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Old 09-29-2009
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Re: How come so few recognize the danger of Communism?

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Beans at a mother fucking airport? Holy shit!
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Re: How come so few recognize the danger of Communism?

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Beans at a mother fucking airport? Holy shit!
In Mojave, CA, no less.

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Re: How come so few recognize the danger of Communism?

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Greetings and Felicitations,

I wonder which one of the Buddhist hells
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The fact is my next move will not be to a hell, but hopefully to some place on the upper reaches of the Astral plane.

The definition of the Law of Karma is this: As one sows, so shall one reap. In other words, every action a person takes, the same action will be taken upon oneself. If not in this life, then in some future life. And of course this Law is an Absolute Law. There is nothing wrong with helping another... as long as ones helping does not prevent the other from helping him/herself.

We view people having difficulty in this life and we do not see these people in some previous life making life miserable for others around themselves... so we do not realize that this life is creating the Karmic opportunity for these people to experience what they caused others to experience in some previous life [and in doing so eliminate and complete their Karmic obligations]. To be open to this concept, one must have a substantial access to ones Empathetic Understanding. An elevated level of consciousness, in other words.

An excellent resource for this is: The Path of the Masters, by Julian P. Johnson.

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Re: How come so few recognize the danger of Communism?

[QUOTE=Luap;1538089]What's the difference between life and "Life"?

I use life in reference to the "illusion of life" or life on the physical plane of existence. And I use capital "L" Life when referring to the Reality that exist behind the illusion. This has become a habit.

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Old 09-29-2009
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Re: How come so few recognize the danger of Communism?

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I use life in reference to the "illusion of life" or life on the physical plane of existence. And I use capital "L" Life when referring to the Reality that exist behind the illusion. This has become a habit.
I see.

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We view people having difficulty in this life and we do not see these people in some previous life making life miserable for others around themselves... so we do not realize that this life is creating the Karmic opportunity for these people to experience what they caused others to experience in some previous life [and in doing so eliminate and complete their Karmic obligations].
But the number of people dying every year is not equal to the number being born. Suppose there are about 60 million deaths a year, and 140 million births. Even if everyone who died had bad karma, and 60,000,000 babies are born in miserable conditions, what about the other 80 million?
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Old 09-29-2009
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Re: How come so few recognize the danger of Communism?

Greetings and Felicitations,

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The fact is my next move will not be to a hell, but hopefully to some place on the upper reaches of the Astral plane.
Considering your posts I would say not. Your actually and actively promoting the idea that we shouldn't act to alleviate other people's suffering. In addition, you are highly tied to your ego.

You keep referring to that great piece of Spiritualist crap known as "The Path Of The Masters." I will keep to the words of the Buddha himself:

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Have compassion for all beings, rich and poor alike; each has their suffering. Some suffer too much, others too little.
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I do not believe in a fate that falls on men however they act; but I do believe in a fate that falls on them unless they act.
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Just as treasures are uncovered from the earth, so virtue appears from good deeds, and wisdom appears from a pure and peaceful mind. To walk safely through the maze of human life, one needs the light of wisdom and the guidance of virtue.
I think the chances of your being elevated to some higher realm are highly unlikely.

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Re: How come so few recognize the danger of Communism?

Because there isn't any. Communism has been morally and intellectually bankrupt for over 30 years. It was never a real threat and the only thing that kept it going for as long as it lasted was the trumped up fear of it used by the right to further their own unworkable and evil goals. I'm far more afraid of some would-be tyrant trying to revive the fear of it so as to further his own agenda.
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Re: How come so few recognize the danger of Communism?

Naw, Communism was never a problem, didn't even exist except in the minds of Extremist Right Wing Nutcases. Just ask the Eastern Europeans.
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You may "think" you said something about the MIND, but you did not do so. The brain is a physical muscle, and the MIND is an Esoteric phenomenon composed of two dimensions of Creation, namely the lower MIND is composed of the Astral region of Creation and the higher MIND is composed of the Causal region of Creation. Of course neither of these is physical nor are they discernible via the brain, thinking or ones physical senses. And now I have explained what the MIND is, and its composition, why not share with us how the MIND operates?

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What you are talking about is just one of many versions of new age pop psychology. New Ageism uses a compound of belief systems to produce mind candy for people who feel overwhelmed by the world around them.

Its just consumerist gunk and has no place in serious discussion.
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Re: How come so few recognize the danger of Communism?

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Squat and stand are two different words. They refer to the human body in two different positions. So, what you are saying is that Man is not Man when a man is in a squat position, and that a man who suddenly stands becomes something other than Man?

The psychological driver within a persons MIND that causes him or her to want to engage in socialism is the very same driver as that which motivates a person to want to engage in Communism, only subtle psychological factors [which means unknown to oneself at a cognitive level] cause one to engage in one or the other or to move from the less evil to the more evil.

Both terms point to someone who is ignorant of the Law of Karma and the Purpose of Life. The point being that Capitalism with limited government is the most sane system the world has ever known for living life naturally.

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Holly crap ...This is serious ...
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Re: How come so few recognize the danger of Communism?

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To imagine that a "pure" anything can exist on this physical plane is to be in denial of the concept of the Law of Karma, and the Purpose of Life.
Well. Okay then. I deny it. Straight and true, I don't believe in Karma, I'm a dualist but karma is not a philosphy I subscribe too.
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To suggest oneself is a "Socialist" is not something I personally would do, but then not everyone realizes the psychological causal behind such thinking. The Socialist is one who "projects" a delusional reality upon the physical plane that he or she perceives as "missing" and he/she believes "it" should be present.
I'm sure thats so, but its something i would do. Perhaps there is some psychological reasoning behind me being a socalist and maybe I am delusional but I firmly believe in the physical world and that it is possible to change and improve that world; no matter what mental worlds exist. Humans are tri-partite beings (mind, body, soul) and at least 2 of these 3 elements exist in the real world. thus it seems intellegent to me to try and imrpove it.
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The heavens on the Astral plane of existence are there for Souls to rest and rehabilitate between incarnations on the physical plane. These heavens are somewhat "socialist-like" in that no Soul needs anything that is not readily available. A perfect situation as it were. But this is not the medium in which the Soul can accomplish much Karma, and completing Karma is the Purpose of Life.

This physical plane is a plane of strife, conflict, struggle and pain and suffering. It is a perfect place for doing Karma, in other words. Those who lack the Knowledge of the Law of Karma are tempted to "think" that this plane needs to be corrected, improved, or changed. If such people have a strong personality they often can influence others to help then try to enact change on this plane. Such change is always dangerous and costs lots of lives and always means a diminished life style that is highly controlled and short on freedom.

Capitalism and a limited government is the ideal for living on this plane. But this ideal does not suit those within whom a great deal of fear is repressed within their MIND realms.... such as liberals. This is the reason the liberal is the enemy of everyone who is "normal" and whose MINDs hold a minimum of fear. Communism is a delusional notion by the liberal MIND, and like all notions of the liberal, Communism must be nipped in the bud or it will bring hurt to many.

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Okay... this is one of the most wacked out reasons for capitalism that I have ever seen. let me get this straight; we shouldn't try to imrpove things for fear of harming others? But the world right now is hurting and killing people anyways.
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Re: How come so few recognize the danger of Communism?

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To imagine that a "pure" anything can exist on this physical plane is to be in denial of the concept of the Law of Karma, and the Purpose of Life.

To suggest oneself is a "Socialist" is not something I personally would do, but then not everyone realizes the psychological causal behind such thinking. The Socialist is one who "projects" a delusional reality upon the physical plane that he or she perceives as "missing" and he/she believes "it" should be present.

The heavens on the Astral plane of existence are there for Souls to rest and rehabilitate between incarnations on the physical plane. These heavens are somewhat "socialist-like" in that no Soul needs anything that is not readily available. A perfect situation as it were. But this is not the medium in which the Soul can accomplish much Karma, and completing Karma is the Purpose of Life.

This physical plane is a plane of strife, conflict, struggle and pain and suffering. It is a perfect place for doing Karma, in other words. Those who lack the Knowledge of the Law of Karma are tempted to "think" that this plane needs to be corrected, improved, or changed. If such people have a strong personality they often can influence others to help then try to enact change on this plane. Such change is always dangerous and costs lots of lives and always means a diminished life style that is highly controlled and short on freedom.

Capitalism and a limited government is the ideal for living on this plane. But this ideal does not suit those within whom a great deal of fear is repressed within their MIND realms.... such as liberals. This is the reason the liberal is the enemy of everyone who is "normal" and whose MINDs hold a minimum of fear. Communism is a delusional notion by the liberal MIND, and like all notions of the liberal, Communism must be nipped in the bud or it will bring hurt to many.

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I didn't achieve the same point in political philosophy as you along your same path, but I've got to say, I find your logic behind your reasoning quite interesting. I suspect we disagree on many policy matters, but we both agree freedom is the ultimate pursuit.
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Re: How come so few recognize the danger of Communism?

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Insult? What insult? At the confluence of my [MIND] and your position on the wheel of Dharma, my third eye correctly surmised the Barney of your Karma. It needs chakra realignment

Oh, believe me, I've long since intuitively comprehended what you're posting.
Perhaps no one more enlightened than someone with an ego having tapped the first rung of psychic energy. But enjoy yourself and your great wisdom.

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Perhaps no one more enlightened than someone with an ego having tapped the first rung of psychic energy. But enjoy yourself and your great wisdom.

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Perhaps no one more enlightened than someone with an ego having tapped the first rung of psychic energy. But enjoy yourself and your great wisdom.

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Enjoy? Again, fundamentally, not one thing exists, so what is this enjoyment you speak of?
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