I really don’t see why people are complaining so much about Trump! He is such a typical American.When I travel in America, which I do frequently,because of a condition which requires me to stand most of the time,I end up standing at the bar in restaurants(Another Divine irony-for a practicing Muslim lol).The conversations are inevitably the same-about money,investments,bargains and sports.So what is so unusual about Trump?! His taste in women(playboy and fashion models) his obsession with worldly success and money and his narcissism are all very American.If Americans want a more noble and distinguished personality perhaps they have to examine themselves and the superficiality of their world view!
Now,in all fairness I have a very ambivalent relationship with America.I love its science,technology,the openness of many of its people and their creativity.I have spent countless hours in America at conferences,workshops,spiritual retreats andtrainings of various types and learnt enormous amounts there..But the values….they stink! Crass materialism and superficiality are everywhere.This is NOT a culture the world should be emulating!
Category Archives: Modern Living
The Treadmill Analogy
People get on treadmills in their life and forget that, despite all the movement, they’re really not advancing!
A little secret of the Universe!(18+only)
A little secret of the Universe! Totally politically incorrect lol”Women cannot manage on their own”! That is why they are always seeking out male companionship and that is the right way to go. It just has to be properly managed.
Now males on their own become dry and lifeless- like many Catholic priests for example. But women on their own often become unhinged. The male companion then becomes a ground for them.The slacker, passive-aggressive male of today is of little help here but then again they are not allowed to assume a leadership role for fear of being accused of patriarchy!
Sufi Sam Lewis put it this way in the Jerusalem Trilogy” Men need women to connect to the Earth, ( the worldly energies) and women need men to connect to the heavens( ideals and values). That might sound contradictory to what I just stated but actually it is complimentary. The contradiction is only conceptual but in reality they are both true,
Time Management
I remember a diet book that said that the average restaurant portion is about twice what we should normally be eating.I think that the same may well be true for the use of time.That is, we are trying to do about twice what we should normally be doing in a day.I have been testing this out in Trinidad.I schedule about half the day only.And it is working out wonderfully.The other half gets easily filled,there is little stress and the “empty times” are both relaxing and open for inspiration of all sorts.Give it a shot.You may be surprised by the results!
Comfort?!
Intriguing world! More peaceful in Tobago than Trinidad . Much less crime. But no people of nur. And no interesting discussions. Conclusion: comfort kills the spirit!
All around us we can see people seeking more comfort- a bigger house, a more spacious car, the latest lazy-boy couch! But they are like the iconic donkey chasing the iconic carrot. They never get to satisfaction. Why?! Because comfort is not where it’s at ! It’s a false God. Comfort kills the spirit!
I remember visiting an old friend of my Mom in a luxurious old people’s home. He had made a lot of money as a jeweller but now seemed to be desolate and confused. “I have everything I ever wanted here but I’m feeling so depressed! “ He had no idea why that was. He had worshipped at the altar of the god of comfort and found himself empty. Why is that?! Because Comfort kills the spirit.
A kindred spirit
I knew there had to be someone out there who understood what I have come to realize about that so over/valued mind! “Man has no enemy equal to the unenlightened mind. It is this unenlightened mind that has built up this vast structure of terrestrial selfishness, discord and greed. The false light or lower mind is the emblem of the beast and the number 666. The beast, consequently, is the uninspired mind which is opposed to the inspired or Divine Mind. This monster of the lower mind, this leviathan that swallows Jonah, this creature that comes out of the sea of illusion, this beast with the crown on his head —all this symbolism refers to the unenlightened human intellect.”
– Manly P. Hall
Alhimdulillah.
Economic paranoia
There is a common belief in the modern world that everything is about money. “All political decisions are financially based primarily. “That is what even many intelligent , well-educated people believe. So if the United States goes into Iraq , it is for the petrol or if doctors insist on pharmaceutical treatments it is because they are bribed by the big pharma companies.
Now, there is some truth to this point of view but it is by no means the whole truth. It is as if the modernists can only see one of the 7 cardinal sins- greed. But often other factors are in play – like pride and ignorance and envy. So in the case of the American entry into Iraq there were many political factors at play outside of economics. There was even a certain idealism about transforming Iraq into a democracy and setting an example for the Middle East. All of this is lost in the economic cynism and paranoia which says this must be all about money.
in the case of doctors , I too, have undergone their training( brainwashing) which teaches us to pay attention only to the most concrete and superficial facts(We are trained to be so-called Empiricists) The phrase ‘empirical evidence’ is cited as frequently as Jesus, son of God, in the Catholic Church. So the subtleties of perception and the patience required for a naturopathic remedy may be well beyond their ken. They were trained that way!
So beware next time you hear a political event explained purely on the basis of economics. You may we’ll be hearing a very partial truth!
Social Processes
FBI informed in advance about Florida shooter and warned.But they didn’t do anything about it! This is NOT just a problem with one institution or one negligent person.This is a systemic problem.It’s called DEAFNESS and it exists to varying extents in ALL institutions in modern society.Instead of relying on the Three Doors of Perception-Seeing,Hearing and Feeling- we rely on rules,procedures and logic.This is the result! We have intentionally dehumanized(‘rationalized’ them,I think they call it!) our social processes.Can we really be surprised that we have inhuman results?!
Discernment
Advice to a lost friend::”Learn to distinguish between the light and the darkness.And lead your life according to what you see in the light and not according to what you fear or desire in the darkness”.
Contradictions
Contradictions are not a problem for Reality. It is replete with them. Contradictions are only a problem for the mind!
So it depends where you stand on the map vs. territory problem. If you believe that the map is reality, contradictions are a problem. If you believe in the territory, however, there is no problem. Up to you lol!