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 13 Apr 2004 @ 08:09
Photos of Iraqi children killed in bombing in Falujah:
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 19 Jan 2004 @ 12:11
I know some of this news here is a month old, but it is hard to find out what is really going on now all over the world...hmmm wonder why that is happening? What is there to hide?
Please remember...the earth doesnt BELONG to anyone! All this ownership is part of the insanity of materialism, consumerism, greed, power etc...(where will it end, and now the Universe/Space is up for grabs..for power, greed and corruption also. Yes, I am sure the Universe is here for just that very reason. (bit of sarcasm)
ALl of creation is for everyone, and we are here to cherish and serve creation/earth plus how can we ignore that we are all connected and could have paradise on earth...it has to start somewhere...how about with you?...for if not you, then who? if not now, when?
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Poll: Bush's Approval Sinking --A CBS News/New York Times poll of 1,022 adults puts the dictator's approval rating at 50%, matching his lowest ever, and the largest number ever – 45% - disapproving. [I am now thinking and linking... the perfect storm is brewing: 9-11 commission revelations, O'Neill's book, resistance in Iraq running rampant... plummeting poll numbers could mean the dreaded October Surprise: Will Cheney-Rove 'allow' a terrorist attack, to provide for the November coup d'etat? Bush has pulled/scaled back most of the 'real' security measures at ports and nuclear plants. Why?]
U.S. eyes space as possible battleground --Dictator George W. Bush's plan to expand the exploration of space parallels U.S. efforts to control the heavens for military, economic and strategic gain. Among other things, the Pentagon expects to spend at least $50 billion over the next five years to develop and field a multi-layered shield against incoming missiles that could deliver nuclear, biological or chemical weapons.
Palestinians call it an "Apartheid Wall" whose purpose is to grab land that Israel has occupied since 1967. Designed to loop around Jewish settlements, it cuts deep into land that Palestinians want for a state.
Even Israel's main ally, the United States, has criticized the route. The political sources said Sharon's cabinet chief would go to Washington this week to try to reach an understanding on some of the more controversial sections. [link]
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IMC Palestine Publishing has problem
December 29, 2003:
#Media Alert - Trying to stop destruction of land in Budrus (Ramallah)
December 29, 2003:ISRAELI OCCUPATION TO DESTROY MORE PALESTINIAN LAND FOR PATH OF WALL Activist mobilizing to try to stop it
The Israeli DCO reported that on Monday, December 29 (today) at 10 AM the trees belonging to the village of Budrus (Ramallah District) would be uprooted and the land cleared for construction of the Apartheid Wall. Prior to 10 AM this morning, the people of Budrus marched alongside 15 international and Israeli activists to the site of the proposed land destruction. This act succeeded in turning away the Israeli soldiers and border police officers that were in Budrus to monitor the situation, but the activists were told that curfew would be imposed upon Budrus for one week starting tonight if the construction workers were not allowed to complete their work.
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Israeli Military Imposes Curfew on Asira, Shoots One Boy;Town of Asira Under Curfew for Last Week - Soldiers ransack village, shoot one 14 year old boy. For the last 7 days, the Israeli Military has been heavily present in Asira, imposing an almost constant curfew on the 12,000 or so residents with a steady stream of noise grenades, gunfire, and deafening sirens. Witnesses describe an atmosphere of constant intimidation, with jeeps constantly roaming the streets, chasing residents into their homes any time they venture out for food, school, etc. Cars, phone booths, and other objects have been smashed or completely destroyed and physical abuse has become regular -- in one case soldiers allegedly shot a neighborhood cat (presumably to intimidate those watching).
Villages left high and dry
by Ahmad Sub Laban
Five months ago, Israel gradually started to reduce the flow of water to four western villages north of Ramallah.
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 24 Dec 2003 @ 11:25
Iraq's "Path to Freedom"
--by Dahr Jamail
"Every evening while laying in bed I listen to the random thumping of explosions throughout Baghdad. And the following morning, there is nothing in the news about this. Two fighter jets buzz Baghdad last night at 11:45pm, and there is no news. Two nights ago I watch two surface-to-air missiles firing through the darkness towards an airplane I cannot see to the north of Baghdad. Again, no news. Heavy machine gun fire almost every night. Yet again, no word about it the next day. All I have seen in the mainstream blips that I catch on the Internet are how many US soldiers died today, and Mr. Bush saying that 'Iraq is on the path to freedom,' now that Saddam Hussein has been captured. The night of Saddam’s capture, a truck loaded with barrels of benziin ('petrol/gas') explodes in front of my hotel... If this is what the path to freedom looks like, we’re all doomed." More >
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 10 Oct 2003 @ 12:54
Forest regarding spiritual/social progress;
i agree, but seems we need some kind of "base camp" and/or "core group" or both in order to ground out our intentions and energies together to begin to manifest some of these more spiritual evolutions....
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Matthew;
Yes, that is certainly a necessary start, and Sandi and I are always looking for those who could form such a group. At present, we know of only two others, which are yourself and a fellow named Theodore. Finding such people who have visionary, revolutionary, natural and spiritual focuses is quite a rare event at this time. This is a sad but true commentary on the modern condition, not to mention TV conditioning. Never the less, even the combined wisdom/group mind of three or four can have considerable impact on others, not to mention what they can accomplish mentally and physically. I say we look for others with this intent in mind, and first form a "cyber community" of sorts to crystallize a real time gathering.
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Forest previously;
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> i agree with most of this, however i have a slightly different take on right
> and wrong concepts....imho they represent a certain level of awareness that
> is transcendable....imho everything in nature is good, even killing and
> cooked foods etc....even destroying the environment....but let me
> continue....everything in nature is good and when we tire of some level or
> degree of good we are given choices and freedom to move on to higher good
> whenever we are ready....
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Matthew;
Right and wrong as I see it, is defined by the standards set by evolution, nature and spiritual progress. That which is "right" is evolutionary/progressive, while that which is "wrong" is de-evolutionary and unprogressive. It's pretty clear to me that modern society is both de-evolutionary and unprogressive, and that if it continues on it's current course, it will inevitably self destruct. I'd be curious to know how you would explain the statement, "everything in nature is good....even destroying the environment". Without the environment there is no nature, nor will there be human beings. To call this "good" would seem contrary to the whole purpose of evolution for which life has arisen, over the last 3 billion years on this planet. All of this has occurred only to die off in the end in probable confusion and disarray?
We may or may not be free to exercise choices for higher good, after/within the next decade. Nature is about to determine for us, "when we'll be ready" like it or not. By then it could well be that the majority if not all of the human race has killed itself off, and largely due to a neglect of the truth and the spiritual principles which compose it.
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Forest;
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> another point i think worth mentioning here is that of consensus decision
> making....i do not feel we can carefully be involved with nature and prevent
> ecological disaster until we reach levels of communication and decision
> making based on consensus paradigm or higher spiritual awareness....we will
> continue to put ourselves and environment in danger of collapse until we
> implement consensus into every aspect of our lives as individuals and as
> nations and/or earth beings....
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Matthew;
Yes, and this lends itself to the question of motive. What will motivate people to do these very things, so as to not only evolve further, but to prevent worldwide ecological disaster? Crisis is surely a good teacher, and perhaps hard headed humans will only learn as a cast majority, only when their deaths are imminent. The other major motivator that comes to mind is that of spiritual focus, which demonstrates that there are higher purposes for all life, including our own, than what is advocated by consumerism/society. When these are realized, motivation occurs naturally. Of course, to accomplish this one needs persistence and honesty.
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Forest previously;
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> i agree, but by putting emphasis on eco-sustainability is actually at the
> same time putting emphasis on spirituality, since it is naturally spiritual
> to wanna live sustainably....in other words they are on course, but just
> different words or focus to achieve the same or similar goals of spirit....
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Matthew;
Although I agree that "it is naturally spiritual to wanna live sustainably", but this is a trait we inherited from nature. That is not to say however that, “by putting emphasis on eco-sustainability is actually at the same time putting emphasis on spirituality", since anyone can take these ecological steps for whatever reason they may want to. That reason may be to make money, or ego concerns, or in counter-reaction to materialistic society. Spirituality is not defined by a given set of acts. It is defined by the quality of intention through which one acts.
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Take modern society as an example of this. We live in a decidedly materialistic culture which imagines that products and things are the best motive to live life for. Consumerism claims that material goals are basically all that are worth working for, and that everything else revolves around this premise, including education, family, community and global well-being. As we can all see, this focus on the physical materiality of existence is severely misguided.
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Forest;
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yes, but if we add consensus spirit to this mix of consumerism we can refine and harmonize our consumer items with nature over time....each of us is transitioning toward spirit at slightly different rates or times and thus we will all be involved in the physical/mental consuming to one degree or another as we incorporate more spirit into the mix....
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Matthew;
Many people are transitioning to little else but an untimely death, due largely to the fact that they refuse to come to grips with reality, (as defined by natural laws). Consumerism is a life philosophy, or perhaps a better to say that would be..."A system of belief based on faith", (like any religion). This belief system advocates the idea that there is no such thing as spirit or natural laws which need to be observed. On the contrary, it focuses upon the unlimited enlargement of personal ego and immediate gratification, reducing souls in bodies to "consumers", whose basic function in society is little more than those of worms in a manure pile. Worms "consume" and so do unthinking consumers. There's very little difference there in terms of life focus. What I'm saying is, that consumerism is very far from spiritual practice and the real needs of reality, as is unnecessary war. It is the quintessence of the anti-spiritual in fact.
It's important to realize also that there is a distinction between consumerism and the products of technology. Technological advancement and it's resulting products can indeed be used in harmony with nature, as you pointed out. But no technology, no matter how high or advanced, can save us from the misuse of those products through the currently widespread spiritual poverty seen infecting the public at large. It cannot protect us from our own insanity as a species. When I advocate rejecting consumerism, I do not mean neglecting the fruits of technology. I mean that we simply MUST adopt a higher way of living, (spiritual/natural) than a mindless, destructive belief system such as this.
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Forest on group mind;
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sounds pretty agreeable to me, do you still have any focused agendas related to this group on wms mailing list????....are some of them actively involved in some way.
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Matthew;
The participation in the GGM meditations ss well as other activities advocated by the World Mind Society is abysmally low at this time. That's because there are very few people with the seriousness of mind and the naturalness of spirit to take those advocated steps. They’re too busy improving their credit rating and shopping for a more expressive wardrobe to be bothered with universal concerns right now. Such spiritual practice takes work and change. Neither of these are on the agenda for modern humanity, and such an attitude will probably be their undoing.... More >
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 1 Oct 2003 @ 19:09
Dear "C",
Thanks for your reply. I do understand how you feel about finding people who relate and understand what you are experiencing and seeing. I hope you are continuing to read articles from the library and if you would like to discuss anything there, please always feel free to do so. I'll answer within your text so that I answer all of your questions and all the points you made......
"C" wrote:
I just wish I knew the first step that I needed to take. I totally agree
with what you said about me possibly joining the Peace Corp. or something
similar. I just feel as if I need to do something. If you don't mind me
asking, what did you do to change your life? Are you happier now?
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My reply:
It seems that you have taken the first step already. You are acknowledging and getting ready to act on what you see in this world/society as wrong focus and wrong action.
You asked what did I do? That is hard to answer...(as far as what did I do first). I was always "different"... looking for answers and focusing on topics and things that mainstream society thinks of as only "hobbies" or "pastimes". I was always on the spiritual path, not religious, looking inward and knowing that the answers to all questions would come from my spirit, not school, peers, tv or books. (although, I did always read a lot, but I knew intuitively, that what was "truth" would always be felt within.) I learned Reiki and became a Reiki "Master" (which means teacher). This put me on a path of exploration for which there was no turning back. I knew that it was ALL wrong...the materialistic focus of life and downgrading a human to a "consumer".
I gave it all up. I quit my job, sold most of my belongings (except the things I needed for survival) and moved into a van. It has been a different type of life all together. The values of society are not what I/we live by, in fact I/we reject it all. Once you remove yourself from it, you can see with crystal clear clarity just how far off course humanity has gone. The human species should be highly evolved Spiritual Masters, working with the planet for the benefit of all living creatures, but as you can see, they are de-evolving and killing off everything that is natural and beautiful....and why? for their own selfish greedy motives....power and money. It matters not how many forests are destroyed, how many people have to die, how many lies are spoken or who suffers, as long as those with power stay where they are.
What can you do? I highly recommend taking up meditation, educating people and being a living example. You can get the step by step instructions for living a simple life and the most comprehensive explanation for doing so in "the Survivalists’ Guide for the New Millennium" in the WMS library. (you can also get great instructions for meditating on the World Mind Society Web-page, just click the “Chakra Meditations“) By being a living example and teaching others the truth about the world situation as it is today, is by far the best thing to do. Only when people acknowledge that the truth is all that matters, no matter what the consequences may be, will there be a motive for real change that will actually change the world. As long as the intentions of money, egotism, materialism etc stay as the main focus there will always be hunger, poverty, sickness, war, greed, corruption etc...etc. It is time to truly take responsibility and become serious.
I wish I could tell you of a community worth investigating, and that is actually living by higher/purer intentions, but Matt just did an exhaustive search and came up with nothing.. Although some of these communities seemed to have started out with good intentions, it appears they lost their motive for truly starting anew. They are only smaller versions of society's structures/value/belief systems with no truly different values or goals, therefore they either aren't succeeding or they are more of a business than a true community.
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C:
“My mother (who is really upset with me and the way I feel toward our
government) wants me to go into politics, to try to change things from the
inside. I couldn't put up with all the B.S. and play all the "games" you
have to play to get things done.”
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Sandi:
I agree with you here. Please know that you cannot change a corrupt system within that system. The corruption has gone too far and too many lies are allowed to flourish. The typical citizen really doesn't care, because if they did they would do more than lip service against what is going on within our government. You only have to look over the last 3 years to see how far voting, petitions, protests etc have brought about any real change. The election for president was totally rigged, and all the petitions and protests did NOTHING to stop the war with Iraq.
What can you do? STOP PAYING TAXES! As long as a person pays taxes they are complicit in all the lies and bombings. There is just no getting around it. The government is spending most of the tax money on the war, and for their own agendas, while social programs and the like are falling away. State budgets are going bankrupt and yet no one takes notice of the reasons.....they just keep paying the government as if they are doing a good job, one that is for the highest good of all and one that cares about it's citizens, and let’s not forget that the citizens really are their employers. Again this takes a serious mature person, one who takes responsibility and does more than the usual lip service.
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C:
I look forward to hearing from you soon.
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Sandi:
I do hope this answers your questions. I do hope to hear from you soon. Any questions, concerns or comments are always welcome.
Peace and love,
C
Love and clarity,
Sandi More >
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