Austraila ~ Gone with the Wind...

This new movie is fantastic, Australia is Gone with the Wind with a down under accent.
Some of the best stories are of greed with profound circumstances forcing the best of someone to the surface.

The Drover had to change his life of freedom ( he thought), learn to love, but it took a black aborigine to tell him this,for he knew they wouldn't lie.

This is story of the factual history of the 1/2 whites in Australia, who until 1973 were removed from society for the white fathers couldn't face their own son's nor take responsibility for them.

This is story of transformation, magic, honesty, a women's refusal to buckle to nice society, but, instead to hold to the truth.

Of course the culture clash between the cattle barons, and the native peoples, are a big factor in this movie. We think because we did it to the Indians and swept it under the carpet years ago, we can ignore it.
We did in Cambodia in the '60's of the Killing Fields, we do in Darfore today, and in of course in Afghanistan.

People have been oppressing and slaughtering people since Cain and Able, the Jews and the Arabs are just one little symptom.

I suggest daily meditation on bringing in Peace. The Peace Project may be a new way that really works.

Dispellers of Darkness

In the ancient texts of India,
the description of this time period,
says, the teachers will come out of the caves,
the forests, the wilds, and into the cities
to help guide those who are ready
to do some work on their own.

Some come as God's to be worshiped, by many;
some demand respect and all your life's savings;
some come to be 'right' and have many agree with them;
Some come as strict teachers, some as palmists, astrologers, ministers, musicians,
even some as politicians;
some hide themselves as ordinary people, some as street folks, some as restaurant owners, some as lawyers ~ you really can find them in every walk of life.
Some come as yogis, or Pilates, or belly dancers.
Some only show up when they are needed - maybe these are angels.
some are hidden, some are obvious, some are ostentatious, some quiet.
One thing is clear when a student is ready the teacher will be there....
this is the Universal law.

some come as friends - just to be there & show the way; some come a cripples to teach compassion; slumdog millionaire, I feel is such a vehicle. I am glad it won such good recognition.

Will everyone recognize it? Sometimes, even the authors do not.

Sometimes a teacher is so well hidden even the person does not know they are teaching. these folks are just being themselves. 'Second Hand Lions' is like this type.

May your inner vision glow brighter.
Your inner knowing is your gift, unwrap it, bathe in it.
This is the way of all of the 'gurus' or dispellers of darkness.

Bringing more light.

or A Shanti combined "A" in Spanish for towards 'Shanti" in Sanskrit means Peace

looking for a few happy, pleasant teachers ?

Honorable Killing prt: 3rd...

So who is right? The Buddhist’s believe as the Jain’s in non violence, a yogi tradition for ones who seek enlightenment. The warriors have no limitation on killing, except to not harm then innocent like farmers, children, and women.

I see no problem is killing idiots who desire to only take life from others, and do immoral acts. I see no problem in killing one who wants to die, like Dr. Kevorkian. I see no trouble killing in defense - but where does this end? This takes great training as in a Shao lin priest.

The problem today is that folks believe that killing of the body is killing. I believe that I am immortal, I am the eternal spirit that moves from body to body much like I pick out a new car.
Therefore, who can kill me? It is a mistaken belief.

But one can kill my creations. My home, my cars, my gardens, my body and on & on.
I feel as the yogis and Buddhists, that not to kill is the way. I don't kill ants, anymore, or spiders, etc. but if I find a black widow near the house, I will kill it, just out of protection for the others that live there too.

President Lincoln was legally able to hold a duel, not any more - it would be considered murder. Abe handled it by a stroke of genius to challenger who he put off for a long time, wanting to duel. Pres finally agreed when the man gave him the option of time and place with choice of weapons: 'Ok I will duel in (this particular) lake with sledge hammers... Well the lake was 6 feet deep no problem for Mr. Lincoln, but the challenger was less than that.... end of duel Abe won with wits.

So this is not a cut an dry subject. Mahatma Gandhi practiced non violence, as did his student Dr King, who died at the hand of an assassin as did Gandhiji. The only conclusion I can come to is that one must decide for oneself, where question lies.

The Martial arts teachers- the best of all, know their skill so well that they don't have to kill, they can disable any attacker with any weapon. Native American Indians are said to be able to transform into animals to escape there enemies. Miracles do happen.

You have a temperament - follow your path. If like Gandhi or King it is peace - follow peace. If it is like Gen Schwarzkopf or The Green Hornet follow the path of war, in defense.

There are other paths too, you must find yours. Generally it must be up to society to decide this issue. As Clint’s latest movie about gangs, illustrates. Yea for Dirty Harry ! when we need him.

Yea for Gandhi when we want to live.

Honorable Killing prt: 2nd

Well, who am I to judge...

But, I do have to know what to do when I have to act. In the movie "Taken", an ‘A+’ in my book, the hero has to go an get his daughter who was 'taken' to be sold into slavery as prostitute, by a gang who is above the ability of the local law to deal with. There’s lots of killing of these ‘perps’ in this picture. Anyone viewing it would agree, they need to die.

Hindu history in the form of stories passed from generation, by generation as tales of villains so bad that God himself ( or her self) has to incarnate to come down here in order to put the creep back under control. The Ramayana, the story of a King, Rama, who has his bride, Sita, stolen. They were incarnations of God to trap the pesky demon, and have an excuse to kill him if he didn't want to behave.

Krishna in the "Bhagavad-Gita", the Song of the Lord - one section of the "Mahabharata" or Great Struggle or War, has to deal with the hero - Arjuna. (Etymologically he became Hercules to the Greeks. Arjuna had to face this same dilemma oh kill or not kill. There is every reason to kill his own teacher - by treachery, and even some of his own family members. But he can't do it, though is a master of martial arts - so much of a one the Hitler has special orders to gain the knowledge of Arjuna’s battlefield powers.

In order to get Arjuna to fight, to kill, to win this battle, Krishna - an incarnation of God, also a master of the martial arts, had to give Arjuna a divine view of God (Krishna) crushing these enemies in his teeth. The message was “fight Arjuna - you can not kill anyone as the soul is immortal, as you and I are. I, God, alone can destroy- so fulfill your destiny as this is preordained by me. Fight Arjuna, kill.” Gods Blessings.

What happens today when both sides in Iraq think, believe they are killing in the name of God?
The difference to me is that God tells one in the above situations, where man thinks he is doing it in the Name of God in Iraq.

So who is right?

continued tomorrow.

Honorable Killing prt: 1rst

Thou shall not kill,
was one of the original 10 commandments Moses brought off the holy mountain. Since his followers were still worshiping the Bull with drunken ways and lots of fun... He created the Mosaic laws - which are the basis of the laws followed today in the good 'ol USA. He at first added 100 laws.

One of these laws was the “can't work on Sabbath” rule. The other was the no adultery rule. Both of these as we can see in the bible were punishable by death, with out a trial. The culprits were stoned to death by a crowd.

This seems to violate the Thou Shall not kill rule to me. It is ok to be angry and have the whole community - or those present kill someone for plowing a field or cooking on 7th day...

Well, who am I to judge...

continued tomorrow

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