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“If you want others to be happy, practice compassion.
If you want to be happy, practice compassion.”

~~~ Dalai Lama

Over the past few articles I’ve been repeating the concept that all of us, regardless of our culture, religious beliefs, political persuasion, or philosophical ideologies, in the deepest part of ourselves we all seem to want the same things. I’ll repeat those desires again today because they do need repeating, not only here in this blog, but also in our minds and hearts everywhere. We all want healthy, happy children, loving families, and a caring community with a beautiful healthy natural environment. We want meaningful work, a living wage, and security in our old age. We want a say in the decisions our government makes. We want world peace.

That’s the big picture that we all desire.

What is equally interesting to me is that despite all this wonderful cultural diversity we have in the world, there is some scientific support for why we all want the same things. Some scientists who look into how our brains function have found that our human brains are actually wired for this. In our truly natural, non-egoistic selves, that innermost essence of ourselves that is a part of each and every one of us, we are happiest when we are in a cooperative, loving, peaceful, compassionate and generous life role or frame of mind.

(For more about this true, inner self, see my new blog, Buddhist Belief.)

Think about what this could mean to the world. Our world could be what we all want it to be, couldn’t it?.

So, what’s wrong here? If we’re wired to be these ideal people — if in our most natural state we’re loving, kind, compassionate, helpful and full of peace, why is the world in such a mess? When all of us good-thinking people saw the world teetering on the edge of the abyss of destruction, why didn’t we all just step up and make the changes that needed to be made?

Why are we allowing our world to become the garbage dump of the universe?

Do you think it might have something do with the fact that our corporate leaders are exceedingly greedy? Could it possibly be that our governments are being led by corrupt politicians? I know, I just said that we’re all wired to be good and wonderful, so what’s the story with the corporate and political folks? Aren’t they wired the same way? The answer is yes — they are. But, like so many of us, so many of them have lost touch with that innermost part of themselves and are being controlled by desire and greed. I know, it’s not all of them, but there’s enough of them so that they are able to cause the mess we’re in today. The sad fact is that it’s these morally corrupt leaders are getting the most attention from the media which has a way of glorifying this disruptive behavior.

Add to that the fact that the mainstream media is the source of information that most of us rely on for our news, and you can see why this has a way of bringing or own thought patterns into line with those of our corrupt leaders. We start to think that their way is the way to follow. This only causes greed, corruption, wastefulness, and abuse of power to grow exponentially until it takes over.

And therein lies the greatest problem with our big picture — it’s the way our minds have allowed the message of the politicians, the message of the corporate leaders, the message of the mainstream media, the message being taught in our educational institutions — those are the messages that we’ve allowed our minds to absorb and accept as true.

We’re being told over and over again, that those niggling thoughts we have in the back of our minds that say this is all wrong — you know — those thoughts that we should begin right away to change the way we are in this world — well, we’re constantly being told that thinking that way would make us unpatriotic, or stupid, or naive. They say that this idea that the world could be a better place is just a fools desire. They tell us that wanting healthy, happy children, loving families, and a caring community with a beautiful healthy natural environment isn’t possible in the big picture. They insist that wanting meaningful work, a living wage, and security in our old age, is just pie in the sky dreaming. They’ve convinced too many of us that we have no business being involved in the decisions our government makes. We say we want world peace. They throw a bucket-load of fear in our faces saying that the only thing that works is more and bigger weapons of mass destruction, violence and war. They make it sound so cool, though. They tell us it’s to make us safer and more secure.

Once again, I’m leaving this post on a sour note. I apologize for that, but at the same time I’m convinced that these words need to be said. I promise that this series will end eventually with some great steps we can all take to turn our world around. Please stay with me here. And thanks for hanging in there.

That’s it for this week. As I said last week, I’m going to cut this a little short throughout the month of August, as I’m participating in “The Thirty-Day Challenge” with some of my friends from various places around the world. This is a challenge to learn how to do a better job of doing some marketing on the Internet. If any of you are interested in this sort of project, just go to: Thirty day Challenge to learn more. We’re half-way into it but there’s still time to get in. It’s possible to start late and still get the training. Let me know if you do! I belong to a great team.

Come on back next week when this important discussion will continue. Invite your friends. We need many more people to be listening and sharing.
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“You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.”

~~~ Buddha

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I meditate every day to help keep me sane in this crazy world we live in. Those glimpses we get of peace, love, acceptance and happiness when we’re meditating will soon grow into more than glimpses if we keep practicing. Keep those feelings alive. A meditation can be as simple as one, deep, conscious breath. When something happens in one of your moments to cause you to suffer, just stop and take one of those breaths and remember, “This too shall pass!” Another thing that is wonderful, especially at this time of year, is to have a fresh flower where you work. Just stop from time-to-time and look at it — don’t label it — don’t judge it — just be with it for a couple of moments. It really does work. I’m looking at mine as I write this.

“Each flower is a soul blossoming out to nature”

~~~ Gerard de Nerva

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“Those who really seek the path to Enlightenment dictate terms to their mind. Then they proceed with strong determination.”

~~~ Buddha

Namaste!

I share these words for you in closing — remember these words …

“Be happy now, my dear friends. Today is all we have. Be good to one another. Take comfort in whatever spirituality you are so inclined (or not), and learn to be happy despite your circumstances. Follow your path; pursue your dreams. Work hard, love your family be generous and forgiving. Do it today, while you still have the flicker of life, for one day your own candle will dim.”

You are special — and you are loved. You are the greatest gift you can be.

Shanti … (A sanscrit word meaning, “Let there be Peace. Peace, beautiful Peace. Peace within, Peace without. Peace in this world. Peace for all beings.”)

“Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.”

~~~ Buddha

~~~ Ron
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