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The Invitation

It doesn't interest me what you do for a living.

I want to know what you ache for,
And if you dare to dream of meeting your heart's longing.

It doesn't interest me how old you are.

I want to know if you will risk looking like a fool for love,
For your dreams, for the adventure of being alive.

It doesn't interest me what planets are squaring your moon.

I want to know if you have been touched by the center of your own sorrow,
If you have been opened by life's betrayals
Or have become shriveled and closed from fear of further pain!

I want to know if you can sit with pain, mine or your own,
Without moving to hide it or fade it or fix it.

I want to know if you can be with JOY, mine or your own;
If you can dance with wildness and let the ecstasy fill you to the tips of
your fingers and toes without cautioning us to be careful, be realistic, or
to remember the limitations of being human.

It doesn't interest me if the story you're telling is true.

I want to know if you can disappoint another to be true to yourself,
if you can bear the accusation of betrayal and not betray your own soul.
I want to know if you can be faithful and therefore be trustworthy.

I want to know if you can see beauty even when it is not pretty every day,
and if you can source your life from ITS presence.
I want to know if you can live with failure, yours and mine,
and still stand on the edge of a lake and shout to the silver of the full moon, "YES!"

It doesn't interest me who you are, how you came to be here.

I want to know if you will stand in the center of the fire with me and not shrink back.

It doesn't interest me where or what or with whom you have studied.

I want to know what sustains you from the inside when all else falls away.
I want to know if you can be alone with yourself
and if you truly like the company you keep in the empty moments.

--- Oriah Mountain Dreamer, May 1994

Wisdom Fellowship

For sometime now; when I hear what to me seem outrageous social issues; such as the worlds current conflicts and economic problems, I’ve considered creating a separate social issues weblog, apart from any Rosemont aspects. I haven’t wanted to distract from spiritual quality of universal fellowship. I've felt Universal Fellowship might only prosper in an atmosphere of peace and justice; blessings which may depend upon the fullest application of wisdom; which is never found in the presence of greed and exploitation such as we see today.
Then looking at it another way and for the very same reason I realized there may be some value in addressing social issues from a different perspective, which I’ve decided to tag as wisdom fellowship. Not to say that I am wise, but to say it may be wise to step back and look at some social issues as issues of universal fellowship which as I suggest demand justice in order to establish peace.
Right now, in April of 2009, I’m so tired and frustrated in hearing about the world’s drug problems, terrorism and ocean piracy, not to mention the outrageous problem of piracy in our financial markets. If as a culture those in authority and the so called elite can not even see the shame and hypocrisy of it all, then it seems certain our culture in headed toward collapse. All these wars on terrorism, drugs, ocean piracy, and the middle class are all absolutely wrong headed. In the manipulation of our obsession with war we’ve given up the must important war of all, the war on poverty, because winning that war depends upon us destroying greed and exploitation.
Now it seems we’ve submitted to an exploitive war machine like in some science fiction story with a heartless robot intent on taking over the world, to enslave humanity, because we are incapable of solving our own problems. It seems our culture has become overwhelmingly self destructive, because all these wars are really wars upon our selves. Suppression is made necessary because people loath submitting to oppression and exploitation; which destroys both morals and moral. When struck, our animalistic survival instinct reacts by striking back and thus we have fallen into a primitive archaic state of violence without reason or wisdom.
All the problems we face as a race result from humanities greedy narcissistic, indeed fascist urge to control everything by suppressing and exploiting “the other” whom we fear and denigrate. Perhaps it’s true we can not trust those who see us in the same way, but at least to begin changing the state of affairs we can at least respect them. As North Americans let’s consider our neighbors to the south in Mexico and beyond; many U.S. citizens are or know Latin Americans and they are good people, so as always people are not the problem, all people problems stem from dysfunctional relationships. When people are put apart, demonized, or criminalized no solution is possible. So with drug dealers and North American drug users, it’s not a war we need; instead we should hear the problem as a cry for therapeutic help. Drug users of all types, including alcoholics and tobacco users, could be issued prescriptions as part of their therapeutic treatment intended to free them from the harm of abuse or addiction.
What is the problem in Somalia? I’m guessing it’s poverty as in much of the world. Why don’t we fight poverty instead of fighting the people who suffer from it? It’s the same with the drug market. People oppressed by poverty see financiers exploiting their communities and countries and learn from these examples. The western world and China too should put its own house in order, for I am certain we can not afford to send an army or navy against every oppressed person in the world.

Prepare to Declare, Peace not War.

War is the most destructive disease of humanity; very damaging and difficult to cure, therefore we must make every effort to prevent it. Who would argue against prevention; unless one profits from it. What greater humiliation could there be then war profiteering. I would like to promote a constitutional amendment banning war profits. All war suppliers should be nonprofit as a matter of patriotism. War profits are anti-patriotic because they are inherently a conflict of interest. There’s a conflict between the welfare of the nation and one’s personal greed; profiting from the suffering of countrymen and women.

Does it matter that the struggle to eradicate this disease is the hardest to win? War, arising from the delusion of ignorance which manifest as our “sin”, is the trance Jesus sought to break. All Hero’s are those who win the personal struggle that goes on within each person’s heart and mind. To find the answer to our inner conflicts is our most noble exploration. Here’s a fact we need to accept; there are no winners in war. Accepting this truth we can finally renounce war. Renouncing war we must denounce war. War is an admission of failure; a failure of intelligence, a failure to honor our humanity. It is the most important battle; the first and last struggle we must win.

Why do we succumb to war? If we permit war or justify it in any way we become a curse upon our family, our community, our country, our world. In balance what good can come from war? What are the results of war? War establishes an irrational cultural trance which leads to the redirection of lives and resources leading to massive death and destruction, a derailing of cultural advancement, the furtherance of war profiteering, fascism and political corruption; along with a perpetual cultural fear and animosity, such as we see in the Middle East, which can be manipulate so as to further control massive financial and cultural resources. Perhaps the most damaging result is the legitimization of war itself which acts to legitimize corporate and political corruption. This corruption and looking the other way is immeasurably destructive, it is morally reprehensible and equally reprehensible not to prosecute it. One could argue that justifying and permitting war appears like an evil demonic curse. To glamorize war is truly demonic. How long will we be hypnotized by this curse?

If we are truly spiritual beings with physical bodies, then the primary psychological issue we face is the fact that we all feel that we are stranger’s in a strange land; one can see we often seem to feel as though we are orphaned refugees. We are deeply wounded by our lose of innocence. When we find out Santa Claus is primarily mythical and yet war is a continual historical reality that truth is deeply hurtful; so hurtful that we mythologize war in order to sooth our pain and humiliation. Some of us primarily suffer wounds of doubt confusion and loneliness; others feel primarily anger pride or resentment. In either case we all act as though we are spiritually wounded perhaps abandoned, betrayed; suffering an anguishing tension and need; much like a drug addict with a lurking fear, that our fragile happiness may end any moment. Then we may feel that someone or something threatens us.

The Essential Unity of Humanity

Here are the issues I keep coming back to. Culturally from the time of Columbus the post medieval world has dealt more directly than ever with this issue of the relationship of our world cultures. Mostly we have responded in very primitive ways leading to virtually endless war. No modern person could ever convince me that this is, in anyway, a useful means of resolving any issues of our conflicting interest today. As a result of applying, basically an aggressive fascist mind set; to politics, economics and religion, the modern world appears virtually crippled on all levels and unable to realize its innate creative potential.

Now it has often been suggested that “we ourselves are the world”. Nothing mankind does happens outside the aspirations of us as individuals. The seeds of all negative emotions arise from us as individuals. In some way, if only by our acquiescence, we are supporting our own destruction; just as if we were poisoning or cutting our families, or shooting drugs, or assaulting our neighbor. We are in fact acting as a criminal race. We must either reform our behavior or we die in disgrace. This seems clear and indisputable to me. There can no longer be any claim or excuse of ignorance.

Undoubtedly, among thoughtful caring people, there must be universal values equally indisputable. Many things can be disputed, these we can not depend upon, where there is no agreement. And we don’t even really need a long tomb of endless laws and punishments. Ignorance and conflict are punishment enough for all our failings.

Let us only agree that true love and wisdom are priceless gifts of mercy we all cherish. Mercy is the facts that, though these gifts are priceless they are available to all whom humbly set aside pride of self and bow to the presence of goodness. Goodness is divine presence, which cannot be shut out but from ignorance, which is the hellish delusion of our separateness.

Be not a hypocrite or fool who condemns brother or sister, for as we judge so are we judged. Good sense and honesty make us think like scriptures; do not fool twist the truth. Act rightly or you condemn ancestors and children alike. Be not a scourge upon the earth. There is no greater shame or poverty. Be not among the self condemned who curse the day they were born and engender celebration the day they die. Condemn no other or you condemn yourself. A fool condemns himself, follow not that way.

In all things, measure your ethos with wisdom. Wisdom is nonviolent though it destroys ignorance, in the same way darkness flees from light. Love, the fruit of wisdom is like water which is cool and life giving; it quenches fire and shapes rock. All these words you have heard before. Has your heart been as though dead and cold? I think not. Then fear not.

Friends say “all we need is love” but you doubter rather tremble in fear. Where is your heart? If you would stand brave, fight fear; fear of your brother, fear is the hatred that consumes your soul. Fear you have destroyed all that is good. Fear not, for what you call God is good. Good is what destroys hatred, fear and doubt. What is done is not your task. You rule only the kingdom within the dome of your skull; do not think to usurp any other power which is not given to you. Nothing else is yours, yet when wisely there you will be welcome, to be received with infinite grace, love and happiness. There is no other key to your salvation. There is no other way.

Throughout his entire career Krishnamurti called on each one of us to accept responsibility for the thoughts, feelings and actions we so identify with. He often said “we are the world” his suggestion may have been similar to the current popular phase “be the change you seek.” First of all this may not be as easy as we may think for we may not perceive our very own best interest. Never the less we can point in a direction. We may not know the best path we can take to our destination, yet drawing on our experience we can learn to read the signs along the way and make the choices which lay right before us.

No War, Declare Peace!

War is the most destructive disease of humanity; it is very damaging and difficult to cure, therefore we must make every effort to prevent it.

Who would argue against prevention; unless one profits from it; And what greater shame and humiliation could there be then war profiteering?

I would like to suggest a law banning war profits. All war suppliers should by law be nonprofit as a matter of honor and patriotism, which is so loudly espoused. War profits are anti-patriotic because inherently they are a conflict of interest. There’s a clear conflict between the welfare of the nation and one’s own personal greed; profiting from the suffering of countrymen and women is truly the most humiliating obscenity.

Does it matter that this struggle, to eradicate this disease, is the hardest to win? The sin of war, a delusion of our smallness, is the very trance Jesus sought to break. And yet people dare to sin in God's name. All Hero’s are those who win the personal struggle that goes on within each person’s heart and mind. To find the answer to our inner conflicts is our most noble exploration. Here’s a fact we need to accept; there are no winners in war. Accepting this truth we can finally renounce war. Renouncing war we must denounce war. War is an admission of failure; a failure of intelligence, a failure to honor our humanity.

Why do we succumb to war? If we permit war or justify it in any way we become a curse upon our family, our community, our country, our world. In balance what good can come from war? What are the results of war? War establishes an irrational cultural trance which leads to the redirection of lives and resources leading to massive death and destruction, a derailing of cultural advancement, the furtherance of war profiteering, fascism and political corruption; along with a perpetually exploited culture of fear and animosity; such as we see in the Middle East, which is manipulated to further control massive financial and cultural resources.

An intent to disguise and legitimize corporate and political corruption is perhaps the most damaging result of a fascist aim of legitimizing war itself. This corruption and looking the other way is immeasurably destructive, it is morally reprehensible and thus equally shameful and reprehensible not to prosecute it. One could argue that justifying and permitting war is the closest thing to an evil demonic curse. To glamorize war is truly demonic. How long will humankind be hypnotized by this curse?

If we are truly spiritual beings with physical bodies, then the primary psychological issue we face is the fact that we all feel that we are stranger’s in a strange land; one can see we often seem to feel as though we are orphaned refugees. We are deeply wounded by our lose of innocence. When we find out Santa Claus is primarily mythical and yet war is a continual historical reality that truth is deeply hurtful; so hurtful that we mythologize war in order to sooth our pain and humiliation. Some of us primarily suffer wounds of doubt confusion and loneliness; others feel primarily anger pride or resentment. In either case we act as though we are spiritually wounded vulnerable, perhaps abandoned, betrayed; suffering an anguishing tension and need; much like a drug addict with a lurking fear, that our fragile happiness may end any moment. We feel that someone or something threatens us. In this nightmarish delusion, any doubt or fear which exploits our vulnerability, imprisons us in a humiliating state, in which we can think only of "hiding our head in the sand", or puffing up our chest and pitifully trying to justify war.

Where there is true intelligence and spiritual wisdom there is no legitimate justification for war. To shoot first and ask questions latter is a crime against our humanity. War is immoral and an admitted a failure of intelligence. The impulse for war arises from a primitive vibration of heartlessness thinly disguised as courage. The drum beat of war can and must be dissipated; the way light dissipates darkness, by a conscious heart vibration of wisdom and caring. This vibration has been recognized as the savior of humanity for millennium. May we right now recognize it within us, and act in accord with this wisdom which is divine, in us.

What is it; to be Free?

As a person who idealizes an open mind.
I listen to myself speak;
and when I hear assumptions creeping in to my beliefs,
I challenge those assumptions;
I laugh at them because they embarrass me.

I want you to know that The Bhagavad Gita is a bible to me. Word of God on a battle field.
Bibles are our deepest metaphors.
Literal worldly language has no deep spiritual value.
The only true battle is a result of our delusions;
Our wound of separateness; the conflict within us;
Because we belief what is false to be true.

I'm no genius, but I'm determined to end my exile from knowing what is.
And on this journey I'm not sure of much but what I write here, I'm sure of.
This I'm sure of; War is wrong. Supporting war is wrong. Justifying war is wrong.
Excusing war is wrong. War is a demonstration that we are wrong.
Caring and compassion is right. That is to be truly human.
To war is demonic, and it is evil.
It springs from ignorance, But ignorance is no excuse.
We are born to learn how to express our humanity.
We must learn to worship wisdom and love.
When we lie about it, we taint it, we spoil it, we loss our sense of humanity.

Religious people should be more careful, In their words and deeds.
For in carelessness we defile the name of God.
Only when we speak the truth can we be forgiven.
Our God does not judge us, only we judge.
We walk a razors edge, when we fall from the truth, We suffer, we bleed, we go to hell. There to find the endless war we always seek to justify.
In war we condemn ourselves to suffering.
War is the hell of our own creation.
God is love which is based upon wisdom.
Our only salvation is to be wise and to act out of love.
By ignorance we condemn ourselves.
In wisdom we find unending love to share with all and thus receive.
I pray for us to honor our God; awaken in love and become truly free.

Bhima Noel

When we nurture ideals of universal fellowship the temple door of wholeness opens. Awakening to a new age we enter & rejoice together.

Home Again

In the beginning was an awakening of self awareness.
Infinite nature, the spark of embodiment, first breath, sings of love.
Deluded in a dream this song sounds like a babies cry.

Dream mind is born with all seed ideas; word, time space & atom.

“First One” the spark; reflected in the mirror of space, appears as two.
This dream of separateness acts like a bird looking in a mirror,
seeing another always there.
Dream & dreamer from the beginning seek reunion.
But still we wander deluded by separateness and conflict.

Finding the temple door of wholeness open, we awaken in a New Age.
When we realize the door to awakening opens;
to those who nurture ideals of universal fellowship;
then together we will enter & rejoice. Home again.