observations

Letting go of the notion of individuality is where community lies. IT is by nature we are who we are, our egoic impressions and expressions matter not to our character- we are who we are, our beauty shines as natural as the sun, there is no need to exert ourselves. Disagreement would come from insecurity and fear, two things that are products of our knowledge-based, misinformed.

From grade school report cards to car and career choices we are bred to compare. We drawl lines to separate us from others and things we feel are not representative of the person we are. This is self-oppression. One who cares not for the ambient regard for their ego and simply does as they feel through a path of self discovery and study of connection between mind, body and soul in this world, will incite both disgust and inspiration on levels consummate to the purity they find. This is balance and can best be related to the garden, where the gardener who cultivates healthful food must pull "weeds".

We must not seek happiness for it is omnipresent. We must refine our sense of appreciation instead. What we chase "in the pursuit of happiness" is distraction from the whole of reality. One is no more entitled to happiness then they are to controlling the weather. All emotions equal health and to become fixated on anyone thing is to loose perspective on the most profound level.

There is inherent problem with knowledge; it will never be enough to over come ignorance. Knowledge is an abstraction of the totality of what is and therefore through knowledge one isnt even looking at the right picture. When emphasis is placed on knowledge, while at the same time nature, intuition and instinct are obscured and forgotten, a inner void is created. In the void something must balance out knowledge. To know is to be confident; secure. The balance is to not know and be fearful. The more we grow into a knowledge based culture the greater our fear of the unknown becomes. We can only transcend the affect of fear by transcending the desire for knowledge. Further, to experience emotions as knowledge, such as to "know" what makes you happy is to enslave yourself to the ego and deprive your total being access to the manifestation. This can be seen culturally in Art and entertainment, where works become products and inspiration becomes sales margins.

"It is what it is". A fool's wisdom. IT is what you make it and to accept the moment as a thing you are not part of; have no influence of is to miss the whole point entirely. We choose our beliefs and in this sense we choose between a world desitin to die where we are participants in the killing, or a world suffering from neglect and we are the ones to break the cycle and begin anew. Though I am not fond of the word "hope" or any other inert concepts, I would call upon those who hold it as a central component tho their belief, to place it on fundamental levels independent of any lines created by economy. Instead of hope I would like to use intention, that we would intend to do something, which after study and understanding, would bring about action more suited to change the situation to a beteer, or more natural dynamic.

How about this: Be the Change you wish to see in the world. But look deeper for we can not create a new world by building off of old foundations.