Intelligent People Don’t Follow Bad Laws

“Good people don’t follow bad laws.”  

Slavery was legal. 

War led by the highest forms of government is supposedly legal.  

Plant medicine like mushrooms that can help numerous people is mostly illegal.  (While poisonous alcohol, tobacco, big pharma is legal). 

Intelligent people do not use legality as a guide to morality.  

Intelligent people are not led by the law, especially when the law invades their space to scare & control them… when “the law” breaks laws to scare & control its own people … 

Intelligent people never let invasive devils guide them.  

Intelligent people lead themselves, & allow other actual intelligent people to influence & guide them. 

Thoughts & Opinions

“Few men think, yet all have opinions. Hence men’s opinions are superficial and confused.”

— John Locke    

Where do your thoughts come from? 

And is it your thoughts that have formed your beliefs?  

Do you let politicians and the media stations tell you what to think?  

Do you think with clarity? Or do allow other people to fog your perception?  

As long as we have the freedom to think & use our brain – we must use it.  

We must not allow technology to turn us into lifeless reactive machine people – whom let the machines do our thinking for us.  

We must not allow other people to do our thinking for us. 

We must think with and for ourselves, & be thankful for the divine gift of the brain, mind, heart, body. 

Focus On What You Can Control

“You have power over your mind – not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.”

— Marcus Aurelius   

Planet Earth is the home to billions of humans and animals – all with unique lives. 

There is a range of culture, government, lifestyles, careers, education, religion, etc. and there is not one correct way of doing it all. 

That’s the beauty of it all. 

But it becomes ugly when people start trying to control & manipulate other people; Trying to force their beliefs onto others because they think they’re right (or usually because they have more power than the others.) 

It happens all the time: one person or usually a group of people trying to control other groups & individuals… (abuse of power) 

Those people don’t realize that the real power comes from controlling your own mind – & not controlling other people (but those people will never understand that). 

Most people have never experienced the power that is within them – since they are distracted by the distractions & manipulations of the external world, politics, sports, work, getting in each others way, etc.  

and then the people become distracted, confused, angry, overwhelmed, annoyed, etc, and then they pass it on. 

But when you take control of your own mind – you gain energy and focus that others lose in trying to control others, since you aren’t doing that. 

The world becomes filled with opportunity & beauty.  

All because you gave up trying to control others & you focused entirely on controlling yourself.  

Meditation is a good place to begin. 

Question Governments, Churches, Society

“That government, society, or religion is useless where people are not allowed to ask questions.”

— Galileo  

Chomsky said, “A citizen who questions nothing is the governments favorite creation.”  

The government is good at persuading its citizens to blindly & fearfully obey the government. 

They are even better at putting fear into people so that people are afraid to think for themselves. 

The majority of people become indoctrinated to believe that there is no other way. So they don’t question the government or church or society. 

And the citizens learn to outcast the individual who questions things; The individual who uses their brain to ask itself questions & ask others questions; The philosopher. The lone wolf. 

Hundreds of years ago communities labeled those people “witches” and “demons” – the people who questioned the government or church.  

The power to conform blindly to authority has always been stronger than taking a stand. 

Throughout human history, authority figures have always used violence to silence anyone who questioned them. 

It’s sad but it’s true. 

But we are entering a new earth. A new phase in human existence (if AI doesn’t destroy humanity.)  

This new phase will use scientific evidence & intelligent & facts instead of blindly obeying political organizations or the church (politics). 

No one should fear their government whom is supposedly here to “protect and serve,” (& not just protect and serve the wealthiest people in its country…)  

When everyone around you seems to be conforming, don’t be afraid to lead. 

Following is conformity. Leading is courage. 

Real Religion?

“Real religion is the transformation of anxiety into laughter.”

— Alan Watts   

There are a numerous amount of religions, and that’s ok. To each their own. 

I study multiple religious books but I don’t identify with any one religion. I am open to many religions, and I enjoy learning. 

Anyway, most of these religions are very serious – so serious that if you don’t believe in it, you’re going to be tormented in hell forever!!!! 

Now that’s a real trick those religions pulled on people to control people & scare people into obedience.  

I can’t say if there is a heaven or hell, but I can say that real laughter can be a spiritual experience. (& not laughter at another person pain, but laughter to laugh. Laughter at something funny. Laughing because we feel so much joy in our life.)  

To ease the anxieties of people & add some joyful laughter. That sounds like a spiritual experience to me. 

Choose Love Over Blind Obedience

“And what does the money machine eat? It eats youth, spontaneity, life, beauty, and above all, it eats creativity. It eats quality and shits out quantity.”

— William S Burroughs  

The systems, in multiple countries, operate to guide people into working for the system. 

Death roams this planet looking for the next life to devour. The next life to transform to be more death-like and less life-like.  

The majority of children are vibrant & excited to live & learn about life…until ignorant & dead-minded “adults” teach them to fearfully obey them.  

Many people & organizations teach fear to children and adults, and then they wonder where life went… the feeling of being alive. 

The joy of life & living has turned more into a fear & blind obedience – & to behave like a lifeless machine – so that you’ll fit in with all the other lifeless machine people.   

Some fear is healthy – but too much fear truly drains the life out of a person.  

Mindfulness meditation is one practice to allow life to fill you up again. 

Happiness > Dignified

“I would always rather be happy than dignified.”

— Charlotte Bronte  

Is happiness something only for children?    

As people age, it appears that any true happiness leaves them. (Not everyone, but the majority).

Many people get more death-like as they age, and less life-like. 

The true joy they had a child leaves them as they learn about the “real world.”  

In the real world you discover some people who only find “happiness” at someone else’s pain….thats not happiness or joy; that is sickness. 

But if the majority of people are sick, and even world leaders promote this sickness – it’s difficult to find true happiness. 

So, it is great to be serious, but we can also be happy too (& not “happy” at someone’s pain).  

How can you discover a real happiness again? 

That’s a great question, and the answer will be different for most people. 

What did you enjoy when you were younger? 

Do you have any hobbies that you actually like? 

Turn the television off. Ignore cruel politicians & never befriend a person who laughs at someone else’s pain.

You’ll never be happy if you laugh at the pain of someone. 

Think about what you enjoy, and take time to do some of that. 

How To Calm Negative Energy

“There are many ways to calm a negative energy without suppressing or fighting it. You recognize it, you smile to it, and you invite something nicer to come up and replace it; you read some inspiring words, you listen to a piece of beautiful music, you go somewhere in nature, or you do some walking meditation.”

— Thich Nhat Hahn 

Negativity is a part of human society. 

Positivity is too, but negativity seems to be “winning” so far. 

It’s easy to watch the news and get emotional and angry. 

70% of USA politicians intentions are to provoke negative emotions in people.

It’s easy to take the negative bait of a politician – but then you’re caught like a fish. 

It’s easy to be negative. It’s easy to be angry. 

It’s easy to hate.  

And the majority of people conform to “easy” because what is great is difficult. 

It takes time to be positive. 

It takes being intentional about your mental health. 

It takes ignoring cruel politicians and focusing on good leaders and being a good leader.  

But yea, Thich Nhat Hahn has some good ideas about how to calm negative energy: 

— Invite something nicer to replace the negative

— Read some inspiring words

— Listen to beautiful music 

— Go somewhere in nature 

— Do walking meditation 

Add Fun To The Game & Arts

“When an archer shoots for enjoyment, he has all his skill; when he shoots for a brass buckle, he gets nervous; when he shoots for a prize of gold, he begins to see two targets.”

— Zhuangzi    

In this life there is work & play, and some people get to play for work; athletes & artists mainly. 

The best artists and athletes really love what they do.  

To most of them though, it is still work & requires extreme effort. 

The fun gets taken out of the game & the art as we age, but it doesn’t have to.   

Just because others have lost the joy of the game or art doesn’t mean you need to. Don’t conform. 

If you love the game, play. You’ll become great. 

If you love the art, do it. You’ll also become great. 

The Effect of Others

“Other people’s views and troubles can be contagious. Don’t sabotage yourself by unwittingly adopting negative, unproductive attitudes through your associations with others.”

— Epictetus  

Persuasion is a big part of human manipulation. 

The news is one of the best examples of this. 

The news, whether from television or social media  – is owned by a small number of people who have agendas of their own – whom use their platforms to share a range of information. The information they share is sometimes true and sometimes false.  

Malcolm X said: “If you’re not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.” 

And this is what often happens. 

What people do not see are the owners and producers of the news stations who break laws to keep the people thinking whatever they want them to think – and to keep people not thinking for themselves. 

Anyway, believe what you will. And I will focus on having my own beliefs as well. 

I don’t force my beliefs or opinions onto others, and I don’t listen to any angry ignorant people who try forcing their beliefs and ideas onto me.