Daily Archives: September 12, 2014

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satsang with mooji – Quote of the Day

Grace sometimes touches life in such a way that one’s whole being is set on fire in such a powerful way that one becomes filled with a confidence and urge to throw one’s whole existence into the abyss of the Self.

You may find yourself saying, ‘Remove everything. Save nothing. Remove every falsehood from my being.’Then everything is thrown aside, including one’s self, the ‘thrower’. Unexpectedly, one finds a sense of great unburdening, a completeness, peace and quiet joy within one’s heart. Now there remains an effortless silence and stillness. And it’s not that there remains an ‘I’ that received this. There is nobody to receive.

 Inside one’s being, one quietly knows: ‘I am neither a “receiver” nor a “giver”. I am no one.’ And yet, one finds oneself saying, ‘Thank you, Beloved.’~ Mooji 10th of September, 2014

via satsang with mooji – Quote of the Day.

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#99 How to Live the Truth in daily life! – Burt Harding

Published on Sep 12, 2014This is a short reply to the many questions pouring in regarding the video #98 on Trinity. This was done early morning after rising from bed and inspired to reply in my iPad. Please excuse my housecoat and unshaved body.

via #99 How to Live the Truth in daily life! – YouTube.

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3 Reasons to NOT Fight ISIS – Reason TV

Published on Sep 12, 2014

President Obama has effectively declared war on the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, announcing that “we will degrade, and ultimately destroy, ISIS through a comprehensive and sustained counter-terrorism strategy.”

But here are three reasons we should not be fighting ISIS in the Middle East.

1. ISIS isn’t that powerful.

War hawks such as Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) claim that “the threat ISIS poses cannot be overstated.” That is itself an overstatement. The FBI and Homeland Security both say ISIS isn’t a credible threat to the American homeland. The group may be great at using social media to exaggerate its power, but estimates of its troop strength range between 10,000 and 30,000 and most analysts talk about a core group of a few thousand fighters.

2. It’s a regional conflict.

ISIS controls territory inside Iraq and Syria. But even President Obama concedes that ISIS does not currently pose a threat “beyond that region.”

Iraq and Syria—and their neighbors, including Turkey, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and the Kurds—are the ones that must deal with this problem. Iraq’s army has more than one-quarter of a million U.S.-trained troops, the Peshmerga almost as many. Iran’s active forces number over half a million.

3. What counts as victory?

In announcing bombing runs and sending more American soliders to the Middle East, President Obama not only failed to call for congressional authorization, he neglected to discuss any sort of exit strategy. That’s a prerequisite for any responsible war plan. As important, his definition of success—we will “ultimately destroy” ISIS—is a goal nobody has ever achieved against any terrorist group.

Let’s be clear: The U.S. should do everything it can to defend its citizens and its interests.

But if the past dozen years have taught us anything—in Iraq and elsewhere—it’s that war is more complicated than our leaders ever want to admit. And it’s a lot easier to start wars than to win them—or even know when they’re over.

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Written by Nick Gillespie and produced by Meredith Bragg. Camera by Todd Krainin and Amanda Winkler.

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Related reading: “Ending Evil vs. Defending the Country,” by Jacob Sullum.