Surfing the Tao

“Striving to increase awareness of our spiritual natures as well as the news, technologies and agendas which influence them.”

Well it’s obvious there is quite enough material to keep us busy on the “news, technologies and agendas” part of that mission statement. It’s the “increasing awareness of our spiritual natures” part that can be challenging, though it really is far more important. We often cannot control our circumstances; only how we react to them.

I’m not going to preach, because truthfully every person has their own Walk, and goes at different rates. Not everyone is ready to live completely in faith – though I can tell you for my own part, right now my own circumstances would have me feel like I am walking across the Abyss supported only by a warm breath of air. It might seem like I’m in danger, but for some reason I never fall in. By now I recognize the feeling, and the chasm itself, for what it is, and the Walk has gotten easier. Not easy – just easier.

I’ve had eight years to work on this transformation within myself. Seeing the world with new eyes, carefully witnessing the magic as well as the malicious; living in the Tao - living with this awareness of ‘God’ as an active participant in my life – it’s been a tremendous adjustment. Some days I’m more tuned in than others; sometimes outer circumstances affect me, other times I easily find that center of stillness amidst the chaos. It has taken a lot of focused, concentrated effort to get where I am, and I admit I still have a long way to go on my own spiritual Walk. On the other hand if you knew me back in the ‘90s I imagine you’d be surprised at the person I’ve become.

I lost a lot of friends at first. Actually, nearly all of them disappeared. I had become changed almost overnight, and it was hard on many of them, especially those so deeply committed to old habits. It was hard on me too. A few miraculous friendships did survive however, and I now treasure them deeply; not only that, I’ve made new friends, and even reconnected with a very old one. (Ok, she’d kill me for that - she’s not old, far from it; but the friendship goes way back). If you’d ask me what I’ve learned looking back so far, it’s that Someone knows what I need better than I do; I just learn to let go, focus on love, and pay attention to the helicopters. Even though the first few steps can seem dark, pretty soon other possibilities and circumstances arise and I’m around the bend, onto something so much greater than I could have imagined. The people that are in my life now are positive forces – especially my family. I was raised in a supportive environment and then married into another one, so I’ve really been blessed in that regard.

I wish I could say in one simple sentence how to rise above it all – ok, I can: “Live in love.” But easier said than done, right? There are methods of attaining one’s internal connection with and awareness of the Higher Power, and many great and wise sages have attempted to teach us about this throughout the ages. The greatest truths are the most simple, however; truly, how much better of a world would it be if we all really did live in love? Amazing, no doubt - but meanwhile, we must often tread through the muck of other people’s egos, fear, greed, anger and hate, so…the least we can do is work on cleaning up our own muck.

As I’ve said before, surfing is a challenging sport, but once learned, the ecstasy is indescribable. It is an individual sport, and each participant must learn how to balance and avoid the reefs on their own. Just don’t forget there is a powerful swell of compassionate, loving energy all around us who wants to keep us upright and moving forward. Connect with that Source and find support in troubled times: seek first love, peace and harmony and the rest will come.

“Open yourself to the Tao, then trust your natural responses; and everything will fall into place.” Tao Te Ching #23

What would our world be like?

 

Choosing love sounds easy,

but how many of us do it every moment?

 

And if we all did,

What would our world be like?

 

We can’t control other people

Only how we react to them

The hardest thing we’ll ever do

Is forgive someone who doesn’t deserve it.

 

This doesn’t absolve their guilt…

It just takes it out of our hands.

And frees our minds and spirits

For other things.

 

To truly save our world

We must all dig deep within ourselves

The ultimate truths are not in a book

They are asleep along with our spirits.

 

We all create our own reality.

We can either choose to walk in love

Or not.

 

It’s too bad the simplest things

Can also be the most difficult.

 

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A concept created by political philosopher Eric Voegelin, “Immanentize the Eschaton” has become for some a sort of rallying point for the cynicism of the post-modern age. Whether one believes the Powers-That-Be are conspiring to bring about the End of the World, believes fervently in a religious prophecy or other eschatology, or simply enjoys the references to The Illuminatus! Trilogy (or perhaps even William F. Buckley, who popularized the phrase); one must admit, it does have its relevance nowadays.

Voegelin used the term in reference to what he saw as a Gnostic influence on modern politics. He recognized various political movements, particularly communism and Nazism, were set forth by an elite group of people who believed they possessed special, secret knowledge and even attempted to ‘create heaven on earth’ – or immanent-ize the eschaton. A grab for power based on totalitarianism and social alienation, as he saw it.

From the back cover of my book, “A secretive and selfish elite has kept spiritual knowledge as well as Earth’s true history and science hidden from the masses for centuries. Today, technology, religion, politics and apocalyptic scenarios continue to serve their agenda of ultimate global control.”

End Times scenarios are scattered liberally across our cultural landscape. Are we simply reacting to a growing sense of unease in our Orwellian nightmare, or is our subconscious trying to tell us something? 2012 and the end of the Mayan calendar cycle has brought other prophecies, Earth-shattering weapons technologies and astronomical warnings to the forefront. I devote a chapter in my book to such concepts, because I find them all strangely synchronistic. Aside from galactic alignment, devastating solar flares and the possibility of Planet X making its swing by our solar system and hastening a polar shift, our own weapons technologies are perhaps among the scariest to fathom. From Tom Beardon’s Fer-de-Lance, “If significant scalar effects are produced on Earth in a ‘pulse’ mode…the coupled resonant response from the Sun could be disastrous. The simplest Doomsday simulation would be for a violent expulsion of solar electromagnetic energy and particles…In that case, the fiery destruction of the Earth, strongly indicative of Biblical prophecy, would result. Particularly sensitive are the resonances of Sun-Earth, Sun-Moon and Earth-Moon systems.” Interesting to note the recurrence of such a fiery doomsday in over a dozen books of the Bible, the Koran, Zoroastrian scripture, Native American prophecy, and others. If such weaponry were the cause of our ultimate destruction, I would say someone has indeed done a very good job immanentizing the eschaton. Tesla would be mortified.

And there are other prophecies to be aware of. Christian End Times prophecy predicts Israel becoming a nation again and Hebrew returning as a spoken language; we take this for granted now, but this might have seemed impossible to our grandparents in their youth. Another prophecy involves rebuilding Solomon’s Temple in Jerusalem, which is tricky since the Temple Mount is currently occupied by the Muslim Dome of the Rock. But you can be sure, there are groups ready with the blueprints. Also the rise of a great peacemaker/Anti-Christ figure; popular nominees include Maitreya (and more recently, Jose Luis De Jesus Miranda) who will unite the world in one government and one religion. Back to Herr Voegelin and the Powers-That-Be; some point to certain US foreign and internal policies as being generated by the “New World Order”, the as-of-yet unrealized goal (?) of the world’s leading politicians and businessmen. I touch on this in my book too – make Machiavelli proud; manipulate the masses into misery and chaos, then offer to fix it. They’ll never know the difference. Fnord.

Lao Tzu wrote, “The master observes the world, but trusts his inner vision.” From my book, “Be aware of these forces, but never give in to fear. The battle is not fought in the outer world, but in our minds and spirits…Learn to create a new reality in harmony with the Tao. Just by changing our minds, we can change the world.” Whatever happens, this is the Way to peace. It’s Surfing the Tao. Immanentize the Eschaton? Bring it on, I’m ready!

The End of the World As We Knew It

The world we knew ended long ago.

Didn’t we know a place of peace before?

Perhaps it was only a dream.

 

Our planet suffers now

As a child left alone in the wilderness

Ignorance leads to starvation.

 

I cannot grieve for this doomed existence,

Yet I will know the sound of its final demise.

 

Not World War III.

Not a giant asteroid.

Not another ice age.

Not the anti-Christ.

Not the Battle of Armageddon.

Not the slaying of the dragon.

 

When every child’s tears turn to laughter,

This is the beginning of the world as we knew it.

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While whirlwinds woo a wary world
The way worn written warnings wait
Which Way will you walk, will you wish
When wisdom weighs the wrongs of woe

Watch witch and wizard waging wars
With weapons wreaking wrath and waste
If wit is won with wretched wealth
Would work and worry warrant worth?

While woe works wonders waking will
It’s wisdom whispers well within
Which Way will you walk, will you wish
The woeful witness wishes wise.

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