I remember reading a book, “The Weapon Shops of Isher”. the weapons could not be fired as an act of aggression, they could only be fired in self defense. They worked as a deterrent to war, and against violent crime. It upset the balance of power. I wonder what would help with equality among humans? I wonder what would bring balance to us all? I found some sites that discuss the different views of raising our awareness of Loving, Kind Beings. We are dealing with a shift in economics, a change in our natural environment, resource allocation, a large number of people with little resources, and all those and more are increasing in intensity. We have a fascination with the different inventions brought by technology. We have changed the lives of many using concepts developed out of economics. We have helped people with our understanding of biology and other sciences. A lot of this has happened because we have discovered how to use fossil fuel energy. What we have failed to do is learn, over and over, how to treat each other with respect and dignity. The Wisdom of ancient times is difficult to learn new by each individual as [...]
A young teenager, finding the concept of reincarnation, drew me into the idea in a variety of ways. Bridey Murphy and hypnosis, an out of body experience, and then the different ways of seeing the world from the Eastern traditions. During my twenties, there were many experiences that held me fascinated for years, although I questioned the mechanics of the nature of the rebirth of the soul. I read about reincarnation from the eyes and words of so many people, including those that disagree. It is difficult to imagine something not included in your perception package, but it is also hard to imagine quantum physics unless you study it. It is hard to understand Tibetan Buddhists, but the Dalai Lama appears to be very wise, maybe he has traveled through many incarnations. I suffer from thinking that I get to stay until every last one of you, especially those that are still a rock or a hard place, rise beyond the energy of an atom. Which brings me to the idea that has been floating in my mind from first reading the post. How does an idea exist? what is its nature? How does a spirit or a soul or [...]
Looking in the mirror, he noticed the wrinkles around his eyes, reminding him of a river journey with a friend, laughing for days and seeing white wrinkles amid the tan lines. Today, my face is tan and rounded somewhat, perhaps from the beard, going gray around the edges. There is that combination of youth and age that defies our usual indication of time in a body. A smile is often present and there is something about brown eyes that can tighten into a focus when speaking directly to someone. My niece was at a family reunion that I did not attend and she told me my grandmother’s last name meant bent willow, which I find interesting. There is a northern European look about me, heavy set and I think short, or stout might fit. Am I pleasant to look at? Only when I am fun to be around. But my portrait is not that, it is in my song: I’m a child of the desert, hot burning sand And a friend to the buzzard circling the bleaching bones of a man I spent my contemplation under a pinyon tree And a nut fell down and hit me and that’s what [...]
It is night here. I had a dream that I was listening to music at a concert and the music finished. It had been instrumental music with drums and percussion and other sounds that I can’t remember. A musician spoke, saying the concert was over and that he had not said much with words because the music spoke for them. It has been over an hour since that experience and I am awake, still. My mind is overactive, running through a range of thoughts that I can usually avoid in daylight. i think about being unemployed until I can “officially” retire. I think about my part in what we have done to our environment and our world. I think of the worry and fear that permeates our existence, and how much of that is our own doing, our own actions, that we followed so easily. I think of the anger and rage that I see in so many places in the different media, and how easy it is to step into that state of mind. I think that Loving Kindness is a means to overcome all that I find to be negative in my world. In my dreams, I have [...]
Bouzouki asked me if I could find “Spirit is the Journey” by Sam Bush. I listened to the lyrics and enjoyed the music. It was performed in a “church” similar to the ones I have attended many a time in my life. Enjoy….
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There is a lack of understanding I get when I find my opinions. They are useless most of the time. I find myself looking at the world as if it is run by humans. it isn’t run by humans, and if we want our freedom, we have to live it, with peace and love...
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