I have been pondering the issues that have recently plagued the former U.S. of A., namely, the political uncertainty, the hate and pretended tolerance of so many that we share our planet with, the attacking of religion, the financial crisis, and countless other stratagems...far too many to mention (needless to say it is all by design). In light of all this I do not wish to dwell on any one particular subject, to do so would be to feed it's fire. The answers are not within solving one problem or another but with the whole of us, the people deemed humanity. Getting stuck on one issue, one passion, one fanaticism, etc., is to be blinded to all that lies before us.In the land of the blind, the one eyed is King!
Having laid this before you I offer you the following words of insight by His Holiness the Dalai Lama:
"Because we all share this small planet Earth, we have to learn to live in harmony and peace with each other and with nature. That is not just a dream, but a necessity."
"The realization that we are all basically the same human beings, who seek happiness and try to avoid suffering, is very helpful in developing a sense of brotherhood and sisterhood; a warm feeling of love and compassion for others. This, in turn, is essential if we are to survive in this ever-shrinking world we live in."
And finally I would leave you with what I consider to be the most important and perhaps the least applied in our day and age. I believe that through practice, meditation and real intent we can all attain the following: "Inner peace is the key: if you have inner peace, the external problems do not affect your deep sense of peace and tranquility. In that state of mind you can deal with situations with calmness and reason, while keeping your inner happiness." -Dalai Lama
This, in my humble opinion, is the only real way to deal with the issues at hand today, for without it, we are easily swayed and blinded by heated emotion, blurred reason and the now very popular term intolerance.
And What if governments conspire against our liberty, our religions, our freedoms, etc.?
What if sore persecutions befall us?
What if everything is taken from us?
What then?
At the end of the day all you have is your Soul and your G-d.
At the end of the day, the world will continue to toil as it has for countless generations, whether you are in bondage or not, whether you enjoy justice or not.
The waxing and waning of governments, societies and ideas will continue.
Your freedom is within, and not affected by the outside world with all of it's upheavals, unless you allow it to be, and then it is not true freedom but a counterfeit, a mere shadow of the real.
Again, at the end of the day all you have is your Soul and your G-d.
Remember, there is nothing new under the sun, something only appears to be new because we have yet to experience it, but it is not new to this earth or it's inhabitants, or even other worlds with their inhabitants, a fresh coat of paint perhaps, but nothing really new, the core has remained the same since the beginning of time.
"And if thou shouldst be cast into the pit, or into the hands of murderers, and the sentence of death passed upon thee; if thou be cast into the deep; if the billowing surge conspire against thee; if fierce winds become thine enemy; if the heavens gather blackness, and all the elements combine to hedge up the way; and above all, if the very jaws of hell shall gape open the mouth wide after thee, know thou, my son, that all these things shall give thee experience, and shall be for thy good." -D&C 122
Peace & Blessings.
