The Separation between State and Religion

In time we will realize that Democracy is the entitlement of individuals to every right that was in its times alloted to kings. The right to speak and decide, to be treated with decency, to serve and be served by people in a State of “love” that is, to serve with one’s work for the development of ‘life’. To belong to the Kingdom of Human Beings without racial, national, social or academic separations. To love and be loved. To die at the service of the whole and be honored in one’s death, for one’s life and work was legitimately valued. To be graceful and grateful. To have the pride and the humility of being One with the Universe, One with every realm of Existence, One with every living and deceased soul. To treat with dignity and be treated with dignity for One is dignified together with All others and Life itself. To walk the path of compassion, not in the sorrow of guilt but in the pride of being. To take responsability for one’s mistakes and sufferings and stand up again and again like a hero and a heroine and face the struggle that is put at one’s feet and in one’s hands. Millions of people, millions and millions of people might take many generations to realize the consciousness of our humaneness but there is no other dignified path for the human being.

The “work” as I conceive it is psychological and political. Psychology is the connection between the different dimensions within one’s self and Politics is the actualization of that consciousness in our practical lives. Religion is the ceremony that binds the connectedness between the individual and the Universe. The separation between religion, politics and science, the arts and sports is, in the sphere of the social, the reflection of the schizophrenia within the individual and the masses. The dialogue between individuality and the "human" belongs to consciousness. The tendency to develop cults resides in the shortcomings we’are finding in life as it is structured today. “Life” has become the private property of a few priviledged who cannot profit from it because as soon as it is appropriated it stops to be “life” or “life-giving”.

We are all the victims of our own invention and each one is called upon to find solutions. The only problem is believing our selves incapable of finding them. We are now free to use all Systems of knowledge objectively, sharing them without imposing our will on each other. To become objective about our lives means to understand that the institutions that govern its experience are critically important. That we are one with the governments, one with the religious activities that mark its pace, that the arena’s in which we move our bodies and the laboratories in which we explore our possibilities are ALL part and parcel of our own personal responsibility. That WE ARE ONE WITH EACH OTHER AND EVERYTHING AROUND US and acknowledge for ourselves a bond of love in conscious responsibility. That we human beings know ourselves part of each other and are willing and able to act on our behalf for the benefit of each and every individual. That we no longer allow governments, industries, universities or any other institution to run along unchecked by the objective principles of humaneness. That we do not allow gurus to abuse their power or governors to steal the taxes and use them to their personal advantage in detriment of the whole. That we do not allow abuse from anyone anywhere because life is too beautiful to do so and that we are willing to stop the rampant crime with the necessary compassion Conscious knowledge is every individual's right. Conscious action is every individual's duty.

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Sunday 6 March 2011

The Wisconsin 14! Bravo for the Public Squares of the World!



The Wisconsin 14

By Richard Trumka, Reader Supported News
06 March 11

RSN Special Coverage: GOP's War on American Labor
or anyone who still thinks the inspiring actions in Wisconsin, Ohio and Indiana are just about public employees in those states, here's a moving dose of reality.
People in every walk of life and every part of the country - even other countries - are expressing heartfelt gratitude to the 14 Democratic state senators who left Wisconsin Feb. 17 rather than allow Gov. Scott Walker to pass a sham budget bill taking from state and local workers the right to bargain for good middle-class jobs.
Gov. Walker and state Republicans may be sending them $100-a-day fines and arrest warrants, but take a look at some Facebook and phone messages real people are sending the brave Wisconsin 14:
  • "I've got 20 plus years in in Department of Corrections and I myself have walked through the halls of hell literally ... I've dealt with escapes, fire, suicides, Jeffrey Dahmer ... In my opinion, the 14 of you are clearly as big American heroes as those who are dying in the war overseas right now."


  • "Today I will start tithing 1 percent every day of my daily income for your re-election campaigns!"


  • "I was taught to either stand for something or fall for anything ... Thank you for setting a great example!"


  • "My parents in northern Illinois would be glad to feed you a home-cooked meal - just drop me a note and I'll put you in touch."


  • "History will look back on you not only as heroes of the American working class but also as patriots in the purest form as inspired by the founding fathers of this country."


  • "Keep up the good work, and if you need $100 - any one of you - I am, definitely, willing to sacrifice Benjamin Franklin to keep you guys out of state until this situation is over."


  • "As a social worker in Wisconsin barely able to pay my own bills on my income, I want to say Thank You to all of you ... I see first-hand what happens when services are cut and people are unable to get the services they need - the stress, the homelessness, the inability to get mental health or health services in general and the revolving door of our horrible "justice" system. It's horrible. Please keep up the fight."


  • "I have never taken a stand before but now I do, with all 14 of you!"


  • "You are what democracy is all about!"


  • "Thank you, thank you, thank you! Please know how much the citizens of Wisconsin understand your sacrifices in leaving your homes, families and constituents to do the right thing and stop this ridiculous budget 'repair' bill. You give us hope!"


  • "Thank you all for the guts you have shown throughout this time. I believe the story of the Wisconsin 14 will go down in history."


  • "Muchas gracias."


  • "Thank you all from Canada. We believe in free collective bargaining. It is a human right and courageous folks like you and the protesters make us all proud!"


  • "Thank you from your neighbors in Minnesota who were only 8,500 votes away from being in the same situation had we not elected Mark Dayton."


  • "I have never been more proud of a group of men and women ..."


  • "You are the heroes of the whole nation. This is not only about middle-class union workers, it is about all of us."


  • "Finally, politicians who stand for something they truly believe in."


  • "I'm a little choked up here because I realize the sacrifice that you are making. They put the pressure on you. They're trying to turn the screws on you. I appreciate your courage. Your vision ... And the backbone that you're showing."


  • "Sorry you're away from your families, but because of your efforts we all hopefully have better family lives."


  • "You are on the right side of history."


  • "I'm down at the capitol right now. I am a retiree. I've been here every day at least twice a day. I have other things to do ... like our 14 senators do. But this is the most important thing that's happened in Wisconsin in my life. I'll be 70 in September ... God bless and keep you always."
Let me add my thanks and my admiration for the Wisconsin state legislators - and those from Indiana - who have left home and are living out of suitcases for weeks to do the people's work.
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