The Earth Charter – Companion to Agenda 21

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The Earth Charter – Companion to Agenda 21

Earth Charter Preamble

… we are one human family and one Earth community with a common destiny. We
must join together to bring forth a sustainable global society founded on respect for
nature…. Towards this end, it is imperative that we, the peoples of Earth, declare our
responsibility to one another, to the greater community of life, and to future
generations.

According to the Charter, humanity must undergo a global “change of mind and heart.”
And the UN’s all-wise seers visualize themselves as the lead change agents for this
global undertaking. The Earth Charter Initiative, however, candidly admits that it
intends to recruit your children as change agents, as well. “We seek to increase the
participation of young people in utilizing the Earth Charter as a guideline in their work
as active agents of change,” says the Earth Charter Initiative website. They have been
doing precisely that, and will be accelerating their program throughout the world —
including in schools in your neighborhood. The U.S. Conference of Mayors is but one of
hundreds of organizations, schools, municipalities, and other entities that have signed
on as supporters of this declaration of a new “global ethic” for the world.

Introduction

In writing articles it becomes necessary to waffle between fact and conjecture. The
problem with interpreting political data is that it always requires inferential analysis. The
reasons for this are many-fold, but the most obvious are simply because legislation is
drafted in legal language and thus requires such interpretations; and secondly; those
interpretations then have to be weighed against a body of empirical evidence that
illuminates a political agenda or overall philosophy that has been exhibited over an
extended period of time. Nothing is ever as simple as it appears, nor does anything
ever happen without a reason. It is an arduous task to fit all the pieces together and
reveal the big picture, but one thing you should be certain of is that there is a
framework of thought that precedes all policy. To garner the full implication of this
article it must be considered in conjunction with the Club of Rome and Agenda 21.
That information can be obtained by clicking on their respective links as they appear in
this article.

It is vitally important to first read my article Artificial Paradise, Inc. to fully grasp the
significance of this companion, or follow-up article. The foundational premise for global
governance, global citizenship, and global ecological stewardship are predicated upon
the foundational ‘fact’ that population explosion, industrialization, and accompanying
consumerism are destroying our biosphere and depleting our resources. These ‘facts’
are presented by the Club of Rome via their sophisticated computer modeling
techniques. Like the current climate-gate scandal involving the IPCC and their
computer modeling, the Club of Rome has been vigorously contested by 1,000′s of
reputable scientists and economist that you have not heard from. This article is not
delving into those aspects and I leave the reader to do their own research in this
regards, but in a nutshell the main protestation is that the Club of Room extrapolates
their data in a linear fashion without accounting for unknown variables in the advances
of science, manufacturing, health care, etc. For example, the Club of Room may state
that current trends in population will equate to a world population of 12 billion by the
year 2025, thus, the stresses upon the environment will increase by 100%, and this is
unsustainable. Statement A does not necessarily lead to the conclusion that this
outcome B is certain, or even likely for that matter. This can be likened to someone
saying in 1970 that a 15 foot long 10 megabyte computer while have to be 30 foot long
in order to double its computing power and so therefore this technology is
unsustainable.

History

Club of Rome board members Mikhail Gorbachev and Maurice Strong authored the
Earth Charter as a project undertaken by their respective organizations, Green Cross
International and the Earth Council Alliance. The idea for the Earth Charter was
conceived in 1987 by another Club of Rome Board member, Gro Harlem Brundtland. As
an interesting side note, Gro Harlem Brundtland served as Prime Minister of Norway for
3 terms. I cannot help but wonder if it is possible that she had any influence in helping
fellow Club of Rome board member Al Gore obtain his Nobel Peace Prize?

Gro Harlem Brundtland was invited by then United Nations Secretary-General Javier
Pérez de Cuéllar (and current Club of Rome board member) to establish and chair
the World Commission on Environment and Development (WCED), widely referred to as
the Brundtland Commission. This commission published its report in 1987 entitled Our
Common Future and was the precursor to the Rio Earth Summit which gave rise to
Agenda 21. If you notice, both documents parallel one another in their language.
(excerpts below are from Our Common Future)

“Sustainable global development requires that those who are more affluent adopt
lifestyles within the planet’s ecological means.”

“Sustainable development can only be pursued if population size and growth are in
harmony with the changing productive potential of the ecosystem.”

Unlike Agenda 21, which is a document that provides a framework for hard laws, the
Earth Charter is a set of principles that underscore and facilitate the strengthening and
implementation of those laws . The Charter “was drafted in coordination with a hard
law treaty that is designed to provide an integrated legal framework for all environment
development law and policy.” This hard law treaty is called the International Covenant
on Environment and Development and is being prepared by the Commission on
Environmental Law at the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), a
behemoth agency which oversees 700+ governmental agencies worldwide.
Interestingly, Maurice Strong is on the IUCN’s Board of Directors.

Development

The Earth Charter Commission approved the final text of the Earth Charter in 2000, and
it has since been embraced by the UNESCO, many religious leaders around the world,
the majority of world governments and countless Non-Governmental Organizations
(NGO’s) and activist groups. Following the release of the Charter a series of
international forums, called The Earth Dialogues were held at the United Nations to
discuss how the general public could be convinced to adopt the “covenant with the
Earth” in a real and personal way.

To consider the Earth Charter in its proper perspective, consider these two statements
made by Julian Huxley in his founding documents in the formation of UNESCO:

“Further, since the world to-day is in process of becoming one, and since a major
aim of UNESCO must be to help in the speedy and satisfactory realisation of
this process, that UNESCO must pay special attention to international education – to
use education as a function of a world society, in addition to its functions in
relation to national societies, to regional or religious or intellectual groups, or to local
communities.” – page 29

“There are thus two tasks for the Mass Media division of UNESCO, the one general, the
other special. The special one is to enlist the press and the radio and the cinema
to the fullest extent in the service of formal and adult education, of science and
learning, of art and culture. The general one is to see that these agencies are used both
to contribute to mutual comprehension between different nations and cultures, and also
to promote the growth of a common outlook shared by all nations and cultures.” -
page 60

The entire document can be found by [clicking here]

Perhaps most revealing was the forum for Inter-Religious Groups and Spiritual Leaders.
As stated in the forums official meeting minutes, the intent was to deal with “the ethics
of intolerant righteousness and the greed of short term gain, as these cannot lead us to
sustainable development. It is clear that our religious institutions have barely
begun to articulate the core values of sustainable development. In their
fundamentalist – fanatical forms, religions throughout history have justified terrorism,
jihads and crusades against people who hold different beliefs and against the Earth
itself.” So we can clearly see who they consider their enemy to be.

While supporters of the Earth Charter consider traditional mono-theistic religions to be

the main obstacle to peaceful coexistence and sustainable life on Earth, they do not
propose doing away with spirituality. The Earth Charter goes into detail about the need
for faith and spirituality in human life. The preamble of the charter states “the spirit of
human solidarity and kinship with all life is strengthened when we live with reverence
for the mystery of being, gratitude for the gift of life, and humility regarding the human
place in nature.”

So what exactly does this Earth Charter contain? It clearly lays out the Constitution for
a New Green Society. “The choice is ours,” it states, “form a global partnership to care
for Earth and one another or risk the destruction of ourselves and the diversity of life.
Fundamental changes are needed in our values, institutions, and ways of living.”

The Earth Charter concludes:

“As never before in history, common destiny beckons us to seek a new

beginning. Such renewal is the promise of these Earth Charter principles. To
fulfill this promise, we must commit ourselves to adopt and promote the values and
objectives of the Charter. This requires a change of mind and heart. It requires a new
sense of global interdependence and universal responsibility. We must imaginatively
develop and apply the vision of a sustainable way of life locally, nationally, regionally,
and globally. Our cultural diversity is a precious heritage and different cultures will find
their own distinctive ways to realize the vision. We must deepen and expand the global
dialogue that generated the Earth Charter, for we have much to learn from the ongoing
collaborative search for truth and wisdom.”

“Life often involves tensions between important values. This can mean difficult choices.
However, we must find ways to harmonize diversity with unity, the exercise of freedom
with the common good, short-term objectives with long-term goals. Every individual,
family, organization, and community has a vital role to play. The arts, sciences,
religions, educational institutions, media, businesses, nongovernmental organizations,
and governments are all called to offer creative leadership. The partnership of
government, civil society, and business is essential for effective governance.”

“In order to build a sustainable global community, the nations of the world must
renew their commitment to the United Nations, fulfill their obligations under
existing international agreements, and support the implementation of Earth Charter
principles with an international legally binding instrument on environment and
development. Let ours be a time remembered for the awakening of a new
reverence for life, the firm resolve to achieve sustainability, the quickening of
the struggle for justice and peace, and the joyful celebration of life.”

Unlike Agenda 21, the Earth Charter is not being forced on local communities from
above. The United Nations is quietly fostering a grass-roots mainstream movement
where people personally commit themselves to the Charter. They believe that this
personal commitment will be necessary to bring about the societal transformation that
the Charter requires. The primary tool being used to permeate society with awareness
and acceptance of the Charter is the Earth Charter Initiative. This is another brain-child
of Strong and Gorbachev.

According to their own description “The Earth Charter Initiative is the collective name
for an extraordinarily diverse, global network of people, organizations, and institutions
who participate in promoting the Earth Charter, and in implementing its principles in
practice. The Initiative is a broad-based, voluntary, civil society effort, but participants
include leading international institutions, national governments, university associations,
NGOs, cities, faith groups, and many well-known leaders in sustainable development.”

The Earth Charter Initiative is managed by the United Nations University of Peace. The
governing council of this University contains some very interesting names. Many of its
top academics are members of the Club of Rome. In fact the infamous Maurice Strong
is the President of the University and its Rector, Martin Lees, is the Secretary General of
the Club of Rome. The founder and current Chancellor of the University is Robert
Muller, former Assistant-Secretary of the United Nations, and its #2 ranked official. Dr.
Muller is very active in the educational and spiritual aspects of the Earth Charter and
apparently he has a direct pipeline to God, thus giving his voice much more moral
authority. From his own website Good Morning World you can read the entire list of
ideas he has conjured and bounces off God for approval. (scroll down to bottom, and
on the way down notice that prior to his final stamp of approval from God, he has been
dialoguing with “Earth”. Robert Muller Schools are springing up all over the world

God:
“Dear Robert, congratulations for having finished your 4000 ideas. May I ask you: which
one do you consider the most important?”

I:
Well, my most important idea and conclusion after all my adult life as a world civil
servant is this:

THE UNITED NATIONS MUST BE VASTLY STRENGTHENED TO RESOLVE THE MAJOR

GLOBAL PROBLEMS HENCEFORTH INCREASINGLY CONFRONTING HUMANITY AND THE
EARTH. IT MUST BE EMPOWERED TO ADOPT AND ENFORCE WORLD LAWS AND
REGULATIONS.

God:
“Thank you, dear Robert, for what you are recommending. Perhaps after all, the
greatest jewel of my Creation, the Earth, can be saved.

You forgot to mention two important recent efforts which failed: a World Commission of
Eminent Personalities on Global Governance met under the Chairmanship of Mr. Ingvar
Carlsson, former Prime Minister of Sweden in 1994 and recommended “the General
Assembly should agree to hold a World Conference on Governance in 1998, with
its decisions to be ratified and put into effect by 2000. That will allow more than two
years for the preparatory process.” No action whatsoever was taken by the UN General
Assembly on these recommendations.

Secondly, the year 2000 General Assembly of heads of states level had the following
task on its agenda: “to focus on means to solve our primary global problems and to
reform the means of global governance in order to meet the challenges of the 21st
century.”

Again the General Assembly did nothing.

Under these circumstances I cannot accept that you consider your 4000 ideas to be the
end. You should, you must continue and work hard on implementation. I will help you
from heaven, creating the right circumstances and ensuring that your ideas and efforts
will be known at the right, highest world levels.”

I:
already written 232 more ideas which will lead hopefully someday to a total of 5000!

God:
“I sincerely hope so and I will bless you with a longer life to do it.”

the United Nations should urgently consider several world urgency plans or conferences
to halt the rapid decline of Plane Earth’s life giving capacities and wealth:

Idea 5285 a world emergency plan to stop for at least five years the human
population explosion;

Idea 5286 a world emergency plan for the more rapid reduction of carbon dioxide
emissions;

Idea 5287 a world emergency plan to reduce humanity’s colossal unnecessary

productions and Earth destroying wastes;

Idea 5288 a world emergency plan to avoid further risks of climatic changes;

Idea 5289 a basic review of the entire transportation ways, systems and habitats of
human on planet Earth;

Idea 5292 an urgent and deep, serious, fundamental review of all other aspects of the
21 basic segments of human life on planet Earth listed earlier in this document but
worth repeating:

a new political system for planet Earth

a new economics
a new education
a new media and communications
a new democracy
a new global leadership
a spiritual Renaissance and inter religious cooperation
a non violent human society
a well preserved planet
a descent well being for all humans
a stabilization of the world population
right human settlements on the planet
the disarmament, demilitarization, denuclearization and global security of the planet
a new science and technology
a new anthropology, sociology and new ways of life
a new human biology
a new philosophy, cosmology and long term, view of evolution
a new world ethics and justice
a new world psychology
a new science and art of planetary management
an art and culture Renaissance

Blasphemous Symbols

Weeks before the start of Earth Summit II, the Earth Charter arrived in Johannesburg
for a series of rituals, celebrations, and promotions aimed at setting the spiritual tone
for the global conference. The venerated Charter is housed and transported in the Ark
of Hope, a blasphemous mimicry of the biblical Ark of the Covenant, which held the two
tablets containing the Ten Commandments that God gave to Moses. The Ark of Hope is
actually designed to look like the Ark of the Covenant and its devotees carry it around
with worshipful solemnity. Accompanying the Charter and the Ark are the Temenos
Books, containing aboriginal Earth Masks and “visual prayers/affirmations for global
healing, peace, and gratitude,” created by 3,000 artists, teachers, students, and
mystics. According to the Temenos Project, which launched the effort, a temenos is “a
magical sacred circle where special rules apply and extraordinary events inevitably
occur.”

The Ark, Charter, and Temenos Books were placed on display at the UN summit site
and then put to work building the new global ethic. Day after day, UN acolytes carried
the sacred objects from school to school, where tens of thousands of children already
had been prepped with Earth Charter propaganda. Public ceremonies with mayors and
celebrities augmented the school events.

The summit’s opening day featured a four-hour symposium entitled, “Educating for
Sustainable Living with the Earth Charter.” Steven Rockefeller, a religion professor
and scion of the fabulously wealthy banking family that donated the land for the UN
headquarters in New York, was preeminent among the presenters. Professor Rockefeller
is also chairman of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund and the Earth Charter International
Drafting Committee. According to Rockefeller, the way to go about “building peace on
earth” is through the “inclusive, integrated and spiritual approach” of the Earth Charter.

Earth Charter Integration

Outlining how the Earth Charter is to be integrated into lifelong education for all, Hans
van Ginkel, chairman of the International Association of Universities, told the
symposium: “We must mobilize all in education about sustainability; that’s how we
meet the next generation.” Sixteen million teachers must be trained, he noted, and “the
only way to move forward is by integrating the Earth Charter into curriculum.”

The Stong-Gorbachev Earth Charter effort is already fast at work on that score. Their
website declares:

“The Earth Charter values and principles must be taught, contemplated, applied and
internalized. To this end, the Earth Charter needs to be incorporated into both formal
and non-formal education. This process must involve various communities, continue to
integrate the Charter into the curriculum of schools and universities, and constitute an
ongoing process of life-long learning.”

According to the same website, the Earth Council, UNESCO, and the Earth Charter
Initiative folks already have many of the curriculum materials and programs prepared;
in fact, they’re already up and running in schools across the globe.
The Charter’s authors are not shy about the importance of their handiwork. “My hope is
that this charter will be a kind of Ten Commandments, a ‘Sermon on the Mount,’ that
provides a guide for human behavior toward the environment in the next century and
beyond,” Gorbachev stated in a 1997 interview with the Los Angeles Times. Canadian
billionaire socialist Maurice Strong, who presided over the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de
Janeiro, is somewhat less tentative. “The real goal of the Earth Charter,” said Strong,
“is that it will in fact become like the Ten Commandments.” Mr. Strong had high hopes
that the Charter, conceived in 1987, would be adopted by the world at Rio. It was
decided that the world was not ready for the release of a charter to invigorate the world
into embracing a paradigm of sustainable consciousness. My interpretation of this
hesitation is simply due to the fact that the notion of man-made global climate change
had not been indoctrinated thoroughly enough to start cramming something as radical
as the Earth Charter down everyone’s throats without threat of massive resistance.

In his opening address to the Rio summit, Strong directed the world’s attention to the
“Declaration of the Sacred Earth,” which was part of the pre-Summit ceremonies. “The
changes in behavior and direction called for here,” said Strong, “must be rooted in our
deepest spiritual, moral, and ethical values.” This dovetails precisely for what is called
for in Agenda 21, chapter 36: Promoting education, public awareness and training.
According to the declaration, “The [ecological] crisis transcends all national, religious,
cultural, social, political and economic boundaries.” “The responsibility of each human
being today is to choose between the force of darkness and the force of light,” Strong
exhorted. “We must therefore transform our attitudes and values, and adopt a renewed
respect for the superior laws of Divine Nature.”

The “Sacred” Text

“The protection of Earth’s vitality, diversity, and beauty is a sacred trust,” the Earth
Charter asserts. However, “an unprecedented rise in human population has
overburdened ecological and social systems. The foundations of global security are
threatened.” Thus, “we urgently need a shared vision of basic values to provide an
ethical foundation for the emerging world community.”

The Charter is making its way to schools, city governments, state legislatures, teachers
organizations, civic groups, professional associations, judges, and law schools via a
myriad of programs initiated by the United Nations. One such program was the Global
Judges Symposium which concluded its summit activities by issuing the so-called
Johannesburg Principles on the Rule of Law and Sustainable Development. “We
recognize,” it states, “the importance of ensuring that environmental law and law in the
field of sustainable development feature prominently in academic curricula, legal studies
and training at all levels, in particular among judges and others engaged in the judicial
process.”
This judicial symposium was sponsored by the United Nations Environmental Program
(largely supported by U.S. tax dollars) and the Environmental Law Institute, one of the
principal eco-activist legal groups supported by U.S. tax-exempt foundations.

The plan is to orchestrate a global stealth campaign for the Charter among a
sympathetic core constituency. As the Earth Charter campaign picks up steam, activists
will obtain signatures and public support for this new global ethic from local, state, and
national governments, schools, and organizations – without stirring the suspicions and
opposition of churches, pro-life, and pro-family forces. Once a critical mass of support
has been built among students, teachers, journalists, and public officials, the Charter
will appear to be universally accepted and unstoppable.

To further this goal, the United Nations calls upon its 58,000 NGOs to push for the
United Nations Parliament Assembly (UNPA) and since they always claim that their
actions are on the behest of the people, in this instance you can voice your own
support by [clicking here]. Nonetheless, in typical political fashion, it is not a true
democratic process. It is to be a legislative government conceived and run
by NGOs who are just as bought as the politicians themselves. NGO members
are not elected by the people. They can be managed by all those who have
money to let them pursue their fads.

Transformation of the Soul

As many of you are aware there is an ongoing onslaught against traditional Judeo-
Christian religions and values, while simultaneously seemingly embracing Islamic
values. In fact, all of our usual ‘players’ (Al Gore, Maurice Strong, Mikhail Gorbachev, et
al) claim to be devout disciples of the Baha’i Faith.

Baha’i literature proclaims the following:

“National rivalries, hatreds, and intrigues will cease, and racial animosity and prejudice
will be replaced by racial amity, understanding and cooperation. The causes of religious
strife will be permanently removed, economic barriers and restrictions will be
completely abolished, and the inordinate distinction between classes will be obliterated.
Destitution on the one hand, and gross accumulation of ownership on the other, will
disappear.”

Baha’i grew out of Islam, and is in fact a stepchild of the Islamic faith, albeit a despised
one. Rather than naming Muhammad as the greatest of the prophets as the Muslims
do, Baha’is hold Baha’u'llah to be the greatest of the prophets while extolling the virtues
of Gaia, Mother Earth.

The Baha’i faith has become a popular religion in an environment of ecumenism,

inclusiveness and political correctness. Embraced eagerly by the United Nations and
other interfaith organizations, Baha’i is a growing humanist influence on our world.
There are currently 17,148 Local Spiritual Assemblies of the Baha’i faith in the world
and 4,515 in the United States alone. Members claim a presence in 235 countries and
their literature is translated into 700 languages with a total world membership
estimated at 5,000,000. The Baha’i Faith maintains chapels and meditation rooms
within the United Nations.

Notice how their mission statement dovetails with Agenda 21? Let’s expound on this a
bit, using our good buddy Maurice Strong as an example.

Our global busy-body Maurice Strong was the founder and Secretary General of the
United Nations Environment Programme and Senior Advisor to Kofi Annan. He also
founded the Earth Council and the Earth Charter Initiative, and was former President of
the United Nations University of Peace. He, more than anyone else, has been the
architect of the global green agenda. Strong is a devout Baha’i and from his lofty
positions within the UN has permeated the organization with Gaian theology.

He is the author of most of the key UN environmental policies and plans including
Agenda 21, the Earth Charter, the Kyoto Protocol and the UN report on Global
Governance. While he chaired the Rio Earth Summit, outside his wife Hanne and 300
followers called the Wisdom-Keepers, continuously beat drums, chanted prayers to
Gaia, and tended scared flames in order to “establish and hold the energy field” for the
duration of the summit. You can view actual footage of these ceremonies on
YouTube. He founded the Manitou Institute where various Hindu, Buddhist, and New
Age groups perform rituals to heal Gaia. The Institutes Mission is “to perpetuate the
ancient tradition of peoples of many tribes journeying here for a sacred connection to
the Earth.”

The Aquarian Age Community

Robert Muller is another predominant player in ‘global green’ and strongly advocates
the philosophies of Alice Bailey, which are in turn echoed by the Aquarian Age
Community. The AAC was founded by the Lucis Trust (subsidiary of Lucifer Publishing
Company, founded by Alice Bailey) and describes its mission as “preparing the way for
the imminent appearance of the World Spiritual Teacher.” They are an
official consultative NGO in association with the United Nations’ Department of Public
Information and their website is sponsored by the UN. On their website they state:

“We have an informal network at the UN, a humanity underground. It consists of those
who are committed, aware, and striving to bring the New World to birth. It consists of
people in high places and in low. The patient Secretary who has been 30 years with the
UN, but lives with the vision and the spirit; of the professionals, and undersecretaries
and heads of departments who are acting out the imperatives that their own inner
vision gives them.

Some few are conscious of the sources of their inspiration; most are not. They are the
Karma Yogis of our time – those whose path of spirituality is to achieve through doing –
to grow through serving. They are found not only in the secretariat but also in the
delegations to the UN, among the diplomats and their staffs, and also among folks like
us, representatives of non-governmental organizations around the UN.” – link

Articles on their site include:

THE SPIRITUAL IMPULSE BEHIND THE UNITED NATIONS
PLANETARY INITIATION AND THE WORK OF THE UNITED NATIONS
THE NEW WORLD ORDER AND THE WORK OF THE UNITED NATIONS
SPIRITUALITY AT THE UNITED NATIONS
PREPARATION FOR THE REAPPEARANCE OF THE WORLD SPIRITUAL TEACHER

Conclusion

Obviously to fully understand the implications of the Earth Charter one must wander
down some dark labyrinthine corridors that could generate entire books unto
themselves. All I could do within this article is give sketchy overviews that hopefully
enable the reader to discern for themselves how all the pieces are fitting together. In
my previous article, Artificial Paradise, Inc. I listed some of the organizations that are
committed to promulgating the spiritual/educational aspects of Agenda 21 via the Earth
Charter. We will never know if these people actually believe this stuff, or merely
recognized how convenient it would be to have everyone else embrace this paganism.
Afertall, what sacrifices wouldyou make to save your Goddess, Mother Earth? Whatever
that case may be, it is obvious that Earth worshippers would gleefully embrace policies
that serve to protect her. When the Earth Charter is considered in conjunction with
Agenda 21 then the achievement of a total transformation of the world can be more
fully comprehended. Global citizenship, ecological stewardship, social equity, and all
these new-age terms take on meaning with much greater significance.

It is hard to point to the Earth Charter alone and ascribe to it just how insidious it is, for
it must be weighed against all the beliefs of the individuals and organizations that are
promoting it. I hope I succeeded in bringing more clarity to this endeavor.

There is nothing wrong with spiritual enlightenment as they portray it, however, they
are merely the repeater of words and seek to have others “think” accordingly. This is
NOT enlightenment. Just as one could be quite adept at quoting the Bible and the
words of Christ, this does not necessarily make them in any way Christ-like. What
should be glaringly obvious to anyone is that enlightenment is a process that requires a
complete regression of developmental structuring of the ego. It is a lifetime journey
that defies a ‘thought-process’. Perhaps it would be nice to have the spiritual
connections of the Nav’i as portrayed in the movie Avatar, but this is an evolutionary
process and cannot be the outcome of mandates, rules, regulations, or laws. As
moving as the concepts may be intellectually, mankind is a long ways off from this
experience of ‘satori‘. In fact, although we have evolved greatly in our
scientific/industrial capacities, mankind on the whole hasn’t changed much since the
beginning of recorded history. For example, the current divorce rate in the United
States is approximately 45% and another estimated 25% that wish they could get
divorced but because of a variety of reasons they stick it out. We can’t even get along
with the ‘loves of our lives’ for an extended period of time, yet they purport how the
world is ready to come together in a blissful union of peaceful co-existence. Perhaps I
am under-developed, because I have not transcended my general distaste for my fellow
American Liberals as yet, so it is unlikely I am ready to accept someone’s world view on
socialism or capitalism when their country hasn’t even discovered the marvels of a toilet
as yet. It is recognition of the fact that contrived psychologies may be intellectually
stirring for some period of time, but they can never be transformative, and that gives
me hope that eventually this whole house of cards will collapse. We are in for some
tough times, but in the long run ‘individuality’ will prevail.

In doing my research for this article I came across the following which is chillingly
germane to what is happening around us. The original source is unknown.

1. A slave’s education is coercive

2. The slave is not told why he is being forced to be educated
3. A slave’s education keeps the slave dependent on the thoughts of others
4. A slave’s education keeps the slave weak
5. A Slave’s education prepares him to work for others instead of preparing him to
work for himself
6. A slave’s education neglects the slave’s unique strengths and contributions,
developing only what some other institution or group needs him for
7. A slave’s education is not oriented toward the honor of the slave but the glory of
his master
8. A slave’s education is not under natural authority but is under the arbitrary
authority of the self-appointed and self-validating
9. A slave’s education does not develop the higher virtues of wisdom and justice
(for rather obvious reasons)
10.A slave’s education does not cultivate the qualities of a free person (virtue and
honor and all that arises from them)