[Blackmirror]

[wladicus]

Yes, this is truly sad. And there are varients of this sort of thing all over the world that go unnoticed.
And so many of us think that we have personal problems that are sooo important.

Yes, many things in this world are important. Relatively important in the grand scheme of things, but perhaps not absolutely important from a universal perspective.

And, yes, we should do everything we can to help alleviate such situations. And everyone can do something very simple. In our mind at the depths of our being, visualize the happiness and peace of the world for all people. And then carry on with this sort of attitude in our daily behaviour and interactions with others.

This sets up powerful vibrations in the field of life, and we need that to wash out the multitude of negative vibrations that people all over the world are sending out every moment - vibrations of anxiety, pessimism, ill feeling, anger, frustration, depression, and so on.

Our personal 'problems' begin to look so pitiful when we see what else is happening in the world.

To add joy and happiness to the world in any way, and to feel good about oneself every moment as a 'child of the universe' that can contribute value and much needed joy, is a good road map to follow in any of our life situations. We must rise above those petty emotions and desires of conditioned entrapment in the importance of self-image, for that can only give us more of what we have had up until now. NOW, is the beginning of the rest of your life experience. Aim high, climb high, and do not look back. The impossible will then become possible.

[Blackmirror]

Walt how can we be comfy and content with our lives
there is so much suffering going on

[wladicus]

Originally Posted by Blackmirror

Walt how can we be comfy and content with our lives
there is so much suffering going on

Yes, I understand how you see it. And I have felt that way for years.
Then I realized from a question similar to your "how can we be comfy and content with OUR lives?" and there was the key. We often ask the wrong question and thus are lead to misunderstanding.
We think we have a personal life. That is conditioned thought speaking. Millenia of conditioning (including religions, superstitions, churches, etc....)
I realized, as many before me had, that life is impersonal and life is ONE. There are not MANY lives. There is only ONE LIFE with many expressions and many life situations in thosse expressions and human beings are but one expression of that ONE LIFE. Once this is grasped at its depth (and it cannot be done with thought) then everything falls into place. Our existence, that is the existence of the human expression of life is so short in comparison to the billions of years of the existence of the universe alone, that one must put all things into perspective. We are here to evolve, to bring as much happiness as we can to the world, the universe.

I am afraid that to continue in explanations may be fruitless. I have laid out the basic premise in the previous post quite clearly. This is something that either one comes to naturally at some point in their life experience or possibly not. On the grand scheme of things, nothing is lost. But as I said in the previous post, it is quite important to do all one can, seeing the sad circumstances in this world that constitutes the majority of our life experience.

I can only repeat from the previous post:

To add joy and happiness to the world in any way, and to feel good about oneself every moment as a 'child of the universe' that can contribute value and much needed joy, is a good road map to follow in any of our life situations. We must rise above those petty emotions and desires of conditioned entrapment in the importance of self-image, for that can only give us more of what we have had up until now. NOW, is the beginning of the rest of your life experience. Aim high, climb high, and do not look back. The impossible will then become possible.

[Blackmirror]

Walt if i can make one person smile in a day i am smiling


however the bigger picture is horrendous
I cant make a difference

[wladicus]

Originally Posted by Blackmirror

Walt if i can make one person smile in a day i am smiling


however the bigger picture is horrendous
I cant make a difference

What bigger picture? It is possible that we are misunderstanding each other.
Do not make anything personal because then all perspective of reality becomes distorted based on one's own conditioning, upbringing, etc. We are much more than the petty little images we have of ourselves.

Can one person solve the problems of the world or even the problems of another person? Think about it. We often want someone to be something we desire, we may want to change someone "for their own good", but all we can do is point in the direction we hope they will take. The journey is still theirs to take. If we coddle them, or try to "save" a nation, we may be doing someone a dishonour. We can point to the door, but they must open it and walk through.

[MightyQueenCarolyn]

I feel your sadness, Sista.

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[Blackmirror]

How can the USA justify trillions on the Iraq war ? when there is so much pain and suffering

Originally Posted by wladicus

What bigger picture? It is possible that we are misunderstanding each other.
Do not make anything personal because then all perspective of reality becomes distorted based on one's own conditioning, upbringing, etc. We are much more than the petty little images we have of ourselves.

Can one person solve the problems of the world or even the problems of another person? Think about it. We often want someone to be something we desire, we may want to change someone "for their own good", but all we can do is point in the direction we hope they will take. The journey is still theirs to take. If we coddle them, or try to "save" a nation, we may be doing someone a dishonour. We can point to the door, but they must open it and walk through.

We would all like to make a difference

Take Nelson Mandela
one man
mother Theresa
One woman

[MightyQueenCarolyn]

Justification for any war? The way they ... our gubmit justifies everything: lies and more lies and ... I think I'll stop right there.

You can make a difference in your community, Sista by volunteering.
I spent just under 10 years doing that and I made an impact and a difference.

[wladicus]

Originally Posted by Blackmirror

We would all like to make a difference

Take Nelson Mandela
one man
mother Theresa
One woman

Yes, remarkable people who touch our hearts. At a deeper level they did not do what they did for public opinion or to receive kudos or to gain a place in 'heaven', but they saw what their place was in the scheme of life and performed accordingly, and non-personally, and the power of life and the universe responded and acted through them.

And also remarkable is that they showed others that monumental results are possible just beyond the limitations of thought.

[Blackmirror]

Don't we all want to make a difference

I do

i really want to help people

how can i ???

[MightyQueenCarolyn]

I toldja up there a bit.
Start small. Volunteer to help an underprivilaged child read or an illiterate adult for that matter. Go to your community centre or food bank and help out there.
Start a fundraising campaign or form a group to gather items that children in poor counties need (paper/pens/ etc.).
You can make a difference; you just have to start somewhere and DO something.

[Blackmirror]

I know Sis

just a little lost as how to help

but there is a home for handicapped childen
Will ring them Monday
Thank you so much

[wladicus]

Originally Posted by Blackmirror

Don't we all want to make a difference

I do

i really want to help people

how can i ???

Perhaps you misunderstand me. That 'I' that 'wants to help' is the ego, the self-centred separating mechanism. It is what creates the negative energies and all the problems of the world.

People like sister Teresa, were, to some degree, free of that 'I' and thus could let the energy of the universe (or Spirit, or God, or whatever you want to call it) manifest through her. It is not that she 'let' something happen, it is like St. Francis of Assissi put it in his prayer/poem

Make me a channel of your peace,
Where there is hatred let me bring hope,...

and so on.
As I put it somewhere else earlier,

... we think that we think but it may be that thoughts think us.

No one can help the world as a separate person, specifically because a separate person is and feels separate from the world. As J. Krishnamurti once put it "I am the world and the world is me." That is the attitude, (of complete submission to life) that brings total understanding, unity and empowerment in life.
Furthermore, it is interesting how we use language (a reflection of thinking) and how it often misleads us. We call a person an individual. But that is not true for the great majority of people. Because the word individual literally means "undivided" and from what we can see psychologically, in the mind, people are very divided and broken up about many things. Their understanding, their beliefs, their desires (which are often self-defeating) and their relationships with themselves, other people and the world. There is so much division in most people that it is a wonder we have not already destroyed human life on this world.

[MightyQueenCarolyn]

Originally Posted by Blackmirror

I know Sis

just a little lost as how to help

but there is a home for handicapped childen
Will ring them Monday
Thank you so much

Donna that is an outstanding idea.
You would shine in that capacity and think of all the children you could help.
Even if just one child could benefit your bottomless love and attention ...

If that doesn't work out for you, try something else. You'll find your niche.

[Blackmirror]

Keep you posted Sis as to whats happening

[MightyQueenCarolyn]

I hope you do, Sista.
(((HUGS)))
It truly doesn't take that much effort to impact lives in ways you can never imagine. It will blow your mind.

Whatever the reason for us wanting to help others less fortunate than us, be it guilt, shame, a desire to unite with the world and empower the downtrodden and those with less or for purely selfish look-what-I-did feel-good reasons, the outcome is usually pretty good, regardless.
And everyone benefits, to boot.