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Sep 12
2008
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The One Planet, One Life Blogger
Description of my blog
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Aug 18
2008
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Idea 8: God told us to protect his earthPosted by Will Adams in god, divine, creator, creation, awareness, awakening, awaken |
Vice President for Government Affairs, National Association of Evangelicals
God told us to protect his earth
The protection of the environment is a Biblically rooted epic task straight from God. The status quo [of how we are treating the earth] is simply unacceptable. The idea that we can continue as a nation without exhibiting leadership to the rest of the world in this crisis is simply anathema. We have to be at the forefront of providing energy-efficient green solutions across the board, from autos to heating and air conditioning. We have to show leadership if India and China are to follow. Yet we're at the back of the line; that's not American. I'm a Ronald Reagan sunny conservative, and I know for a fact that evangelicals
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Aug 11
2008
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K. R. SRIDHAR
Founder and CEO, Bloom Energy
Look at the crisis as an opportunity
I think the debate about the climate crisis in this country has been framed the wrong way. We've been talking about it from the perspective of the cost to society, rather than the point of view of the opportunity for profit. People are missing that this is a $4 trillion market for energy, and that's before we factor in the supply-demand imbalances that will occur as China and India ramp up their energy use. There is both a climate crisis and an impending energy crisis, and as Stanford economist Paul Romer has said, a crisis is a terrible thing to waste. Energy is just the capacity to do work, and work is what creates economic output. I'm not against
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Jul 14
2008
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From Earth to Mankind...Posted by Will Adams in love, earth, divine, creator, awakening, awaken |
As published in Robert A. Monroe's "Ultimate Journey"
A quote for those who are awakening to her -
"My son of sons of sons, you have found joy in my winds and sky. We have shared the excitement and peace both on my waters and deep within them. You have reveled in the beauty and ingenuity of my other children spread across my surface.
Yet it is 0nly now that you have taken a moment in my bosom to be still and listen. In that stillness, hold this song forevermore.
You were born of me, yet it is your destiny to become more than I can ever be. In this growth, I revel with you. My strength is your strength; thus you take with you the glory of me to express in ways that I will not understand. Not understanding, I nonetheless support and
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Jun 23
2008
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Victim-HoodPosted by John Chandler Adams in myblog, modern world, materialism, material, life, eternal, consumer, awareness, awakening, awaken, 2012 |
The idea of victimization is a classic form of suppression, an easy manipulation of the populace the end goal of which is to bury the eternal human drive of progress, keeping that drive in a stasis field of inaction. To be subject to victim tendencies is to give up your base human rights in a subtle, therefore brilliant, path to the disempowerment of individuals and individuality. Whether it comes from governmental institutions in the form of welfare, subsidies, and the numerous other types of programs that invisibly manipulate personal motivation and extract will from its disciples by encouraging participants to denounce the prime objectivity of the human condition; Betterment. Teaching societies of victim-hood is a preying on those individuals momentarily in need of immediate help and by strongly influencing those individuals to freely participate in these systems designed to disempower.
The ideology of victim-hood flourishes and branches itself in a self perpetuating manner into other areas of gross manipulation. In the U.S., frivolous lawsuits come to mind, feigning individual empowerment through the constructed claim, ‘I am a victim’. We have and are witnessing this illusory gleaming gem for the temporary fix of individualistic problems as they swell into unhealthy portions as the ones forfeiting to responsibility... take advantage instead.
This is one of many manipulation projects designed to disempower particular segments of populations for generations by giving them easy way outs to exist in relative comfort without the need of personal exploration or the valuable life lessons earned by self improvement. Other avenues using these various long-term degradating systems arise from our many religious institutions birthing this practice by its leaders since their inception; practicing various forms of victim-hood by convincing followers that, from the very beginning of our time here on Earth, we are all the victims of evil tendencies and are the physical embodiment of original sin.
The ‘victim’ concept teaches that the power to absolve our negative tendencies comes not from within the self (as it healthily should) but from without the self, from a source of power external to our selves. This further tract of manipulation effectively gives away your individualistic power to some falsely invented external force as a means to solve individual problems by dangling the carrot to bait their insecurities.
In denying our spirit the growth and experience that comes from personal solutions to personal crisis, we shackle the foremost tool that binds spiritual growth and conscious evolution. It is a surrendering, and resultant stagnation, of the gloriously unique personal spirit to a false ideal playing out as a savior, a savior disembodied from your true beingness imprisoning mankind, keeping steadfast the strength of individualism from percolating through to the overall collective conscious, thank the workings of Carl Jung. Organizations which prefer unending dominance will – as their base tenant – infuse the false basic premise of placing blame and the constituent victim-hood ideology on that which is outside of you. This clever formula strips the divine right of personal control and personal responsibility, diluting your own fortitude; however that fortitude should manifest in your life experiences. “Keep the sheep in line.”
Awareness of these debilitating tactics is surfacing across our collective, but possibly at a pace much too slow. People en masse are beginning to recognize disempowering social patterns created and vigorously maintained by our various institutions, but have yet to rise in tipping point numbers to reverse the overall effect in society as a whole. Though admittedly smaller segments of populations are displaying resistance to its poisonous grip and are therefore remaining resourceful unto themselves.
So rise up and take responsibility for your life. Cast the disempowering thought contextualized in that of being a victim. In so doing you put the control of your life, your spirit, back in your hands. In the words of Carlos Castaneda, Live like a Warrior.
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Jun 06
2008
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The Root Causes of Ecological DestructionPosted by Cheryl in vegetarian, vegan, sustainable, omniivore, meateating, herbivore, food, awaken, animals |
Humans must recover their place in nature. They will not be well nor their policies and systems of governance sane until they do. Humans must realize that ALL present economic, military and government systems today are based upon fallacies that are unhealthy for them and every other living thing.
If we want any natural world to exist, we must become a part of it rather than its destroyer by virtue of insisting upon being its exception. We must lose our vanity and recover our natural wisdom. And we MUST embrace the most fundamental truth about ourselves; we are human herbivore monkeys.
Our place was naturally rich. Now it is all but vanquished. But, if we hope to continue upon this planet and hope for any natural life to continue, we must
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May 22
2008
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When I mention selflessness, altruism, heroism, bravery, having hope, finding joy, loving, sacrifice, charity, forgiveness, what does your heart tell you about these things? Then why don't you live these everyday? This is where you will find your happiness; this is where you will find the answer to your question.
He is the voice behind your heart. Even though, you are afraid that if you forgive, you will be hurt. You are afraid that if you love, you will be hurt. You are afraid that heroism is too much of a risk; charity is too much of a task. Hope is dangerous. The search for love and joy could be disappointing.
Your fear is preventing you from doing God's Will, and that is what is preventing you from awakening
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May 22
2008
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Renewable energy sources such as photovoltaics, wind and thermal energies and future renewables we can't imagine yet, promise to someday replace the dirty energy coal burning power plants used throughout the world today, maybe sooner than later for the residential communities.
Although technological advancement does have promises, it does not and will not get us out of
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May 22
2008
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Sustainability?Posted by Will Adams in unconscious, materialism, material, life, habitat loss, global warming, extinction, environment, ecosystem, earth, consumption, climate change, awareness, awaken |
The concept of sustainability at this point is flawed. It is now not a matter of "sustainability", it is a matter of retreat. We need to drastically reduce consumption, drastically reduce emissions, halt all critical habitat destruction, reduce an exponentially growing human population, end industrial pollution, end the expense of war in both monetarily and human life, and educate the world.
We need to rebuild a vast network of environmental habitats linked continuously throughout continents. We need to dive headlong into clean
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May 22
2008
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We are products of evolutionPosted by Will Adams in universe, universal, sustainable, love, life, god, eternal, environment, earth, divine, creator, creation, compassion, awareness, awakening, awaken, animals |
Darwin got it wrong in one important aspect: Survival of the Fittest. We have used this phrase to justify
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May 22
2008
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God is the CreatorPosted by Will Adams in universe, universal, love, life, god, environment, earth, divine, creator, creation, compassion, awareness, awakening, awaken |
My dream for mankind is not just to live sustainably, but also to enhance the quality of life for all God's creatures. We are here to participate in the creative, divine process that has been guiding life since the first day of
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May 21
2008
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True FaithPosted by Will Adams in creator, compassion, awareness, awakening, awaken |
True faith is not something you have in order to save yourself and avert hell, true faith is something you have in order to save everyone else through deliverance of love and compassion.
In the end, will we be sorry because we screwed ourselves or will we be sorry because we screwed everything
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May 20
2008
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Today is a good day to save a planet!Posted by Cheryl in species, love, life, extinction, environment, compassion, awareness, awakening, awaken, animals |
Individuals are sufficent to stop species losses.
Individuals armed with understanding will make the choices that will arrest species losses and every other calamity brought about by our ecological insanity.
Governments are not required. The internet itself is sufficient. Spread the word. Save yourselves and all others!
Today is a good day to save a planet! It's easy and it is in your
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May 16
2008
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He Has Raised Himself From Man, To God-Man, To GodPosted by Will Adams in universe, universal, unconscious, mystery, love, life, god, earth, divine, creator, compassion, awareness, awakening, awaken, 2012 |
"The cycle is fast closing in which the blind of the whole race have led the blind into a welter of ignorance, superstition, and delusion created by those who believe as human beings think, rather than that which is true and real. The civilization that has risen on the delusions and superstitions of the closing centuries is submerging itself in the welter. Through the pain and tragedy of their misappropriated creations, a new race consciousness has been conceived and is fast evolving. In fact, the door is opening wide for its new birth.
"There is no other course than to go on from one plane of consciousness to a higher and
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May 16
2008
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Should you become a vegetarian?Posted by Will Adams in universe, universal, unconscious, sustainable, modern world, materialism, material, love, life, god, extinction, eternal, environment, earth, divine, creator, creation, consumption, compassion, awareness, awakening, awaken, animals |
Becoming a vegetarian stems for the most part as a result of a spiritual quest by an individual or a society who decides to stop eating meat. Progression of spirit NEVER involves BECOMING a meat eater. So, we can safely assume that consideration and implementation of becoming a non-meat eater is positive spiritual progression. As people on a spiritual path, becoming vegetarian is an unavoidable eventuality. Therefore, the sooner the better!
Now, the decision to become a vegetarian comes to the individual by two ways, one is from the IDEA that becoming a vegetarian will progress you spiritually (which is true), or the REALIZATION during your spiritual quest that you have no choice in the matter. If you are at a
