When looking at the organisation of our societies, it is rather astonishing that a political minority has the ability and the power to decide that a country should go to war. Most citizens do not necessarily see the added value or even the gain within engaging in a war, yet the decision is able to be made anyway. How is this possible?
Should the
leadership of a country not aspire to do what is best for the country and for
its citizens? One could say: ah, but the citizens fear the leadership, they
fear the government and hence they keep quiet within fear of survival.
How is it
then, that the governments of our world obtained so much power that the will of
the people has in many cases become irrelevant? Look at the U.S:A, look at
China, look at Russia – but also look at the European Union, where structures
of power have been created that are operating outside of the realm of public
debate.
I would say
that the novel “1984” by George Orwell is a relevant book to read, because it
explains how in the future (our present time) the minds of men would be
controlled through the control of information.
I have
noticed how in recent years the emphasis on ‘survival’ has become stronger in
the world again. Survival seems to give the perfect pretext for everyone to
become passive and just let everything unfold in the world as if it happens
entirely outside of our will or power. But I say that the governments only have
the power to command armies and go to war, because we have abdicated our own directive
will and power within this world. If I accept myself to be ‘powerless’ in my
life and in the world – I will most likely accept whatever comes my way and I
will simply try to ‘survive’. And this is what the world is currently doing.
Just trying to ‘survive’. That is so sad…
The problem
is that the average person cannot conceive of ‘solutions’ other than ‘I have to
go protest in the street’ or ‘I have to go risk my life to sabotage my
government’. This is because our entertainment industry has taught us to see
the world in a completely polarised way of good versus evil. What if the
solution is not to try and be a hero, but instead to start a process of
self-introspection and actually address your own brainwashing at the source?
Because one thing is clear: we are accepting the world as it currently is
because of our own accepted beliefs about ourselves, about human nature and
life in general. Who is to blame for this conditioning? Our schools? The media?
Our parents? Our great-grand parents? Or their forefathers?
It should be
clear that the only solution is to take responsibility for ourselves and for this
world as if it was our own creation. This implies that we are responsible for
our own conditioning and even our brainwashing. Armies are able to march into
war because of: brainwashing. Citizens are able to accept the government
narratives of what is really going on in this world, because of: brainwashing. We
accept that mass poverty must exist amidst an abundance of resources in this
world because of: brainwashing.
At Desteni
we say that one’s brainwashing can actually be addressed. In other words: it is
possible to walk back through your life and take responsibility for every single
moment of ‘diminishment’ that you have accepted within yourself. The way to do
this is through a process of self-forgiveness.
Here are
some examples:
I forgive
myself that I have accepted and allowed myself to think and believe that I am separate
from this world and that as an individual in this world ‘I am powerless’.
I forgive
myself that I have accepted and allowed myself to feel overwhelmed by what is
happening in this world and in the lives of others – hence I try to pretend it
simply does not exist because maybe then it will go away.
I forgive
myself that I have accepted and allowed myself to think that politicians and
governments are to blame for what is happening in this world – instead of
realising that politicians only have power by virtue of the accepted belief
that citizens are ignorant and greedy and need to be governed and controlled.
I forgive
myself that I have accepted and allowed myself to try and hide within conformity
and survival – because then maybe I am no longer responsible?
I forgive
myself that I have accepted and allowed myself to look at the world as
something separate from me instead of realising that what is happening in the
world outside of me is reflective of what is happening in my inner world of
thoughts, feelings and emotions.
I forgive
myself that I have accepted and allowed myself to distract myself with fear and
survival regarding the state of the world – instead of addressing who I am
within my thoughts, words and deeds.
I forgive
myself that I have accepted and allowed myself to have abdicated responsibility
from myself and who I have become in this world – by placing blame and
responsibility within institutions and people outside of me.
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