Genuine Representative in United States

To people of United States :

I think your country is in need of genuine representatives (like yourself) than elite-funded politicians. I believe anyone of you here makes better government than (most of) what is in the capitol today, not in terms of capability and resourcefulness but in terms of interest and agenda.

I guess what is holding you back is personal and purely genuine. To me, you can be an examples of the many good people we have around who unfortunately haven't been able to convince themselves to go forward. However, if the world must change for the better then many of us have to put down ourselves our fear and face the evil. It is true that many of us are already taking our first few steps forward, which explains why this mailing list exist and we are here discussing. But if we become convinced that by having discussing we are already "doing something", then that doing become a hindrance.

I felt quite shock and later depress when I realized the majority of United States citizen (60%) doesn't vote. In my country voting is considered an everyone's affair so voting is compulsory here. I know this may seem not my business, but whatever happens to your country affects mine (and everybody else) =)

Political Identity

If you fear change, call yourself not the Conservative.

For you are hiding pain of fear behind an ego identity.

If you reject today, call yourself not the Liberal.

For you are concealing non-acceptance in yourself, making another ego identity.

If you must classify, then call yourself - egoist.

Religious identity

Religious identity is so deep rooted into our ego that if people:
have mouths, they will shout at one another.
have guns, they will shoot one another.

Wake up, my fellow men.

[Reply to BILLY] Regarding Bible Questions

On Mon, Dec 14, 2009 at 5:47 PM, BILROJ@aol.com wrote:

There is great good in 90% of all religions. I try to make the good in other religions my good, also. I get the idea you share this view.

To me, sacred text are merely human records of wisdom, which by themselves are very useless. Even though I based my faith on the model of Taoism, the book also taught me not to be obsess with labels, and therefore itself too. Imagine the bible is written in C++, and there is no computer to run it. Therefore, I seldom take scriptures seriously.

I am particularly concern when Christians (though it can be any other faiths) takes their books too seriously. Although it probably isn't a "Christian behavior", but a normal human reaction when a core belief is put on the line. I believe religion is a sign-point pointing at a world made to perfection, but that pointer is itself imperfect. I recently came across a Kabbalist material explaining that it was the imperfection of human that gave birth to the concept of 'religion'. It is also highlight the need to look into the mystic perspective of the bible in other to grasp the true wisdom behind it. In other words, not to take words too seriously.

I once spoke to a Christian friend who went back to her religion and start believing in God again. She said she was taught to keep faith simple. At first I wondered about the wisdom behind this attitude, only to realize later that she simply mean to take the bible literally without a question.

I remember reading somewhere that, literal interpretation of bible actually began rather recently (as late as the nineteen century). If anyone can verify that, and if that is true, then where did the thousand plus years of mysticism went?

Ironically, we all know too well about the fact that bible literally contradicts with modern science and even among its' own verses, there seem to be an endless need to 'put the verses in context'.

Even though this literalism doesn't cause as much bloodshed as in [some other religion], the literalism itself and the cult-like attitude they promote is the same. I am concern about the Literal error in the Bible [removed].

This is my view. Hope to hear what you have to say.