"Our reality is that we who are born into the ‘enlightened’ west have all been subjected to an absolutely horrific and well organised multi-faceted broad spectrum social system of terror and violence against the individual as body, mind and spirit. Things like MK-ULTRA, 9/11, the FDA’s toxic food pyramids, allopathy and convid aren’t accidents of human failure: they express the reasoned ethical consequences of living with the enlightened expression of a deserving and an undeserving morality governed from above."
You nailed it, and I bet Desmet, for one, would agree. As for myself there are at least two other toxic notions that we in the "west" seem to cling to. The first is that we exist here to be happy and two, if we're not happy then some messiah will come to "save" us. I could expound on both points but it all boils down to, "it ain't gonna happen."
yes, your points are on point! the white knight/hero 'syndrome' is a huge one. and one i frequently ask us to stop doing: don't make heroes and, concomitantly, don't blame-complain the cause of the unhappiness. both feed into the deserving paradigm like apple and cinnamon in a pie. and thank you for bringing forward this nuance at this time, especially this weird belief that the purpose of life is to be happy! this will feed into my next extension down 'morality's' path, that of the removal of joy and the difference between joy and happiness.
and thank you for reading! omg, this had a lot of words and i wondered if anyone, in our age of shorted time-frames, read it. so... gracias. (my body was very clear i was to write this and to publish it as one piece).
A good exploration Guy. I first noticed myself doing the thing where I'd announce my intention by saying the opposite first. My expression was "No disrespect but..." and then I would say something deliberately disrespectful. "I'm not judging you..." is a clear voice that announces the person WILL now be judging. Once I noticed myself do this I was able to see my own disrespect/judgement. "Don't take this the wrong way...." means "I am saying something deliberately unnecessary or cruel and I am absolving myself of the responsibility of how this might affect you". The point I suppose is, that it does not matter how anyone judges or not. The decision we make is whether we wish to engage with their judgement. Once we see that they are wriggling out of their responsibility to themselves then their moral compass means nothing to us either way. I guess that our own work is then catching ourselves in the act of doing the same thing, what moral compass has been so conditioned into us that we are unable to see it clearly until we are 'doing it' to someone else? I like how you have explored all of this and more, it's a good essay, thanks.
yes to everything you say and thank you for your clear look at it beyond it being 'just' an essay.
i was surprised that my body wanted this to be this long.
were you able to read through it? and i hope the osho stories were fun for you — i really enjoy them and how he puts his ideas together. funny how life goes!
the catching is the thing! avidya, to see that we are seeing incorrectly. this is one of the key and subtle points of the have to and should exercise! i don't 'teach' that, the catching of that language usage is a great doorway, or perhaps light into, seeing the other places we don't catch that are in fact our not seeing what is true — about ourselves or others.
the reading seems to have helped my body release blockages. i have a much lighter feeling in my hips and shoulders this morning, even after a 40 hour day. i had a nice 7 hour sleep and now a busy day. a client will live in the small unfinished cabin adjacent mine for a 'real' intensive retreat.
thank you for reading!
all the best, with peace, respect, love and gratitude.
That sounds like a wonderful step along your path Guy, very exciting. I don't mind long essays when I am engaged with the subject and feel interested to understand what someone is trying to convey to me about their journey. I understand that we 'need' not be interested in everything but in the places that the paths cross and the experiences of another aid us with our own journey and understanding then something is interesting to us. I loved the Osho stories, they are being mulled over in the back of my mind. I hope the retreat goes well. Look forward to hearing about it.
lol! yes, i laughed at the lovely '' around 'need.' our path is the synchronicity of our experiences with our expanding awareness. and to be curious and open.
and so i am happy knowing that this essay had a 'synchronicity' with your own path. at this time!
looking forward to our next conversation. will look to schedule something after daniel leaves.
i'll post a link to a free conference that, when i attended it in 2016, was a key turning point. maybe it will call to you and maybe not. the people you will listen to, if you go, are powerful and will lift your heart.
Love, joy and peace to you always. I respect, appreciate and admire you.
Thank you for being such an amazing friend even at times I have been the outcast and it would be so easy to distance yourself from me instead of embracing me. Thank you for understanding me as almost no other has. I do not expect anything and know things change but it has touched my heart deeply. You have touched my heart deeply.
I've renewed my subscription to you. I want to support you in all your efforts, your beautiful spirit gently guiding those who are open. I'm sharing this as a note because you are one of the few Guy. A beautiful gem, a light that shines in the dark. May many more find healing through you.
hola, heidi, and as is said in spanish, igualmente!
my love and appreciation for you being you and finding the power you have as a voice for and a light into some of the really dark truths that are being shown. it is only when we have the courage to see things, including ourselves, exactly as they are without any sort of self-deception or illusion that the light will develop out of events by which the path to success, personal then community, can be recognised and by that be made manifest.
It's a beautiful story and journey you've been on, observing, reflecting on the paradigms we've been conditioned to believe, holding onto, manufacturing stories around things which do not serve us or others.
Thank you for helping bring awareness to these topics.
it is really my looking deeply at my own shadows, the journey to them, the consequences of having them and the power of seeing them well enough to be free of them.
"Our reality is that we who are born into the ‘enlightened’ west have all been subjected to an absolutely horrific and well organised multi-faceted broad spectrum social system of terror and violence against the individual as body, mind and spirit. Things like MK-ULTRA, 9/11, the FDA’s toxic food pyramids, allopathy and convid aren’t accidents of human failure: they express the reasoned ethical consequences of living with the enlightened expression of a deserving and an undeserving morality governed from above."
You nailed it, and I bet Desmet, for one, would agree. As for myself there are at least two other toxic notions that we in the "west" seem to cling to. The first is that we exist here to be happy and two, if we're not happy then some messiah will come to "save" us. I could expound on both points but it all boils down to, "it ain't gonna happen."
hola, geoff.
gracias.
yes, your points are on point! the white knight/hero 'syndrome' is a huge one. and one i frequently ask us to stop doing: don't make heroes and, concomitantly, don't blame-complain the cause of the unhappiness. both feed into the deserving paradigm like apple and cinnamon in a pie. and thank you for bringing forward this nuance at this time, especially this weird belief that the purpose of life is to be happy! this will feed into my next extension down 'morality's' path, that of the removal of joy and the difference between joy and happiness.
and thank you for reading! omg, this had a lot of words and i wondered if anyone, in our age of shorted time-frames, read it. so... gracias. (my body was very clear i was to write this and to publish it as one piece).
A good exploration Guy. I first noticed myself doing the thing where I'd announce my intention by saying the opposite first. My expression was "No disrespect but..." and then I would say something deliberately disrespectful. "I'm not judging you..." is a clear voice that announces the person WILL now be judging. Once I noticed myself do this I was able to see my own disrespect/judgement. "Don't take this the wrong way...." means "I am saying something deliberately unnecessary or cruel and I am absolving myself of the responsibility of how this might affect you". The point I suppose is, that it does not matter how anyone judges or not. The decision we make is whether we wish to engage with their judgement. Once we see that they are wriggling out of their responsibility to themselves then their moral compass means nothing to us either way. I guess that our own work is then catching ourselves in the act of doing the same thing, what moral compass has been so conditioned into us that we are unable to see it clearly until we are 'doing it' to someone else? I like how you have explored all of this and more, it's a good essay, thanks.
hola, april.
yes to everything you say and thank you for your clear look at it beyond it being 'just' an essay.
i was surprised that my body wanted this to be this long.
were you able to read through it? and i hope the osho stories were fun for you — i really enjoy them and how he puts his ideas together. funny how life goes!
the catching is the thing! avidya, to see that we are seeing incorrectly. this is one of the key and subtle points of the have to and should exercise! i don't 'teach' that, the catching of that language usage is a great doorway, or perhaps light into, seeing the other places we don't catch that are in fact our not seeing what is true — about ourselves or others.
the reading seems to have helped my body release blockages. i have a much lighter feeling in my hips and shoulders this morning, even after a 40 hour day. i had a nice 7 hour sleep and now a busy day. a client will live in the small unfinished cabin adjacent mine for a 'real' intensive retreat.
thank you for reading!
all the best, with peace, respect, love and gratitude.
That sounds like a wonderful step along your path Guy, very exciting. I don't mind long essays when I am engaged with the subject and feel interested to understand what someone is trying to convey to me about their journey. I understand that we 'need' not be interested in everything but in the places that the paths cross and the experiences of another aid us with our own journey and understanding then something is interesting to us. I loved the Osho stories, they are being mulled over in the back of my mind. I hope the retreat goes well. Look forward to hearing about it.
gracias.
lol! yes, i laughed at the lovely '' around 'need.' our path is the synchronicity of our experiences with our expanding awareness. and to be curious and open.
and so i am happy knowing that this essay had a 'synchronicity' with your own path. at this time!
looking forward to our next conversation. will look to schedule something after daniel leaves.
i'll post a link to a free conference that, when i attended it in 2016, was a key turning point. maybe it will call to you and maybe not. the people you will listen to, if you go, are powerful and will lift your heart.
all the best! hasta luego.
Thank you for being you Guy.
Love, joy and peace to you always. I respect, appreciate and admire you.
Thank you for being such an amazing friend even at times I have been the outcast and it would be so easy to distance yourself from me instead of embracing me. Thank you for understanding me as almost no other has. I do not expect anything and know things change but it has touched my heart deeply. You have touched my heart deeply.
I've renewed my subscription to you. I want to support you in all your efforts, your beautiful spirit gently guiding those who are open. I'm sharing this as a note because you are one of the few Guy. A beautiful gem, a light that shines in the dark. May many more find healing through you.
Much love 🙏💞
hola, heidi, and as is said in spanish, igualmente!
my love and appreciation for you being you and finding the power you have as a voice for and a light into some of the really dark truths that are being shown. it is only when we have the courage to see things, including ourselves, exactly as they are without any sort of self-deception or illusion that the light will develop out of events by which the path to success, personal then community, can be recognised and by that be made manifest.
🙏💛💛💛🌻
🙏❤🙏❤🙏
Ahhh, heidi.
Gracias for reading it.
Do you think it will help change our society even a little?
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hola, heidi.
gracias. your original long comment was beautiful. i enjoyed it very much and appreciated your feelings and how you expressed them.
🙏🙏🙏💞
Yes. 🥰
It's a beautiful story and journey you've been on, observing, reflecting on the paradigms we've been conditioned to believe, holding onto, manufacturing stories around things which do not serve us or others.
Thank you for helping bring awareness to these topics.
Much love Always
gracias, heidi.
it is really my looking deeply at my own shadows, the journey to them, the consequences of having them and the power of seeing them well enough to be free of them.
🙏❤❤❤💐