Karmakaze

it is each of our personal responsibility to ensure the well being of our brothers and sisters

this doesn't mean, though, that it is our responsibility to hold our neighbors to their end of that bargain

although reciprocity and mutualism are the natural inclinations of the Universe, it doesn't mean that anything is owed to anyone

things balance themselves without our force or input

and, actually, attempting to tilt the table of fortune in your direction, disrupts the positive flow of generosity, polluting our spiritual ecosystem with the toxins of selfishness

if we stay focused on our responsibility to each other, the Universe will ensure that our needs are in turn met

lesson: Karma doesn't need to be enforced.

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The Gift That Keeps on Giving

while it's generous to make your neighbor a meal,

it's a far greater service to teach him to cook

the best way to help an impoverished community is to develop and implement strategies that will allow it to maintain autonomous economic stability

while social service is a universal responsibility, self-sufficiency is the key to success

lesson: give something that'll last a lifetime.

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A New Direction

"people are so caught up in tradition that they're going to mess up the future being stuck in the past"

this is applicable on a personal, communal, and global level

history doesn't repeat itself

we repeat ourselves throughout history

trauma and dysfunction are passed along generational lines

we learn what we observe

therefore we have to find examples of what we want to be, which is often not what we come from

if we find ourselves exercising the unfavorable behaviors that we grew up watching and hating,

then we have to put ourselves in the position to be reconditioned, following a new model

lesson: start a new trend.

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Ex Fear Factor

fear is not a motivator

the energy that is blocked by it, though, can be channeled into motivation

fear, itself, is an immobilizer and a deterrent

it is the courage that we muster, in the face of fear, that we crave

but we get fooled into thinking that we need fear in order to have courage

we get addicted to the fear

when if we focused all of our energies on just building courage, we could be far more powerful than ever imagined

lesson: don't be afraid.

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Higher Than Desire

our attachment is to our Creator, our Source

when we find ourselves drawn to people, objects, activities, what we are actually being drawn to is the Life Force within them or that they energize within us

we are attracted to things that makes us feel happy and lively

essentially, we are constantly trying to find our way back to to our Source

...through people, objects, activities, etc.

what we should try to do is acknowledge our connections to these things as sacred and special

it is their representation of this connection, our connection to Divinity, that gives them power

lesson: connect to something deeper.

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Inside Influences

spiritual maturing has to radiate from inside out

changing things about yourself externally, thinking they'll alter you at your core, will set you up for failure

if you force yourself to become vegetarian or practice spiritually, for example, without being intrinsically compelled, the new exercise won't last long

if you walk in light and focus on righteousness internally, the outward indications will begin to manifest naturally and effortlessly

lesson: bring your attention inward.

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Get Well Sooner

being angry is kind of like having the flu

it's really uncomfortable and painful, but you just have to accept it and let it run its course

if you try to act like it's not there, and carry on business-as-usual, you'll crash much harder later and prolong the unhealthy condition

you have to acknowledge that you're angry so that you can actively work on healing yourself

it won't just go away

lesson: get it out of your system for real.

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Every Man for Himself

it's human nature to think in comparisons and categories

when we come across something new, automatically our mind works to attach it to the memory of something to which we are accustomed

that way, we are able to categorize the experience and determine how to deal with it

when dealing with other people, though, we have to do our best to counter this involuntary response

because every single soul on this Earth is unique

and trying to deal with someone according to preconceived and predetermined analyses, based on past dealings with other people, will never work

lesson: always start with a blank slate.

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