9/11 - The Real Truth

Sometimes a good, sober look at actual evidence proves an explanation that's "ruffling some feathers" out there - on both sides of the debate. When I came across this, it hit me as "yes, this is it." Dr Judy Wood's book "Where Did the Towers Go" takes a fresh and sober look at the aftermath of the 9/11 World Trade Center (WTC) tragedy, free from any preconceived notions, and shows how the the evidence directly points to "directed energy" weapons as the cause of the disintegration of the WTC towers. 


There's no way that planes or conventional heat-based explosives could have caused the 9/11 WTC tragedy, and that's exactly what screamed in my head from the first time I saw the incident aired on TV. Almost all of the building "dustified" and clouded out before any building parts hit the ground, save for some of the aluminum plating ("wheat chex"). Fully intact, unburnt papers were flying around amid the dust cloud. Paper would be the FIRST thing to burn in a fire or heat explosion!! There were hardly any seismic effects from such a huge structure when it "went away" or "dustified" (Dr Wood says it was not a "collapse"). 


Dr Judy Wood stays close to the facts and evidence and what they directly say about what really happened on 9/11. Her case is rock solid enough to uphold in a court of law. Way to go, Dr Judy Wood !! 

http://wheredidthetowersgo.com

Plea for Activists

Discern. Be wise. Don't dichotomize.

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A Different "World Order"

Termite mounds.  They are the world's tallest and largest organic buildings for its termite scale.  It's one of the wonders of nature.  On close examination, there are no "foreman" termites, no "architect" termites, no "top-down" command structure among the termites building such enormous structures.  Yet the resulting mounds are graceful and sturdy.  How do they do it?

The termites build by "feel." They sense when to add more load bearing sturdiness to one of their walls and work with one another in an emergent field of collective mindset. Yet no individual termite has to oversee the whole thing.  As long as one termite's structures support what their neighboring termites are building on top and around them, that structure will do.  No pre-design needed.

Why not we humans build a peaceful world similar to the way termites build their mounds?  Why do we need top-down governmental or other authoritative structures to build some kind of "new world order"?  We every day individuals can build a peaceful world "self-order" that works for all, one relationship at a time.  It's better that top-down government be out of the way.

A stretch?  Sure it is.  But we can stretch together across boundaries and connect with everyday individuals from all different countries.  The more we do that, whether for friendship or trade purposes, the less inclined we will be to support going to war with those countries.  Besides, it's intellectually and spiritually rewarding to transform away from fearful prejudices by discovering and appreciating the realities of how we are connected yet diverse down to the individual level.

Here are some videos which I feel contribute to what I'm saying in this blog:

About a book that I fell in love with - "A Simpler Way":

Here's what Commonway Institute founder Sharif Abdullah says about building a consciousness of "inclusivity" - or the sense that we are all linked to one another:

Here's a video about a language that's good as a universal "third" language which can be used (with prior arrangements) while traveling to countries that speak other languages.  This bridge language creates a more even communication platform than when a non-native speaker is struggling to communicate to a native of a given language.  This bridge language is called Esperanto.  There are other bridge languages that can be used, but this has proven useful for well over a hundred years:

The Golden Rules

As someone who loves to play with language and concepts, I found it fun and spiritually fulfilling to invert the wording of the traditional Christian Golden Rule. When a Jewish friend pointed out the Jewish Golden Rule and how it contrasts with the Christian Golden Rule, my mind "gears" started spinning, and I thought of a couple more. Relating mindfully with one another is very important to me.  So here they are:

Golden Rule 1:
"Do unto others as you would have done unto you."

Golden Rule 2:
"Do not do unto others as you would not have done unto you."

Golden Rule 3:
"Do unto others as they would have you do unto them."

Golden Rule 4:
"Do not do unto others what they would not have you done unto them."

Golden Rule 5:
"Be thankful for all people and things that support your life and well-being."

Golden Rule 6:
"Make allowances for human imperfections and forgive in ways that frees the heart."

Golden Rule 7:
"Find ways to do the things you most love in life."

Golden Rule 8:
"Apply these Golden Rules as well as other wise principles in balanced ways that respect and support one-another's well-being."

My non-elaboration on Golden Rules is on purpose.
Please feel free to share your interpretations and ideas on them.

(Golden Rule 7) Who's Barbara Sher?  She's an author and a life coach who's philosophy and ideas about "doing what you love" really appeals to me.  She's very down-to-earth and won't let you "excuse" your way out of your dreams:

I Am. What a trip !

Orthodox skeptics will say that when you die, your whole consciousness, if it ever existed, dissipates to nothing.  There's nothing about your consciousness that continues beyond the body that you are in.  When the body expires, that's it. Death is a finality, etc. etc.

Yet ask yourself: what exactly is it like to no longer exist?  How can we possibly know what it's like?  Even if it's complete emptiness, one must be there to validate this "empty non-existence" - but then the observing one or self is still there, in whatever form or non-form, validating that he/she "no longer exists" after death.  Sort of a paradox.  How can "I" not exist?  

It's difficult to explain this in language, for when you describe something it is projected into the third person, which can always be denied as a false illusion. But again, who are you, who am I, that's thinking our thoughts, looking through our eyes, experiencing our experiences, however false or illusional they may be?  

There's an undeniable self-evident self - an "I am".  Perhaps we all share the same Universal Self, (the I AM), yet we are each unique individualizations of this universal self-sense. 

Renee Descartes pointed to this idea of self-evident self in the introduction of his philosophy, and that was quite an eye-opener for me: "I think; therefore, I am." It's more like "I am; therefore, I am."
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What am I?
I am.
I am. I am not.
I am born. I am dead.
I am my body. I am not my body.
I am what I think. I am more than I think. I am not thinking.
I am aware. I am unaware.
I am real. I am a figment of your imagination.
I am imagining you exist. You are real. You are not real.
I am real. I am not real. I am surreal. (Oh, really?)
I am here. I am there. I am everywhere. I am nowhere.
I am no longer anything I thought I was. It all died off.
I am living the afterlife.
I am living the before-life. I am between lives.
I am living life. I am life itself.
I am now. I was in my memory. I will be potentially.

I am a mystery. I am clear.
I am that I am.
I am (in order) that I am.
I am that "I am".  No, that one!  No, not that one, this one here!
I am. What I am is always changing and dying away.
But after all has changed and died away, there I am.
Then what am I? Whatever I am, there I am.
Therefore, I am.
I am back of all that I think I am.
Are we all the same "I am"?
I am.
I am.
I am.

Fear as a gift

We should neither shun fear or let fear control us. By acknowledging our fears straight on, with self-compassion, we can work through the fears with flow and gentleness, not unlike the martial art Aikido deals with attacks. After working through fears in this fashion, we can discern what to keep and what discard from the fears.


The first step is to, like in Aikido, look inside the fear, and open it up as a gift. Rather than meet the fear with confrontation or intent to eliminate it, look in the direction of the fear. What danger is the fear trying to protect you from? What gifts do the fear's protective intent contain? Perhaps wisdom (i.e. Look both ways before crossing the street.) Perhaps compassion: The fear holds you back because of a painful past memories of failure, problems, hurt, vulnerability, and so on. Like Buddhist author Pema Chödrön advises, channel the pains of your past into compassion and understanding towards others who may be suffering through the same experiences that you had. Thank the fear for its intent to protect you, and the gifts of wisdom and compassion that they have provided. Then move on to the next step.


The next step is to look at where you want to go beyond the fear. Is the fear truly protecting you from real and present dangers or perhaps keeping you from pursuing your true happiness, from doing the things you love? This isn't always easy to discern, but don't let difficulty stop you. (Maybe 'blog through' your dilemmas like I'm starting to do here.) Take baby steps if necessary, but move in the direction of your happiness goals. As the title of this one book advises: "Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway"

Barbara Sher - Refuse to Choose - You'd be surprised who "dabbled in everything"

Listen to what Barbara Sher says about her book "Refuse to Choose."
If you like to do all sorts of things to where you're not sure what you really "are" - listen to this:
(Listen to the list of famous people who dabbled in all sorts of things. Be encouraged.)

Morita - Feel how you feel, but "keep on keeping on"

I like this Japanese approach to dealing with psychological issues.  Trying to fight, dwell on, or analyze emotions can be like trying to reverse river currents or ocean tides and can hold up progress towards one's own well being.  The "Morita" approach is to accept what you feel and redirect attentions towards day-to-day to-do's and take small, practical steps towards your goals.  The resulting sense of accomplishment can reward you with relief from emotional issues.  Here's an excerpt from the web site http://www.todoinstitute.org/morita.html (not mine), which explains this approach eloquently:

Self-centeredness and Suffering

In Western psychotherapy there are a great many labels which purport to diagnose and describe a person’s psychological functioning - depressed, obsessive, compulsive, codependent. Many of us begin to label ourselves this way, rather than investigate our own experience. If we observe our experience, we find that we have a flow of awareness which changes from moment to moment. When we become overly preoccupied with ourselves, our attention no longer flows freely, but becomes trapped by an unhealthy self-focus. The more we pay attention to our symptoms (our anxiety, for example) the more we fall into this trap. When we are absorbed by what we are doing, we are not anxious because our attention is engaged by activity. But when we try to “understand” or “fix” or “work through” feelings and issues, our self-focus is heightened and exercised. This often leads to more suffering rather than relief. How can we be released from such self-focused attention?

“The answer lies in practicing and mastering an attitude of being in touch with the outside world. This is called a reality-oriented attitude, which means, in short, liberation from self-centeredness.”
Takahisa Kora, M.D.