Over the cliff
posted by cyurius | February 28, 2011
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IcerocketInsightful analysis by Michael Parenti.
http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=23425
Can we stop these callous monsters?
i think that if we can all give up TV, credit cards, automobiles, and cell phones it will help immensely. i have and feel no regret.
That is a start at least.
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Giving up TV, credit cards,
— Feb 28, 2011
Giving up TV, credit cards, automobiles, and cell phones might be a powerful spiritual practice. But it is not necessary. Like all other tools, they can be used or mis-used. That will be determined by the user's state of consciousness. Rampant capitalism and the misuse of these tools are merely symptoms of the deeper problem - belief in separateness or duality (aka human ego-identity). Once that illusion has been transcended, any tool can be wielded in a conscious, life-affirming way.
IMHO.
Namaste.
Salad Shooter Mentality
— Mar 01, 2011
When we put convenience above responsibility and shut out awareness of our participation in the system is the reason for the system's ability to march on despite all we know about it's dangers.
What a person knows and what person feels are two different things. Your average person know their car spews pollutants - but they don't feel like polluters. I like to use my Debit Card because it is convenient. But I have had my local independent retailers tell me that on small purchases they loose money, so they prefer cash. So I save my debit card for the chains and try to use cash for the others. It is a hassle for me - but I want to do something for the independents in my town.
Western civilization, especially the industrial era is predicated on the belief that convenience frees up time, time = money, ergo labor saving conveniences save money. I'm sure that's an illusion. I don't think the salad shooter saved anyone enough time to pay for it's self.
6 Tektite Serpent
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"That which we obtain too easily, we esteem too lightly" - Thomas Paine
"We never reflect how pleasant it is to ask for nothing" - Seneca
