Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Monday, February 18, 2013
Sunday, February 17, 2013
In Search of GOD
A message about "The Search for GOD"
Blessings all;
A daunting title, no? I've been told there are two types of people. On one hand, you have your groups of people that don't believe in GOD, but disagree on the formulas and equations used to explain it all. On the other hand, you have your groups of people that do believe in GOD, but disagree over who gets to own Him...or Her...or Them. Then, on another hand you have groups of people that pretend whatever gets you to believe in them and what they tell you, they are all the GOD you need. On yet another hand, you have groups of people who don't know who or what to believe, so just keep their minds open and think while they are walking...Wait, how many hands is that? Maybe i should have used fingers...Nevermind, for i would address you all equally.
If you are wondering who "They" are, you need not seek them out. Simply give up everything and Sit under a tree with Buddha or Walk with nothing beside Christ.A daunting title, no? I've been told there are two types of people. On one hand, you have your groups of people that don't believe in GOD, but disagree on the formulas and equations used to explain it all. On the other hand, you have your groups of people that do believe in GOD, but disagree over who gets to own Him...or Her...or Them. Then, on another hand you have groups of people that pretend whatever gets you to believe in them and what they tell you, they are all the GOD you need. On yet another hand, you have groups of people who don't know who or what to believe, so just keep their minds open and think while they are walking...Wait, how many hands is that? Maybe i should have used fingers...Nevermind, for i would address you all equally.
A daunting task, no? Especially when you consider, that of the groups on the first hand, the only thing they ALL believe in together is that they don't believe and those that do, need a slap. They will tell you there is no GOD to talk to. They figure that since there is no GOD that leaves room for them to be GOD and come up with all these theories, and then one will come along and poke a black hole in one of them and another will come along and pull some strings out the theories until it's just dark matter...and even though it doesn't always add up, they still worship their statistics that prove profits. There minds close at the mention of TRUTH or GOD.
Of the groups on the other hand, the only thing they ALL believe in together is that they do believe and those who don't, need a slap. They figure their GOD is ONLY theirs, so broke apart into different religions to make sure they are the only ones GOD loves. And created churches to make sure only their leaders get to talk to GOD and make up the rules...with the ONLY exception being the Prophets, whom GOD always reaches outside the church to find and folks tend to ignore anyway, choosing instead to worship the religion the church tells them about to get more profits. There minds close at the mention of TRUTH or THEORIES.
Of the groups pretending to be a hand, the only thing they believe in is themselves and slap whomever they please. They figure even if there is a GOD, they can do what they want cause they own everything and can show you the bodies not yet disposed of to prove it. They figure because GOD hasn't done anything to them yet, they are safe. They worship themselves and the profits. Their minds close at the mention of TRUTH or GOD or THEORIES.
Then of course, there was still that group with the shoes on the other foot, (yeah, definitely should have used fingers, i guess i was told incorrectly...too late now). Those folks who don't know what to believe or whom to slap with which hand, so usually don't slap anyone, just walk it off....but at times feel like slapping them all hoping to hit a reset button. They love TRUTH, THEORIES and GOD because their minds are still open to thinking.
A daunting Intro no? (OK, I'll stop that)
Now Back to you All;
Some have experienced and observed, that which is scientifically spiritual, changing everything they thought they knew and offering definitive proof in the moment to the observers and ones that experience it, but offering little that can be shared with the inexperienced. Thus a Faith becomes rooted in TRUTH, where a belief system was once built on superstitions and misunderstanding lay crumbled. They are called Martyrs; derived from the GREEK meaning; "A witness to the TRUTH."
( Dictionaries don't actually provide an honest definition for this word, but rather define what society does to the Martyr instead, which is really another word altogether)
Brief Pause for Thought;
Since I'm guessing there are those of you in ALL groups that were unaware of this, a number of reactions are occurring. Walls are going up for some, doors are closing, emotions are stirring and minds are racing for others. Some have already stopped reading and are grabbing dictionaries. (good for you) Some are still trying to grasp why this matters at all. Let us set all this aside for now and suspend your disbelief's and beliefs alike and continue with the journey. (This way, you can still learn as we go)
Journey On;
I encourage the inexperienced to set out on a journey for those moments. Not trying to fill their cup before they leave, but seeking to convince them to empty it first so there is room for what they will find. Jesus did this with his disciples when He told them to walk with nothing, no money in their bags, just the clothes on their backs and the sandals on their feet. Even in that day and age it would have seemed nonsense to go somewhere and not take a few coins or extra provisions along, so not everyone who heard, listened. Some just left , not wanting to walk with nothing , thinking there was nothing to learn here, so didn't. But some who heard did listen, and learned things so simple as how to breathe DEEP and SLOW, or the difference between wants and needs that made them come back to learn more.
In walking the talk, instead of talking themselves out of walking, they were learning the difference between knowing what it says and understanding what it means. One can LOOK and still not see or HEAR and still not listen...but even the blind and deaf can SEE and LISTEN to the TRUTH. They still experience LOVE.
Of the groups on the other hand, the only thing they ALL believe in together is that they do believe and those who don't, need a slap. They figure their GOD is ONLY theirs, so broke apart into different religions to make sure they are the only ones GOD loves. And created churches to make sure only their leaders get to talk to GOD and make up the rules...with the ONLY exception being the Prophets, whom GOD always reaches outside the church to find and folks tend to ignore anyway, choosing instead to worship the religion the church tells them about to get more profits. There minds close at the mention of TRUTH or THEORIES.
Of the groups pretending to be a hand, the only thing they believe in is themselves and slap whomever they please. They figure even if there is a GOD, they can do what they want cause they own everything and can show you the bodies not yet disposed of to prove it. They figure because GOD hasn't done anything to them yet, they are safe. They worship themselves and the profits. Their minds close at the mention of TRUTH or GOD or THEORIES.
A daunting Intro no? (OK, I'll stop that)
Some have experienced and observed, that which is scientifically spiritual, changing everything they thought they knew and offering definitive proof in the moment to the observers and ones that experience it, but offering little that can be shared with the inexperienced. Thus a Faith becomes rooted in TRUTH, where a belief system was once built on superstitions and misunderstanding lay crumbled. They are called Martyrs; derived from the GREEK meaning; "A witness to the TRUTH."
( Dictionaries don't actually provide an honest definition for this word, but rather define what society does to the Martyr instead, which is really another word altogether)
Brief Pause for Thought;
Since I'm guessing there are those of you in ALL groups that were unaware of this, a number of reactions are occurring. Walls are going up for some, doors are closing, emotions are stirring and minds are racing for others. Some have already stopped reading and are grabbing dictionaries. (good for you) Some are still trying to grasp why this matters at all. Let us set all this aside for now and suspend your disbelief's and beliefs alike and continue with the journey. (This way, you can still learn as we go)
I encourage the inexperienced to set out on a journey for those moments. Not trying to fill their cup before they leave, but seeking to convince them to empty it first so there is room for what they will find. Jesus did this with his disciples when He told them to walk with nothing, no money in their bags, just the clothes on their backs and the sandals on their feet. Even in that day and age it would have seemed nonsense to go somewhere and not take a few coins or extra provisions along, so not everyone who heard, listened. Some just left , not wanting to walk with nothing , thinking there was nothing to learn here, so didn't. But some who heard did listen, and learned things so simple as how to breathe DEEP and SLOW, or the difference between wants and needs that made them come back to learn more.
In walking the talk, instead of talking themselves out of walking, they were learning the difference between knowing what it says and understanding what it means. One can LOOK and still not see or HEAR and still not listen...but even the blind and deaf can SEE and LISTEN to the TRUTH. They still experience LOVE.
People on BOTH sides might start asking themselves some REAL questions;
If there is no GOD, why keep killing the witnesses and destroying the evidence?
Why are there so many Rules against living as Buddha or Christ taught?
What are they afraid of you finding?
If there was nothing, then why prevent you from looking properly, why go to all the trouble of making it illegal?
If there is no GOD, why keep killing the witnesses and destroying the evidence?
Why are there so many Rules against living as Buddha or Christ taught?
What are they afraid of you finding?
If there was nothing, then why prevent you from looking properly, why go to all the trouble of making it illegal?
"THEY" will find YOU....on THAT you can Trust me.
"Seek and ye shall find."
your humble servant,
ancient clown
Saturday, February 16, 2013
Friday, February 15, 2013
Thursday, February 14, 2013
the sky is falling
2012 DA14 is a near-Earth asteroid with an estimated diameter of about 50 meters (160 ft) and an estimated mass of about 190,000 metric tons. It was discovered on February 23, 2012, by the OAM Observatory, La Sagra in Spain (J75) seven days after passing 0.0174 AU (2,600,000 km; 1,620,000 mi) from Earth on February 16. Calculations show that on February 15, 2013, the distance between the asteroid and the center-point of Earth will be 0.0002276 AU (34,050 km; 21,160 mi). The asteroid will pass 27,700 km (17,200 mi) from the surface of Earth. The 2013 passage of 2012 DA14 by Earth is a record close approach for a known object of this size.
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Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Monday, February 11, 2013
Sunday, February 10, 2013
Saturday, February 9, 2013
Peer-mediated buzz
James Fowler, a professor of psychology at UCSD, found that messages from our peers are more likely to initiate action than messages delivered by a political committee [ link ]. Last year, Obama’s reelection committee learned the same thing. They developed a system that leverages database technology and social-media to deliver their messages. In an instant, this system allows them to:
- mobilize grassroots support for White House concerns
- provide White House support for local concerns
Apparently they took an extra step, conducted surveys ..and learned that nothing energizes participation better than ‘reciprocity’. Brilliant use of technology combined with Obama’s experience as a community organizer. Politically I’m independent and pretty damn naïve ..but I can see why this might give Republicans cause for alarm.
Friday, February 8, 2013
Thursday, February 7, 2013
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Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Beyond Nuclear - Pandora's False Promises - Pandora's People: Not who the film's publicity claims they are
Pandora’s Promise is a new documentary by Robert Stone whose website, Robert Stone Productions, proclaims: “The film is anchored around the personal narratives of a growing number of leading former anti-nuclear activists and pioneering scientists.” The film’s website also asserts that nuclear power is “now passionately embraced by many of those who once led the charge against it.”
Our research found that there is no evidence that any member of the “cast” of Pandora’s Promise ever led the anti-nuclear movement. READ OUR FACT SHEET.
The film’s participants advocate for the deployment of the Integral Fast Reactor (IFR) as the best pathway to addressing climate change, a canceled breeder reactor design whose so-called “Generation IV” iteration, re-considered by the George W. Bush administration, does not exist anywhere in the world.
If Stone had interviewed those with the authority and credentials in the areas he covers — even without featuring them in his film — and then still come to the conclusions he has today reached, his credibility might be intact. But Stone apparently chose not to talk to those with genuine research credentials and depth of knowledge on the issue and whose evidence would have contradicted his film’s protagonists. Therefore, we must reluctantly conclude that Stone’s agenda was to produce a propaganda piece.
Here we fact check the credentials of those members of the Pandora’s Promise “cast” who allegedly fit the profile of “leading former anti-nuclear activists.” (The film also includes two scientists who worked on the original IFR program at the Argonne National Laboratory, Len Koch and Charles Till, not profiled here, whose vested interest in the technology is self-evident).
Beyond Nuclear - Pandora's False Promises - Pandora's People: Not who the film's publicity claims they are
The Relationship between Peace and Economic Equality
The current distribution of wealth in the United States is
extremely skewed towards the wealthy – more so than in any other developed
country. This inequality results in the
unavoidable reality that there are insufficient economic resources available
for the majority of the nation’s citizens.
This situation has been severely exacerbated by the economic
downturn precipitated by the Great Recession that began in 2008. This economic reversal was caused, for the
most part, by the unwise, cavalier and often extra-legal activities of the
major financial institutions that led to widespread unemployment and a rash of
home mortgage foreclosures. The
consequences of this monumental economic catastrophe were so severe that a
bailout involving vast sums of public money was required.
Notwithstanding this most recent event, the core issues
gravitate around fundamental problems that have been in evidence for many
years. These include:
- - Large numbers of low wage and minimum wage jobs
that are inadequate for survival within the modern economy
- -A national health care system that fails to
effectively serve tens of millions of vulnerable and at-risk men, women,
children and the elderly
- - A housing market that is geared towards maximizing
profit and, therefore, fails to build low-cost housing in sufficient number to
serve those in need of affordable shelter
- -Public policy at the local, state and federal
level that invariably caters to the needs of the affluent and corporate classes
to the exclusion of those with the most need.
These policy choices are dictated by the intimate relationship that
exists between politics and money. The
net impact of this collaboration is the paradoxical dismantling of the
Commons. This is, in effect, a form of
reverse socialism where resources flow from the many in need to the few who
have an abundance of wealth to begin with
- - A lack of social resolve around the important
issue of gun control
The net effect of these intrinsic factors is a dangerous increase
in poverty especially among the most vulnerable, personal bankruptcy that is often
triggered by a major health crisis, homelessness, infrastructure collapse, the
rise of a thriving black market and the indiscriminate use of deadly firearms
against innocent people.
It is, therefore, not surprising that this array of economic
conditions and their natural consequences promotes social instability. The fact the wealthiest nation in the world
can tolerate this severe disparity between the living conditions, well-being
and longevity of its citizens based on economic status is suggestive of a
deep-seated malaise that undermines the real prospects for peace.
Monday, February 4, 2013
Sunday, February 3, 2013
Saturday, February 2, 2013
Friday, February 1, 2013
Intermezzo
.
in·ter·mez·zo/ [in-ter-met-soh, -med-zoh]
noun,
2. a short musical composition between main divisions of an extended musical work.
------------------------------------------------------------------
Origin:
1805–15; < Italian < Late Latin intermedium; see intermediary
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
It is perhaps incumbent upon tHE mAN to make addicts of us all, and at this hE is deft and insidious.*
Recently, during the restless interim between two periods of - what I've been falsly led to believe all my life was - "fitful" or, "broken" sleep, I did a little online digging into the subject.
Turns out, the only thing "broken" was my idea(MY IDEA? All I could think of was, "What do the experts say?") of what constitutes normal sleep.
For centuries of human history, waking up in the middle of the night was acknowledged as the norm.
Taking a pill to eradicate that is just the latest attempt to implement tHE mAN's reach into and control of our personal lives.*
Here are just a few of the articles, and if you want to persue the research that brought all this to light, just do a search on Roger Ekirch.
1. http://blogs.discovery.com/dfh-sara-novak/2012/02/ancient-history-shines-lights-on-the-8-hour-sleep-cycle.html
2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Segmented_sleep
3. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-16964783
Ekirch got us all stirred up; there are many more, plenty to do during a sleep break. I've had the pill they're pushing these days and my opinion is, a little reading is better for you.
*Also my opinion.
Art: The Nightmare by John Henry Fuseli
noun,
2. a short musical composition between main divisions of an extended musical work.
------------------------------------------------------------------
Origin:
1805–15; < Italian < Late Latin intermedium; see intermediary
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
It is perhaps incumbent upon tHE mAN to make addicts of us all, and at this hE is deft and insidious.*
Recently, during the restless interim between two periods of - what I've been falsly led to believe all my life was - "fitful" or, "broken" sleep, I did a little online digging into the subject.
Turns out, the only thing "broken" was my idea(MY IDEA? All I could think of was, "What do the experts say?") of what constitutes normal sleep.
For centuries of human history, waking up in the middle of the night was acknowledged as the norm.
Taking a pill to eradicate that is just the latest attempt to implement tHE mAN's reach into and control of our personal lives.*
Here are just a few of the articles, and if you want to persue the research that brought all this to light, just do a search on Roger Ekirch.
1. http://blogs.discovery.com/dfh-sara-novak/2012/02/ancient-history-shines-lights-on-the-8-hour-sleep-cycle.html
2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Segmented_sleep
3. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-16964783
Ekirch got us all stirred up; there are many more, plenty to do during a sleep break. I've had the pill they're pushing these days and my opinion is, a little reading is better for you.
*Also my opinion.
Art: The Nightmare by John Henry Fuseli
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