Friday, January 28, 2011

Phenomenal Stuff from Pure Genius (known as Michael Jackson)

This was sent to me from a dearly beloved friend (thanks darling!).  Enjoy these words of Michael.  He lives on through his manifestation of the creative genius inherent in all of Creation.

It's strange that God doesn't mind expressing Himself/..Herself in all the religions of the world, while people still cling to the notion that their way is the only right way. Whatever you try to say about God, someone will take offense, even if you say everyone's love of God is right for them.
For me the form God takes is not the most important thing. What's most important is the essence. My songs and dances are outlines for Him to come in and fill. I hold out the form. She puts in the sweetness.
I've looked up at the night sky and beheld the stars so intimately close, it was as if my grandmother had made them for me. "How rich, how sumptuous," I thought. In that moment I saw God in His creation. I could as easily have seen Her in the beauty of a rainbow, the grace of a deer bounding through a meadow, the truth of a father's kiss. But for me the sweetest contact with God has no form. I close my eyes, look within, and enter a deep soft silence. The infinity of God's creation embraces me. We are one.

**DANCING THE DREAM by Michael Jackson**
(published 1992)



"Heaven Is Here" - by Michael Jackson



You and I were never separate
It's just an illusion
Wrought by the magical lens of
Perception

There is only one Wholeness
Only one Mind
We are like ripples
In the vast Ocean of Consciousness

Come, let us dance
The Dance of Creation
Let us celebrate
The Joy of Life

The birds, the bees
The infinite galaxies
Rivers, Mountains
Clouds and Valleys
Are all a pulsating pattern
Living, breathing
Alive with cosmic energy

Full of Life, of Joy
This Universe of Mine
Don't be afraid

To know who you are
You are much more
Than you ever imagined

You are the Sun
You are the Moon
You are the wildflower in bloom
You are the Life-throb
That pulsates, dances
From a speck of dust
To the most distant star

And you and I
Were never separate
It's just an illusion
Wrought by the magical lens of
Perception

Let us celebrate
The Joy of Life
Let us dance
The Dance of Creation

Curving back within ourselves
We create
Again and again
Endless cycles come and go
We rejoice
In the infinitude of Time

There never was a time
When I was not
Or you were not
There never will be a time
When we will cease to be

Infinite -- Unbounded
In the Ocean of Consciousness
We are like ripples
In the Sea of Bliss

You and I were never separate
It's just an illusion
Wrought by the magical lens of
Perception

Heaven is Here
Right now is the moment
of Eternity
Don't fool yourself
Reclaim your Bliss

Once you were lost
But now you're home
In a non local Universe
There is nowhere to go From Here to Here
Is the Unbounded
Ocean of Consciousness
We are like ripples
In the Sea of Bliss

Come, let us dance
The Dance of Creation
Let us celebrate
The Joy of Life

And You and I were never separate
It's just an illusion
Wrought by the magical lens of
Perception

Heaven is Here
Right now, this moment of Eternity
Don't fool yourself
Reclaim your Bliss

*******



"Are You Listening?" - by Michael Jackson




Who are you?
Where did we come from?
Where are we going?
What's it all about?
Do you have the answers?

Immortality's my game
From Bliss I came
In Bliss I am sustained
To Bliss I return
If you don't know it now
It's a shame
Are you listening?

This body of mine
Is a flux of energy
In the river of time
Eons pass, ages come and go
I appear and disappear
Playing hide-and-seek
In the twinkling of an eye

I am the particle
I am the wave
Whirling at lightning speed
I am the fluctuation
That takes the lead
I am the Prince
I am the Knave
I am the doing
That is the deed
I am the galaxy, the void of space
In the Milky Way
I am the craze

I am the thinker, the thinking, the thought
I am the seeker, the seeking, the sought
I am the dewdrop, the sunshine, the storm
I am the phenomenon, the field, the form
I am the desert, the ocean, the sky
I am the Primeval Self
In you and I

Pure unbounded consciousness
Truth, existence, Bliss am I
In infinite expressions I come and go
Playing hide-and-seek
In the twinkling of an eye
But immortality's my game

Eons pass
Deep inside
I remain
Ever the same
From Bliss I came
In Bliss I am sustained

Join me in my dance
Please join me now
If you forget yourself
You'll never know how
This game is played
In the ocean bed of Eternity

Stop this agony of wishing
Play it out
Don't think, don't hesitate
Curving back within yourself
Just create...just create

Immortality's my game
From Bliss I came
In Bliss I'm sustained
To Bliss I return
If you don't know it now
It's a shame
Are you listening?




"Ecstacy" - by Michael Jackson



I was born to never die
To live in bliss, to never cry
To speak the truth and never lie
To share my love without a sigh
To stretch my arms without a tie
This is my dance, this is my high
It's not a secret, can't you see
Why can't we all live in ecstacy

Ecstacy Ecstacy
Why can't we all
Live in Ecstacy.

Without a guilt, without regret
I am here to forget
Tainted memories of imagined sin
In every friend, kith and kin

We have come to celebrate here
The getting rid of every fear
Of every notion, every seed
Of any separation, caste, or creed.

This alienation, fragmentation, abomination
Of separation, exploitation, isolation
This cruelty, hysteria, absolute madness
This anger, anxiety, overflowing sadness
Disrupted ecology, wanton destruction
Diseased biology, nature's obstruction
Endangered species, environmental pollution
Holes in the ozone, defying solution
Is not knowing the spark that lights my interior
Is the same fire, glowing in every man, child, and mother superior

We have come to celebrate here
The getting rid of every fear
Of every notion, every seed
Of any separation, caste, or creed.

Feeling free, let us fly
Into the boundless, beyond the sky
For we were born to never die
To live in bliss, to never cry
To speak the truth and never lie
To share our love without a sign
To stretch our arms without a tie

This is our dance, this is our high
It's not a secret, can't you see
Why can't we all live in ecstacy

Ecstacy Ecstacy
Why can't we all
Live in Ecstacy

Sunday, January 23, 2011

Story of the Old Man

An old man was walking from village to village.  He was stooped over and walked slowly.  A young child came up to him and asked, "sir, why do you have those chains wrapped around your legs?".  The old man said, "I didn't even realize they were there.  I must have put them there a long time ago."  He unloosed the chains and his knees stopped hurting.  His progress picked up.

A while later, another child came up and said, "sir, why do you have that board strapped on your back?".  The old man said, "I forgot how that got there, but thank you for pointing that out, I'll drop it now."  He threw the board off and stood up straighter.  The pain in his back and neck quickly went away.  He walked on, with more energy than before.

A little while later another child came by and said, "sir, why do you have that rock on your head?".  The old man said thanks and dropped the rock from his head.  Before he went on, he asked the child, "say, is there anything else you can see that hinders my progress?".  The child said, "yeah, if you're going to the village, you're going the wrong way.  It's over there."  The old man proceeded to walk freely to the village.

I totally love this story.  There are things we've picked up along the way which we've long forgotten about.  Some of these things hold us back, like the chains, board, and rock in the story.  Spirit brings the "child" to us in a myriad of ways to show us what we are holding.  Do we have an open enough mind and heart to show the wit to put these things down?  Will we recognize the "child" when he/she shows up with these messages?  Are we willing to throw off our chains, or have we become addicted to their gravity?

As the unfolding ascension of Lady Gaia proceeds, we are offered ample opportunity to walk freely towards our destiny.  May this story be a beacon of truth on your journey.

Peace..............TommyD

Saturday, January 15, 2011

Guest Post from one of my favorite teachers!

This is from Robert Kiyosaki, author of Rich Dad, Poor Dad, and many other books.  This post comes from the website conspiracyoftherich.com.  Check it out.

Online Exclusive Update #75 - The New Messiah
Conspiracy of the Rich
The 8 New Rules of Money
by Robert Kiyosaki
Online Exclusive Update - #75
December 13, 2010

The New Messiah
Now that the 2010 election is over and the dust has settled, I thought I’d make a few comments on the election in which Democrats lost 61 seats and on what politics is telling us.

In my opinion, desperate voters, groups such as the Tea Party movement, are in search of a new Messiah. Many people had high hopes for Barack Obama, but rather than become their political Messiah, he’s terrified and turned off millions of people.

I’m neither a Republican nor a Democrat, so I don’t have a dog in the fight. Personally, I don’t think it makes much difference which party wins. For those of you who have read Conspiracy of the Rich: The 8 New Rules of Money, you already know I believe the rich control the show and that whoever is elected is simply a puppet with the rich pulling the strings.

To me, this heated battle between the Republicans and Democrats is a desperate cry from desperate voters. Millions of middle class voters are hoping and praying someone will save them from this financial crisis. The Tea Party movement is primarily a middle-class movement, a group of people who suspect they’re sliding from the middle class into a future of poverty.

The poor in America may care who’s elected, but they’re not involved in this political battle. The poor already know that politics cannot save them from their poverty, which is why traditionally only a small percentage of the poor vote. They also know their Messiah, President Obama, is in trouble for trying to save them. The poor know that the middle class are not interested in saving the poor because the middle class are now focused on saving themselves.

What most voters don’t know is that the problem isn’t political. So, it cannot be solved by electing new political leaders. The problem is financial, and the core of the problem is located in the Federal Reserve Bank. In other words, the rich control us through the banking system, not the political system.

In Conspiracy of the Rich, I wrote about how the ultra rich control us via our monetary system and our educational system, which is why we have almost zero financial education in our schools. Without financial education, most voters choose to trust in their vote rather than become financially educated.

Without a financial education, most voters don’t realize that financial crises and bank bailouts are integral to the business plan of the ultra rich. The business plan, built around a system of central banks, needs financial crises and bailouts to become richer and control the people via fear.

The recent $115 billion bailout of Ireland demonstrates how desperate the world is. The European Union, including England, says, “We don’t want the crisis to spread.” They say, “If Ireland falls, then Portugal, Italy and Spain will be joining Greece.” They say, “If the European Union fails, England and the US will fail because the EU is the biggest trading partner of England and the US.”

When we the people, the voters, hear this, we happily agree to a $115 billion bailout of Ireland. Without financial education, the average person doesn’t ask, “Where did the $115 billion come from?” The answer is, “The banks printed it.” Nor does the average voter ask, “Who is going to pay the 6 percent interest on the $115 billion?” The answer is, “The Irish taxpayer.” Nor does the average person ask, “And who receives the interest on the $115 billion?” The answer is, “The bankers and those that own the banks.”

Again, this is one reason why there is no financial education in our schools. How else can the ultra rich put their hands in our pockets and steal our wealth besides having us be ignorant of what they’re doing? It’s via our fear of not having enough money, and being poor and destitute, that we blindly allow the ultra rich to steal from us by controlling the money system.

When our political leaders in the US say, “The recession is over,” I wonder what they’re smoking. I wonder who is paying them off. Just because consumers are back shopping for the holiday season, doesn’t mean that we are out of the woods.

When I listen to voters, lathered up and frothing at the mouth about who will win the next election, I feel for them. I know they hope for a new Messiah. Do voters really think that new political leaders can save them from the corruption of the world banking system?

Voters should ask better questions: “What if our politicians cannot save the world? What if they screw up? What are we the people going to do? What if we do slide into a global depression or global hyperinflation? Is there really a new Messiah who can save us? Should we do as President Obama suggests and count on the ‘Audacity of Hope?’”

My rich dad often said, “Hope is for the hopeless.” I’m afraid that the financial situation is hopeless for millions of people, especially if they hope their elected officials will save them.

In November 2010, Robert Zoellick, President of the World Bank, suggested at the meeting of the G-20, that the world consider the gold standard once again. This was a shocker, especially for bankers and politicians. If the world went back on the gold standard, how would the politicians and bankers rule the world?

Immediately, Mr. Zoellick’s proposal was criticized and put down as unrealistic and impossible. One criticism was that the world’s central banks hold about a total of $1.3 trillion in gold. The central banks would need ten times that amount to cover the roughly $60 trillion in funny money held in their vaults. They’d literally have to buy tons of gold, which would make those that hold gold very rich and those that hold cash very poor. The bankers did not like the idea, even though it was the president of the World Bank who suggested it.

One reason why the bankers and politicians don’t want our money backed by gold is because they’d lose their power. If our money was stabilized, we could do business logically because it would be based upon sane business principles. As long as bankers and politicians have the power to play games with money, we the people depend on them to save us and save our economy.

With gold floating between $1,300 and $1,400 an ounce, the world markets are saying, “Inflation is coming.” This means your money will be worth even less. When inflation and taxes go through the roof, there will be more people who will slide from the middle class into poverty. With higher taxes and inflation, pensions plans, Social Security, and Medicare will collapse. This means many who are middle class today will become the nouveaux-poor of tomorrow.

As I wrote in Conspiracy Of The Rich, in times of financial crisis, leadership revolutions happen. In 1933, FDR and Adolf Hitler came to power. Mao came to power when the Chinese economy collapsed. Stalin and Napoleon are also products of financial crisis.

So, what will be the next leadership revolution? If the economy worsens, I believe Sarah Palin will have a good chance to become president in the 2016 election, after losing in 2012. By 2016, Sarah will be older, will have two presidential campaigns under her belt, and will be a seasoned pro. By 2016, her third presidential campaign, she will be formidable. She will be the candidate of choice for an even larger mass of desperate people.

In the meantime, real Messiahs, or at least a wise man, such World Bank President Robert Zoellick, will be attacked for their views on how to save the economy. Zoellick’s proposal was to stabilize the US dollar and to take away our leaders’ power and ability to play games with money.

The reason Robert Zoellick won’t be heard and taken seriously is because the masses of voters, most of whom aren’t financially educated, have no idea what Mr. Zoellick is talking about. So, a true Wiseman such as Robert Zoellick goes unrecognized, and someone like Sarah Palin, someone loved by the masses, will probably be elected in 2016.

I like to think Sarah Palin is a good person doing what she thinks is best for the country and the world. At the same time, I doubt she understands the power behind the global banking cartel. She is a popular leader and a person who understands the power of publicity, but financially she is no smarter than the masses that love her.

As this crisis spreads, fear will turn to anger, and more people will look for revolutionary leaders. Always remember the Declaration of Independence was not so much about independence as it was a declaration of anger at mother England ripping off the colonists. This anger led to the American Revolution, and a new nation was born. I believe we’re at the same flash point today.

Again, I am not a Republican or Democrat. When I vote, I vote for the person, which means lately I haven’t voted for many people.

I’m a person who watches what our leaders do more than what our leaders promise. After I observe what they’re doing, I take actions I believe are best for Kim and I and the people that work for our companies. I wish I could say I trusted our leaders, but I don’t.

I was taught, “God helps those that help themselves.” I believe in taking care of myself, not depending on the government to take care of me. My financial education is my defense against an incompetent and often corrupt leadership—and the growing masses of desperate people who are hoping, praying, and voting for a new Messiah.

Till the next update, happy holidays. Invest in your financial education, take care of yourselves, and thank you for supporting COR.

Robert Kiyosaki

© 2010 Robert T. Kiyosaki. All rights reserved

Sunday, January 9, 2011

Cultivating Our Relationship with Water

I'm of the opinion that one of the most important relationships we can cultivate is our relationship with water.  Water is one of the primary elements manifesting as physical reality.  Our bodies are over 3/4 water as is the surface of the planet we currently call home.  Clearly we are already intimately connected with water.  Let's explore how we can cultivate this relationship.

First, I'll share some backround science.

Masaru Emoto is a Japanese scientist who has pioneered a scientific method proving that water changes its molecular structure according to the type of information it receives.  This information may be in the form of words, thoughts, music, art, prayer, or a myriad of other possibilities.  Dr. Emoto has shown that water is in dynamic relationship with the physical and mental worlds, and morphs structurally based on the quality of information it is subject to.  I encourage everyone to explore and enjoy Dr. Emoto's profound and life changing work.  See Masaru-emoto.net.

Research in quantum physics has proven that on the quantum level, the observer of an experiment has a direct effect on the results.  This leads us to question whether Dr. Emoto's expectations directly affected the crystalline structure of the water he photographs.  It's clear that he expects water to form beautiful crystals when subjected to loving gratitude, and indeed, his results show this to be the case.  I've yet to see this particular question addressed.  One thing is clear however, that water changes based on the vibrations it receives, be they thoughts, words, music, prayer, or intentions.

In the movie "What the Bleep Do We Know" (highly recommended!), Dr. Emoto's work is referenced.  A woman in a subway station is explaining that our thoughts affect the structure of water, and she displays pictures of Dr. Emoto's work.  A question is then posed, "If thoughts can do that to water, imagine what our thoughts can do to us?"  Since our bodies are over 75% water, this is an important question to ask.

One can go as deeply as they want with this.  If we stop and consider that water is a foundational pillar for life on this planet, and that our thoughts, intentions, and words shape water, we get a sense of the enormous possibilities of responsibly interacting with water in the intentional posture of encouraging the healing of ourselves and the planet.  Are we ready to take on this responsibility?

Now that we have a little backround of the possibilities, what can we do individually?  Let's build a foundation for a new relationship with water.

First we need to adjust our mental and emotional posture, and begin to respect water as a conscious, living crystalline matrix.  Science indicates that it is.  We can then express our gratitude for the gift that water is.  If we do nothing more than begin to treat water with conscious respect and gratitude, we will have made significant progress.  To begin the healing process, of ourselves, our communities, and our planet, we can go further.

There's a Sanskrit mantra I chant inwardly when I swim and outwardly when I bless my daily drinking water.  It is "aushadham jahnavi toyam vaidyo narayano harih".  Loosely translated this mantra refers to the dynamic of Narayana (the Supreme One, or God if you wish) working through water to bring healing about in the physical realm.  This correlates to the story of baptism referenced in Christianity in which Jesus received the blessing of the Holy Spirit via his baptism in the river Jordan.  Water is a sacred medium which very naturally channels the divine energies of the Creator.  Try this blessing yourself to begin a deeper personal relationship with water.

Not only does water channel healing through to us, but it receives our prayers and heals itself structurally.  One of Dr. Emoto's famous experiments is with water from the Fujiwara dam area.  He gathers a sample and photographs the crystalline structure.  Then he gives the sample to a Buddhist master for an hour of prayer and blessing.  He then photographs the sample again.  The results are simply stunning.  Please take the time to see this evidence for yourself.  Type Fujiwara dam experiment into google.  There are many articles written about this experiment.

If water truly does act as a medium of Spirit into matter, and has the ability to "read" our thoughts and intentions, then this points to the immense responsibility that we have to bring this relationship into conscious awareness on a continual basis.  Like any relationship, this will be an evolving process.  I encourage everyone to begin this process today.  Embrace the responsibility of knowing that water is paying attention to your vibrations.  I enjoy having postcards or pictures of water on my altar, and put a glass jar of drinking water among these beautiful pictures overnight in order to "charge".  Take an active role in cultivating intimacy with the water you drink and bathe in, and be open to the evolution of this process.  I think you'll find, as have I, that this process enriches your life, improves your health, and promotes a growing awareness of the power we have as individuals to effect positive change on this planet.

In Light.