From the very beginning of Time there has always been conflict between Light and Darkness - call it ‘evil vs good... God vs Satan... Love vs Hate’... no matter what you want to call it, the results are the same: conflict, oppression, and war.
But ask yourself Why ? Why does it have to be this way... Why does Mankind feel the need to hurt / enslave / betray / and even kill others ?
We know that historically this need to dominate and destroy others has been so prevalent that NO ruling body has been exempt - consider the persecutions of the Church through crusades, the Spanish Inquisition, and all the other ‘Holy Wars’ conducted in the name of the Savior - Theocracy is a self-serving façade !
[Really, just think for a moment - did the One who brought us the word of the Father truly say that we should go out and slaughter others, just because they are ‘different’... and if we do this, are we truly embodying His teachings of Love, Forgiveness, Compassion...or are we just using propaganda to misinterpret the Teachings for our own aggrandizement ?] Hubris by any other name, thy face is Man !
So what actually is going on ?
Quite simply - the level of brutish consciousness within some people is now fully demonstrated through its oppression of others.... and this corruptive sickness will spread to contaminate ALL aspects of Life.
Its root is lack of respect !
Lack of respect for our differences... and our Human Rights !
The need to force all around to comply to a narrow belief... to want EVERYONE to be the same, act the same, look the same, is not only stupid, its retarded.
We have seen this in Nazism, in Fascism, in Communism... It’s a futile attempt to impose a dictatorship on the people. All it does is lead to dissent and increased conflict.
Have we not learned anything from Prohibition, or the McCarthy era ? It doesn’t work !
Spiritually this is a major test - some even call it The Dark Night of the Soul.... and is a call to action - not to violence, but to a revolution of consciousness.
The great scriptures have spelled this out clearly - Darkness reveals itself through segregation, through separation, and by imposing its Will on others... considering them to be inferior.
Are we really going to go backwards, undo our progress, go back into dark and evil conflict...?
This strategy of ‘Divide and Conquer’ served the Roman Empire well... so ask yourself: Who benefits by having us fight amongst ourselves... Who is orchestrating the fall of Democracy... Who and what will step forth as the new Dictator ...?
I was never a lover of history, but even I know that if we choose to ignore the lesson of history, we are bound to make the same mistakes.
So, to paraphrase those famous words - All that is needed for evil to rule, is for men and women of goodwill to do nothing... So - what are YOU going to do now... ?
[and in the words of one of my senior students: Aren’t you tired of all this hate ?]
In this time of Great Test, how well do each of us know and walk this Path of Light ?... Namaste ...
