Post by mojomojo on Mar 21, 2017 11:31:20 GMT
For seven years I lived in London, a sort of semi -reclusive life, why I picked one of the busiest cities, I dònt know, it just happened that way.
Four hours a day were spent with spiritual practices, and working from home, contact with people was minimal, except for my wife who broke the silence when returning from work.
I was very centered, completely at peace and according to others, exuded calm, I was not always this way, in my early years quite aggressive in fact.
After the seven years we returned to our country of origin, Ireland, ever notice life changes, always come in sevens.
The Irish people by their very nature are a bit more aggressive than most, the term,"the fighting Irish" is not a myth, I'm allowed say this, I`am Irish.
Back in Dublin I was no longer hiding away, but back mixing with the masses, one evening at an auction, because I did not get out of someone`s way quick enough, I was the recipient of a load of verbal abuse, with physical threatening.
I stood like a rabbit caught in the light, not knowing what to do, looking at this person with utter confusion at his outburst.
My years of spiritual practice had left me with my ego stripped away, passive, with any hint of anger or violence removed.
I mulled over this incident for days, and as usual started asking questions and looking for answers.
I looked at manipulation tactics of the military, media and people in general, what I found left me very angry.
The very same practices used by the military to break prisoners down are reflected in spiritual practices.
Break a person, mentally, down to nothing and then reprogram, though the methods may be different, the required result is the same, strip away the ego and what are you left with, a shell of a person, ready to take in what is offered, I always remembered a travel program where a Buddhist monastery was visited, the travelers only comment about the monks, was that, " it was like they were not there, like shells of people".
When people hear of hypnosis, they may think of someone becoming unconscious, then accepting commands and following through, not necessarily, a mild form of hypnosis can be induced, very easily without one even been aware.
The purpose of hypnosis is to bypass the logical mind and plant suggestions in the subconscious, which just excepts everything as truth.
Self hypnosis gives one a sense of calm , well being and get this, oneness.
Methods of self hypnosis, constantly repeating the same thing over and over, prayer, mantra`s, singing, in groups is said to be more powerful, that feeling of oneness, at a large concert, where everyone sings together.
Pure concentration is a form of self hypnosis, how many times have you driven on a long journey, but can not remember large parts of it.
Times when we use pure concentration, living in the now, crystal ball gazing, meditation, as people become more involved in meditation, their self hypnosis will bring them into deeper states of trance, the list goes on and on.
Is it inconceivable that man down through the ages, has studied the mind and found ways to control the masses.
You have to ask yourself, who benefits from a passive, non violent people.
Which brings us to a brief note before I end, non violence has never, ever worked, people will immediately shout, Martin Luther King, Gandhi, nonsense, their philosophy may have been that of non violence, but both men were surrounded by active violent groups, who were quite ready to resume, if their demands were not met.
Tiananmen Square , China, everyone remembers the student standing in front of the tank, halting its progress, non violence in progress, but the memory does not want to remember they were all shot, and killed a short time after.
Again the list is endless, Northern Ireland, decades of extreme violence, which led to peace, if no violence had been used, there would have been no change.
But do not take my word, do your own research and decide for yourself.
Four hours a day were spent with spiritual practices, and working from home, contact with people was minimal, except for my wife who broke the silence when returning from work.
I was very centered, completely at peace and according to others, exuded calm, I was not always this way, in my early years quite aggressive in fact.
After the seven years we returned to our country of origin, Ireland, ever notice life changes, always come in sevens.
The Irish people by their very nature are a bit more aggressive than most, the term,"the fighting Irish" is not a myth, I'm allowed say this, I`am Irish.
Back in Dublin I was no longer hiding away, but back mixing with the masses, one evening at an auction, because I did not get out of someone`s way quick enough, I was the recipient of a load of verbal abuse, with physical threatening.
I stood like a rabbit caught in the light, not knowing what to do, looking at this person with utter confusion at his outburst.
My years of spiritual practice had left me with my ego stripped away, passive, with any hint of anger or violence removed.
I mulled over this incident for days, and as usual started asking questions and looking for answers.
I looked at manipulation tactics of the military, media and people in general, what I found left me very angry.
The very same practices used by the military to break prisoners down are reflected in spiritual practices.
Break a person, mentally, down to nothing and then reprogram, though the methods may be different, the required result is the same, strip away the ego and what are you left with, a shell of a person, ready to take in what is offered, I always remembered a travel program where a Buddhist monastery was visited, the travelers only comment about the monks, was that, " it was like they were not there, like shells of people".
When people hear of hypnosis, they may think of someone becoming unconscious, then accepting commands and following through, not necessarily, a mild form of hypnosis can be induced, very easily without one even been aware.
The purpose of hypnosis is to bypass the logical mind and plant suggestions in the subconscious, which just excepts everything as truth.
Self hypnosis gives one a sense of calm , well being and get this, oneness.
Methods of self hypnosis, constantly repeating the same thing over and over, prayer, mantra`s, singing, in groups is said to be more powerful, that feeling of oneness, at a large concert, where everyone sings together.
Pure concentration is a form of self hypnosis, how many times have you driven on a long journey, but can not remember large parts of it.
Times when we use pure concentration, living in the now, crystal ball gazing, meditation, as people become more involved in meditation, their self hypnosis will bring them into deeper states of trance, the list goes on and on.
Is it inconceivable that man down through the ages, has studied the mind and found ways to control the masses.
You have to ask yourself, who benefits from a passive, non violent people.
Which brings us to a brief note before I end, non violence has never, ever worked, people will immediately shout, Martin Luther King, Gandhi, nonsense, their philosophy may have been that of non violence, but both men were surrounded by active violent groups, who were quite ready to resume, if their demands were not met.
Tiananmen Square , China, everyone remembers the student standing in front of the tank, halting its progress, non violence in progress, but the memory does not want to remember they were all shot, and killed a short time after.
Again the list is endless, Northern Ireland, decades of extreme violence, which led to peace, if no violence had been used, there would have been no change.
But do not take my word, do your own research and decide for yourself.
Or maybe its just who he is. No self control, selfish and gets off on intimidating and hurting others. We've all met those kind of people. A couple of Christmas's ago, it was Christmas eve, and we were in a lovely hotel, all dressed up for a happy evening. When I accidentally blocked a mans view of the entertainment. Smartly dressed, sat with his wife. He snarled at me "move b i t c h". I was shocked too, and apologizing profusely moved out of the way. It upset me, no one has ever spoken like that too me, and it was so out of keeping with where we were. But, it didn't make me think, I should have given him a mouthful back. It just made me glad that I wasn't like him. Don't change who you are. Always be true to yourself.
and I did not want to make the situation worse, by adding fuel to the fire. I could have told him that he was being extremely rude, (which he already knew) but I'm guessing from his manner, I'd have just received more verbal abuse. And to be honest, I couldn't imagine a more embarressing scenario, then the idea of getting into a shouting match with a aggressive man. Drawing in my partner, who probably would have bopped him one. Horrible. So I walked away. I don't regret doing that. He'd clearly also been drinking (I do not drink), can you reason with a drunk? Years ago, I would have reacted angrily. But over time, I've come to understand myself better, and this has helped me to mentally think through, without instantly reacting emotionally. Like I said in my earlier reply, there are some battles worth fighting and some that are not. I believe, and I can only speak for myself, that spiritual practice can help you to use discernment. You said you used to be very angry. Do you regret learning to control that anger, to be its master rather than its slave 