Om Shanti, Shanti, Shanti....

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Om Namah Shivayah,

 

In response to the impending dark clouds.... I have

felt very moved to pray for peace lately. There are a

number of world events that specifically have drawn my

attention, namely the war in Iraq, the ongoing

Israel-Palestine conflict, the AIDS crisis in South

Africa, and the upcoming presidential election, which

is, in my opinion, one of the most important

descisions the American people will ever make

concerning the future of not only our homeland, but of

so many other nations who are either dependant on us,

or currently being opressed or abused by us in some

way. To that, I would like to implore all Americans on

this list to PLEASE vote in November. If you are not

registered you can do so at www.rockthevote.com. It

may feel like one vote doesn't count for much in such

a big nation, but every vote (hopefully!) does count.

 

America is a very powerful force in the world, and it

is my opinion that there is currently much corruption

and abuse of that power, at the expense of many

innocent lives. Reading foreign press coverage of the

"War on Terrorism" I have observed that much of the

world is shaking it's head at America, while our

domestic press continues to frighten us with warnings

of impending terrorist attacks. Instead of imploring

the nation to act in the interest of peace and

resolution, we are being asked to brace ourselves for

the worst, by allowing our tax dollars to fund the

creation and use of more and more weapons, while our

education and health care systems continue to decline

in quality and availability. Here in Los Angeles alone

I have seen 19 hopsitals closed, and a friend of mine

who is a school teacher says that her classroom now

has 67 children, and they are all sharing textbooks.

She also informed me that the school where she teaches

(in an inner-city area) no longer has an art or music

program, both of which have been shown to be extremely

beneficial to children growing up below the poverty

line.

 

In contrast, our Beloved compassionate Mother has

offered us so many tools to promote positive

healing/change/growth in ourselves and in the world. I

think that regardless of the vague aura surrounding

the "prediction," the need for prayerful action is

OBVIOUS if you look at the state of things.

 

I've been doing rounds of Lokah Samastah Sukhino

Bhavantu on my wrist mala whenever I get a minute, and

have been attempting LS on sundays, although I am

still going at a very slow pace. I have observed that

the atmosphere of my home is REALLY lovely after LS. I

will increase these practices and prayers, and I hope

we all can, because whether Amma is urging us to or

not, it will only improve our hearts and minds and

benefit the world, it is a great seva.

 

with love,

 

Prajna

 

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