"Ask not for whom the bell tolls - it tolls for thee! "

The tangled chain of causes of “terrorism” and all human conflict is long and dates back over 2000 years. Rather than attempting to lop of a few branches, we need to go straight to the root.
The root cause of all conflict is the mistaken notion of “ us “ and “them” . This leads to enmity and greed...and huge disparities. 5 % of the global population consumes 85% of global resources, thus sowing dragons’ teeth that fruit into millions of angry, discontented and warped individuals.
I am one of that 5% ..what can I do?
I can change myself.
I can realize that I am part of a global web of Life…and must care for all of it.
When people are dying of war or disease or hunger in my neighbourhood or in far-flung corners of the world, I can feel for them and care about them and help in any little way I can.
I can temper my greed and live gently and lightly…reduce my footprint on this earth.
 I can share as much as possible with others, in my immediate environment as well as on a larger, global scale.
I can set an example for my children…and any others I can influence…by radiating, from the core of my being, my experiential understanding that we are truly all ONE
I can stop seeing myself as a member of a particular race or caste or creed…and see myself as a responsible citizen of Planet Earth.
 I can be the bridge between Earth and Heaven, the material and the divine.
I can live my truth and be compassionate and gentle with all my fellow-beings.
I can be whole, aware, conscious…and spread this wholeness to the entire Universe.
I can do my best to usher in the global mind-shift, when at least 10,000 individuals of the human race evolve to a higher, nobler consciousness, thus creating the critical mass that will finally set off the chain-reaction of human evolution.
This is all I can do… and it is enough.

The Emperor Has No Clothes!

We are living in turbulent times. Turbulence causes destruction, suffering, hardships…but it can also result in change.
All over the world, we are witnessing system collapse – eco-systems, climate systems, financial and economic systems, political, religious and sociological systems…all antiquated, over-loaded, creaking at the seams.
Breaking down ..often irrevocably…leading to violence, poverty, suffering, environmental degradation, terrorism, war, disease…an endless list of inter-related disasters.
Why can’t the 7 billion people on this planet live in peace, comfort and harmony? Nature has given us more than adequate resources to achieve this.
But 5% of the world’s population recklessly consumes 80% of the world’s resources….and heartlessly ignores the suffering of the 95%. Even though they are digging their own graves, destroying the future of their children and grandchildren.
Why is this happening? What happened to all our vaunted progress. .our “intelligence”, our science, our technology, our “wise” leaders, economists, strategists, experts? Did they all go wrong?
The collapse of the global financial system has revealed the bankruptcy of our so-called “ experts”.
Those that should be caring protectors and supporters are robber-barons in disguise. Our systems are failing..…resulting in desperate acts that further accentuate the insanity of this race.
It's time to look at history with the eyes of a child: open, innocent, unbiased.
When I do this, I see that the fundamental fear of death is the root cause of this insanity.
 I am terrified that "I" will soon be destroyed totally.
If I am frightened, I am insecure. Being insecure, I become greedy.
Being greedy, I lose my humanity…I possess more than I truly need.
 I give value to things, possessions, pieces of paper, rather than to Life.
I destroy my planet, my fellow-human beings, the delicate balance of Nature …in some kind of crazed suicidal drive.
So whence comes this root fear that grows into this tree of self-destruction? Were we born with it? Or has the act of "growing up"in society somehow warped our souls?
Anyone who has seen a baby knows it is innocent, pure, divine.
How did we forget our pure, perfect, divine nature and turn into crazed monsters? Can we return to our original perfection?
This is the only question: can each individual transform his or her own state of being and be free of the insane ego-mind complex that threatens to destroy this race?
The answer to this question will determine our future.