Moonlight night (erhu)

Powder

The movie "Powder" is a prophecy of what could be. A human, born out of his time, with an evolved vehicle with no ego blockages, aware of the connectedness of all beings, of all createdness, of all the universes. We  live in this material reality, limited by the programming of our individual biochemical bodies. Religion..... no ---- faith teaches us that we are so much more than what we think we are. We can bypass this egoistic programming and experience the truth of our spirit in spite of the programming.
In "Powder," Jeremy's innocence allows him to grow and utilize the most evolved human functions - unity with the energy of creation, who is God - dissolving the walls of consciousness that make individuals fear others and fool ourselves into thinking we are each beings unto ourselves. In the end, Jeremy discovers that his uniqueness is a gift, and that his being does not exist for itself, but as a manifestation of the Oneness which exists in all beings, in every atom, in every quark of creation. One does not dissolve "out" of existence in death, but rather returns home to the Oneness which is creation on every level of existence. E Pluribus Unum - hardly a political hope, but rather, an insight into reality -  Out of the many -- One, or Out of the One exist all things.
Jeremy's heightened functionality is a foretaste of human evolution. He was feared, because we fear extinction. But we have the solace of the words of those who understand that we have not even come close to manifesting the innate functions waiting to be switched on at the proper time, in an understanding world.
I would rather hope that such gifts would be nurtured for good and not for power, but because to have power is still the coveted goal which fuels too many egos, we are on the edge of a culling which will check the egoism of our age in order to make way for a better human programming. Would that the wise and the knowledgeable will survive to teach and inspire an new era of human accomplishments.

No turning back

Too little time to set things aright. But right now is always the time to forgive, forget and move on.
Is it possible to know without thinking you know it all?
Is it possible to think you know and not really know at all?
Is the ego a blessing or a curse? Or is it merely a construct to help us think we are individuals?
Should the game continue?  Or has it become so corrupt it cannot evolve beneficially?
When is he coming back? Or is he here?
Why do you believe who you are?
E Pluribus Unum - no doubt now.

Do not imagine that an integral being has the 
ambition of enlightening the unaware or raising 
worldly people to the divine realm.
To her, there is no self and other, and hence no one to be 
raised; no heaven and hell, and hence no destination.
Therefore her only concern is her own sincerity.
                
from "Hua Hu Ching, The Unknown Teachings of Lao Tzu" - 27, 
                                            by Brian Browne Walker

Also read Eckhart Tolle, Rumi, Tao Te Ching, Hua Hu Ching

The Hearing

I was watching and listening to an interview with Sobunfu Some, a contemporary author and teacher. If you want to learn about a near perfect community, balanced in wisdom and spirit, check out this site. http://www.sobonfu.com/

I especially like the Dagara's (West Africa) custom regarding the value of children. The child's relationship to the community begins in the womb. http://www.sobonfu.com/writings/20050101.shtml  The elders of the community have a "Hearing" with the the child in the womb. They ask the child: Who are you? Why did you come? What is your purpose? It is in the intuitive responses that the elders come to some understanding of the child's purpose, and the child is guided and nurtured in life to fulfill it. This is unlike many parents' ideas of molding the child into what they think the child should be or do. We all have a purpose in life. It may not be grandiose or world-illuminating, but it is nonetheless a purpose. If all members of a community were allowed to follow their inner calling, no matter WHAT it might be, we would certainly be living in paradise. Everyone would be innately content, happy with themselves, expressing their own purposeful "mission" on earth.
Every person has purpose, every person has worth - why else would any of us be here? Discover your "secret" purpose, the one which drew you to this life experience. Then find the community which would nourish and encourage you to fulfill it. Live, laugh, love. Namaste.

Damn you?

I read an email today with references to God's condemnation of humanity through natural and man-made disasters. It looks like a conglomeration from many sources - 3 days of darkness, armageddon, etc. So what else is new? These things have been part of prophecies for centuries. And should we put it in such a fearful, religious tone?  Yes, more violent weather will be our experience in the coming two years. Yes, there is a real possibility of an "armageddon" in the Middle East - just watch the news!  Yes, there are going to be more violent earthquakes - devastation? Sure - that's what earthquakes do to what we've built in unstable areas. Tell me something new. 3 days of darkness?  If there is a really, really great amount of volcanic activity around the world ( geologists are just waiting for the inevitable), clouds of ash, perhaps laced with radioactive particles from nuclear plants that might have a meltdown, would certainly make it difficult for all the peoples on earth. Staying indoors is what they have been suggesting after the Japan nuclear plant disaster. Tell me something new.

These ideas are not new, nor are they a punishment from God. They are possible because humans have upset the balance of nature by overdrawing on natural resources. The earth is bound to try to rebalance itself.

Magnetic pole shift - scientists know it happens periodically, and it is due in our lifetime. Asteroids - bound to happen - a real possibility in the next 100 years. Powerful solar flares - a part of nature - they could disrupt our communication systems temporarily. Aliens - it's time for them to return, if they haven't destroyed their own civilization already - and they probably DO NOT LOOK LIKE the creatures science fiction feeds us. They are quite human.

Fear is the easiest form of control. If I can get you to be afraid of something, I've got you by the ........    I can push your buttons until you bleed. Don't believe everything you hear, especially if it is put in a "you better do this or God will get you."  God's got bigger things to deal with than our puny lives. But do believe, and do trust that God is in you, and you are in God. This is God's universe, not mine or yours. We are just a privileged part of this amazing life. Be thankful always, forgive completely, practice compassion, love unconditionally. 

All that is is in the moment - live in the moment - for there God is in all splendor, glory and perfect love -and each of us dipped in bliss, if we would only wake up and experience it - the rest will take care of itself.

As Ring Luck would have it...: When You Gotta Go, You Gotta Go

As Ring Luck would have it...: When You Gotta Go, You Gotta Go

Cherry Blossom time

Earthquake information - something to be aware about.  http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/qed/

Yes, the plates are moving constantly, so earthquakes are no "news" except for the BIG ones that do great damage or cause tsunamis,  but be aware that great activity on one end of the plate is going to eventually cause movement throughout the plate, and eventually on the opposite side of the plate. -- For every action, there is a reaction.

Another interesting tidbit - http://survive2012.com/news/2011/01/tampa-airport.html

Spring seems to have sprung rather quickly here in the Shenandoah Valley, although since the 80* temp last Friday, we have had one freezing night already. Today - lovely - about 60* at 11:30 am.

Live - Love - Laugh.  Let compassion guide you in all your decisions. Be an instrument of peace.

Connect the Dots

I am heartened by the powers of the world making a decision collectively to stop the violence and suffering of a people who need to be connected to the world-at-large.

But, Oh - p.s. - WTF is going on???  Libya - the beginning of the much prophesied armageddon in the Middle East? Could be --- it's going to be complicated by some grand, geophysical movements on our own continent - soon - China will reach out to "save" us, then kind of infiltrate more into our American systems. Then Islam will spread more rapidly. Christianity is a fat, spoiled kid - egotistical - needs a good spanking - and a diet - a real fasting - from idiot preachers who do not understand the essence of Jehoshua's teaching - peace at all costs, love your enemy, forgive, practice compassion. And I'm sorry, the Lord's teaching is difficult but complete - violence begets violence - peace begets peace. Do unto others as you would others do unto you.

In the meantime -- I encourage everyone to practice some form of meditation - making the essential spiritual connection, instead of just a "social" connection (Facebook, Twitter, etc.)  It's interesting that over the centuries, all the best practices of spirituality are sprouting into the "secular" world. Ex. - Prayer and meditation instill a connectivity, not only with the Universal Spirit of God, but with everyone and everything in creation - to the end that it is understood - Everything is Connected.  The tech. age has given birth to Social Networking, which is basically the same thing, but in the material world. Would that this social connectivity will teach us that the best connectivity we could nurture is becoming aware of the eternal spiritual network which underpins and energizes the material reality. This spiritual reality is our true home.

http://charterforcompassion.org/site/

Healing Humanity

I am heartened by all the spiritual work I have recently become acquainted with, including The Compassion Project http://charterforcompassion.org/site/ , the Fetzer Institute http://www.fetzer.org/, Global Spirit progamming http://www.linktv.org/globalspirit, among others. In a local Shepherdstown, WV paper, I read about a free clinic in India that is physically as grandiose as the Winchester Medical Center, but is completely free - high tech resources as well as traditional and spiritual resources to treat the whole human person. Very encouraging. Western medicine may be considered "advanced", but it is quite corrupt, not working for the true benefit of the individual, but rather working for the highest bidder.
Support your local free clinics, they may be the Apollos of the future for most of us.

Creating Life?

Creating Life?

Man has created a synthetic life form. What does that mean for humanity/reality as a whole?

Are we intelligent enough, ethically mature enough to be trusted with engineering new life forms? Nature is constantly engineering new life forms, some within the species we know, and others that are completely new. They are created with a purpose and have developed out of environmental necessity. New life forms exist in harmony with their environment and with all of life, truly integrated by a local (specific) need in a natural pattern.
How can we know our creations will be: 1. necessary, 2. connected to the environment, 3. will not unbalance the harmony of nature?