Don’t Be Guided By Oppressors

“Nobody in the world, nobody in history, has ever gotten their freedom by appealing to the moral sense of the people who were oppressing them.”

— Assata Shakur  

There are several “powers that be” on planet earth who live to control people & maintain power.  

The oppressors have an agenda – and their agenda DOES NOT INCLUDE to help you (unless you are born into their family.) 

Their agenda consists of getting people to work for them – to work for the systems that they have built. 

But their agenda not only consists of enslaving people to their system – they want to control people’s minds. 

The oppressors want the people to believe in what they tell them – they want to influence people’s minds in subtle & not so subtle violent ways. 

The oppressors want to confuse the people – they want the people to fear the powers that be. 

And any rebellion that goes against the truly violent cruel oppressors way – they shut it down – usually using governmental forces to do so. 

The oppressors use a number of methods to keep the people conformed to their system. 

The oppressors break laws while at the same time putting fear into their citizens. 

They want people to be “moral” while they themselves are operating so beyond morals & beyond the law that you could say they are operating as devils in hell.  

And they’ll never let their power go until there is a revolution of truth that exposes the oppressors. 

I am a man of many religions, but supposedly when Jesus comes back he will lead the entire planet into a time of light.  

I guess we will see…

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. 

Attain Power Within

“Things have no hold on your soul. They have no access to it, cannot move or direct it. It is moved and directed by you alone. It takes the things before it and interprets them as it sees fit.”

— Marcus Aurelius  

The only true & lasting power in this life you will have is within yourself.  

Politicians & governments seek to control people, but they can’t control you if you don’t let them.  

It’s easy to give up your mind and spirit – almost everyone is doing it. 

What is difficult yet empowering is to take control of yourself. To dream your life & live it. 

To not be distracted by the people & things outside of yourself; To not be pushed and pulled by the world. 

And to not try to push or pull others or the world. But to simply lead & live your life – with your own beliefs & perspective, and NOT the perspective of your government or schemers outside of you.  

Real power comes from within. 

Systems that desire power, and not to help people

“Why are psychedelics too dangerous for veterans but sending them to war isn’t?” 

The USA government, and other governments, are more interested in using people instead of appreciating people. 

They send people to war to kill innocent people. 

They ban drugs like psilocybin mushrooms that actually help people heal – and legalize alcohol & prescription drugs that keep people sick and dependent. 

It’s a cruel and evil government that does that. 

Governments, like politicians, breathe lies. They seek power and use people as tools to get power. The USA government does this at least.  

It’s only years later when people reflect on what the government is doing, that the people learn the truth. 

People seem to be blinded in the present moment. 

Marijuana is also much healthier for people than alcohol & cigarettes, but the government is concerned with keeping people dependent and sick, in the USA. 

It truly is a sick and cruel system. 

The good news is that the system is always changing, & learning, even if the majority of people are blinded with fear in the present.   

I am certain, without a doubt, that one day psychedelics will be legalized medicinally, globally. 

When there is a medicine that actually helps and heals people, and is backed by science, research & positive results, not even the evil politicians can keep it banned forever.  

“When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.”

— Jimi Hendrix 

You Need A Stronger Mind

“If someone succeeds in provoking you, realize that your mind is complicit in the provocation.”

— Epictetus 

Some miserable people live their life looking for the next opportunity to provoke or bother someone. 

Don’t let it be you. 

Even if they go out of their way to insult you – you can’t get angry if you have a strong mind. 

The easy route is to be annoyed, to be miserable, to be distracted, to be hopeless, to be disempowered. 

And the hard route is to live as an empowered individual. To remain calm, centered, and uneffected by the hate & misery of others.  

Provocation is just another distraction sent by the ignorant to destroy your inner peace. 

The ignorant have no life of their own so they become lifeless parasites, literally like diseased bugs, trying to spread their disease – their hate, misery, violence, ignorance, pain, etc. and they’ll get you if you don’t put your bug spray on. 

And what is your bug spray in this situation? It’s focus. 

You must remain focused on your mind and your life. 

What are you doing with your life? 

Where are you going? 

What do you want your life to be like 2 years from now? 5 years. 10 years. 

Maintain a long term vision, add goals, and act toward your best life, and when other people call you “difficult” it’s because you can’t be provoked or manipulated. 

Stay true to your life path. 

Ignore the haters. 

Focus. Win.

The Power of Humility

Being humble is one thing, being humiliated is another.

In the moments of humiliation, the pain seems devastating, and sometimes it is.

If you make it through the humiliation, and you will, you will become stronger. Not at first, but later in time you will become stronger because of it.

The Bible talks to boast about your weaknesses, because that is when the power of Christ is fulfilled, and this is a paradox, but it’s true. It’s a paradox because any person who has been humiliated knows how devastating & painful that can be.

But, in time, the power of Christ will strengthen, & your humility will make you strong.

The Bible says that the humble will inherit the Earth…I think this will happen.

Living Beyond The News

“To a philosopher all news, as it is called, is gossip, and they who edit and read it are old women over their tea.”

— Thoreau

The media, the news, is often nothing more than gossip.

Most of today’s “popular” news really is fake news – to divert viewers attention away from the viewers life, & give it to an electronic media that doesn’t care about viewers.

The media is often dis-empowering, but there is a solution to regain your power – turn off the news. Ignore it. Politicians will still be lying & complaining tomorrow & the next day, & that’s not changing anytime soon.

Anyway, I sometimes watch the news for entertainment, but I don’t take it seriously. Some of it may be serious, but most of it’s not.

What is real is my life, and your life. What is real is your direct experience with life here & now & into your future.

You matter – & believe it or not, your life is more important than every single politician on this planet. I promise you this is true – your life is more important than theirs.

Take some time to turn off the news & reclaim your power, your life.

The Power of Your Imagination

“Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited, whereas imagination embraces the entire world, stimulating progress, giving birth to evolution. It is, strictly speaking, a real factor in scientific research.”
-Albert Einstein

Einstein knew it.

Buddha knew it.

Jesus knew it.

& not only did they know it, they realized & embodied it – Imagination.

They of course had their own unique methods for sharing one of the most misunderstood truths within humanity, but they shared it.

It baffles me sometimes that we never learn about this in school – The Power of Imagination. We are almost always taught the opposite – Conform. Don’t question your teachers & adults because they are right! yea, that’s a big joke.

Ego has dominated the 20th century but it is loosening up in the 21st century. What we need now is Soul. Real Soul. & it’s happening.

Imagination comes from the Soul – True Imagination, & all the great spiritual teachers & great scientists understood this. That Imagination is not just some surreal & futile function of the human mind, but that it is playing a huge role in the manifestation of humanity & the lives of all beings.

“The human mind is our fundamental resource.”
— John F. Kennedy

“Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.”
— Romans 12:2

You have been gifted with the power of imagination. You can let it go to waste or you can learn more about it & play a role in the evolution of humanity.

The choice is truly yours.

Intro to A Panda’s Journey

The word “panda” originates from the Sanskrit word paṇḍita meaning ‘learned, wise’.

A Panda’s Journey incorporates Spirit & Mind with Quantum Physics to reveal the power within you. 

The power within us all.

The power of realizing you are in control of your destiny.