Book bits

[Lilith7]

'At least two thirds of our miseries spring from human stupidity, human malice and those great motivators and justifiers of malice and stupidity, idealism, dogmatism and proselytizing zeal on behalf of religious or political idols.'
Aldous Huxley

'But let our going be brave & joyous! Let us end with a prayer for all souls. Among these are the souls of those who have persecuted us; who have murdered GodÔÇÖs creatures, & extinguished His species; those who have tortured in the name of Law; who have worshipped nothing but riches; and who, to gain wealth & worldly power, have inflicted pain & death.

Let us forgive the killers of the Elephant, & the exterminators of the Tiger; & those who slaughtered the Bear for its gall bladder & the Shark for its cartilage, & the Rhinoceros for its horn. May we forgive them freely, as we may hope to be forgiven by God, who holds our frail Cosmos in His hand, & keeps it safe through his endless love.
This forgiveness is the hardest task we shall ever be called upon to perform. Give us the strength for it.'
The year of the flood, Margaret Atwood.


ÔÇ£You say thereÔÇÖs no hell. But what about someone like Hitler? Six million victims. WhereÔÇÖs the divine justice? If you inflict suffering on others & canÔÇÖt be punished in this world, itÔÇÖs surely waiting for you in the next.ÔÇØ
ÔÇ£No. There are no exceptions. It is not possible to do anything so terrible that it leads to external judgement & punishment in the afterlife. And yet you can expect perfect, divine justice.ÔÇØ
ÔÇ£A contradiction.ÔÇØ
No contradiction, only a perfect balancing of the scales. You will go through a life review, in which the reviewer is your own greater being. Its like taking part in a documentary with prodigious production values. You will experience your life from the point of view of everyone who was involved: everyones feelings, attitudes, motives & beliefs laid bare, including yours. You wont just observe through their eyes & ears, you will experience what they experienced. Did you steal from someone? You will experience his hurt & outrage. Did you give food to someone who was hungry? Then you will experience her relief & joy. Of course, your Earth personality could not cope with this review, because the emotional typhoon would sink the ship of your mind.

Then we literally experience.
ÔÇ£Yes, say it.ÔÇØ
We literally experience being..one being.
You have it. That is the ultimate meaning of empathy. Divine justice for all. What need is there for punishment?
ÔÇ£After many incarnations you will know that even your soul is not a separate entity. YouÔÇÖll see that all souls, combined, are like a great rock, which has a trillion moving atoms, yet is still & silent. Here, finally, is where you know yourself as the Field, the Source, the One.ÔÇØ

Michael Brown, Finding the field.


'I pray to God to protect me from his followers.
A person must feel passion for something, if not someone, in order to live. A goal. A cause. Conveniently 'serving God' & 'serving country' carry universal honour. Even more,ÔÇÖ defending God' & 'defending country.' Tap into those & voila, you transform into a Pied Piper. Play those magical tunes on your flute, & watch how the hypnotised masses follow you anywhere you lead. '
Monica Pradham, The hindi-bindi club