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Take The Self-Discovery Journey

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“Put away the book, the description, the tradition, the authority, and take the journey of self-discovery.”

— Jiddu Krishnamurti   

The world is great at telling others what to think. 

The world is clever at getting people to react. 

What the world will not do for you – you must do for yourself. And this world will not give you answers that are true. 

It will only tell you information that helps the powers that be.  

So you can listen & believe in what the government & education system are telling you, but if you want the truth you’re going to have to find it yourself.  

Don’t believe everything you hear. Don’t just repeat what you hear. Question what you hear. Question what people tell you to believe.  

Governments want people’s blind obedience, and they usually get it, but if you seek true intelligence you must question any and all governments. 

You must not allow any government or organization or person to violently force their beliefs into you. 

^I can say this because I have had people do this to me, in Los Angeles in 2022 & 2023, but that’s a story for later. 

For now I am getting into being able to think again & use my mind & not be afraid to think & use my brain. 

I am getting into my own beliefs & perspective & not having my beliefs violently forced into me by a cruel & controlling government.  

I will continue taking the journey of self discovery, & I encourage others to do the same.

Thoughts & Opinions

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“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. 

Question Governments, Churches, Society

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“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. 

Be Called Crazy (Trust Yourself)

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“When they call you crazy, remember that great ideas don’t come from average minds.”

— Nikola Tesla   

Whenever you choose to think for yourself, you will be called crazy by everyone who has conformed – especially if they’ve conformed to not having their own mind.  

It’s much easier to give up your mind and conform than it is to have your own mind & beliefs. 

You may even be called a witch or a devil, truly, for thinking different than your community. 

That’s how the community got rid of anyone who thought different or disagreed with their leaders – they called them a witch or a demon & then they got the people to agree, and the “witch” was burned to death… 

That really happened – & it still happens today – just in a more subtle way.  

Communities and people are so strong in their ways of conformity – that anyone who thinks different is often punished. 

It’s happening less, but it still happens today.  

In the early 1600s Galileo was sent to house arrest for claiming that the Earth revolved around the Sun. He used science, telescopic observations, to come to this conclusion. The church of the day believed everything revolved around the earth, and could not accept Galileo’s blasphemy, so they punished him.   

Being ahead of your time may get you punished. You will definitely be called crazy.  

But the good news is that science has gained much more power over the years – since science is based on research, trial and error, learning, & not just a blind belief. 

If you’re going to have an impact on this planet and the human species, you will almost definitely be called crazy by the people who have conformed to blind belief. 

Be called crazy. 

Be called a witch or a devil. 

Ignore the conformists. 

Trust yourself. (& trust real science)

DARE To Use Your Own Intelligence

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“Have the courage to use your own intelligence.”

— Immanuel Kant 

If you’ve had a unique language and way of thinking and living for the first 25 years of your life, and then angry, uneducated, military-like men march into your life and tell you you’re wrong, & they try forcing their beliefs into you, would you submit?  

Sort of like what the Europeans did to the Indians. 

Or they march into your life and tell you that you are correct – but they hate it! And they want to change you to be like them. 

It happens more often than you can imagine. Conformity has always been a stronger gravitational pull than beating to the sound of your own drums.  

Einstein said, “Few are those who see with their own eyes and feel with their own hearts.”  

It is almost always fear within a person that guides them to conform. 

And when you conform, you lose your independence. You stop seeing the world with your own eyes & you start seeing the world from someone else’s perspective. 

Many people want that though – they want to be led, and that is okay. 

But if you’re going to be an authentic leader, you must DARE to use your own intelligence. 

The Effect of Others

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“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. 

Refuse To Kneel

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“They teach submission as survival, and then despise those of us who refuse to kneel.”

— Elizabeth Hardwick 

Your government wants your submission. They want you passive. They want to control you. They want your blind obedience. And they use fear tactics to steal your individual power. 

The government has gone so far to control people that they have taken away peoples’ individual minds – & what’s more terrifying than that, is that the majority of people have freely surrendered their own mind. 

Don’t give up your mind. Don’t become a parasite. Even if everyone is doing it. 

Dare to be despised by those who don’t have their own mind. 

Dare to be hated. 

Dare to lead. 

And love it. 

Love a freedom that comes from within yourself – & not a “freedom” from a government that puts you in mental chains and calls it freedom. 

Expand Your Mind Beyond The Times

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“Every man is a creature of the age in which he lives and few are able to to raise themselves above the ideas of the time.”

— Voltaire  

Humans are products of their environment, and few are able to perceive beyond current times.  

One of the best ways to start thinking beyond current times is to study history. 

Who are your favorite humans from the past? From 2,000 years ago. 

From 500 years ago. 

200 years ago.  

Think of your favorite humans and then go read about them. 

Learn about the lifestyle they lived. 

Learn about how there were no bathrooms or running water. Learn about the slaves & emperors in Egypt, and the Kings of Scotland. 

Learn about Shakespeare and da Vinci & artists throughout the years.  

As you do your research you will be able to (in your mind) transport yourself to the time & era of those people.  

You’ll learn that things are always changing – and that the things today that so many people cling to as absolutely true – may not be true at all, and time will tell. 

Conformity is strong and always has been – but dare to think beyond today’s beliefs. 

Dare to think. 

Dare to research and come up with your own beliefs. 

Think Your Own Thoughts

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“An entire sea of water can’t sink a ship unless it gets inside the ship. Similarly, the negativity of the world can’t pull you down unless you allow it to get inside you.”

— Thich Nhat Hahn 

From the time we are born, to the time we lose our own mind (death of individual mind), to the time we physically die, we are being told what to think. 

Parents tell us what to think. Newspapers tell us what to think. Governments tells us what to think. Television tells us what to think.  

Almost every child born with parents of one political party beliefs will inherit those beliefs. 

People think they have their own beliefs – but they almost never do. 

People’s beliefs are almost always inherited from their parents, and sometimes by their teachers.  

Ce la vie.  

Anyway, how can you break free from inherited beliefs and start thinking for yourself? 

You have to learn to think with yourself – within your own mind – to ask yourself questions and not just answer reactively, but to dwell in it, sometimes for days, weeks, months, and then brainstorm answers. 

This doesn’t happen overnight – especially in these shallow reactive emotional societies we live in. 

First, before you start thinking like a philosopher, you have to meditate. 

You have to let go of your thoughts and beliefs and just appreciate life beyond inherited beliefs, temporarily, as you continue on your journey.  

Here is a great beginners mediation guide. Also the word psychedelic comes from two Greek words that mean “Mind Manifesting.”

The Fragile Ego

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“The ego is always on guard against any kind of perceived diminishment. Automatic ego-repair mechanisms come into effect to restore the mental form of “me.” When someone blames or criticizes me, that to the ego is a diminishment of self, and it will immediately attempt to repair its diminished sense of self through self-justification, defense, or blaming.”

— Tolle

The ego can be fragile – easily offended, easily angered, feeling threatened easily, quick to blame others…

Is there anything beyond the human ego?

Obviously, yes, but most of us grow up in environments that enforce & reinforce individual egos – in both inferior & superior ways; artificial identities.

We learn to identify with our race & country – & to feel threatened by other races & countries… We are taught to identify with where we were born & to imagine that our country & race is superior to other countries.

Is anyone’s country or race superior to another? No, but people are not taught this. People learn egoic identities from an early age & egos are reinforced time & time again until people genuinely start believing in lies: that their race & country are superior to other races & countries .. politicians especially reinforce theirs & others egos by preaching supremacy, & then pastors in churches reinforce politics by preaching supremacy by supporting racism, sexism, egoic ways of thinking…

the blind flow of the ego has led us all here… will we continue with the fragile & easily threatened egoic ways that cause wars, hatred, violence?

… or will something new emerge?

Something beyond the ego? …