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Separative, selfish materialism
Forum Admin	Posted on: Monday 26 February 2007 11:50:39 am
	The six problems join hands between beginning and end, as psychological renewal is a pre-condition for international unity, and international unity calls for psychological renewal. There is really only one compound problem which those in each problem area are working upon - separative, selfish materialism. A separative or exclusive attitude of mind divides humans, using some arbitrarily chosen criterion (race, religion, ideology etc.) into "more" or "less" deserving; this leads to a selfish emotional grasping by the "more" deserving; and this may, and often does, eventually work out as an unequal distribution of material goods. Perhaps the main area where the material aspect, in strictly financial terms, of this problem is least important is religion; but where religion (or anything else) is taken to fanatical extremes, then "holy" wars can arise in which material possessions, and even life itself, are stripped from those on the "other" side. The Antidote? An inclusive, loving, intelligent attitude (goodwill as love in action) that values every human being as a unique and unrepeatable combination of qualities which has a part to play in the great symphony of life.
Selfishness and the Dark Ego
Joey Beales	Posted on: Monday 06 August 2007 10:00:24 am
	This is just some thoughts I was jotting down that I wanted to share. A little realization or beginning of one popped into my head and ended up expanding into something which addresses selfishness and the dark ego some what. So here it goes, my first attempt at a post on this forum =]. The subjective(thought) always precedes the objective(form). How your life unfolds is largely determined by the state of your conscienceness. Taking the conscienceness of the world around you into account. But if your conscience of the effects of the conscienceness of the whole on 'your' reality you begin to realize that the 'you' is part of something much larger then 'yourself'(your little ego). When you become aware of this you will naturally begin to move beyond you into You. Confusing I know but by letting go (or just loosening your grip), of your own insatiable desires your own yurning for money, power, status, reputation whatever it is that you feel is how you are growing and becoming a more successful person (the astral illusion) as the world around you stagnates. You allow yourself to embrace the more the true gifts of life and all it has to offer. Receiving to give rather then receiving(or forcefully taking) to control, gain capitol, manipulate and the plethora of selfish motives which really begin to put subjective and objective barriers up all around you between your own little world and the the real divine world. A life based on more complete truths rather then partial truths. Hey it's a start why not make Life as good as possible & I didn't say 'your life' I said Life. So don't be so hard on yourself. As your conscienceness grows and you experience different 'phases' of your life. Many had a tough childhood in these times, and many were self-destructive teens. I sure as hell was and I sure as hell had to deal with that karma from those states of conscienceness which I thankfully have began to transcend. It is always waiting and openly available, that is all of us can take leaps & bounds in our evolution this is a universe of free will. Let go of the guilt, let go of your dark ego so that you can be open to more deeply understand this reality we're all part of, is it not a phenomenon? Try it see how you feel after touching the lives of others in need, or spreading some wisdom or... <fill in the blank>, see how you feel, see how they feel. Our strong sense to feel(emotional body) has been abused and manipulated so much. But when controlled those feelings we have is so very powerful and can serve a great foundation for the mind. The mind can't always explain why something is right or wrong or why anything, but that feeling is undeniable when you experience it no words need be spoken, no thoughts of verification... This is really just scratching the surface but I feel I will end here for now. Many other things come into mind such as clearing the Samskaras(Blockages), soul infusion, the heart center in the head etc.. Really getting into elevating the conscienceness after the dark ego is out of the way. And how it can open up so many opportunities for our world. But I don't want to drift off topic. So if you read this thank you for hearing me out, and any replies or corrections in what I've said are more then welcome, I'm just here learning & experiencing and trying to express some thoughts and stuff. =]