Happy New Year to one and all.

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> Dear Friends:

>

> Wishing you all a happy new year. The 10th year of HS is almost

> completed. Many of you have been with us for many years and some for

> all of the 10 years!

>

> Pretty Amazing how we found the sangha in cyber space.

>

> has as its foundation the two pillars of Ahimsa and

> Wisdom. Here is my message for the new year (link below). It focuses

> on the importance of making sure that our heroes of the future are

> Peace Makers if humanity is to survive its biggest challenges in

this

> century. Your feedback and any corrections are appreciated on this

> article.

>

> 2009-new-year-message-from-dr-harsh-k-luthar

>

> Namaste and love to all

> Harsha

>

Namaste,

 

And a Happy New Year to one and all.

 

Ahimsa means more resistance to harm rather than non violence. So a

measured response to violence can be violence and ahimsa at the same

time. Politicians always twist things as the first tenet of a their

profession is to not tell the truth.

Obama is probably the 'best of the worst' at this time, but I doubt

he can live up to some people's expectations, for an external

solution to their own internal problems. Machiavelli in 'the Prince'

said just remove the head or Prince if you want to take over a

country, and leave everything else much the same, otherwise you raise

expectations and hence dissatisfaction. The more things change the

more they stay the same, the only thing missing from Obama's cabinet

is Bill Clinton.

Already before he is President he is saying that the Governor of

Illinois' choice for Senator should not be recognised. This is the

typical duplicitousness of the politician...ignore the Constitution/s

when it suits. Whatever happened to innocent until proved guilty, and

not prejudicing the chance of a fair trial...Remember these are

lawyers ignoring their own constitution.

Obama is the first African-American to be President and that is where

his uniqueness starts and ends.

I may sound pessimistic but the only thing that is going to slow down

the depradations on the planet in the near future is the recession

not politician---who only use rhetoric.

Unfortunatley the planet is severely injured the poles are shifting

almost imperceptibly, and the future written for humanity is more

likely that 90% of humans will be in a great 'die off', in some

cyclical catastrophe in the future.

 

My point being is that humanity will always act in the same way as

long as the dog has a bent hind leg.

There is no happiness to be found in the material world, the 'Kingdom

is Within'. We can only do our best to apply our own belief systems

as we perceive them. For there is no right or wrong but thinking that

makes it so. Morality is geographical, some can have four wives some

can have one etc etc.

 

In the end a President that sits down and talks of peace and then

eats meat is just empty words.

 

One has to go to Gandhi who well understood the world, and that a

meaure of how civilised a society is---is how they treat the animals.

My father sat and talked with Gandhi several times when he was

serving in the Indian Army...so at least I know what I was told.

 

In the end we can only reflect our inner selves, humanity will always

be in the state it is................Happy New Year really should be

happy pursuit of happiness within-----and the golden rule..Cheers

Tony.