Change your mind, change your world.

February 3, 2003

Hi,

I don't usually post to this group, but I also think that social nudity whether it is used in alternative healing (like massage, colonics, yoga) or recreation like dancing, body painting and sports can be a great leveller in breaking down a lot of anxiety as well as sexual tensions.

Of course, there are some men who do abuse the liberties of nakedness to sexually violate women and young children, but I don't see why that should necessarily be a slur on all practitioners who do colonics and other treatments (like lymph drainage) for righteous purposes.

There are also people who go nude in public for means of entertainment and political protesting alike. Some think that nude yoga and dancing has certain mystical energy to it itself that helps one become more attuned with nature and better adjusted to dealing with other people.

This site should make for very interesting reading: http://www.bodyfreedom.org

There are excellent links for alternative medicine on there, and the author believes that 'alternative' treatments should be subsidised by the government along with modern medicine. What do others think?

Dario Western

(Larrikin70)

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Sal

Monday, January 06, 2003 3:24 PM

Change your mind, change your world.

My mother sent this to me, I don't know where she got it.------------------------Swami Beyondananda, spiritual leader to millions of FUNdamentalists (accenton "fun") has launched a worldwide "blisskrieg" in a declaration of "all outpeace!"Speaking from a platform at his new virtual address atwww.wakeuplaughing.com , the Swami said, "We've been holding our peace forfar too long. It's time to let it out! Why should peacekeepers keep thepeace for themselves when the world needs it so badly nowadays?"The Swami was interrupted numerous times by gleeful supporters shouting thepeace mantra, "Ah .. peace on it!" and waving banners reading "Our World:Love It Or Leave It!Play For Nonjudgment Day" and "Disarmaggedon IsNear!""It's a fight to the life!" Swami told his minions, vowing to open thefloodgates of love, light and laughter to cleanse the body politic ofcultural, economic and political toxins that have caused folks to "takethings poisonally" -- and perpetuate war."These are challenging times," said the Swami, "which call for Emerge-n-Seemeasures. It is time for us to emerge from our fearful and powerless hidingplaces and see the big picture. We have met the Savior and He is Us. I seeall these Children of God praying for Jesus to intervene, but we cannotexpect to be fed intervenously forever. Time for Children of God to grow up,for Christ's sake, and become Adults of God for a change. Playful adults,that is.""Because the key to lasting peace is laughter," he told the crowd. "Do youknow what the leading cause of war and terrorism is? I will tell you. It isseriousness. Seriousness is the most serious problem we face on the planettoday. I'm serious. Think about it. Every terrorist act -- not to mentionterror itself -- begins with seriousness. Everywhere we look, we are facedwith laugh-threatening seriousness." The Swami called on his supporters to"report any serious behavior to the Department of Omland Security.""Levity, on the other hand, helps us rise above whatever's been bringing usdown," the Swami continued. "Did you know that one Youngman of laughter --approximately the mirth contained in the average one-liner -- can release upto a megahurt of emotional pain?"Finally, the Swami outlined his plan for conducting the Blisskrieg andwaging all out peace. "It is very simple indeed. While it makes no sense totake up arms against warfare, it makes all the sense in the world to lift uparms and embrace anything that nourishes peace." Whereupon Swami offered thefollowing 5-point plan to spark outbreaks of peace all across the planet:1. Create A Department of Emerge-n-See Planning Now.If war is a necessary evil, why not seek peace as a necessary good? Weshould be putting at least as much energy and money into secretly plottingpeace -- sneaking food and clothing into war-torn nations under the cover ofdarkness, sending tanks to drought-stricken areas so that they can capturerainwater, sending in comedy troops in an all-out amfunniest assault -- andan even more controversial measure, dropping canisters of laughing gas onpersistent pockets of seriousness.2. Enlist the World Religions to Do Something Useful.Prayer works. According to Dr. Larry Dossey and others who have studied thehealing power of prayer, surgery patients who were prayed for tended to healmore quickly. Not only that, but if the people who were doing the prayingwere also prayed for, results were even better! And it worked regardless ofthe language or religion they were praying in. Instead of engaging in thatchildish and destructive game, "My dogma's better than your dogma," themajor religions would do better to organize a worldwide prayercalm-petition -- it could be called the God Will Games -- and donate theproceeds to ending spiritual hunger on the planet. Regardless of who winsthe pray-offs, everyone will benefit.3. Support the Alter Native Economy.If we're going to aggressively wage peace, we want to spend more of ourwages peacefully. So support the alter native economy -- whatever alters thenatives for the better. Our lives are byproducts of what we buy. So if youwant to counteract the profits of doom, only buy products with healthful andhelpful byproducts. And consider trading in your old Dodge for an Evolvo andrunning your karma on esteem. Rising esteem can actually improve the overallatmosphere by causing the heart to warm, and the head to cool. This may bethe answer to global warming!4. Support the Peace Effort on the Om Front.We've heard the experts say nothing will bring peace, so I say let's prove'em right. Our lives are so filled up with somethings that we have no roomfor nothing anymore! That's why my ultimate meditation tape, Sounds ofSilence, is completely blank. Think about it. Our minds are filled up withinformation everywhere we go. After a busy day thinking of everything, whata welcome relief it is to think of nothing. So as part of my work on behalfof inner peace, you can now come to my Om Page and download as much healingsilence as you need -- absolutely free! And you can do your part for worldinner peace by sending some peaceful silence to a friend. Sure this is apeacemeal approach, but it works. A little peace here, a little peace there,and pretty soon you have one big peaceful meal everywhere.5. Spread Contagious Laughter Wherever You Go.If we truly want to bring about Nonjudgment Day, we need to do whatever wecan to increase the laugh force on the planet. Take the funniest jokes fromthe internet, and share them on the outernet. Commit random acts of harmlesscomedy. Practice Fun-Shui by creating playful beauty everywhere. Make sureyou spend some time each week laughing with friends and loved ones. Rememberthat when it comes to laughter, the more the merrier. And remember too, whatgoes around comes around. In other words, the laugh you save may be yourown.**************************************************WWW.PEACEFULMIND.COM Sponsors Alternative Answers-HEALING NATURALLY- this is the premise of HOLISTIC HEALTH. 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