We,the human race,have now got to get our act together.If we don't ,well, if you think things are bad now, they most likely, will only get worse and a lot worse.
We have to wake up from our fevered dream..
Remember,what is going on in your mind changes what is going on in the World.We have to change how we think,how we imagine,in fact, re-arrange our mindset.A revolution,if you like,in our whole way of looking at life.
Something is very, very wrong,and the politicians and bankers won't change it as they like it this way.Only we, the people can change it.
The more we have fear and worry as the driving force in our whole way of thinking,the more events will get worse.And the more things get worse , the more fear and worry we will be burdened with.
Fear is the biggest killer of all.Fear is the weapon that has been used for centuries to keep the human race in submission.Fear of going to Hell when you die was used in the past.Now though,there are countless fears.Take your pick; fear of illness, fear of lack of money,fear of being attacked and robbed,fear of the next epidemic, fear of radiation poisoning, fear of extreme weather, fear of... well, the list just goes on and on.
To banish fear is no easy task, but it can be done by embracing a new habit of never entertaining fear.You have to be in a place where fear cannot enter.That place you can be in is called love.
The following is by the Dalai Lama:
1.Spend 5 minutes at the start of each day remembering we all want the same things(to be happy and to be loved) and we are all connected to one another.
2.Spend five minutes breathing in cherishing yourself,and breathing out cherishing others.If you think about people you have difficulty cherishing think about them anyway.
3.During the day extend that attitude to everyone you meet.Practice cherishing the 'simplest' person to people you dislike.
4 Continue this practice no matter what happens or what anyone does to you.
Great stuff!
You can carry this even further.
You can look at the wonder of nature with all its magical parts,and extend your appreciation and love to all of it.Send, like a beam of light, your good feelings of how much you cherish those trees you see,those flowers, the grass, the animals.
As you look at a tree imagine the feelings of goodwill you feel for it going from your heart to the tree's 'heart'.
Do the same with any sights of nature that you see.
"One should cultivate a loving kindness to all the World"- Sutta Nipata.
"Even offering 300 bowls of food 3 times a day does not match the spiritual merit gained in one moment of love".- Nagajuna.
The ego is quick to anger,but as stated in an old text, said ,I believe, by the Buddha;"In a controversy the instant we feel anger, we have already ceased striving for the truth and have begun striving for ourselves".
And think how that anger is busy planting seeds to create more trouble!
It's just not worth it.
When you feel angry, stand back and watch the emotion with detachment..It won't be able to plant any seeds if you do this.
"Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love, that is the eternal rule".- Buddha.
and
"Friendship is the only cure for hatred, the only guarantee of peace".- Buddha.
"Conquer the angry man by love".-Buddha.
As you know from your own experience this is not the way the ego likes to operate.If someone attacks you verbally, your automatic response immediately comes into play.Most of us are on automatic pilot and little more than robots.
By not playing out this ego-game you allow your true clear consciousness to break through the clouds of ego.The more times you can do this, the more your true self will emerge.Practice it, because the rewards are literally out of this World.
If enough people have peace and love, not hatred and anger in their hearts, the World will have to change.Peace and love seem to get a bad press, as if it is naive and almost'sissy' to have these wonderful qualities.This just goes to show how sick our World is,and how far we have wandered from the correct way of living.
When war and attacking other countries is considered normal behaviour,when police beating innocent demonstrators up is accepted by society,when certain segments of our society earn massive amounts of money while others starve is taken as the way things are, then we are in big trouble,as we are right now..
The News supports war and hate,and when you watch it you accept such atrocities as part of the human lot.
Well, it doesn't have to be this way.
A revolution doesn't start in the street,it starts in my heart and in your heart .
Friday, May 4, 2012
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Do Smokers And Drinkers Live Longer Than Athletes?
According to Dr.Joel Wallach on his Secrets To Defeating Disease site, statistically, they do.
Sounds amazing at first site,but he has evidence to back it up.
I recently started noticing how many young athletes have tragically, been dropping down dead, with the cause of death being heart attack or stroke.
I found this very odd.I mean,aren't these people usually considered the fittest of them all?
In fact, I suspected that maybe something in the air was in some way having a fatal influence on people who exert themselves on a regular basis.
I even suspected chemtrails or H.A.A.R.P. It is possible that one of these or even both are the culprits, but ,it seems, there could be a more commonplace reason.That is , if what Dr.Wallach says is true.
He says that 200,000 athletes die each year in the U.S.A.I presume he means suddenly die.Later he claims ,in a comment underneath his site, that he got this figure wrong and, in fact, it is double this amount- 400,000.
It is rather disturbing. For years we have been told that to keep fit we should do strenuous exercise; that is, enough movement to make us really sweat, increase our heartbeat considerably,and stretch ourselves as much as we can.
It seems , that the exact opposite is true,and this doesn't keep you fit, but kills you- according to the Doctor.
It is stated that by sweating so much, we are sweating out all the essential elements that keep us fit. If these are not replaced, that's it, we are in big trouble.And, usually, they are not replaced, however much we try to replace them.
It makes sense when you think of how much training the average young athlete does nowadays.He, or she usually trains everyday, and pushes himself or herself to the utmost limit.
The reason for this is that competition is so fierce. A sign of the times.
I doubt, though don't know, that in the past, such training was so extreme.
If you give this matter a few moments thought,you will realize that we are not meant to treat our bodies in this way.Put simply, it is too much of a strain on us; our bodies were not designed for such treatment.
It is activating the fright and flight response every single day.
Naturally, we are meant to do light exercise,and if you go way back,our ancestors would walk, bend, stretch and stoop to pick fruit or vegetables.Later, they might have had to run after animals for short periods, but not, I doubt, every single day of their lives.
The only time that they had to break into a run or really push themselves was in times of danger. So they would not sweat every day as modern athletes do,unless every day, all day, they faced danger, which is unlikely.
Yoga has always claimed that it is dangerous to exert ourselves too much,and we should stop any exercise if we are feeling strain.Yet again,another ancient belief is being proven, it seems, to be true.
The good Doctor also claims that the body was meant to live for 120 to 140 years.
Some other gems:
!8 nations have a longer life expectancy than the U.S A.
The U.S.A. is the last in the World for preventing birth defects.
Oh yes, and those Doctors who have been telling us to do extreme exercise, do you know how long they live?
In the U.S.A. 58 years is the average life expectancy for a Doctor.
I just can't help wondering if Government agencies worldwide have known about the dangers of doing exercise until you almost drop,and that is why they have pushed this notion.
It would fit in with their plans to cull the planet.
Sounds amazing at first site,but he has evidence to back it up.
I recently started noticing how many young athletes have tragically, been dropping down dead, with the cause of death being heart attack or stroke.
I found this very odd.I mean,aren't these people usually considered the fittest of them all?
In fact, I suspected that maybe something in the air was in some way having a fatal influence on people who exert themselves on a regular basis.
I even suspected chemtrails or H.A.A.R.P. It is possible that one of these or even both are the culprits, but ,it seems, there could be a more commonplace reason.That is , if what Dr.Wallach says is true.
He says that 200,000 athletes die each year in the U.S.A.I presume he means suddenly die.Later he claims ,in a comment underneath his site, that he got this figure wrong and, in fact, it is double this amount- 400,000.
It is rather disturbing. For years we have been told that to keep fit we should do strenuous exercise; that is, enough movement to make us really sweat, increase our heartbeat considerably,and stretch ourselves as much as we can.
It seems , that the exact opposite is true,and this doesn't keep you fit, but kills you- according to the Doctor.
It is stated that by sweating so much, we are sweating out all the essential elements that keep us fit. If these are not replaced, that's it, we are in big trouble.And, usually, they are not replaced, however much we try to replace them.
It makes sense when you think of how much training the average young athlete does nowadays.He, or she usually trains everyday, and pushes himself or herself to the utmost limit.
The reason for this is that competition is so fierce. A sign of the times.
I doubt, though don't know, that in the past, such training was so extreme.
If you give this matter a few moments thought,you will realize that we are not meant to treat our bodies in this way.Put simply, it is too much of a strain on us; our bodies were not designed for such treatment.
It is activating the fright and flight response every single day.
Naturally, we are meant to do light exercise,and if you go way back,our ancestors would walk, bend, stretch and stoop to pick fruit or vegetables.Later, they might have had to run after animals for short periods, but not, I doubt, every single day of their lives.
The only time that they had to break into a run or really push themselves was in times of danger. So they would not sweat every day as modern athletes do,unless every day, all day, they faced danger, which is unlikely.
Yoga has always claimed that it is dangerous to exert ourselves too much,and we should stop any exercise if we are feeling strain.Yet again,another ancient belief is being proven, it seems, to be true.
The good Doctor also claims that the body was meant to live for 120 to 140 years.
Some other gems:
!8 nations have a longer life expectancy than the U.S A.
The U.S.A. is the last in the World for preventing birth defects.
Oh yes, and those Doctors who have been telling us to do extreme exercise, do you know how long they live?
In the U.S.A. 58 years is the average life expectancy for a Doctor.
I just can't help wondering if Government agencies worldwide have known about the dangers of doing exercise until you almost drop,and that is why they have pushed this notion.
It would fit in with their plans to cull the planet.
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Worldwide Austerity Crimes Against Humanity.
According to Wikipedia the definition of Crimes Against Humanity is, in part,."..a serious attack on human dignity or grave humiliation or a degradation of one or more human beings.They are part either of a government policy or of a wide practice of atrocities tolerated or condoned by a government or a de facto authority".
The usual crimes we associate with this legal term are murder, torture etc.,but the definition also states;"Other inhumane acts of a similar character intentionally causing great suffering,or serious injury to body or to mental or physical health".
Also, to fall under the Roman Statute,a Crime Against Humanity-"must be part of a widespread or systematic attack directed against a civilian population".
Bear the above in mind when reading the following.Most of this information that follows was gleaned from an excellent article by Mark Lowen from the B.B.C. News on 24.4.2012.
Olga and Tanya Yeritsidou, psychologists,are attempting to take the Greek government to The International Criminal Court(The Hague). alleging that the austerity measures introduced by the Greek government constitute peacetime Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity.
They are not alone,as they have a large group of people backing them.
Who are these people ? Activists, extremists or dissidents?
Not at all. They are the normal mix of middle class people,among them teachers and lawyers.
When asked why they are taking such action, Tanya said;"Austerity is pushing Greeks not just below the poverty line,but below the minimum needed for survival"
And Olga added to this by saying;"By taking away our income and our property,we don't have access to shelter,food,health and education".
They had filed a court injunction in Greece, but (surprise,surprise) this was not 'taken seriously' by the powers that be.
So they then decided to take the matter further.
Good for them!
Come on, citizens of Spain,Ireland, Portugal, Italy,France and all the countries in the World who have been knocked flat by having their hard earned cash taken from them, their workers rights ripped away,their human dignity stamped on, who have been humiliated and degraded,who have suffered serious injuries to body or to mental or physical health, why not do the same?
Maybe, just maybe, The Hague ,in between convicting anyone the U.S.A, or Britain thinks is an obstacle to their greed for natural resources or empire building,might,just might, take notice.
I guess that's Might with a very big capital letter.
..
The usual crimes we associate with this legal term are murder, torture etc.,but the definition also states;"Other inhumane acts of a similar character intentionally causing great suffering,or serious injury to body or to mental or physical health".
Also, to fall under the Roman Statute,a Crime Against Humanity-"must be part of a widespread or systematic attack directed against a civilian population".
Bear the above in mind when reading the following.Most of this information that follows was gleaned from an excellent article by Mark Lowen from the B.B.C. News on 24.4.2012.
Olga and Tanya Yeritsidou, psychologists,are attempting to take the Greek government to The International Criminal Court(The Hague). alleging that the austerity measures introduced by the Greek government constitute peacetime Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity.
They are not alone,as they have a large group of people backing them.
Who are these people ? Activists, extremists or dissidents?
Not at all. They are the normal mix of middle class people,among them teachers and lawyers.
When asked why they are taking such action, Tanya said;"Austerity is pushing Greeks not just below the poverty line,but below the minimum needed for survival"
And Olga added to this by saying;"By taking away our income and our property,we don't have access to shelter,food,health and education".
They had filed a court injunction in Greece, but (surprise,surprise) this was not 'taken seriously' by the powers that be.
So they then decided to take the matter further.
Good for them!
Come on, citizens of Spain,Ireland, Portugal, Italy,France and all the countries in the World who have been knocked flat by having their hard earned cash taken from them, their workers rights ripped away,their human dignity stamped on, who have been humiliated and degraded,who have suffered serious injuries to body or to mental or physical health, why not do the same?
Maybe, just maybe, The Hague ,in between convicting anyone the U.S.A, or Britain thinks is an obstacle to their greed for natural resources or empire building,might,just might, take notice.
I guess that's Might with a very big capital letter.
..
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
How To Wake Up From Your Fevered Dream ,chapter fourteen
We are,after all, only babies still sucking at our mother's breast.We are still on planet Earth, feeding of her.Being babies we think and act like them.We have got a long way to go before we grow up.
When we are older we will leave our mother Earth,and seek out fresh pastures.That day has not yet come.
At the moment we are still very, very young.
For humanity to grow up collectively,unlike what happens to us individually here,whereas we are born without egos,but acquire them later,in the grand scheme of things,the opposite happens.
We have an ego now as humans,as we suck at our mother's breast-the Earth- but have to lose it to enable us to get mature and to grow.
Some people think that if we abandon self then everyone would all be the same.
Well,we would, but at the same time we would be different.
The late ,great D.T.Suzuki,a Zen Master was enlightened as was the Buddha.Although they still had the same essence,I am sure they were still very different.The oak tree in your garden is similar, but still different to the one in your neighbour's garden.
We would not,if we lose our egos ,become clones.
Infinite consciousness celebrates its differences: look at the abundant life forms who are looking at life through different perspectives.
Have you ever wondered why we don't accept sickness,disease,suffering and death?
Simply because we know deep down that these things are not meant for us.We are meant to be happy,living a life of joy,but we have lost our way badly.
If we don't change,then the Earth(a living highly intelligent being) will probably shake us off her and let another species take our place.
We are truly on the edge.Either the ego World continues and its destiny will only lead to utter destruction.We have seen too well the fruits of ego control in the form of mass starvation,.untold suffering,and that most absurd evil monster,war.
Wars have to stop.As Einstein said he didn't know what weapons would be used in the third world war, but in the fourth,it would be sticks.
Wars are only fought for greed,so a few sick lunatics can get more and more.Blood for oil.
We are fools to let this happen.But, then again,can we lash ourselves for this,when we have been constantly brainwashed to accept war as being normal; to accept injustice on a massive scale and situations that are evil as part of the human condition?
How on Earth can we accept brother killing brother whether black, white, brown or yellow?
We allow whole countries of starving people,so a few can get richer and richer.
What the mainstream media will never tell you is that :"today's World has all the physical resources and technical skills necessary to feed the present population of the planet or a much larger one".
"It is the rich who consume at least half of the World's food supply in the most wasteful possible manner"
This is from How The Other Half Dies,by Susan George, Penguin books.
In the same book Professor Roger Revelle argues that we could support a population of 40 to 50 billion people.(page 45 of said book)
I doubt if the Professor or Susan George have ever been invited to the B.B.C.
This cannot continue.
The signs are that the ego constructs are starting to fall.The people in ever larger numbers, thanks mainly to the Internet,are, at long last, waking from their slumber, to the awful truth, that has been hidden from us for so long, that a small number of families are milking us, and using every trick in the book.
The whole system is in free fall.Everywhere across the globe you see riots,demonstrations,marches,sit-ins,occupy this, occupy that movements that are spreading like wild fire.
Those who are aware and awake know that the whole system stinks.
Non-violence is the key.
As the Buddha said;"Conquer the angry man by love".
Our very sick rulers have controlled us through fear,punishment or violence.They have used us to better themselves.They have made us turn against each other for their own gain.
The know exactly how the ego works;exactly what buttons to push to bring the worst out in us, to make us hate and kill.
These people(are they really people?) have no compassion at all,and probably don't really know what it is.They have no love apart from self-love.
As I wrote earlier,maybe they really are a different species.
Compassion though is our weapon.
"Friendship is the only cure for hatred.the only guarantee of peace".The Buddha.
Peace is our sword and love our shield.
With these the World will be transformed.
That is the end of this chapter; the next chapter will follow shortly.
When we are older we will leave our mother Earth,and seek out fresh pastures.That day has not yet come.
At the moment we are still very, very young.
For humanity to grow up collectively,unlike what happens to us individually here,whereas we are born without egos,but acquire them later,in the grand scheme of things,the opposite happens.
We have an ego now as humans,as we suck at our mother's breast-the Earth- but have to lose it to enable us to get mature and to grow.
Some people think that if we abandon self then everyone would all be the same.
Well,we would, but at the same time we would be different.
The late ,great D.T.Suzuki,a Zen Master was enlightened as was the Buddha.Although they still had the same essence,I am sure they were still very different.The oak tree in your garden is similar, but still different to the one in your neighbour's garden.
We would not,if we lose our egos ,become clones.
Infinite consciousness celebrates its differences: look at the abundant life forms who are looking at life through different perspectives.
Have you ever wondered why we don't accept sickness,disease,suffering and death?
Simply because we know deep down that these things are not meant for us.We are meant to be happy,living a life of joy,but we have lost our way badly.
If we don't change,then the Earth(a living highly intelligent being) will probably shake us off her and let another species take our place.
We are truly on the edge.Either the ego World continues and its destiny will only lead to utter destruction.We have seen too well the fruits of ego control in the form of mass starvation,.untold suffering,and that most absurd evil monster,war.
Wars have to stop.As Einstein said he didn't know what weapons would be used in the third world war, but in the fourth,it would be sticks.
Wars are only fought for greed,so a few sick lunatics can get more and more.Blood for oil.
We are fools to let this happen.But, then again,can we lash ourselves for this,when we have been constantly brainwashed to accept war as being normal; to accept injustice on a massive scale and situations that are evil as part of the human condition?
How on Earth can we accept brother killing brother whether black, white, brown or yellow?
We allow whole countries of starving people,so a few can get richer and richer.
What the mainstream media will never tell you is that :"today's World has all the physical resources and technical skills necessary to feed the present population of the planet or a much larger one".
"It is the rich who consume at least half of the World's food supply in the most wasteful possible manner"
This is from How The Other Half Dies,by Susan George, Penguin books.
In the same book Professor Roger Revelle argues that we could support a population of 40 to 50 billion people.(page 45 of said book)
I doubt if the Professor or Susan George have ever been invited to the B.B.C.
This cannot continue.
The signs are that the ego constructs are starting to fall.The people in ever larger numbers, thanks mainly to the Internet,are, at long last, waking from their slumber, to the awful truth, that has been hidden from us for so long, that a small number of families are milking us, and using every trick in the book.
The whole system is in free fall.Everywhere across the globe you see riots,demonstrations,marches,sit-ins,occupy this, occupy that movements that are spreading like wild fire.
Those who are aware and awake know that the whole system stinks.
Non-violence is the key.
As the Buddha said;"Conquer the angry man by love".
Our very sick rulers have controlled us through fear,punishment or violence.They have used us to better themselves.They have made us turn against each other for their own gain.
The know exactly how the ego works;exactly what buttons to push to bring the worst out in us, to make us hate and kill.
These people(are they really people?) have no compassion at all,and probably don't really know what it is.They have no love apart from self-love.
As I wrote earlier,maybe they really are a different species.
Compassion though is our weapon.
"Friendship is the only cure for hatred.the only guarantee of peace".The Buddha.
Peace is our sword and love our shield.
With these the World will be transformed.
That is the end of this chapter; the next chapter will follow shortly.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)