John Kevin's Journal: HAPPY TUESDAY!!!

Monday, September 2, 2013

HAPPY TUESDAY!!!

I am the wizard. I transmute fear and hate into love.
~Jonathan-Lockwood Huie

GOOD MORNING FAMILY!

Who Are the Meek?

The meek are the egoless.

They are those who have awakened to their essential true nature as consciousness and recognize that essence in all "others," all life-forms.

They live in the surrendered state and so feel their oneness with the whole and the Source.

--A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle
FROM HUMANITY'S TEAM

Now I know that today is WORLD HISTORY TUESDAY, but instead, I'm showing you this video called THE EDIBLE CITY, a pretty cool 3 minute video that provides suggestions on how to turn your city into an edible one.

I hope you enjoy it.

The Edible City from ASLA on Vimeo.

------------HEAVEN LETTERS------------

Heavenletters™, bringing Earth closer to Heaven.
HEAVEN is here to reach every soul on earth to reawaken:
* Our connection to God *
* Our belief in ourselves *
* Our awareness of our shared worthiness to God *
* Peace on Earth *
God is always bringing us closer to Him.
Heavenletter #4646 Whose Teacher Are You? , August 14, 2013
God said:

You love to give love. You like to make a point of it, and yet the giving of love is not a project. Love is not so much something to give as it is your very Being. The giving of love is not so much an act of love.

It is not that you have to be thinking about giving love and making sure that you do. This may be serving yourself, beloveds. It is good for you to know this.

Love comes from your State of Being. Sometimes what you give in the name of love is a reward to yourself. It is true that you serve Me through others, yet giving love to others is not always what you may mean it to be. It can be a feather in your cap. It can be serving yourself, beloveds, in the name of others. This exists.

Yes, you are loving, and I ask you to give, and you wish to follow My Will. Remember about loving Me.

Putting yourself in the foreground may not be a sustainable practice. You are not meant to be anyone’s savior. It is not always a good deed to do a good deed. You are not the answer to other people’s needs. I AM. And your giving to others may not be the answer for you. It may postpone your self-discovery.

Human Beings do not seek for your love, even when they may think they do and you think they do. They are seeking Me and their own love for Me.

You are, of course, not obligated to give love. Individuality is not the fulfiller of love.

It is not for you to see how much love you can give.

In the terms of which I am speaking, no one needs your love. It is not love from you to see someone else’s lack or need. The Great Spiritual Ones did not set out to satisfy people’s needs for love, nor did they set out to satisfy others’ needs for knowledge, The Great Ones set out to do God’s Will. Indeed, through their focus on God and God’s glory, they raised many other people’s consciousness. It was never their accomplishment. They never owned it.

You are not a preacher, beloveds. You are not the conductor of an orchestra.

Helping people to feel good is not your purpose. It is not for you to think of yourself as an answer to anyone’s prayer. From where does help come?

It may be your need that someone feels needy, needs something that you would like to give. Free people from the idea that they need something from you. Free yourself from the idea that others need something from you.

It may be your need to give your definitive help, and yet this may not be helpful to you and your growth, and, in the long run, not to the other. You have greater substance to offer than altruism.

No one is to be higher than you. Nor are you to be higher than anyone else.

Be as ready to receive answers as you are to give them. You found answers, and you still have more answers to find. Have confidence in others to find their own answers. Answers, like questions, do not stay the same. There are yet more answers for you to find. All are seekers. No one has arrived, beloveds. Everyone is arriving, and there are many roads before you.

The role of helper feels good. Your heart is benevolent, no question, yet your good heart and benevolence are not at issue.

Yesterday I wrote about the joy of giving, and how you are meant to give. Now I tell you to go easy on the giving. You are a learner too.

Help thyself, dear one. Teach thyself.

http://heavenletters.org/whose-teacher-are-you.html

To read any current Heavenletters, click HERE

----------THE MUSIC CORNER----------

Now, let's start the day with "DIRTY", with THE KI.

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FROM THEIR WEBSITE WWW.THEKI.ME:TheKI is an ensemble that fuses pop, jazz and electronic music with modern and ancient wisdom. With Roxie Sakura as the lead singer, theKI features conservatory-trained members who have performed with world-class artists such as Stevie Wonder and John Legend, along with spoken word artist Sean Raymond Hill. As a Iranian-Japanese-American, Roxie is dedicated through her songwriting and activism to shining light on some of the darkest injustices and inner struggles still facing women worldwide today, and recently performed for LA Rising for Women as part of V-DAY's One Billion Rising. "KI" stands for "energy" in Japanese; theKI combines beautiful instrumental arrangements with digital grooves to create movement, dance, and transformative moments of inner reflection. By making darkness conscious, as Carl Jung wrote, theKI exists to expand this awareness by first inspiring and empowering the individual.

THE ENSEMBLE
Our ensemble features a TAIKO DRUMMER (representing the heart of the warrior) as well as a SPOKEN WORD ARTIST, electrified UPRIGHT BASSIST, and a HIP-HOP HARPIST. If the stage is large enough we also include a 6 piece dance crew. (Credits Include: Stevie Wonder, Yo-Yo Ma, Timbaland, and Wynton Marsalis, 50 Cent, Kanye West, Lupe Fiasco, Chris Brown, Chaka Khan)

* Roxie Sakura -Lead Vocalist
* Lucas Wallis -Executive Producer, Upright Bassist
* Alex Romero -Electric Bass
* Cy Passley -Guitar
* Antonio Dangond -Keyboards, Music Director
* Fitz Harris, David Borne Jr. Lamont Sydnor -Drums
* Sean Hill Raymond -Spoken Word
* Warren McDonald -Taiko Drums

Background Vocals
* Danielle Carter, Amanda Espinoza and Rachel Lynn Sebastian,
* Royce McCalman -Vocal Arranger

Recording, Mixing and Mastering @ Konscious Studios by Ric McRae and Konscious Kreiger

The KI returns after our summer 2013 Kickstarter limited edition release to greet you with a new soundscape where acoustic meets digital in our Fall 2013 Concert Series, starting with our first show @8PM on September 12th, "Live Interactive Radioactive."

This is our first of many interactive internet live concerts where you can get up close and personal from anywhere in the world with theKI from the convenience of your living room. Ask us questions and talk with us about how we can continue to change the world together in 2014.

The show features redesigned songs with jazzy harmonizations over ambient grooves jam-packed with inspirational quotes. Roxie Sakura's dreamy echo-laced vocals are enhanced through the iRIG. Sean Hill backs up his spoken word with his own beat-boxing breakdowns. Antonio Dangond heads into space on his new Nord Stage 2 synthesizer, and Lucas Francis shifts between electric and upright bass while stomping on a panoply of pedals. You can dance or you can chill, but either way you are gonna feel inspired!

TIX HERE: http://www.stageit.com/theki/fall_2013_concert_series_live_interactive_radioactive/27967

Or visit: http://www.theki.me/

And now, as always, I'm gonna end this post with the most beautiful song in this whole, entire world.

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The way to express our gratitude for life is by being truly alive, not hiding from life in a corner, or watching life pass us by.
~don Miguel Ruiz

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What is a Warrior?

I see through different eyes.

I see a bigger picture when others see only grey skies.

Though many can’t conceive it,

I stand... facing the wind.

My bravery not from fighting,

but from my strength within,

I am a Warrior.

I will walk the extra mile,

Not because I have to,

Because it’s worth my while.

I know that I am different,

When I’m standing on a crowded street.

I know the fullness of winning;

I’ve tasted the cup of defeat.

I am a Warrior.

They say I walk with ease.

Though trained for bodily harm,

My intentions are for peace.

The world may come and go,

But a different path I’ll choose.

A path I will not stray from,

No matter... Win or Lose.

If you've been in the Martial Arts for a while, you'll find many people who would like to believe in the idea that just because they practice the Martial Arts, they are some kind of Warriors.(I like to call them Wannabee Warriors).

But what exactly is a Warrior? I mean, throughout history, there have been many different types of warriors, all having different Codes of Honor that they live by (And in case you're wondering, yes, there is a Warrior Creed that I follow and try to live up to also...) . But if you really try to define what a warrior is, there seems to be no one answer to that question. In fact, there seems to be many answers, almost as many answers as people you ask.

So, what I did was provide some links to some different websites about different warriors and types of warriors throughout history. Hell, I even posted links to web sites about Dan Millman and Carlos Castaneda for you "Spiritually Aware" types. Perhaps if you look through them, you'll find a good definition of a warrior for yourself...

And for you Wannabee Warriors out there... Some of the links I put up are to Law Enforcement & Military websites. If you really want to be warriors, Check out those links and become a police officer, or go join the armed forces. They need you!!!

FROM WIKIPEDIA, THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA: Silat is a collective word for indigenous martial arts of the Malay Archipelago and Malay Peninsula of Southeast Asia. Originally developed in what are now Indonesia, peninsular Malaysia, southern Thailand and Singapore, it was also traditionally practiced in Brunei, the Philippines, Cambodia, Myanmar, and Vietnam. As a result, it is closely related to other Southeast Asian martial arts including krabi krabong and eskrima. Practitioners are called pesilat. The Chinese fusion of silat is known as kuntao.

There are hundreds of different styles but they tend to focus either on strikes, joint manipulation, bladed weapons, throws, animal-based techniques, or some combination thereof. Silat is one of the sports included in the Southeast Asian Games and other region-wide competitions. Training halls are overseen by separate national organizations in each of the main countries the art is practiced. These are Ikatan Pesilat Indonesia (IPSI) from Indonesia, Persekutuan Silat Kebangsaan Malaysia (PESAKA) from Malaysia, Persekutuan Silat Brunei Darussalam (PERSIB) from Brunei and Persekutuan Silat Singapura (PERSISI) from Singapore.

Below, I added some links to various websites and video clips so you can get a better understanding of what Silat is about.

One of the gravest disservices we have done to the people of our world is to have provided them with a poor education. We do not teach students to think.

If you do not learn to effectively process information (and it is a learned skill) then you will always be at the mercy of people promoting their favorite dogmas.

The problem is, that all kinds of people would like you to uncritically believe what they are telling you about the way the world is. Many of them pretend that such uncritical belief is "faith", which it is not.

If you do not have the tools to discover what a given person or group is really trying to sell you, then you are libel to be making some really wacky presuppositions about the world, which will in turn become the heuristics by which you operate.

About half of what we perceive as "intelligence" is the ability to process information effectively, so if you want to be "smarter" then all you have to do is improve in that area.

While this is pretty simple, it is not necessarily easy. In my experience, most people are conditioned to a way of thinking already comfortable to the individual. When a person tries to change the way they process information they run a good chance of evoking a "threat response" from within themselves.

The wonderful thing about the internet is that you have access to so much useful information. If you're reading this, then you are able to self-educate on any number of subjects to a remarkable degree, and do it almost for free.

And that's what this section is about. I added some links here so anybody with a brain can study and learn to use it.

Remember 2 things people:

"I NOT ONLY HAVE THE RIGHT TO THINK AT ALL TIMES, BUT THE RESPONSIBILITY TO DO SO."

"IF I DON'T THINK FOR MYSELF, THEN SOMEBODY ELSE WILL DO IT FOR ME".

There are over 10,000 different religions in the world, 150 of which have at least 1 millions followers. Which one is the truth? "Christianity!" someone says, but even Christianity alone has over 38,000 different denominations. So which interpretation is the TRUE one?

Religion is not the anchor-point of truth. The truth always existed. Religion is man-made, meaning that the truth existed prior to both man and religion. Religion may be an effective catalyst for some individuals who desire to invest their minds into ideological association for whatever reason, but it is not a necessary nor a sufficient condition for a relationship with God, and understanding of the Creator, or the inner workings of the self.

Spirituality is not a belief. It is a state of consciousness, a mental framework with which you approach the world. Spirituality is in fact what birthed religion through the attempted organization of experience and wisdom, which ended up being the hierarchical stratification of various belief systems that we call religion.

Don't let the commitments you have to a religious belief system in your mind take you away from your natural state of Being with all things. You were a human before you learned religion. God's light existed in you before you learned this through some spiritual guru. Does this mean don't read or believe what Jesus of Buddha had to say? Of course not. Just make sure you take the time and effort to experience the rose instead of just believing in the accounts of others. This is not an attack on any religion by any means, and religion has brought many people happiness and the experience of being close to one's creator, but don't let it cause segregation away from our inherent unity.

As for my religious beliefs, well...

I'm a CHRISTIAN, in the sense that I believe that personal redemption is feasible for everyone and that universal love makes that salvation possible.

I'm a MUSLIM, in the sense that I believe that there's only 1 GOD, ans that all are equal under this one GOD. And, althought I'm not jewish, I do have a respect for JUDAISM.

I'm a BUDDHIST, in the sense that the seeds of enlightenment are within all of us as an integral part of our DNA, and that we are capable of reaching the Absolute through our own efforts.

I'm a HINDU, in the sense that I believe that GOD takes many shapes and forms to reach out to mankind.

I'm a TAOIST, in the sense that I have a total belief in the reality of Yin & Yang Energies.

And I also have a total belief in the world of spirits, and what we can learn from them, so I guess that makes me an ANIMIST.

I never want to tell someone what to think, for ones spirituality is a private matter between that person and their creator.

My goal here is only to show all of you the history and traditions of the many, many ways the people of the world have reached out to god.

Monday, September 2, 2013

HAPPY TUESDAY!!!

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