DAY 41 - Emotional blindspot.

All is Yours.

One enlightened individual recently told me, "People gives according their faith or pleasure."


That rings some truths, doesn't it?


Along that line, we can say: 


- People live according to their faith or pleasure. 
- People make decision according to their faith or pleasure.
- People act according to their faith or pleasure.


Let's apply to reality. I write this blog because I love it and believe it's beneficial for you. And you read this blog because you like it and believe somehow it helps you resolve some personal issues or stress or even enlighten your mind or something along the same line.  


So you want people to give?


- Make them believe in something or someone. Either that or make them feel real good. 


And that seems to be the difference between religion and business, isn't it?!


Religion makes people believe in something or someone. Then the religious people live, make decision, act and give according to that belief.


Whereas in business, you find ways to make people feel dissatisfied all the time then offer them what they already have. People are even willing to buy and pay for what they already possess!

Don't worry!  I'm here.

Take water for intance. Why do we have to buy bottled water?! 


About 30 years ago (1980's) there was no need for water in the bottle. Now bottled waters are everywhere in all sizes and shapes! 


Before there was no need and now everyone seems to need them. Why?


Isn't that business? To create a need where there was supposed to be none. Or rather to create a need for what people already possess! Then give them what they want which originally was theirs with a price. 


In fact, it's not the selling of water or the bottle or the bottled water; it's the selling of what makes people feel good or convenient, which is another word for pleasure.


Anyone who makes people feel good becomes the center of attention. People will flock to you. It doesn't matter if you're right or wrong, good or bad, holy or evil as long as you make them feel pleasant, they'll want you. They want you to be their representative or leader. They even vote for you!


Look and see for yourself. Particularly look at the famous movie or sport stars and singers and most of all, the politicians. Many of them lead a quite immoral life and why do people follow them and go so easy on them when they commit grievous crimes? Isn't it because they make people feel good about themselves with their singing and dancing and playing and tale-spinning?! That is, their arts!


Now here's where all the reasons seem to go down the drain, only because of pleasure. And here's also your first emotional blindspot. 


Now, how about belief? Is it true also for belief? Do people disregard reason when it comes to belief? 


This is rhetorically conspicuous! Look and you'll see.


There are two ways to approach a belief or belief-system or a religion: (1) Create a fear of suffering or punishment; or (2) create a business of promise of pleasurable reward.


Once you allow yourself to be trapped in it, you'll become a fanatic. This is a false kind of religion. In fact, it should be called a religious occult, not a true religion. That is to say, when the religion leaves no room for raising reasonable questions, but rather demands only faith and faith alone. 


Yup! And here's where you find your second emotional blindspot.


The question is does the fear of suffering or the promise of pleasurable reward help you see and know yourself and your true nature?



The answer once again  is rhetorically clear. Look and see for yourself. 


Fear of pain and lust for pleasure are really distractions. Once you get hooked on them, you'll be in bondage. You'll become an addict either to pain and fear or to pleasure and lust. Only self-knowledge truly helps you to know. Knowing oneself is rewarding in itself and a necessity for living and being human. We should give, live, make decision and act according to the direct knowledge of oneself. 


Yet where to start? 


- Simple. Start with your breathing . . . . especially your breathing out . . . . . Start knowing yourself by looking while you breathe . . . . and breathing . . . .while you look . . . .


You can bet your life on breathing . . . . You'll lose nothing but gain everything. You'll know yourself instantly.


- Isn't it true? 


Once you're conscious of your own breathing . . . . you know. Then your life, your decision, you deeds and even what you give no longer depend on pleasure or belief, but by the true and direct knowing of your heart and soul. 


There's nothing to choose or make decision any more, for you see everything, everyone and your own self clearly.


All you need do is breathe out  . . . now.


Breathe out . . . into the loving gaze of the Divinely Merciful Gentle Holy Spirit.


God bless y'all.

DAY 40 - Memory scars.

Please look and see who I truly am.

Certain dramatic events affect your present view of self, people and the rest of life.

One and the same dramatic event may cause the downfall of a person or a people but simultaneously the rising of another. 

Take the bombing of Pearl Harbor for instance. That event changed the course of world history, in particular the American's. The Pearl Harbor event entails the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombing. That was America's retribution a thousandfold. 

From then on Americans became an all-can-do kind of people. The individual Americans are also high-spirited world conqueror, not just this world but even the world of the quantuum and the outer space! Until . . . . that horrible day in 2001. 

Once again that event changed the course of humankind, especially the American people as well as each individual. It really changed everything. 

You see, those events create memory scars in our lives. 

We breathe, we live, we eat, we move, we sleep, we think, we plan, we build, we work, we react, we organize our life, time and behaviors - in view of that horrific September day. We're no longer the same. That terrible event forces us to reveal who we truly are and reflect on what we should be and behave in the present.

On a deep level, behind every dramatic event there are people. In fact, in history it was people who created or rather brought about the dramatic and horrific events. Isn't it true?

Ask yourself the questions: Who was behind Pearl Harbor? Who was behind Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombing? Who was behind the 911? 

We all know the answer: people. 

It was, is and shall ever be people who affect events. Then events affect people's lives. Then all become a communal memory or history.

Do you have a dramatic personal event that changed your life, yourself and worldview? 

Do you know the person standing behind and manipulating that dramatic event?

Is that event and the people or person behind it still affect the ways you think, feel, act and behave?


For instance like the death of a loved one? An accident? A near-death experience? A confrontation with your enemy and survive? And many more alike . . .?

There is one ultimate event that utterly changed the world and human lives forever. It was the event that shook the universe on all levels, the inner and outer, the upper and lower, the frontal and behind, the physical and meta-physical, the intellectual and emotional, the natural and supernatural, the ontological and spiritual.

Whosoever lives, moves, exists and breathes on and because of this event, is blessed for eternity. 

Instead of breathing on any particular event or person that affects our lives, we breathe with this ultimate one. 

Please look at me and see me for who I really am.  Don't you know who I am?

You probably know what I'm talking about already. It's the Crucifixion of Our Lord and Most Holy Redeemer Jesus Christ.

That should be the ultimate event and He should be the ultimate person who determines the course of our lives and actions.

When we breathe on, in, out and with Him and His passion, we are truly world conquerors and an all-can-do people of the Resurrection. We are not merely high-spirited people but Holy Spirited people. 

Breathe out now . . . into the realm of the all-encompassing and everlasting life-giving generous Holy Spirit.

God bless y'all. 

DAY 39 - Breath of Death.

Yo ho! . . . What's up Bro?!

Have you ever wondered why there are rhymes? Like death and breath?!


Why is breath rhymed with death? Is there a correlation between breath and death? 


One thing is sure. You and I don't know for now what death really is since we haven't experienced it yet. Unless you're reading this blog when I'm already far gone. 


Nevertheless, we all know breath personally. Everybody does.


Also we know one day in a specific place and time one of our breath will be a breath of death. We breathe millions and millions breaths in a lifetime but only one with be the death breath. And it will be a breathing-out . . . the last one.


Right now you are breathing in and out oxygen and oxygen sustains your present carbon-based body. Death happens when this carbon-based body rejects oxygen and no longer wants it. 


One more thing. We know breath is life and breathing is living. Without them, no life. So no breath, no life. No breathing, no living. And isn't that what death is?! 


NO BREATH IS DEATH!

Now comes the good news. You don't have to breathe oxygen to have life. Nor need you be made up of carbon to be human! 


- Huh!? . . . Hmm!? . . . Hum!!!


If not oxgygen then what? What can we breathe to have life? 


Look at your soul and you'll see. Though your carbon body breathes oxygen to live, your soul does not. Oxygen doesn't feed your soul nor give it life, only your body. So what does your soul feed on? What kind of breath does it breathe? 


Of course, you know already . . . . The Holy Spirit.


Once you're granted access to Him, the Eternal Everliving Gentle Spirit, you can't die any more.


Yet how are you to get this grant? Or the authorization to access the Almighty Spirit!?


Quite simple. You grant Him access to yourself, inner as well as outer, both soul and body.


Actually, your body was His creation and He wants it to be His dwelling place. In fact, He made your body to be His paradise and He likes to come and rest in it. Nonetheless, He gives you the authority to accept or reject Him. That authority still remains in your hands or rather, your free will. 


You can have access to Him with the condition you choose to give Him yourself utterly.


Once that's done, He'll do everything. 


Do it and you'll see. You won't regret it. You'll know what it means to be the breath of life, instead of death.


You'll no longer know death but only life. Then every time you breathe out . . . , it'll always be lifebreath. 


Here's how. Invite the Holy Spirit into your soul and open yourself to Him. When He comes beseech Him to take over your entire soul and body and stay there. 


Do it now. 


O Holy Ghost, Creator bless, come. 


Breathe out now . . . into the atmosphere of the Most Generous and Eternal Holy Spirit. 


God bless y'all.

DAY 38 - Racing in the Rain . . . !

Ain't I cool!!!? . . . Don't faint!

Melbournese are a fascinating bunch. 

Annually on that particular day, the Melbourne Cup day, the whole city became so jubilant even in the rain. All due to the horse race. 

We are not Australians . . . today we're all Melbournese!

Yesterday, actually last evening (November 01, 2010), the sky was pouring. It was cats-and-dogs raining. The streets were flooded with water, and strangely enough, also with cars and pedestrians in the rain! And yet you noticed people, the Melbournese, young and old, ladies and gentlemen, all dressed up, men in their formal attires and women with their beautiful fashion. Thousands upon thousands were soaked in the freezing weather!


Me asked, why? Why did people have to do that? 


Me guessed, it must be love. Yep! LOVE.


Y'all know it already . . . 


Love can do all things; nevertheless, nothing can fathom "love." 


Love can explain everything and yet no one can explain it satisfactorily.


Love can make you do silly stuffs and still no matter how hard you try, you couldn't seem to understand why!


Me think that was what happened to the Melbournese. They were in love - with the horses or rather the mares and the races. It goes also without saying, about the $6,000,000 AUD reward as well as the booze and beers too!

What do you mean?! . . . I see no rain! 

Love truly makes people go around the race tracks, even in the rain!


Pity! In the mean time, the churches were spaciously empty on that day. And it was All Saints day!!!


If only people were to love the Most Wonderful and Gentle Lord, the God of Mercy, with the same degree and intensity the earth would already be heaven.

Wehee!!! . . . Brrrrrrr!!!

For now, me just breathe out . . . 


Breathe out now . . . into the gentle aura of the ever-refulgent Holy Spirit.


God bless y'all.