One thing that ALL WARS have in common:

They have all been started by leaders…

And in the absolute majority of the cases, these leaders are politicians. Because of this and other reasons, maybe it’s time for each and everyone of us to take our power back. Maybe the idea that the world would descend into chaos without a centralized government is just an illusion?

In 1970 there came out a movie with the title Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came. I haven’t seen the movie, but I like the message of the title. 

It is a given that a leader needs national support to start a war. And whether the media in our “free democracies” (LOL!!!) says that the leader is a good guy or a bad guy, propaganda is needed to garner support for the war. And no matter how much lies the propaganda is based on, it is never created out of nothing. This means that any war needs actions taken by leaders on both sides of the fence. And the leaders are always the last ones to take the hit. 

I believe that those that really govern the world are part of the same little club. But whether you believe this or not, why not ask yourself why it should be self-evident that the masses should take part in the leaders’ power games and suffer for it? Peaceful non-compliance has always been a powerful “weapon”, as Gandhi might have been the best example of. You may be able to lie enough to get support for attacks on peaceful people in the short run, but peaceful non-compliance seems to have a way of winning in the end. When Jesus said “turn the other cheek”, those were not just empty words. He said something essential about real power.

How do we take our power back? Well, if we don’t want to have anyone governing us, we need to take responsibility for our own lives and not engage in criminal behavior whether it is lawful or not. And notice that I make a very clear distinction between criminal and illegal behavior. I of course believe that it is criminal to steal. But I also believe that it is criminal to scam someone, whether you do it illegally or not. But I don’t believe that it is criminal to use illegal substances as long as you do not harm someone. 

It all comes down to us as individuals. How we treat our inner lives and the choices that we make. We are not here to force the world to change. All we have to do is to be the change, open our hearts and stop complying with what our hearts tell us is wrong.

Some thoughts and questions concerning politicians PART 6

Some people say that we shouldn’t vote at all, because then we just end up supporting the corrupt system. I respect this opinion and believe that this is up to each and everyone to decide for him- or herself. And I agree that voting every fourth year for candidates that are in no meaningful way held accountable afterwards, is a scam. Candidates that only disagree on a very small amount of issues, that are given a vastly disproportionate amount of attention, since the mass media still, to a large degree, control which issues we focus on. And if you follow the chain of owners, you will find that the news flow is for the most part controlled by a small number of global actors…

Personally I plan on voting though. But only for a party that respects what I regard as universal and inalienable rights. I will only vote for a party that respects my bodily autonomy unconditionally. Only for a party that will always act in the interest of the people and never allows itself to be influenced by financially powerful special interests. This, as far as I’m concerned, is not a matter of opinion. It’s simply a matter of right and wrong. 

So, what party will I vote for? From where I stand right now, I don’t know. If there is no such party, I will not vote. I will not vote for the least bad alternative, just to not throw away my voice in society. The way I see it, this would be to support the corrupt system. Then I would say that it’s better to stay home and do whatever one feels like doing. I remember that the comedian George Carlin had a good suggestion, but I think that I would do something more productive with my time ;).

I believe that for the time being, we are in a situation where the old and the new has to exist side by side. This means that while we have to recognize the dominating system as corrupt to the core, we cannot simply ignore it, even if it is up to us as individuals to choose how to interact with it. I’m very doubtful that the system can be changed from within. But spending an hour every fourth year just in case that I and others that believe the same thing are wrong, might be a good time investment. 

But as I’ve said before, in the end I believe it is up to us to build communities that are independent of the majority culture. Communities of spiritually awakened people that respect each other’s individuality and help and support each other, not because they are coerced to do so, but because they want to. Because more and more people are waking up. The veil is being pulled from our eyes. More and more people are starting to see the limited ways we have been conditioned to function from. We don’t need such things as power hunger, control and mindless gratification of the senses anymore. There is something so much better on the horizon. And we will get there. The question is just how much pain it will take for enough people to wake up and see it.

Some thoughts about the NEW WORLD that is emerging

I have noticed that there are many other people that have the same idea right now as I do, of creating communities that are independent of the larger society. This cannot be a coincidence. I however believe that this needs to be extended.

That these communities need to cooperate with each other is a given. This needs to stretch beyond national borders. I also believe that we need to develop systems of support for those that find themselves mistreated by the systems that they live in, i.e those that have their autonomy violated by these systems. For this to be effective, we need local communities, consisting of individuals that function within a global community. I believe that only one guideline is necessary: No one ever has any right to force their will on anyone else in any way. As far as I’m concerned, this is an idea that any awakening soul eventually has to embrace on their journey. 

This is an idea that I hope that someone eventually picks up and elaborates on.

Among awakened people I don’t believe that people have to be forced to help each other. When we realize that we are all one and that there is no joy or meaning to be found, in living to gratify one’s ego, it becomes natural to do what one can to contribute to the whole in any way one can. Of course we need to help ourselves in order to help others effectively. But for an awakened soul, when the basic needs for survival and security are met, the ideas of just gathering more money and material possessions, living for oneself or using others become completely pointless. Pointless because we know that we can walk with God and connect with other people. That we can live in a glorious, spiritual reality, reaching higher and higher states of awareness and spiritual experiences. We know that all of this is completely free and never on anyone’s expense. 

What I also believe, is that however it may seem at the moment, those of us that live by spiritual values and values such as love, freedom, care and personal responsibility, rather than fear, coercion and “every man for himself” will eventually win. Because ultimately it is a choice between paying millions for sand or receiving diamonds for free.

Some thoughts and questions concerning politicians PART 5

Today I will continue making suggestions on how we can start freeing ourselves of the people that have made themselves our leaders. As a starting point I will use something that I realized a few days ago, which I think is a step that we awakening souls will have to start taking. So this is my little attempt at doing my part in putting the idea out there.

This is what I would like to propose: That those of us that are awakening start organizing to become more independent of society. This does not mean fostering a “us against them” mentality. But spiritual awakening is not an artificial construct that separates people. It is a very real thing. There are however different degrees to this. I know some people that are awakening, but that have not recognized this fact yet. But the majority is still asleep. The first great divide is between those that believe that the world is more or less what we perceive with the five senses, and those that have at least started to suspect that the world is more than this. The second would be between those that understand that something very strange is happening in the world and those that just think that humanity is facing a huge crisis with no significance beyond itself. I.e between those that understand that this crisis is spiritual to its nature and those that don’t. This understanding also entails that we’re facing the end of the world as we know it. This is also where my understanding ends. Some may know what this end means, but here I’m at a loss. I believe that there are basically two options here. Either the whole world has to crumble for something else to be rebuilt afterwards. Or we start building something new now, while the old collapsing world still exists. The only certainty here, I believe, is that the old world is on its way out. And I’m not going to wait around to see which option proves itself correct, even if I, at this point, don’t know exactly what I should do, besides keep on using my writing skills to try and reach as many as possible with the little that I know or suspect.