: Wise and Shine/SWAMI CALLS FOR AN UP-WISING

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Swami Calls For

An Up-Wising -

Wise Up, Everybody

The Evolution Has Begun

By Swami Beyondananda

8-23-6For years now, we've been hearing " shift happens, " and

wondering when, where and how. Now finally, it looks as if the shift is

about to hit the fan. This is good news for all those shift fans who've

been wondering if the new age will arrive before old age does. Of course,

if you're looking for signs in the news, you won't find them. At least,

not yet. The news might as well be called the " olds, " because

the world still seems stuck in greedlock, ruled by fossilized fools

fueled by fossil fuels. But I have been receiving encouraging

intelligence reports that say indeed, humans are becoming more

intelligent. Yes, people everywhere are wising up. And that's great,

because we could sure use an up-wising! The evolution

has begun. But before we see changes in the old needy-greedy, we humans

must change our consciousness -- and the first step is becoming conscious

of how unconscious we've been. As the saying goes, the truth shall upset

you free, and last year saw lots of disillusionment. But what better to

free us from the far more dangerous condition of illusionment? If we want

to stop the abuse of power, the first step is to disabuse ourselves. So,

here's some good news: Despite a massive media impropaganda machine that

feeds the public " babblum " (strained bullshit made digestible

for a simple child's mind), more and more Americans are reading between

the lyins' and peering behind the Irony Curtain. In

2005, Americans had to face the sad realization that the Bush

Administration's " pro-life " stance appears to be limited to the

unborn and the brain-dead. Despite being panned by critics everywhere,

the Iraqi Horror Picture Show continued its run, as thousands and

thousands of born fetuses - ours and theirs -- lost their right to life.

While we may or may not have saved our face by staying there, we have

most definitely lost our ass. And we've been assured we'll be stuck in

that morass until -- well, until there's no more ass to lose. Meanwhile,

more and more Americans reached another sad conclusion: We're not in Iraq

to keep the peace, we're there to keep the pieces.

The signs of up-wising are everywhere. Even the most

unpleasant stories are beginning to break through the soundless barrier

and defy the President's " don't ask, don't tell " policy:

" You promise not to ask us what we're doing, and we promise not to

tell you. " Although we've been inundated with

" fear-gnomes " and ominously warned we have to protect ourselves

in this dogma-eat-dogma world, a majority of Americans are no longer

comfortable with the notion that the only way to defeat the

" evil-doers " in the world is to out evil-do them. Although our

President has assured us that " we don't torture, " it is now

common knowledge that we simply send detainees to countries that do

torture when we want them to " testify under oaf. "

As for those progressives who've been whining that the

President " never listens " to them, well it turns out he's been

listening all along. And thanks to the so-called Patriot Act (which, I

understand, is about to be renamed the Eternal Insecurity Act), it looks

like he'll be able to listen in even more -- all in the name of making us

safe. But now even some Republicans are beginning to see that there's a

difference between protection and the " protection racket. " And

with the recent revelations about Tom DeLay, Jack Abramoff and other gold

collar criminals, some of the more devout conservatives have come to

realize that the " family values " they voted for bear an uncanny

resemblance to Soprano Family values. If there was

any warm feeling in 2005, chalk it up to climate change. Katrina hit, and

in the government's response we saw a future when at last all Americans

will be equal -- where everyone regardless of race or creed will be

treated like Black folks. Alarming Policies Have

Awakened Millions! Fortunately, this is the State of

the Universe Address, and from a universal perspective, things are

humming along quite nicely. It turns out that the Earth is the talk of

the Universe these days. In fact, the odds-makers at the Intergalactic

Enquirer say the odds are actually in our favor: " We're betting on

the human race to reach critical mass before they get to critical

massacre. " And we could beat the odds, if we finally gave up our

addiction to getting even and got odd instead. It stands to reason. If

each of us used our unique oddness to improve the odds for everyone,

there would be no need for getting even. Yes, the

up-wising has begun, and intergalactic observers are saying that we have

none other than George W. Bush to thank. How is that, you may ask? Well,

I am reminded of a story my guru Harry Cohen Baba used to tell. A

well-known minister died and arrived at the Pearly Gates at the same time

as a cab-driver from New York. The cabbie was ushered in, but the

clergyman was left waiting outside. After waiting and waiting and

waiting, he finally called over the attending angel. " Excuse me, but

I'm a renowned minister. How come you let that cab-driver in, and I'm

left waiting out here? " " Well, " the angel said, " when

you preached, everyone slept. But when he drove, everyone

prayed. " For millennia, spiritual teachers have

been calling on us to go for the highest common denominator, but we've

always seemed to end up with the lowest common dominator instead. And

now, George W. Bush has done what preachers, teachers and other

far-sighted visionaries have failed to do up until now: His policies have

been so alarming, that he has awakened a slumbering body politic that

slept through all previous alarms. Where others have failed, he has

people all across the world praying, " God help us! " And instead

of waiting for an intervention from above -- after all, we cannot expect

to be fed intervenously forever -- people are beginning to help

themselves, and even more importantly, help each other.

Sure, there are still plenty of Not-Sees out there who

insist on not seeing that we humans are all in the same boat. The good

news is, more and more Americans are getting that sinking feeling that

there's only one Earthship, and ignoring a leak because it's " on the

other side of the boat, " is a mistake of titanic proportions.

We Are the Leaders We've Been Waiting For

America, the world's only super-power, doesn't need a revolution. We've already had one, thank you. What is needed now -- and what has already begun -- is the American Evolution where enough of us wake up and see that those two political parties have been partying on our dime, and we the people haven't been invited. Time to go beyond choosing the lesser of two weasels. If we want to evolve the dream of our Founding Fathers -- instead of devolve into the nightmare of Big Brother -- we must become the leaders we've been waiting for. I've said it before. The only force more powerful than a super-power is a Super-Duper Power -- the power of the people plus the power of love. And anyone who doesn't believe we are a Super-Duper Power, well they have been super-duped! It's true, many people still feel that the affairs of the world should be left to the bolder and badder among us. But look what that leaves us with: Are you satisfied choosing between Saddam Hussein and George Who's-Not-Sane? Now I know those " God, guns and guts " Old Testament Christians might have forgotten, but Jesus did say that the meek shall inherit the earth. In all undue immodesty, maybe it's time for us meek folks to boldly step forth and accept our inheritance. For just as 2000 years ago Jesus stood up to a class that placed the rule of gold above the Golden Rule, today we face the modern version of the Pharisees -- the Phallusees, I think they are called. They cynically cloak themselves in religious robes, but the only power they trust is the power of the stick. Well, there's another old saying: It doesn't matter how big your stick is, if you stick your stick where it doesn't belong, you're stuck. Another sign of the up-wising and coming evolution is that people are growing dissatisfied with the positionality of " my side vs. your side, " and are seeing the whole issue of sides from a new angle: Maybe we're all on the same side. For example, this argument between creationism and evolution is just another way for dueling dualities to steal our energy. I believe in both. I believe the Creator created us to evolve, otherwise Jesus would have said, " Now don't do a thing till I return. " I have it on good authority that the Creator is pulling for us: " Come on, you children of God. Time to grow up and become adults of God instead. " Time to Overgrow the System From the Grassroots Up The time for revolution and overthrowing has past. Now we need an evolution where we " overgrow " the current dysfunctional system from the grassroots up. You are probably familiar with the story of the Native American grandfather who tells his grandson that there are two wolves fighting inside all of us: The wolf of fear and anger, and the wolf of love and peace. " Which wolf will win? " asks the young boy. " Whichever one we feed, " replies the grandfather. And so when people ask me to predict what will happen, I tell them the only thing I can predict with certainty is the uncertainty of any prediction. The future's just too unpredictable these days. This is a Universe of infinite possibilities, so it all depends on which futures we invest in. There is something far more empowerful than predictions, and that is Tell-A-Vision. If you're fed up with the current programming, my advice is turn off your TV and tell a vision instead. That way, we will have healing and functional visions to step into -- and that beats what we've been stepping into. So I will tell my vision for 2006: This is the year of the American Evolution, where all those who prefer the Golden Rule to the rule of gold get past left and right, and come front and center. I see Americans of all political stripes, plaids and polka dots (not to mention solids), choosing to face the music and dance together. Sure, we'll have to learn some new steps, but it's time for a new dance - A-Bun-Dance. That is where we get up off our assets, move our buns, and dance together in rhythm and flow. And what better way to turn the funk into function, and leave the junk at the junction? I see us in a new reality show -- Extreme Planetary Makeover -- where everyone can play and everyone can win. Just think. Something more compelling than reality TV ... it's called reality! I know, I know. Only a crazy person would dare to propose anything that sane. But maybe it's time to declare the current institutionalized insanity illegally insane, and set about building a sane asylum big enough for all six and a half billion of us. As my guru Harry Cohen Baba has said, " Life is like a good deli. Even if something isn't on the menu, if enough people order it they have to make it. " So what kind of new world order are we ordering up? Do we feed the wolf of fear and buy into the " it's every man for himself " story? Or do we nourish the wolf of love and evolve into the " we're all in it together " story? If we're going to be a Super-Duper Power, we have to be super-duper powerful in activating the power of love, and cultivating the power of joy. So laugh more. Why not? We all know there's something funny going on. The wall of lies cannot withstand the vibration of laughter. All seriousness aside, only a farce field that combines truth and laughter can bring down the Irony Curtain once and for all. Release the old story -- been there, done that -- and speak the new story into the world. Dare to imagine what we could be doing if we weren't spending so much of our livelihood on weapons of deadlihood. Think about it ... think tanks where they think about something other than tanks. Young people living for their country instead of dying for it. Health and education fully funded, and the Air Force having to run a bake sale so they can buy a new bomber. Can we change the course of history? Can we shift our karma into surpassing gear? I cannot say for sure, but if we choose to give up that old Dodge and trade it in for an Evolvo, that's a good first step. So ... let the Evolution begin. We don't have to wait until the first Big Shot is fired. If we create a powerful enough field, the Big Shots will end up firing themselves. May the FARCE -- as always -- be with us.

 

 

 

 

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