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Volume 9, Issue 7, July, 2010

Into the open heart. . . .

We must all take that courageous last step away from the glorification of war and the justification of greed into the open heart of All Inclusion.

Scary, isn’t it, to think about just setting down our weapons, verbal and otherwise, and walking away from the concepts we have laid down as a species for the last several thousands of years? But this is what we must do.

Understand that we are no longer locked in a battle of wits and will to acquire place on this planet.  We are already here, in place, on this planet.

We needn’t compete for food and water and shelter. We are all owners of all the food available on Earth and we all share equally in abundance of riches of the Earth.

Our only purpose in life is the joint purpose of distribution. We must distribute food and water to all parts of the Earth, and to do that, we must share space on this planet with all living creatures, not hoarding, not overusing, not stealing another’s rightful share.

There. Now we are aware of our purpose. There is no need for self-seeking, because the self is the self seen in all others. If one child is hungry, every mother mourns. If one old mother is ailing, all her children are weighted with sadness.

We have one purpose, together, and that is to end all suffering of those who live with us and those who live far from us; and one commitment together: to not harm a soul for any reason on Earth.

Those whom you disagree with are just you in reverse: the same one, only backed up and looking in another direction. If you stand away and face one another, your vision will adjust to include what you see before you.

If the other is sick with some addiction, take away the pain of their affliction by accepting that they will not, and need not, be other than they are to be loved by the same source that enfolds and protects, and then readily corrects the very situation that
enslaves them.

Every living creature on Earth wants to be loved.
Every living creature on Earth wants not to suffer.

If you worship suffering and you enjoy inflicting it and you enjoy experiencing it, do you imagine the source of all things granting you anything else?
 Love one another. It’s easier. There is no Better Way.   
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