This is a very deceptive world.
There are two aspects to our being; essence, which is our pure being, and embodied essence caught up in the temporary, material mindbody. We have to respect this mindbody and keep it healthy, as it is our work place, and the work place of others.
The mindbody is a deceptive existence, as consciousness clings to mistaken concepts about itself: this is known as ego. It’s just like watching a film or the news, and believing what we see is real, when it is merely an image, as in Socrates’s example of shadows on a cave wall believed to be the real experience.
If we are practitioners, we train step by step – uncovering the deception of this seemingly solid self and world. We know why we are here, and by taming the mind, we create good karma.
Of course, this moment-to-moment awareness will not suit everyone: we might find it too much, and so choose to live in a halfway house. We may be interested in truth, but feel we would like to function better in this world. Of course, we should do the best we can, as this creates some good karma. However, our journey will be slower, and may even be counter productive – creating bad karma!
Our age-old problem is Ego claiming everything. Ego claiming an identity, can be manipulated by others.
There are two reasons why I write this blog. One is to help prepare for the Dharma world, while the other is to be aware of those who try to deceive us, consciously and unconsciously. Unless we know how the mindbody works, we will not notice the subtle deceptions being played on us.
Excitement and dullness are experiences that happen in the mind, which we can counteract. These states of our minds are generally governed by hope, fear and indifference. If our mind is filled with excitement or dullness, we will not cope so well. If our body’s immune system is low, then it will not cope so well. To follow a spiritual path, we need to be a healthy human mindbody.
If we are not coping, we may find ourselves relying on drugs or pastimes to cope, and these can be addictive. This is a clue to the way in which society is being engineered, and we are being distracted, spiritually.
One would have thought that, as so much has been learnt in the world, it should be a better place…it’s not! Our quality of life is poorer, we are sicker, and less able to think logically and creatively. Of course, any individual can say, “Oh, I’m okay!” but that is not looking at the bigger picture…or having any compassion.
The point of this blog is to see through the deceptions, both internally and externally, and really see that everything is actually okay, when we are aware. This awareness can then extend to kindness, and warmth towards others. We cannot be blind to what is going on, but there are those who hope we don’t notice. It is all about control: there are external forces that are trying to direct our minds into thinking a certain way – to get us caught up in all sorts of machinations and intrigue within this mistaken reality. Control is power. Power is control. Make sure you own your own power and have control. Do not let someone else do it for you! Reacting is conforming to a type.
We are fed daily news preparing us for coming actions. We are being programmed, and that is generally creating a fear of terrorism. There is so much news about it that the programming is doing the terrorising!
There are key people in every walk of life taking part in public control, marketing an agenda. The media is just the mouthpiece for governments, who are, in turn, the mouthpiece for the controlling corporations with massive agendas.
If we just analyse one incident, we can get a view of the large picture.
The public are heavily surveyed, and we are told, “If you are innocent, you have nothing to be afraid of.” Fair enough. But now, if the public films a brutal police attack, they could be arrested. Of course, this does not stand up in court…yet! What happened to, “If you are innocent, you have nothing to be afraid of”?
Many things are happening here. One: the police are seen as dangerous. Two: they are allowed to over-react. Three: the police have no empathy. Four: the law is protecting them. Five: the government knows this is going on. Six: it is only reported on alternative media. Seven: it creates fear when the police come to the next incident. Eight: the public is losing their trust. Nine: they want this information to spread. Ten: the police are acting more like the military every day: bullying and tasers are used too frequently. Videos to follow!
It is no longer a matter of keeping the peace. It’s about control and money! Private prisons in America are being used as cheap labour…labour camps for the corporations. Is this the way life should be going?
The quality of food is deteriorating with the spread of dangerous GM crops which the corporation has genetically engineered in order that they can own them, when they used to grow naturally. Because of this bad food, people need more drugs, which they wouldn’t have needed if the food and water were healthy.
A wonderful web-site is Second Opinion by Barry Groves it’s full of important information. He wrote a book called “Trick and Treat”. The food industry trick us with poor quality food , and the pharmaceutical companies treat us… and we pay for it!
Education methods keep changing, and standards are getting worse. The list goes on, with each political party blaming the other. It is all pre-arranged to control the public, changing common law into UCC law (Uniform Commercial Code – Commercial Maritime Law).
What can we do about this? Be aware, and do your own research. But don’t get involved with the fear mongering that is compounding the problem. When sheep are spooked, they are easier to control! It is all about the psychology of marketing taken to the finest degree. They are clever, but unwise. The corporations want you think you are just a mindbody entity to serve and pay, thus putting you into more and more debt.
Two books describe the violence and media-drug control: Brave New World and 1984, which were written as if blueprints for today. They are both all about conformity: the EU is but one example of this, and is putting us into debt, big time.
We are free, untouchable essence, playing a part for a short while. We can play our part but not conform to a commercial type, both worldly or spiritual.
We always need a reality check.
To check our reality,
we either have Love
or lack of Love.
PS. I apologise that this is so long- I’m feeling a bit passionate today!
BUDDHA IN THE MUD is a blog - a living book based on the Dzogchen teachings. Our teacher is life, and life is karma. We are all Buddhas in the mud of concepts. 