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[iPat]

In my experience people do tend to get on and are generally considerate to
each other. certain cultures have traits which can clash with our own
cultural traits. i had a Filipino staying at my house for three weeks and he
never lifted a finger to help in the house which is a common trait of the
filipino male. I work alongside many norwegians who have an abrupt nature
which can really annoy the mild mannered nature of the brit.
The arab culture has a great depth but comes from a different base than
'us'. our language is dervived from the sanskrit throughout the centuries
whereas arabic comes from another source.
Before oil we were fighting for land, for a version of god, for some concept
of immortality. Its nothing new and its usually kept running by those with
such entrenched beliefs whether you call it religion, politics or greed.
Ive always considered that the conflicts in the world are an extension of
the conflicts within ourselves. Peace wont come to the world till there's
peace within ourselves and that has to reflect our complete submission to
the will of life. Until you know yourself how can you know the world?

 On 11/16/05, bongo <humanhybrid666 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>  i've always thought that no one in any of our 'western' countries has
> EVER had a problem with any one in any middle-near-far eastern country... (
> i mean ordinary family type basic man ). it is our controllers lust for
> power and greed that skillfully gets us to hate and kill them and vice
> versa...
> its a complete crock of shit and we are all fucked. the blood is on our
> hands and there aint enough soap to wash it off. until we get rid of our
> 'leaders' we are doomed to live in fear and hate.
>
> --
> iPat
> "The search for immortality through reincarnation is essentially
> egotistic, and therefore not true. Your search for immortality is only
> another form of the desire for the continuance of self-defensive reactions
> against life and intelligence. Such a craving can only lead to illusion. So
> what matters is not whether there is reincarnation, but to realize complete
> fulfillment in the present. And you can do that only when your mind and
> heart are no longer protecting themselves against life. The mind is cunning
> and subtle in its self-defense, and it must discern for itself the illusory
> nature of self-protection. This means that you must think and act completely
> anew. You must liberate yourself from the net of false values which
> environment has imposed upon you. There must be utter nakedness. Then there
> is immortality, reality."
>
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