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Whether you pour, into a cup, a scorchingly hot or brain-freezingly cold beverage, ultimate, they will both end up as... Cool. Such is the one whose cup is filled with love, an artful understanding of Life; knowing that everything returns to center, eventually.

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"Love," or perhaps infatuation, makes a person appear to be So beautiful, as to be otherwordly, regardless of all of their flaws and past mistakes and idiosyncracies. Loving all, what effect, then, would it have? To be in love with all of humanity, to be infatuated only with the God dwelling there-in. A Love Supreme, indeed.

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Everyone seems given to talk of, the evolution of consciousness. To me, it seems, there are evolutes of consciousness: soul~individual self, intelligence, etc. But, truly, consciousness IS; the various Higher senses (beyond the 5) and chakras (beyond the 7) are always there, everyone contains them, yet, not everyone is aware of them, or knows how to utilize them. It is awareness, or perception that changes, becoming lesser or greater, based on our own efforts, as well as, to some degree, the societies that we create for them (our children). Society today leaves little room for the metaphysical, or actually, anything other than thoughts of economic acquisition. Fiat, money is not the only object, even sex and "love" and "friendship" have become a kind of system of exchange. When we turn the wheel to a time more conducive to self-cultivation, then, awareness and perception can be grown. WE are perceivers And the perceived, yet, perception cannot perceive the perceive (the true self). So, greater than awareness of "the world," will be when we learn to go within, and find the Universe in our-Selves; Not in an abstract sort of way, necessarily, but, that, the materials, the functions, the principles, the laws, the archetypes, the shapes, the inclinations in the universe are literally within, as well.

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Knowledge is God, because it gives us the ability to Create and Build or to Destroy and Replace. Such, is the same cycle that Karma, in part, subjects us to; birth and death and re-birth and re-death. Ka Ra Maa, is the action we perform, in light of the laws of spirit(uality). Wisdom is God because, with it, we learn to apply all of the things we know, to create, and promote, and maintain Equality, with other beings, or not-being. Understanding is God, because it is the means in which people have always Freed themselves from fetters and the stale arrogance of decaying servitude; it is the means of creating a Culture, coherent enough to keep a people focused and empowered, yet, fluid enough to grow with the times, and not become a prison, or degenerate into a dogma or religion. Power is the means, by which, we activate or manifest or wisdom. Equality is the result of what is true, or universal; it’s achievement is the way we prove our knowledge valid, rather than trivial or selfish -- in the negative understanding of the word "selfish."

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I found love, at the same place I found freedom, the same place I discovered that I am constanting creating my world, with word, sound, speech, and thought alone. Love is Creation and Negation. Creation and Negation are acts of Intelligence. The intelligence is the driver, where the Self is the rider. The material of each of these is Eternal. Beings unto themselves are proof enough of the Divine, but, their capacity to love, and loves capacity to radically affect the awareness of all of these, makes love an even better name than "God," or Dog-spelled-backwards.

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A man Must have something to protect... to take this ability away from him, concerning himself, is to hope for a society whose sons are reckless; to take this ability away from him, concerning his parents and his relatives and friends, is to hope for a society whose sons become desperate; to take this ability away from him, concerning his basic necessities: food clothing and shelter, is to hope for a society whose sons shall become violent; to take this ability away from him, concerning his family and his community, is to hope for a society whose sons will take their own lives, in hopes and in order, that 1) those left behind should never know such feelings of helplessness and despair and 2) he should find his strength and purpose in the glory of fighting for an ideal, which, ultimately can only be expressed in war and destruction. Ironically, to be so powerless in society, such men, on the battlefield, are unbeatable. Rome learned. The medieval and colonialist nations of Europe learned. America is learning, but, not fast enough.

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Music is the universal language teacher. The universal language comes of the body. It seems, in my travels, that everyone understands a hand outstretched, a head nod, a tap of the foot, a move of the hips, or silent lips mouthing precious words while wrapped up in some mundane task.

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Keep your inner child alive, forever. You will live longer. Watch cartoons. Day dream. Imagine and draw, color, make up songs, change the words to your favorite songs. Pass gentle notes to your beloved, with eager excitement and happiness. Expect understanding of everyone, be quick to forgive and forget those who refuse to render it. Enjoy the outdoors. All these simple pleasures, are as important as a healthy diet, moderate exercise, fruitful friendships, balanced relationships, and spirituality itself.

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Fill your home with wonderful smells, beautiful portraits and landscapes, candles, natural light, photos of loved ones and great inspirations, cultural and ethnic histories, and clear open spaces... notice the difference?

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I find such potential in....

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