[peacelovinman]

Originally Posted by greybeard

My personal feeling is to have a balanced view of what comes out of the whistle blowing. World history shows that taking up an agressive stance dosent work but its not a question of doing nothing. If we are part of collective consciousness then the raising of personal spiritual vibration raises the level of all. A rising tide lifts all boats. Safe places set up for the right reasons with no agenda I believe will be a powerful force for world peace. Again if we look at history Ghandi ( cant spell) was instumental. through non violence, in bringing about the demise of colonialism against all odds. We apear to face a similar situation but is that really so? We change our world changes. The human race has been at war for most of its history much of that cause by religious intolerance. One possible translation of the word Devil is ego. Edge God Out. The human ego is separistic. Basically Im right therfore you must be wrong. Its that simple. Wars are fought to preserve a position, the moment a position is taken up and firmly adheared to there must be an enemy. War is delclared small time or big time its the same mechanisim. Spiritual Masters all say the same thing, no self no problem, in other words not to identify with the story in your head-- dont buy into it. Your higher self will look after you once you commit to loving the Creator and all creation unconditionally. That does not mean condoning peoples action just loving them anyway. Im not of any religion, the truth can be found in the teachings of any spiritual giant be it Jesus or any other. Jesus said. Lord forgive them for they know not what they do. In other words they are spiritually asleep. Its not about what anyone else is up to its about what we individually hold in our hearts.
With love Chris

Hi Chris

I hear your sentiments which are noble, true (at least for you) and persuasive. However, I think it can be shown that wars in modern history are not caused by the egos of ordinary folks clashing on an "I'm right, you're wrong" basis, but by the greedy power-elite seeking to consolidate their control of world resources.

I do not advocate naked agression but I would advocate active resistance to the system which seeks to perpetuate an immoral, unethical and cruel world order. Similar to Ghandi who advocated breaking the British law which forbade Indians to make their own salt, removing an element of their independence by forcing them to buy it from the British.

Thanks for your comments!