God v's gods

Some atheists like to argue their case by conflating the big G (God as the Creator of All) with little g's, meaning gods of legend, like Zeus and Apollo, and the myriad gods of pagan religions. These are all minor gods. Nobody claims they are the big G.

It is possible that plenty of "minor" gods actually exist, rather than being the stuff of legend. For what is a god but a being with greater powers than a human? And given the size and make-up of the universe, isn't it likely there are living entities, physical or not, with powers greater than humans? These would be like gods to us, just as we would seem like gods to beings less advanced than ourselves.

"We" are not responsible

Quite a few people use the term "we" when describing the actions of their government. As in "we did this..." or "we did that...". As if they were part of government decision, when they weren't. There's no "we" in it and it's pathetic to think there is. "We" didn't give billions to Ukraine, "we" didn't blow up the Nord Stream Pipeline, "we" didn't carry out the 911 attacks, "we" didn't plan and carry out the John Kennedy assassination, "we" didn't go to the moon and "we" didn't win the Second World War. Sections of the US government did many of these things, or contributed, but it's not only wrong to say the US population, in general, did these things, or that some civilian alive today is somehow, in some way, responsible for any of these things. 

We're responsible for what we do, but not for what anyone else does, including any government. That should be pretty clear by now. And we certainly aren't responsible for any past event, unless we were directly involved. 

So this use of "we" in such instances should be done away with. It's a false claim of responsibility or blame and it sounds stupid.

Unity consciousness: the eye within the storm

In certain spiritual circles, there is talk of unity consciousness versus duality. In Buddist terms, this is "being awake" versus being in Samsara or delusion.

This world promotes duality, us and them, I and They, me and you.

In the spiritual perspective, there is no differentiation between within and without. Objects in consciousness are treated equally. 

That doesn't preclude the ability to recognise danger or to move away from that which is destructive.

Discernment still exists in the state of unity consciousness, but the emotional charge is gone. There is no hatred for any other. There is only compassion, for all beings are seen as part of the one life, the one cosmos, which we all inhabit and share.

In Buddhist terms, this state of equanimity, or unity consciousness, results in "right action, right thought and right deed." 

This view represents the idea that when we are at peace, we can see things clearly, and we can respond appropriately to events that arise. 

When we are instead emotionally inflamed right action and thought become impossible. Even our perceptions and judgements will be adversely affected. We literally will be unable to see straight or to think straight. 

This is perhaps a reason beings get caught in the web of ongoing karmic relations, due to wrong action being performed in past lives or in this one.

The way out is simple. Develop equanimity towards all things. We need to not be reactive in this life. We can see ourselves as like the eye of a storm, where there is peace within while being surrounded by instability and madness.

The world is indeed mad, and madness is on the rise as life becomes increasingly unpredictable and unstable.

We can expect to be surrounded by people who lose their minds, particularly if they are plugged into the matrix of mind control.

The news is perhaps the primary tool of the deluded ones to inflame the population, so they will be as deluded as the propagators are.

After all, the spiritual enemy feeds on negative emotion, and this is what keeps it alive, both within us and in the world at large.

So, to be clear, it is our duty to see through all this and have compassion for those who are lost. That doesn't mean everyone can be saved. Many will fall, unable to stabilise in chaotic times. But we can build a symbolic fortress around us by pulling back and not buying into the dialectic state of mind being promoted. Just say "no," as Nancy Reagan so wisely said.

So sit on your chair of peace and share that peace will all around you.

Love wins, and the time of chaos will soon come to an end.

So let's not get involved in the slagging matches, which are just egoic delusions and focus on that which never changes. The formless, changeless One within.