological energy is the combination of unorganized array of male and female sensation, impulses, potentialities,
and possibilities. In other words, each human being has male and female energies and the inherent urge is harmonizing both
energies simultaneously toward wholeness of individuation, the state of being what one was meant to become. This is a crucial
concept of wholeness, a healthy mind, because our present socialization is destructive and inhibits potentialities to male
and female simultaneously. The aim of religion should be in harmonizing these energies, however, in many religions these energies
are repressed and what remained is mere body function. This body function is mechanical and serves as a fence for false security
and fulfilment. As you can see, the psyche’s interest is security opposed finding out what is true. The point to be
emphasized is that from the beginning, man and woman sets his and her imitation of meaning and fulfillment. The faithful repetition
of an inherited memory, heros’ sexuality, and immortality still survive in the modern world today denying the fact that
man and woman is today mortal and sexualized.
Morality does not offer us a coming world, which is better than the good.
The idea of a bridge, or bridge, or retribution which justice is administered is the myth of immortality. The Last Day the
day of standing up or separation is a theology of many religions. Judaism after the prophets viewed the body as a sort of
prison for the soul, which long to rise again to God. Man’s salvation lies in the direction of the mortification of
sensual impulses. With Hinduism, however, the soul, substance, unchanging, in man and which transmigrates or is reincarnated.
To conclude, an examined life is Good. Examination of myths derived from
inherited memories and socialization. It is clear that within the human body including the mind, a superior organ is the sum
of nature or biological energies’ ready to unfold potentialities and possibilities. Improper socialization robs potentialities
and possibilities that create a life of fulfillment and meaning.
* Genesis 1:27 So God created man in His own
image; in the image ofr God He created him; male and female He created them.
Genesis 1:28 Then God blessed them, and God said
to them , "Be fruitful and multiply..........
In Genesis 1:27 God created Adam and Lilith. See Jewish folklore.
Genesis 2:7 And the Lord God formed man
of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
Genesis 2:21 And the Lord God caused a deep sleep
to fall on Adam, and he slept; and He took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh t6 its place.
Genesis 2:22 Then the rib which the LordGod has taken from
man He made into a woman, and He brought her to the man.
The above references is to point out the differences between Genesis 1:27
and Genesis 2:7 & 2:21-22. Eve is the second wife of Adam and Eve was made from Adam and God brought Eve
to Adam. (the LordGod brought Eve to Adam. Why did theLordGod have to bring Eve to Adam? In Genesis 1:27 God created
male and female in his image and then blessed them.)
The woman's position because of Eve is subordinate
and determines the woman as a second sex. A female birth is less significant and her role is to
subordinate and serve. In other words, the role of the gender is determined and destined at birth. Lilith,
on the other hand, found her place as an equal creation (Gen.1:27) and did not want to subordinate to Adam. Lilith
preferred to leave Adam opposed to subordinate her position as an equal.
Should anatomy be your destiny at birth?
The story of Adam and Eve has changed the destiny for women.
The anatomy of Eve is formed from Adam and her destiny is to serve. This changed the woman's status and
she became a second sex opposed to Lillith status as an equal. Eve's destiny is determined
because of her anatomy and Eve caused the roles of women depicted in religion
not favorable. The story of Adam and Liillith would have been more favorable for women and her anatomy at
birth would not make a difference because they were created equal. Personally, I find this truthful anatomy
theory disturbing that a woman's destiny is determined because of her anatomy at birth and how
she has to struggle to strive for equal rights and status in her culture.
Note: In Genesis 1:27 God created male
and female in the image of God.
In Genesis 2:7 and Genesis 2: The Lord God
formed man of the dust of the ground.
Note: In Genesis 1:27 male
and female were created in his image. In Genesis 2:7 the man was formed from
the dust of the ground. The differences is creation and formation, and God vs. Lord God.
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Meditation: LUDWIG VA N BEETHOVEN
In solitude I meditate on Beethoven’s divine immortal
music. How did Beethoven create such divine music, being almost near deaf? Beethoven must have been afraid and how did
he free himself from the fear of not knowing and how did he create such music of immense beauty? I believe that Beethoven
was his music and there was no separation of his Creativity and in his Creativity he heard his music. Beethoven’s intensity
was his ear and Beethoven heard his music in his own mind, an intellect capable moving into great depths where all energies’
contact to master a particular task of creating. Once Beethoven finished a particular creation, I am sure he felt frustrated
and having a sense of continuity as in relation to his isolation suffered from depression. In meditation, however, Beethoven
freed his mind from any psychological and physical pain and moved his mind into the unknown creating music so beautiful that his
music became immortal. The fear is the known, I am afraid of the accumulations, physical or psychological, that
I have gathered as a means of warding off pain or preventing sorrow. In meditation the fear which is the known die, which
comes to an end, can renew itself. Beethoven moved from the gloom of his mind’s inner landscapes to greet with
joy the public world. Beethoven passion and creativity were his immense ability of intense feeling and it was the spontaneous
activity of his mind and imagination that contacted all his energies to such a depth that the notes written were perfect.
The deeper the water, the deeper the note a moment realized with a special beauty and intensity.
In meditation I listen to his music and I
find myself experiencing nature in all its moods, to feel the wind, rain, and sun. I look at a country side carpeted
with thick green grass and graced with countless trees and flowers in fitful splendor. I walk
the broad meadows, rocky clefts, elm-girt woodland paths and murmuring rushing brooks. I feel intoxicated,
exhilarated beyond measure - until a doubt begins to nag. His music is my joy and I give thanks to feel for
only a brief moment his passion, his splendor, and his God.
Thank you Ludwig van Beethoven.
* A mind in a freer state
has many depths of consciousness and creative energies. Only a mind freer from his or her conditioned
state is creative and intelligent.
The argument: Is it possible to stand alone? That is in relationship
with your social, religious, and political community?
Is it possible to be freer from your conditioning in order to learn.
You cannot learn if you remain a person of any organized religion, organized political party, or organized belief.
For example, if you remain a member of a religious group or political party for the the
rest of your life you are finished in finding out "what is" in reality. The Hindu remains a Hindu and the Capitalist remain
a Capitalist and the Hindu and Capitalist are equally dead. But is it possible - that is really the question--
to reject all conditoning which accepts authority? Can you really reject all authority and stand alone to find out?
And you must be alone. Otherwise, if you are not alone in the deeper sense of that word, you repeat what
authorities has taught you.
Is it possible to be absolutely alone and face your life in relationship of
being a good person -- not according to organized religion or organized politics. A Good person and a Good
citizen means behavior and finding out can only be understood in relationship with another. So, by being awake
in relationship is to be alert, and being watchful you shall find out and bring order in your life not invented by you
or society.
Can you bring out a order that is virtue? Can you bring it out? To be
virtuous there must be no battle, no conflict in you or outside. Therefore, there must be no aggressiveness, no violence,
no hate, no animosity. To be awake is to be conscious
of it and to be aware of all this, aware of where you are, and from there you
will move, you shall work. Than you find out you can be alone and not carry all the burdens of memory
of your psychological conditioning.
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Economic Injustice: 07/01/06
Poverty is a shortage of money and is not a trait of laziness and stupidity.
If this is a true statement is not compassion a virtue in order to be fit to rule politically and set an example of Goodness?
The following is a meditation in *theatrical form to unfold the realities
of two officials who ran the race as Mayor in San Bernardino, 2006.
*Theatrical form is to unfold a story based in reality
and words such as chief, white feathered garments, and buffalo hide is only a dramatic interpretation of articulating
the nature of the story.
The common meal is not shared by all:
In meditation, the internal life of the Chief is unveiled in my meditative
mind. His mild manner and soft spoken words hypnotized the most keen and alert. The flame on his tongue convinced the people
of his blue print for the village’s future. The heart of the Chief demands control and warns if the village does
not plan well...the quality of life will be terribly affected. The Chief concludes that we will literally become an infestation
on the landscape of Southern California
The Chief spoke to those clothed in hand made white feathered garments.
Many lost souls were invited to hear his music flow from his silver tongue as he entertained melodies of rapid transit, magnificent
homes, glittering lights, and flowing streams. My eyes saw this eloquent man and my spirit slipped in his gaze believing his
vision and fantasies. While I was trapped in his gaze, my meditative mind observe a duality of persona and false concerns
for the villagers who were left outside. I gaze in his eyes and in that moment his facade unveiled a wickedness of disgust
for those clothed in garments of buffalo hide.
Than another truth unfold when I saw the elected Chief who ran his race
to deliver freedom from crime on false pretense and stole the political tool from his opponent, a more righteous man
who understood the disenfranchisement of the outsider. The villagers, however, believe in his well trained words, polished
mannerism, and the media promote his vanity and boast his qualification as the "Great One" opposed to his opponent, a
more righteous leader fit for the Common Good.
Seasons will pass and the indirect cost of our neglect suffers the injustice
as violence and crime escalates. Surely, our economic system sets many up to be outsiders unable to make ends meet.
After much blood shed the peoples will demand a righteous leader who has
the capability to reason and feel for those left outside. My spirit fatigued and desire to sleep I see
once more the righteous man who was defeated. The forces of the Universe unite and this soul has another
opportunity to conquer his honor and win his victory by leading the outsiders to the table of the common Good. Finally, my
spirit sleeps and the Universe reveales this man understands the true heart of the problem and the realities
that a large segment of our society is disenfranchised from our economic system, and that it is this outside status that leads
to many of the village’s problems. Only when the people take back their village justice will re-appear and lessen the
burden and narrow the financial gap between those clothed in white feathered garments and buffalo hide.
Joyful meditations by Deanna.
The art of Enlightenment requires your effort to be your own teacher
questioning social, political, and religious boundaries which control your psychological condition. This
is the only true value of a human being which can be found in attaining liberation from the Self.
If we only permit Nature to unfold herself we can attain
true happines and lessen our conflict with others. It is the interference of Nature that creates disturbance of the
mind.
Surely, if we recognize we are a creation of the Cosmos all
the Gods invented by Man will celebrate their last Dance.
Surely, if we recognize we are created from a Star and the Cosmos
is our natural habitat the Collective Conscousness of Man will have matured. Only than the human race is fit to live
on this Earth and has earned redemption to plea for a second chance.
The genesis of wisdom is great doubt, great faith, and great
perseverance. The mind at times is like a raging waterfall opposed to a fine silvery stream. Only in preserverance you
can follow the stream and having faith in its course it will go its own way meandering here, trickling there. You must
be soft in practice because the stream will find it own way, it will find the grooves, the cracks, and take you to
your destination.
A philosophical insight..
The ground of all Existence:
At the depths of the ground of all existence there exist an immense background
of Energy. The energy of this ground is one whole and unbroken movement and it connects everything with everything else,
including the entire universe with all its fields and particles.
There is an possible evolution for maturity in consciousness because
dimensions of reality are already implicit in its structure." Like a seed being "informed" to produce a living plant. The
same can be said of all living matter because life is enfolded in the totality and even when it is not manifest, it is somehow
implicit. It is in this argument that possibilities of higher development in consciousness of Personhood may occur
because consciousness is being "informed" to manifest through "insight" which is pure perception.
The author find that before consciousness there is information and it
is this information that enters into consciousness. Since this "information" is inherited biologically it
is therefore evident that every human being can develop a higher level of Personhood. Also, this
information is an inwardness that enters into consciousness and may be likened to an "an insight" which could,
if refined, be used as an instrument for letting the "energies" of the Cosmos come through as an "active intelligence".
The human being knows he exist because he thinks, however, his thought
is basically mechanical in its operation. The greatest human achievement is thought and no one can share
that achievement except the homo sapien. The human, however, can further develop a sense of awareness that his thought
eventhough is his greatest achievement is also his greatest hindrance in developing higher levels of personhood.
What makes the mechanical thought process relevant is intelligence. The
perception of whether or not any particular thoughts are relevant or fitting requires the operation of an Energy that
is not mechanical, an Energy that I shall call Intelligence. For example, you may be working on a puzzling problem for a long
time. Suddently, in a flash of understanding one may see the irrelevance of one's whole way of thinking
about the problem along with a different approach - such a flash is essentially an act of perception.
If than Intelligence is an "UNCONDITIONED ACT OF PERCEPTION" than
the intelligence cannot be grounded in structures such as cells, molecules, atoms, and elementary particles.
The operation of Intelligence has to be beyond any factors that can included
in any knowable law. The "ground of intelligence" must be in the undertermined and unknown flux, that is also the ground of
all definable forms of matter. For the author, supreme or active intelligence always been at the very core which
is the Ground of all Existence.
Meditation:
The consciousness of mankind in one and
not divisible. Each person has a responsibility to achieve this and nothing else. Only through collective consciousness
can man achieve this high degree of energy to reach the whole of the consciousness of mankind. Truly, there is
no other way out and this is what has to be done because nothing else can work. The individual is part of the whole
and can go beyond it.
A meditation of the hidden realm - empty space.
Fullness of empty space is not some giant vacuum through which matter
moves. Space is every bit as real as the matter that moves through it. Space and matter are intimately connected.
Indeed calculation of the quantity known as the zero-point energy suggest is that a single cubic centrimetre of empty
space contains more energy than all the matter in the known Universe. Space which has so much energy; is full
rather than empty. This enormous energy inherent in "empty space" can be viewed as theoretical evidence for the existence
of a vast hidden realm. Only, when we use our inner energy to resolve our condition we tab the "enormous
energy inherent" to move from one's narrow and particular interest toward the general and ultimately moving still deeper into
that purity of compassion, love, intelligence that originate in the ground beyond thought, beyond time, and beyond emptiness.
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'Original hippie' still holding on to her ideals
Debbie Pfeiffer Trunnell, Staff Writer
Article Launched: 08/20/2007 12:00:00 AM PDT
This summer marks the 40th anniversary of the Summer of Love in 1967 in San
Francisco. This is the seventh in a series of profiles on San Bernardino-area folks who were there.
"In tattered tuxedos, they faced the new heroes and crawled about in confusion.
And they sheepishly grinned for their memories were dim of the decades
of dark execution.
Hollow hands were raised; they stood there amazed in the shattering of
their illusions.
As the windows were smashed by the ringing of revolution."
- From "Ringing of Revolution," by Phil Ochs
SAN BERNARDINO - The doors at the historic white-and-blue Victory Chapel
on North F Street are open from morning until dusk to those seeking a moment of peace away from the city's troubled streets.
It is chapel owner Deanna Adams' way of reaching out and connecting with
people.
She has done so since she was a 16-year-old hippie questioning authority
on the streets of San Francisco.
"I am an original hippie. Someone who was rebelling against the whole `Father
Knows Best' and `Donna Reed Show' lifestyle - that 1950s conservatism - even before the Summer of Love," said Adams, 60, as
she sat in the whitewashed, flower-filled sanctuary of the chapel.
Adams started life far from San Francisco, in the then-Dutch colony of
Indonesia.
Her father was the Dutch commandant of prison camps there. Her mother was
Indonesian and once a prisoner.
Saddened by the plight of the much-persecuted Indonesians, her father championed
their cause.
He continued to do so when the family returned in 1952 to Holland.
"He worked on a lot of social problems and also stuck up for them," she
said.
Those early experiences instilled a desire in Adams to look out for the
underdog.
"I saw how cruel, senseless and prejudiced people could be, and it shaped
my life," she said.
Adams, her siblings and mother moved in 1959 to San Francisco. They settled
in the Mission District and later the Richmond District.
Her father was supposed to join them, but he died before he could make
the trip.
Adams said she soon learned English, and enjoyed being a student in American
schools.
In about 1964, she and other teenagers in the city began rebelling against
the constraints of the conservative post-World War II years.
They grew their hair long, dressed in loose-fitting clothing and wore sandals.
Many young women discarded their bras.
"The whole hippie thing started to emerge, because we felt we were living
someone else's life, even at that age," Adams said.
She spent her days at anti-war marches in Berkeley, discussed social change
while sitting in a circle at beaches in San Francisco or Santa Cruz and listened to the Grateful Dead perform in Golden Gate
Park.
"There were good vibes everywhere. Stores gave out free furniture and food
in Haight-Ashbury, and if you saw someone, you would put your arms around them," she said. "There was a feeling of removing
boundaries, that humanity is all one."
Eastern religion very much influenced the hippie movement, and Adams and
friends would go to Buddhist temples or Hare Krishna gatherings in Haight-Ashbury to dance.
While others chose to use drugs such as LSD and marijuana to reach a state
of higher consciousness, Adams said she turned to meditation.
"I found the whole drug scene senseless," she said. "I believed I could
reach the same state of awareness through meditation."
Adams said she refused to eat meat, and spoke out if she saw people wearing
fur coats and diamonds.
"I didn't like how animals were trapped. So if I saw someone wearing a
fur coat at a concert, I would ask why they were wearing it," she said. "And I opposed the way people who mined the diamonds
were treated."
By June 1967, kids arrived in droves in San Francisco. They wanted to be
a part of the free love, drug and music scene.
"There were so many who had had enough of the way they had been taught
to live," Adams said. "Everyone was dancing in the park in trances induced by the pot and LSD."
By the end of that summer, Adams felt the whole movement had been tainted
by those drugs.
"For me, the whole idea of the original hippie, was supporting women going
to work, ending the Vietnam War, because there was no reason to be there, and the civil-rights movement," she said. "And what
I was seeing was people intent on ruining their own brain. All these kids lost and drugged out and getting diseased until
the mayor had to step in and end it."
By the 1970s, she was attending San Jose City College. She soon married
and had two sons.
Adams studied religion and wanted to start her own church. She heard the
old Victory Chapel was for sale, bought it in 1984 and moved to the area.
"It seemed like it would be a good place to do some really nice work,"
she said.
At the chapel, she offers services for all religions, and space for communions,
quincineras, receptions and weddings.
Ever the original hippie, Adams has been active in fighting redevelopment
projects that would impact historic sites, including her chapel.
"I fought injustice then, and I still fight it now," Adams said. "I truly
believe in the issues we addressed in the 1960s and feel we need to put them in practice again today."
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COME, AND LET US REASON TOGETHER. The
editorial is naive about a belief that the Super-Committee had the intention to meet the dead-line. The Super-Committee never
had the intention to commit. Our dollar was cooked right along with the Turkey and trimmings. The Super Committee was assigned
to cut $1.2 trillion from the budget. Politicians are inherently self-interested in preserving their office and need votes
to do so. Why would ...politicians cut programs that
would jeopardize their re-election? Most likely, the Super Committee will retort to have the money be automatically cut from
discretionary spending. Because, one of the agreements from the August meetings was that if they don't come up with a
plan to cut $1.2 Trillion in spending by Thanksgiving, then the $1.2 Trillion is supposed to be cut from spending. In short,
they never had the intention. The American people had to believe that true diligence of a Super-Committee was at hand. Well,
the dollar was cooked, right along with the Turkey. Don't expect anything from federal-lawmakers.
TRUTH IS INDEPENDENT FROM ORGANIZED RELIGON AND THE
SHARIAH LAW. The letter is dealing with topics of the Christian religion as Truth and Shariah Law as the
foundation to support Truth. Let us examine. What do we mean by religion? Surely, not organized religion, not Islam or Christianity,
with beliefs, with propaganda, conversion, proselytism, compulsion, and so on. Is there any truth in organized religion? It
may be engulfed, enmesh truth, but organized religi...on itself is not true. Therefore, religion organized is false. It separates man from
man. We are so conditioned by organized religion to think there is truth in it that we have come to believe by calling one-self
a Muslim or Christian, whom one will find God. To find God, to find reality, there must be a virtue. Virtue is freedom,
and only through freedom truth can be discovered- not when you are caught in the hands of organized religi...on and beliefs.
And is there any truth in theories, in ideals, in beliefs? Why do we have beliefs? Obviously, because beliefs give security
and a guide. Religious organizations become as fixed and as rigid as the thoughts of those who belong to them. Life is a constant
change, a continual becoming, a ceaseless revolution, and because an organization can never be pliable, it stands in the way
for change; it becomes reactionary to protect itself. As you yourself are aware, the greed for power is almost inexhaustible
in a so-called spiritual organization; this greed is covered by all kinds of sweet and official-sounding words, but the canker
of avariciousness, pride, and antagonism are nourished and shared. Because of this growing conflict, intolerance, sectarianism,
and other ugly manifestations organized religion cannot be a bearer of Truth. Furthermore, since Islam is an organized religion
the Shariah is in error to enforce it as a Truth. Even though, American law and Shariah law has contents of Truth it is independent
of Truth. Truth like Morality stands alone free from organized religion and application of religious law like the Shariah
Law. Mr. Moore is correct by writing his view that the Shariah Law has no business formulating but neither is Chrisitanity
the true religion because it is organized. Also, because someone said so we belief. Life is a constant change, a continual
becoming, a ceaseless revolution, and because an organization can never be pliable organized religion and the Shariah law
based on religion stands in its way and becomes reactionary to protect itself. It is for this reason that both are fruit of
ugly manifestations and have no business in and outside the legal system.
NO ROAMING PUSSYCATS IN DOWNTOWN, PLEASE.
The
proposal by Mr. Overturf for a downtown Pussycat Theater luring Purring Pussycats Peddling Fur doesn't offer entertainment
for the family. We want family entertainment. San Bernardino is blessed to have Regal manage the theatre. The expansion of
the freeway makes this endeavor successful. The proposal of restaurants is a win. Seniors who grace the downtown can walk
to the venue. And people who...... work can enjoy a
lunch. Moreover; Route 66 can benefit. Imagine, one-half million visitors having a meal or two. Citizens of San Bernardino
are thankful to have a movie theatre and as a bonus, restaurants. On a warm note, if a people flock to the California Theatre
and pay premium price for live entertainment, they'll catch a movie at an affordable price. Either way, both are walking
distance from downtown famous historic Route 66.
BOOMERS ARE FIERCE SPIRITUAL REBELS A warmth felt letter.
However, the editor is a bit naive. The Baby Boomers are radicals who questioned authority and actively opposed the Vietnam
war, promoted women's rights, and protested for civil rights. Furthermore, they questioned the relationship between the
individual and society. Society is corrupt and change comes from the individual. The boomer is a mind-traveler and explores
dimension...s of consciousness beyond boundaries imposed
by religious, political, and social authorities. They explore the nature of reality and stretch their scope in consciousness.
I don't think the agile-mind-boomer will depend nor trust politicians nor corporate leaders. To the contrary, these astute
seniors have eyes like an Eagle and discern truth from falsehood.The politician and corporate leader should turn the clock
to the sixties and check-out these fierce spiritual rebels.
WHOEVER OPERATES FROM THE EGO IS UNFIT TO
RULE. Listening carefully to the Republican debates Mr. Cain is least qualified. The presidential hopeful has little knowledge
of foreign policy and global conflict management. He stumbled when he was asked about Libya and fumbled with the Iranian nuclear
issue. The Republican Party would benefit to endorse Mr. Huntsman or Mr. Paul. America needs a civilized person who
has a good perception in economic...s, foreign policy, and social issues. Mr.Huntsman has international experience with
China. And Mr. Paul is astute in the US Constitution and the Federal Reserve. The Iranian issue was addressed well by
Ron Paul. Smart politics is to work with Iran diplomatically not to sanction nor a threat to attack imagined sites. Furthermore,
our relationship with Israel should ease and recognition of a Palestine state priority. Moreover; a dose of fairness for the
twenty-first century having excellent skill in word opposed to drawing the sword. Sanctions, threats, and intimidation are
outdated strategies that stagnate progress. And wars initiated by America after the second world wars were illegal and immoral.
Ron Paul voiced courageously the illegality and our international military presence as interference. Republican presidential
candidates Huntsman and Paul are men who possess a good character. My view on water-boarding and torture are similar to the
candidates. Water-boarding is a barbarous trait and demeaning for America. We should employ civilized tactics to extract information.
Our torture policy has sabotaged the symbol of Lady Liberty in the world. Any candidate who endorses water-boarding is unfit
to represent the American people and world. Managing global conflict and diplomacy are crucial to the twenty-first century.
Rick Perry, Michelle Bachman is least favorable because of their extreme religious views Mr. Cain, Mr. Perry, and Mrs. Bachman
views are contrary to morality in a democratic society. Morality is independent of organized religion. The trio has little
knowledge about managing global conflict, diplomacy, and possess tunnel like perception. Newt Gingrich is the level
headed. However, his association with Freddie Mac raises a red flag to look at him more closely. New York Times supports the
proposal of Mr. Huntsman pertaining to job creation. For me, character is foremost and a candidate who has the guts to humanize
foreign policy and reform the United Nations having nations voice in the decision-making process mitigating the power of the
big five and abolishing their veto power. In the twenty-first century power-grabbing must be replaced with fairness and goodness.
And at the end my candidate who profiles honesty and integrity is Ron Paul.
Roll back to 2004 and set a two-term limit. The editorial
spurred my attention to question why the Board of Supervisors are suggesting to break down the fat and thin out? Why is the
board anxious whose paychecks have ballooned by eighty-four percent over the past decade? Traveling back in time to 2006,
voters approved Measure P, an initiative promoted for limiting county supervisors to three ter...ms. Short-sighted and greed the passing added an impact
of increasing their salaries by twenty-two percent the first year and by more than fifty-three percent by 2009. The chair
receives seven and one –half percent more. The new political culture is to travel back in time to 2004 and work with
a modest budget of $3.3 million and salary and benefits. Let’s take a look at their benefits. In 2007, County Supervisors
contributed to their budget’s growth by quietly voting to pad their benefit's packages. Their board retirement benefits
shot up from $7,514 to $16,640 annually. That’s on top of $13,000 to $28,210 per annum in health benefits, with no contribution
necessary. In May, supervisors rolled back those perks effective at the start of their next terms, reducing their retirement
contributions back to $7,514 and trimming their health benefits to many exempt county employees at a maximum county contribution
of $11,838 per annum. Supervisors still get an additional $2,400 cell phone allowance and $14,200 vehicle allowance, or a
county vehicle. As neighboring counties lowered supervisor salaries this past year, San Bernardino County’s supervisors
salaries dropped nearly $2,000 to $150,183. I am convinced that the Board of Supervisors are over-weight and need to thin
out and roll back to 2004 before asking others to take a drastic reduction.
AN EVENING WITH BEETHOVEN Tomorrow, my spirit
will exalt as Beethoven's music flows from the soloist fingers striking ivory rippling like murmuring rushing brooks.
And a joy, a passion not found in a thousand books. Only a few can move my intellect into depth where beauty glimpses into
perfection to greet my imagination into a sacred reflection.
DISENGAGE WITH THE FINANCIAL SYSTEM SETS YOU FREE. The real solution is to disengage with the financial system. Firstly, cancel your credit card(s) and refrain from loans.
Secondly, change the obvious trap of pensions and 401K into stock market-indexed retirement funds. Shift IRAs into gold and
silver-backed retirement funds, disallowing the speculators and gamblers on Wall Street. Third, transfer funds from banks
to credit-unions. Fourthly, re-think the principle of saving opposed to debt and consumption. Lastly, make your voice heard
on November 2012. The concept of, "Occupied Wall Street," developed from a silvery-steam into a raging-waterfall,
and awakened ninety-nine percent of the population.
CARVE OUT THE ENEMY THAT CAUSES THE EROSION IN
OUR EDUCATION SYSTEM I disagree with the editor pertaining to the concept of trimming and leaving in place the
enemy that causes the erosion in our education system. The time is ripe for the faculty, those who know the intricate
web, to rise and bear arms. Not by the sword but by word rising on behalf of the students to maintain position. Students are
braved and expect same from intellectuals who are equal oppressed. ...Students
and faculty should be one unmovable force and eliminate the hierarchy. Trimming the bureaucracy won't work because the
very thing that triggered the protest was left in place, the bureaucrats. Organize a system that is led exclusively by faculty
and rotate the task of administration. Unfair wages, school loans, and unreasonable tuition can only be eradicated by a new
economic base where the faculty and students have a voice. To manage conflict scales must balance. And bureaucrats have tipped
the scale and bend the curve of justice. To sum up, the bureaucrats are unfit to rule.
Gle, All life communicates by instinct. The bees and
whales communicate a language conditioned by instinct. However; humans have the ability to communicate in speaking, writing,
and reasoning. In addition, we communicate instinctively and subjectively. As a human I share the gift of life not to dominate
as proposed by mainstream religion. Do you know my nephew, Captain Stephen Glaser? I believ...e he works at Eguermin Mine Warfare School. Stephen followed his father's footsteps as a Royal
Dutch Naval Officer. I like to hear from him. Now, that we have settled the issue of communication, hope fully. If you like,
we can communicate in Dutch. And if I am not to forward, I like your picture on Facebook.
George-- Sophisticated societies treat punishment differently.
The punishment does not fit the crime because they implement an holistic approach. Everyone is treated equally. At the end,
the population enjoys a financial saving and a societal reward of good rehabilitation. The re-entrance of those inmates are
mitigated substantially. Our prison system humiliates, de-humanize, and invites the int...imate to return. I suggest a controlled but supportive
environment teaching life-skills plus emptying the mind of its violent content. Meditation, dialogue, counseling, exercise,
and learning to know yourself are fruit-bearing life skills. Examine our attitude towards crime and punishment policies. A
degree is not required but to observe and see things the way they are. You would have to agree that our society has failed
those who are locked up behind bars. All they hear is clinging and clanging of iron bars' closing. I propose opening the
doors and teach the art of mindfulness and to think correctly not based on conformity but clarity. To me, that is punishment
in itself to look closely who and what you are and to go forward from that Reality. We concentrate in building more
prisons because it is a lucrative financial enterprise at the expense of the prisoner and tax dollar. Our crime and punishment
policy is un-sophisticated and poor in spirit. To change the system, we have to alter the financial structure and look at
things differently. Simply don't build more prisons but create environments that support a healthy outcome.
Meditation Vladimir
Putnam has a secret desire to carve his destiny in granite stone next to Stalin. The Russians are under his spell, because
of his chameleon persona. His manner is like a gentle wind soothing the whimpers of whiney mummers. As a presidential hopeful
armored in reptile skin he promises democracy and voice. And his promises are solid until the last vote. Then he twitches
and emulates his dead hero and rule with hammering power nailing territories lost. And for twelve years silvery streams flow
in raging waterfalls throughout the Red State stamping Putnam the Great Pretender.
Meditation The character of President Obama is splintered
radiating three. The first sketch is peace withdrawing the troops from Iraq. A sketch is fine lines that can be changed and
manipulated. The second is a pretence for peace perfectly crayoned with markers. These markers are permanent outlining the
voice of war. The third is red paint splashing freely on the canvas. This portrait portrays war-mongering against Iran to
control the center of the Mid-East.
Meditation The inner-circle of the man with the
Meinkempf look soon meet its fate with a bend. After his thin tall body is wrapped in white the people shout the win on the
road of Damascus. A harvest planted plenty with protest, and persistence will sprout new blades of dreams and inspirations.
My
Sacred Dance is knowing that my heart and mind is birthed from the Universe.
We need to re-consider how we relate
to the Universe on a deep level. If we really understand that the Universe birthed us and all life, then perhaps there is
hope for a future for us to evolve differently. Why do we think we have a right to control nature and regard nature as inferior?
Nature is not to be used as a r...esource or a commodity
to exploit. Unless we alter our course of consciousness and observe nature as parts of the Universe our lives are brutal and
short. Furthermore, animals should not be used as a commodity on a chopping block. Animals are warm blooded creatures like
us with flesh and bones. They feel pain, express joy, and are fearful. Religion is the culprit that proposed the idea that
humans have dominion. Humans think they can control nature, but in fact, we are nature. If we destroy nature than we destroy
ourselves. Even so, how can nature be controlled since Earth is only a small part of the Universe? I would certainly agree
that Earth would benefit if humans simply disappear like the dinosaurs. Earth would restore its splendor, and animals would
flourish and roam freely rich in greenery and clean air. Oceans and rain-forest would be restored. Wisdom is to look deeply
into the history of the Universe, the creation of Earth, the genesis of life, and evolution of life. Furthermore, consider
the billions of inhabitants soon that will make an impact and imprint on our planet. How can we support all this abuse? I
consider all life as a creation of the Universe, and this is truly Sacred and Divine.
The
Muslim faith requires prayer five times per day facing Mecca. A prayer-call is sung as a reminder for the faithful and
announced on loud speakers. Muslims have the right to exercise prayer but why use a public announcement system? The
ordinance proposed by Jaffa ( Israel) is to cease the loud speaker because the loudness is noise pollution. I would
be totally annoyed by a call blasting on loud-speakers five times per day, especially in the morning. The ordinance offers
religious freedom and welcomes prayer-calls but without speakers. After-all speakers are a modern thing. And for those pious
a reminder to drop and pray is not essential. Religious tolerance is respecting not annoying other religions,
especially in a multi-faceted-religious country. Muslims feel discriminated. However; this it is a matter of noise,
a prayer-call that has no meaning to the Christian and Jew. The prayer-call is appropriate but like in the days of Mohammad
free from mico-phone vibrating loudly throughout air- space commonly shared. I am sure Prophet Mohammed (may he
rest in peace) would approve a resolution of a natural prayer-call and pass the proposed ordinance,
THE CONSTITUTION IS VIRTUALLY WIPED OUT BY SCHIZOPHRENIC LAWS. President Obama's approval of the National Defese Authorizaton Act virtually wiped out the Constitution. By the name
of, "terrorism" the National Defense Authorization Act is justified to shred the Constitution and replaced it with
an Iron Curtain philosophy. We are so fixated with, "terrorism" that imagined fear has been successfully ...passed by a lawless National Defense Authorization Act. This act is dangerous because anyone can
be arrested for winking the wrong way. What I find disturbing is that initially Obama was to veto the bill, and like a schizophrenic
along with Congress passed the act. Looking at this closely the people are also suffering from a mental illness to allow this
insanity to transpire. No one should be detained because the person is considered a suspect without a charge or trial. I am
sad that Old Glory deepened the insanity, and all by the name of, "terrorism." The approval of the act did more
than humiliated the Constitution. It spat and stomp and erased who we are as people and what we stand for.
FIGHTING, INSTEAD OF BEGGING CAN WE ACHIEVE AN EQUITABLE SHARE.
Economic change can be carried out only through overwhelming pressure from the masses. It is suicidal to bang our begging
bowls and hopes for change. It is even more so to hold on to an illusion that government can control or manage capitalism,
"in the interest of all." How can government manage capitalism for all? I do agree; that c...apitalism is managed well for big business. Even so, how does that bring about an equitable share
for the masses? Looking at reality, the masses of workers have depended on illusion long enough. So, put away your begging,
a hope in other New Deal type reforms, or pleas for the implementation of other such as programs by government and big business.
Only by mobilizing the masses of workers and other grassroots and fighting, instead of begging, for an equitable share of
what is truly the product of their labor, the wealth of nations, the working majority achieves economic security and human
dignity. And of course, this is democracy and freedom is all about.
AMERICA'S THREAT IS TO LOOK AND TREAT HER INNER COMPASS. Americans are fearful that China desires a take-over.
The Chinese being astute have no plan to play chess, at this time. The only interest China has is taking center stage economically
and protect Chinese's territory. America is bullet proof from external forces but not from current passionate internal
forces tucking and pulling the American... flag. The
downfall of America is having disgruntled Americans change the landscape and consequently, having wiggled room for external
forces to sabotage Lady Liberty from strength and power. I propose a face-lift where faces reflect a mirror of liberty and
justice for all. Concentrate on America's inner compass to negate the possibility for the external to ooze in. We are
concerned policing the world that our landscape is ridden with destructable weeds. The only thing that matter is having a
healthy home individually and home-land collectively.
MEGA MALLS PEARL HARBOR our SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE. Often, I wonder how corporate colonialism invades communities and extracts resources? What cause the dramatic change? Is
it because of our obsession to consume? Are people happy with the big-box opposed to small stores? Are we aware that corporate
power seizes the opportunity to supply a neurotic need? Furthermore, don't you think st...anding looking up to a giant concrete structure dehumanize? And like colonialism disperse whole
communities, mold an environment, profit, and take the spoils somewhere-else? What can we do to restore relationship and neighborhood
stores? I propose to disengage and re-build social and physical infrastructure. These parasites with the cooperation of government
stole our streets, acres of land, and take privately owned property (Eminent Domain) to make room. It is time to kick the
master out and re-claim our community and land. Remember, Mega-Malls are scorpions and wolves in sheep clothing that sting,
alienate, disperse, profit, and take the spoils.
REALITY SHOWS REFLECT WHO WE ARE AS A PEOPLE. I recently
noticed that television shows are on the rise depicting a strange relationship between law and order. It seems that society
is fixated and fascinated with bend reality and cop shows. Furthermore, it justifies why prisons are packed and a need to
build more. Looking at it closely, would you not agree that we are losing liberty and have become... a police state? The acceptance of violence mitigates freedom and justifies government control in
any shape or form. Television need to modify and offer shows of high-income offenders opposed to high-lighting the poor. In
addition, media should take a look at sophisticated societies and perhaps soften the impact of violence. The only solution
is to inquire into the nature of violence for television to change. We have to change in consciousness because corporation
runs the entertainment industry and work for profit. Unless we adopt a gentler model where violence is negated society becomes
police bound and violence the norm
ARE WOMEN REALLY LIBERATED PSYCHOLOGICALLY? Women asked
for liberation but yet lay on their back holding a begging bowl. When things don't go her way she plots to destruct. Instead
of standing tall and gird to learn new talent and skill, she succumbs to narcicisstic ways. "I am special." Now,
I find that most divorces are caused by women. Once married she finds fault and nags like a dripping fauce...t until satisfied. And if that doesn't work she hammers until the head of the nail is broken.
Furthermore, if the relationship fails most likely children have to be dealt with. "Is he a good father. Can he do it?"
In battle, she finds excuses and struts her nurturing instinct to take the rights of the man she dearly once loved. She belittles,
and yes she obsesses and juggles in her favor. "Is he?" she asks. Ladies, don't worry men are capable. Perhaps,
more because men don't carry the garbage, the grudge, the non-sense women bag. So, for those women who insist in bouncing
the ball alone I'll suggest sharing the basket in the court. Team work soothes the beast into a civilized person where
actions are fruitful. Smart women work with their former spouses, stand tall, and together the child can flower into a healthy
person. And for those who are childless re-think your position free from favors, a begging bowl, and turn on your inner compass.
The woman who understands will be pleasantly surprised how nature restores, and finds a reservoir of pure energy. Even so,
it is this energy that negates darkness into inspiration and flashes liberating insight
A MIND IN REVOLT IS CREATIVE, AWAKENED, AND COMPASSIONATE. The purpose of education is to mold, conform, and
imitate. At birth, the mind is blank like a white sheet, and unless parents are astute, the mind is shaped to mediocrity.
So, in our education, in our relationship with government, in our relationship with religion through various means, we are
being influenced to conform, to imitate. Wher...e,
then, lies the nature of creativity if clay is molded to a pattern? Is it possible for parents to shape the mind to be inquisitive,
curious, and explorative? We have lost to think out something original for ourselves. Everything is served on a platter. Should
not the mind be in revolt to understand the influences that are always impinging, interfering, controlling, and shaping? Parents
can teach the mind to be in a state of revolt not accepting but asking questions. If not, would you agree that those are the
factors of a mediocre mind that is always fearful and being in a state of confusion. And because of its condition to conformity,
it wants order, it wants consistency, it wants a form, a shape by which it can be guided and controlled. Would you not agree
that these forms, these various influences create a contradiction in the individual, create confusion in the individual? Then,
any choice between influences is surely still a state of mediocrity. A mind in a state of revolt can only be creative, and
it is this mind that is capable of shedding all influences, all interferences that stand in its way of being. Teach the young
to think, ask questions, explore, inquire, and examine. A conformed mind is violent opposed to a mind in revolt rejecting
mold and shape. That creativeness is not yours or mine, it is anonymous. It is possible for parents to teach their children
to think so that they are always in revolt thinking something original for themselves? And not to mold or shape into something
set in granite? It is very difficult to cut through granite, but the mind is pliable and able to being completely alone and
think things through to transform and shed all influences, all interferences.
FEAR IS THE KNOWN. "Government is not reason, it
is not eloquence, it is force; like fire, a troublesome servant and a fearful master. Never for a moment should it be left
to irresponsible action.” quoted George Washington. Don't you think that fear is a psychological condition?
It is something known that you feared? However; what if you observe your fear and understand the assumption that govern...s
fear. Then, what happens to fear? Would you agree, that fear dissipates and the cells in your brain mutate? Why do we fear?
Is it not that you have been conditioned to fear? A mind that is freer from its psychological condition is to be feared? The
only responsibility you have is to free its condition. If this is true, then, how can you be controlled by a master? What
is there to control if your mind is freer? Sure, you can imprison but how because of mutation be reduced to fear? What is
impossible is aimed fear to diminish who you are. The only fear that exists is the known. You know that government is brutal
and fail to reason. They can torture and even kill. However; inner freedom cannot be contaminated by brutal force or torture.
Freedom is to know your condition and boundaries, which have been imposed to secure false psychological security. A meditative
mind is not respectable even though it breathes in a certain society. It departs from the known to the unknown understanding
illusions that are feared. Dare to understand unexplored assumptions that govern your life. The realizations of those
assumptions secure the mind. The only fearful master who stands in its way to freedom is yourself.
IRAN LEANS ON THE DRAGON AND RIDES WITH HIS DAME TO A WIN.
The hand of the clock
is closing the old ringing in the New Year. America is celebrating. However; from afar, I hear a noise from a chorus and drums
pounding loudly climaxing crowds into a frenzy. It is the sound of a war ritual. The roaring and beating come from the Star
of David. Close by the camp I hear rapping and tapping of helicopto...rs hovering dropping paper like snow flakes, "It
is our duty to nuke." The rumbling rotating blades knifed my spirit. A few moments passed, then, fire leaped and spit
forcefully toward the center. The chorus shout, " It is our duty." The drummer laments, "The economy is in
a meltdown. The political elites are exposed. Capitalism is on the run. It is time to drop. It is either us or them."
Out of the orange-and red-lit sky a Red Dragon appeared and quenched the fire full of force. The world watched and feared
the dragon wagging his tail, and on his tail rode a great dame dressed provacatively holding a sickle and hammer. The dragon
offered comfort, and a man with a turban twirled sat next to the dame. The wisdom of this tale bombing Iran will back fire.
The plan has adverse consequences because Iran wins support from China and Russia, two un-approachable states. America
needs the duo in the future and would do well to re-think the scenerio.
ECSTASY I often ponder the nature of ecstasy. Most of
us associate ecstasy with religion or drugs. Even so, don't you think that is limited? We should ask, what is ecstasy?
Is it not being carried away by an overwhelming emotion? Could it be listening to sweet music in a perfect rapture? Perhaps,
there can be a state of elated bliss reading a book? Conversely, is it sexual, the climax between two ...people? Most organized religions choke on that concept. It is simply taboo. However; is it not a
state of expanded consciousness where the Self is abdicated binding and dissolving the senses into a perfect rhythm? The Self
is dissolved and then the only thing that remains is rhythm, the Universe. Yes, even in love-making when the self does not
exist the couple enjoys ecstasy. Ecstasy is doing what you love and abdicating self into a state of being.
Max Bin, What is more honorable collecting bottles and
cans or panhandling? Panhandling teaches people to obtain something for nothing. However, collecting bottles and cans takes
effort. Imagine, walking flesh to the bone jumping and digging into garbage bins hoping to earn a few coins. I have witnessed
souls' diving into a bin when temperature exceeds one-hundred. Surely, sweat pouring off the br...ow is not cherry picking for treasure. On a personal
note, I like you. Looking at your picture holding that sign, I see a man who sees things as they are. I love the way you look,
a man who dares to be himself. Accepting oneself is a rare quality and the only path to freedom. Accepting is loving and being
in touch with existence. Sure, most of us know of existence but to be in touch with your own existence is the experience of
being. And not to be imposed by boundaries of the outside but a movement within, a reservoir of true security.
The gentleman, Bruce Van Vorce wrote correctly,"
people are disillusioned and gave up." The drops of the jobless rate are not cheers of charm. To the contrary, alarm
bells are rung loudly. The results must reveal those who mitigated to part-time and whipped to defeat. People are astute and
use the tool of discernment when reading an article. Journalists are often humanitarians in vain pursuit. They are caught-up
un-aware in the web of supporting the establishment.
I am in agreement with John Hillman. However; let us be patient,
since we know where the error lies. San Bernardino is the second poorest city of the nation, Detroit being first. So, now
we know the weakness of San Bernardino. Let us, then, reverse the trend to good tidings, hospitality, and lowering fees. Gestapo
tactics of code-enforcement need an over-haul. Agencies have to place bullet-proof s...creens to protect themselves from the public. Of course, this is absurd. Walls are forms of apartheid
sending a message that the public is dangerous and staff must be protected. Actually, it is the other way around. The city-staff
is dangerous because it interrogates, punishes, and destroys the relationship. To change the tide, simple and direct policy
is wise and prudent. And eventually, barriers can be removed. The mission is accomplished if the apartheid walls and bullet-proof
windows are removed. For the wise, hospitality spurts a reservoir of energy to flower goodness and genuine partnership. And
not to squash the best asset government has, the confidence of the people. Truly, confidence is the only asset a government
has. What else does the government have?
Violence is deterministic; however, humans have the mind to engage in free will. A MEDITATION
ON A SUNDAY-AFTERNOON The animal is violent, and human beings, who are the results of the animal are pre-disposed of
that characteristic viewed as deterministic. Because humans evolved from the animal, it has a peculiar flair and love for
wars and conflict. This is certainly shown by thousands of wars a...nd
as consequence humans developed an ideology of non-violence. The ideal of non-violence is also deterministic and wired in
the brain. Since humans are the result of the animal, and violence is wired in the brain is it possible to be free from violence?
I question if the brain is capable observing violence not as an ideal or ideology but fact? To look into violence the mind
needs energy and freedom for the action of the insight or free will to approach. This requires deep meditation seeing the
fact of violence, and not only outside of you but also inside of you. The fact is that you are violent, and it cannot be eradicated
by any ideology through which you think can get rid of violence. The brain is so conditioned and pre-wired to violence and
the ideology about violence, and the ideology to be free oneself of violence. The flash of insight is free will in action
that negates time and rids the violence not having to preach non-violence or go on showing violence. So, if one is capable
of looking at violence and understanding it, then perhaps there is a possibility of resolving it totally. And that is free
will in action, an un-deterministic characteristic not embodied by any other animal except the human-being.
The comment by Mr. Perez is very interesting that when you live in a dump your part of the
trash. I find that a deterministic point of view and question if people have the free will to look at things differently.
Mr. Perez believes that a person has the pre-deposition to become part of the trash when living in a dump. However, the mind
also has the pre-deposition to employ free-will, which is the ...action of the insight, to question and examine the environment
and words relating to dumping and trash. Perhaps, we can look at the environment, dumping, trash, and comment differently.
For example: "When you live in a dump, you have the opportunity to find treasure ad mist the trash." "Some
polished politicians who live in up-scale neighborhoods possess a trashy character that twists and turns like the famous crooked
street in San Francisco." Secondly, Mr. Perez depicted San Bernardino as dumpy and trashy. Cities surrounding San
Bernardino are not immune from violence. And broadening the scope the United States has the highest prison population in comparison
to other countries. Since, this is the case San Bernardino cannot be singled out. The nature of violence is an approved contract
composed of political, social, and economic inequities. Since violence is a national issue, San Bernardino like most cities
is a mixture of the good, bad, and ugly. However; a healthy mind regardless of the environment is always empowered to improve
instead of succumbing to weakness having no hope for tomorrow.
President Obama crowned himself as the Imperial King when he signed indefinite
detention without charge or trial into law on New Year's Eve. Furthermore; he has eroded democracy and accelerated a police
and war state and choked the Constitutution and the Bill of Rights. The National Defense Authorization Protection Act depicts
President's Obama persona in domestic and foreign policy. The president... runs un-opposed and can be defeated by questioning his stance on anti-democratic issues. Unless
his occult policies are exposed vigorously 2012 is the year of Obama. America was founded on individual freedoms and terminated
the rule and role of a king. The candidate I observe formidable to the Obama campaign is Mitt Romney. The Republican presidential
hopeful has the daring and the audacity to challenge gracefully and convincingly. The Mitt Romney today is not the man I saw
and heard four years ago
The editorial fails to look at the big picture of Ron Paul and his politics. The Republican Party would benefit to endorse Mr. Paul. America needs a civilized person who has good perception in economics,
foreign policy, and social issues. Mr. Paul is astute in the US Constitution and the Federal Reserve. The Iranian issue was
addressed well by Ron Paul. Smart politics is to work with Iran diplomat...ically not to sanction nor a threat to attack imagined
sites. Furthermore, our relationship with Israel should ease and recognition of a Palestine state priority. Moreover; a dose
of fairness for the twenty-first century having excellent skill in word opposed to drawing the sword. Sanctions, threats,
and intimidation are outdated strategies that stagnate progress. And wars initiated by America after the second world wars
were illegal and immoral. Ron Paul voiced courageously the illegality and our international... military presence as interference.
Republican presidential candidate-hopeful, Ron Paul has keen insight and good character. My view on water-boarding and torture
are similar to Mr. Paul. Water-boarding is a barbarous trait and demeaning for America. We should employ civilized tactics
to extract information. Our torture policy has sabotaged the symbol of Lady Liberty in the world. Any candidate who endorses
water-boarding is unfit to represent the American people and world. Managing global conflict and diplomacy are crucial
to the twenty-first century. Rick Perry, Michelle Bachman is least favorable because of their extreme religious views Mr.
Perry, and Mrs. Bachman views are to the contrary pertaining to morality in a democratic society. Morality is independent
of organized religion. The trio has little knowledge about managing global conflict, diplomacy, and possess tunnel like perception.
Newt Gingrich is the level headed. However, his association with Freddie Mac raises a red flag to look at him more closely.
For me, character is foremost and a candidate who has the guts to humanize foreign policy and reform the United Nations having
nations voice in the decision-making process mitigating the power of the big five and abolishing their veto power. In the
twenty-first century power-grabbing must be replaced with fairness and goodness. And at the end my candidate who profiles
honesty, and integrity is Ron Paul.
When ethics have a cause, it becomes corrupted because
it serves those who desire self-extension and self-fulfillment. The ethic is a distraction from, "what is." In the
acceptance of, "what is," striving for truth ceases.
Meditation Vladimir Putnam has a secret desire
to carve his destiny in granite stone next to Stalin. The Russians are under his spell, because of his chameleon persona.
His manner is like a gentle wind soothing the whimpers of whiney mummers. As a presidential hopeful armored in reptile skin
he promises democracy and voice. And his promises are solid until the last vote. Then he twitches and emulates his dead hero
and rule with hammering power nailing territories lost. And for twelve years silvery streams flow in raging waterfalls throughout
the Red State stamping Putnam the Great Pretender.
Meditation The character of President Obama is
splintered radiating three. The first sketch is peace withdrawing the troops from Iraq. A sketch is fine lines that can be
changed and manipulated. The second is a pretence for peace perfectly crayoned with markers. These markers are permanent outlining
the voice of war. The third is red paint splashing freely on the canvas. This portrait portrays war-mongering against Iran
to control the center of the Mid-East.
Meditation The inner-circle of the man with the Meinkempf look soon meet its fate with a bend.
After his thin tall body is wrapped in white the people shout the win on the road of Damascus. A harvest planted plenty with
protest, and persistence will sprout new blades of dreams and inspirations.
THE CONSTITUTION IS VIRTUALLY WIPED
OUT BY SCHIZOPHRENIC LAWS. President Obama's approval of the National Defese Authorizaton Act virtually wiped out
the Constitution. By the name of, "terrorism" the National Defense Authorization Act is justified to shred the Constitution
and replaced it with an Iron Curtain philosophy. We are so fixated with, "terrorism" that imagined fear has been
successfully ...passed by a lawless National Defense Authorization Act. This act is dangerous because anyone can be
arrested for winking the wrong way. What I find disturbing is that initially Obama was to veto the bill, and like a schizophrenic
along with Congress passed the act. Looking at this closely the people are also suffering from a mental illness to allow this
insanity to transpire. No one should be detained because the person is considered a suspect without a charge or trial. I am
sad that Old Glory deepened the insanity, and all by the name of, "terrorism." The approval of the act did more
than humiliated the Constitution. It spat and stomp and erased who we are as people and what we stand for.
A just society is when natural and legal rights universally reflect and complement.
I am pleasantly surprised at the daring and audacity of the women from the Middle East. These amazing women are champions
protesting in front and center, and in face of grave provocations stand tall and proud. Most of us depict these women as doe-eyed,
veiled, and submissive. And no-one would believe that these e...xotically
silent, gauzy inhabitants of imagined harems, closeted behind right gender roles can organize and mobilize. To the contrary,
they are like the fierce Gurkhas un-matched in skill echoing relentlessly their natural right. The greatest shift and achievement
are education. Education paved the way to battle for freedom, and freedom is simply a logical extension of democracy. And
how can you stop an impossible force of awakened women and their fight for freedom? Not even the Taliban can discourage their
potential nor Saudi Arabia with their restrictive gender policies. This is only the beginning for the Middle East pertaining
to democracy. The West would do well to stay out and not interfere with their revolution. In short, the struggle is welcomed
by the population not to be resolved by Western power or by Nato. And to add a warm note, hopefully the revolution is contagious
and send a wave of courage to fight for our natural right opposed to the legal right that are bestowed on to a person by the
law of particular political and legal system, and therefore, relative to specific cultures and governments. Even so, both
must reflect and complement human-rights universally.
PROSTITUTION I propose legalization to resolve immediate related issues and education to
change attitude and rise above objectification. The epidemic of prostitution must be considered a top priority. No city
is immune from the oldest occupation. The short-skirted almost bare-butt bitches prancing in stilettos are more than a nuisance.
A host of related crimes is associated with street hookers f...rom gangs, pimps, drugs, and Johns'. These tainted
chicks need their own place to roam legally instead of prowling for bait in neighborhoods. And to my surprise, men dressed
stylish in a tie and suit are most eager to host. It certainly is not the homeless who throws them a coin or two for a trick.
They can't afford to keep them in stilettos. The Dutch put these dames in a red-light district. There they can glow and
glean and strut like a peacock selling their stuff for a Euro. The men love to window shop, and the government loves the tax.
The Dutch would do well to add education and counseling since prostitution is a sexual exploitation that inflicts both. Humans
have the capacity to rise above the animal and experience sex freer from being objectified. Perhaps, if we take the
approach of legalization and education, we have a healthier society.
The Good, Bad, and Ugly San Bernardino was braved
to come forward. However; I resent having San Bernardino be a scapegoat for cities who experience the bad and ugly. Every
city has the good, bad, and ugly. Other cities hide, but I can assure that if we look closely violence is everywhere. Violence
is not reserved to a particular city or social status because human beings, which are the result of the animal are violent.
It is part of our being to be angry, to be jealous, to be envious, to seek power, position, prestige, and all the rest of
it, to be dominant to be aggressive. And this is shown by thousands of wars.
Listening closely and meditating on the South Carolina Republican debate, I observe that Ron Paul
is the only candidate who is not owned by the military-security complex, Wall Street, and the Israel Lobby. All the others,
including President Obama, are owned by exactly the same interest groups. There are no differences between them. Every candidate
except Ron Paul stands for war and a police state...,
and all have demonstrated their complete and total subservience to Israel. The fact that there is no difference between them
is made perfectly clear by the absence of substantive issues in the campaigns of the Republican candidates. More importantly,
only Ron Paul respects the US Constitution and its protection of civil liberty. Ron Paul understands that if the Constitution
cannot be resurrected from its public murder by Congress and the executive branch, then Americans are lost to tyranny. Time
is running out in which to revive the Constitution. One more presidential term with no habeas corpus and no due to process
for US citizens and with torture and assassination of US citizens by their own government, and it will be too late. Tyranny
will have been firmly institutionalized, and many Americans from the lowly to the high and mighty will have been implicated
in the crimes of the state. Since Paul will not be elected as president, by 2016 American liberty will be forgotten and buried
in a grave yard tightly sealed and sold under the sacred canopy of, "terrorism." However; meditating deeply, there
is hope at the end of the tainted-rain-bow. The seed sown by Ron Paul takes root and harvest when our great-grand-children
revolt and faces the challenge to restore the Constitution and Liberty.
Meditation is bathing in perfume sprinkling fragrance splashing scent sanctifying the brain.
MEDITATION AND FREEDOM OF THE WILL Adding to Socrates's famous words of life and examination is that the measure
of free will is self-knowledge. Surely, meditation is the ointment that keeps the brain vibrant regardless of age. Bathe in
meditation and watch yourself, know yourself, be yourself and take t...he
responsibility for yourself. In other words: Without meditation there can be no freedom of will. For those who understand
the view of determinism is for old dogs not able to learn new tricks. Our gift from the Universe is the ability to explore
into our consciousness. Our mind has the capacity to expand to the outer-limits of the Universe and practice the craft of
free-will by reflecting and allowing fantasies to play.
Violence is deterministic; however, humans have the mind to engage in free will. A MEDITATION ON A SUNDAY-AFTERNOON The animal is violent, and human beings, who are the results of the animal are pre-disposed
of that characteristic viewed as deterministic. Because humans evolved from the animal, it has a peculiar flair and love for
wars and conflict. This is certainly shown by thousands of wars a...nd
as consequence humans developed an ideology of non-violence. The ideal of non-violence is also deterministic and wired in
the brain. Since humans are the result of the animal, and violence is wired in the brain is it possible to be free from violence?
I question if the brain is capable observing violence not as an ideal or ideology but fact? To look into violence the mind
needs energy and freedom for the action of the insight or free will to approach. This requires deep meditation seeing the
fact of violence, and not only outside of you but also inside of you. The fact is that you are violent, and it cannot be eradicated
by any ideology through which you think can get rid of violence. The brain is so conditioned and pre-wired to violence and
the ideology about violence, and the ideology to be free oneself of violence. The flash of insight is free will in action
that negates time and rids the violence not having to preach non-violence or go on showing violence. So, if one is capable
of looking at violence and understanding it, then perhaps there is a possibility of resolving it totally. And that is free
will in action, an un-deterministic characteristic not embodied by any other animal except the human-being.
The comment by Mr. Perez is very interesting that when you live in a dump your part of the trash.
I find that a deterministic point of view and question if people have the free will to look at things differently. Mr. Perez
believes that a person has the pre-deposition to become part of the trash when living in a dump. However, the mind also has
the pre-deposition to employ free-will, which is the ...action of the insight, to question and examine the environment and words relating to
dumping and trash. Perhaps, we can look at the environment, dumping, trash, and comment differently. For example: "When
you live in a dump, you have the opportunity to find treasure ad mist the trash." "Some polished politicians who
live in up-scale neighborhoods possess a trashy character that twists and turns like the famous crooked street in San Francisco."
Secondly, Mr. Perez depicted San Bernardino as dumpy and trashy. Cities surrounding San Bernardino are not immune from
violence. And broadening the scope the United States has the highest prison population in comparison to other countries. Since,
this is the case San Bernardino cannot be singled out. The nature of violence is an approved contract composed of political,
social, and economic inequities. Since violence is a national issue, San Bernardino like most cities is a mixture of the good,
bad, and ugly. However; a healthy mind regardless of the environment is always empowered to improve instead of succumbing
to weakness having no hope for tomorrow.
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