Native Perspectives – Epiloog

After displaying some of my thoughts and emotions in this blog, I’d like to fine tune what could be worth while blogging about.

So I’d like to take the liberty to invite the reader to share his/her ideas. In order to keep the postings focussed on what this blog aims to be about, some questions. Feel free to deviate, if you deem that appropriate.

– How do you appreciate the current state of affairs in the world
— What opportunities
— What threats

– Who are you
— Why are you on this planet
— How do you relate to other sentient beings

– What is your work
— Seeing other sentient beings in discomfort or pain, what do you desire
— Seeing other sentient beings in discomfort or pain, what do you do

This short list will do to get a picture, enabling an increase in quality of the content of this blog

Would be haiku

How joyful for Spirit to see life force blossoming
How painful for ego to see chances for blossoming not realized

Spirit is the pond in which occasions are ripples
Ego identifies with ripples: up with success and down with failure

With large ripples, mind and words fail to express what is experienced

Spirit, knowing separation is illusionary, remains placid
Ego seeking contact and seeing its evasive nature, scrambles for comfort

To the extent we embody Zorba the Buddha, we live life:
express pond and ripples perfectly

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We should make things as simple as possible, but not simpler

When so deeply involved with what this blog is about, this haiku of sorts seems unavoidable to express the world I live in.

This world behind high hopes and despair is only visible for those who can see beyond appearances. Who have the ability and take the time.

I see my involvement pressing this ability on me. My Zorba is reluctant, my Buddha is willing. We see this ego in action; being moulded by the ripples it creates.

Look ma, almost no links!

We’re on a mission from [and to] God.

But tend to get lost along the way.

One could see ‘fixing things’ as our overriding modus operandi.

This results in the raw material for our earthly experience.

Huxley offers an interesting perspective: it’s what we do with what happens to us, which forms our experience.

So, how does this relate to

It’s about what you do with the means offered to you, to do what you deem necessary.

Get serious guys, this is our kids’ planet we’re dealing with.

Ich bin ein burgher.

As I see it, cities and their leaders might be the right format regarding making this world a better place.

Take Gavin Newson of San Fransisco, Enrique Penalosa of Bogota or Gerd Leers of Maastricht.

An alternative route might be found at seasoned burghers, or burghers at sea, sailing a contemporary version of a junk rig.

To me, being at sea gives one a sense of proportion, rarely found elsewhere.

The elegance

and ingenuity of sailing I find inspiring.

A Native Perspectives 101
[ upon much request, some imo clear lines; minimal use of links ]

I get emotional when I see children. Children of plants, animals, people, ideas.
In my direct surroundings this is common. When looking at it historically and when looking at current affairs, this is less common. I am hurt and puzzled.

Reasons for this pain I can see in shared values as well as in systems: stress, fear, ignorance, greed, anger, dependency, loneliness, comfort, laziness, turning a blind eye. An enormous force, generating suffering.
As I just read: ‘you’re on the table, or you’re on the menu’

In the experiencing of these, inside myself as well as outside, exploring and communicating gets slow and inconvenient.

At the same time I see many opportunities for a workable path towards significantly better life passing by my window every day. I try my best to share this enthusiasm. To share, to explore, to travel together for a while.

So perhaps this Native Perspectives blog is about Sangha.

Off late the term ‘decadence‘ comes to mind.

It seems mainstream culture is unable / unwilling, to respond adequately to current pressing issues. This could be labelled as decadent, in the sense of a self destructive response. Respondents regarding this blog can file themselves under this category. In fact, it might prove illustrative to read the reactions to previous postings and compare them to the subject matter presented.

Fortunately there are other currents in society, which are open to a regime where potentials are stimulated to unfold.

As I see it, a regional format addressing contemporary icons has best chances for resilience to unfold.

Why cars? Since they’re icons of freedom, death, wealth, power, obesity, speed, urban sprawl, congestion, stagnation, utility and a host of other things.

Changing the icons, is changing conceptions of the Good. And that is what bears strong potential of making a significant contribution to the unfoldment of potentials.

Some acronyms for modern living

RTP: responsibility to protect. How?
Do: show moral courage before shit hits fans, by going first on ethical issues. Have a social draft, also abroad, eat organic, local and vegetarian (including animals under water), produce materials cradle to cradle, walk and bike where you can and use a –shared– EV powered by CSP.
Don’t: invade a region with necessities RTE: responsibility to enjoy. How?
Do: body scan software will developed and uploaded to street surveillance camera’s and high definition satellite mounted camera’s. These can read from your facial expressions and body language how you experience using luxury consumer goods.

– If not experienced as advertised, a fine related to income will be subtracted automatically from one’s bank account.
– If experienced as advertised or better, a reward will be added to one’s bank account.
Don’t: have a -repressed- morning after the purchase before RES: renewable energy sources. How?
Do: use one’s head, heart and hands. This inevitably leads to a solar thermal base load from the deserts and a mix of