World Peace Meditation

Hello Everyone,

this past Tuesday, 17 July there was a set time of 7:11 here in Perth WA to sit and meditate for Peace. I started thinking about Peace, the World, and History as I remember it. The history of all peoples as far back as I can remember of what I have read in all countries, in all times has been one of some sort of mayhem, anger, greed, war, torment, and hatred. I cannot remember any group of peoples in any land that didn't in some way have some form of this. I have lightly heard that the Pagan's didn't have war tools, but have no proof in any of my firm memories.

So, what I was thinking all day Tuesday as I was contemplating sitting in meditation for world peace is that the nature of man is not that of peace. Natural order is one of Anger, Hatred, Greed, Theft, Torment and many other words to describe pain and suffering. Yet, in all peoples that I have thought about there are always a few that choose to not go this route. They choose the path of peace. Most in the past become the Spiritual people of any group.

There bugaboo is to not get so powerful from their meditations that they mis-use their power and/or mis-interpret power for ego.

That is not the direction of this blog.

What I realized is that for world peace to ever take a real stand, people as a whole need to know why being peaceful is a better alternative to being what comes natural. Those that desire peace need to show those that don't understand peace the splendors of being peaceful. Sleeping well at night, enjoying all moments of every day, no anger, no upsettedness, being happy just being, not needing to be better than anyone or anything, being happy with what I have rather than seeking more. Realizing the delusion of greed, that having more doesn't make me happier, it just makes me fear the loss more.

Currently Perth is going through a lot of torment in the schools by bullies. Really hard core adult level torture of fellow students level of bullying. Is it possible to show a bully the advantages of not bullying? Beating them wouldn't do any good, they would just want to get even. Where does the bullying start? Where does peace start? Always for both situations in education. The bullying starts in the home. Parents bully their kids all the time. I see it all the time when a parent stands over a child and demands them to do what they say to do this instant or else . . . . is bullying. I am bigger than you I am smarter than you, I am your parent, I know better, you are U&*() you lose!

So, the education needs to start with the parents. Why do parents bully? Most people explode when they are tired, or have been drinking alcohol, are scared of something, It is easier to explode to/at the little people around.

OK, so, We are not likely to stop the consumption of alcohol. Been there done that it never works. WE could encourage the population to go to bed a bit earlier and get more sleep. Yet they all fight to stay awake to watch some dumb movie about people being bullies to some other group of people. Well, WE are not going to be able to change the quality of the TV shows either. That to has been talked about for years unsuccessfully.

I am working now as a forklift driver. It affords me less free time. Yet it affords me more value for the time that I do have. I take a huge share of my time for personal satisfaction - Sleep, Stretching, Exercise, Massage and other forms of healing, the occasional coffee and movie, a rare meal out. In the midst of that also there is time found for meditation. I go to work in the mornings, my newest routine is to get in - change clothes, go to the office, make a pot of coffee and then take the time to stretch and meditate for a few minutes before drinking the cuppa.

So, all I have surmised here is that I walk the path of peace as a choice of my lifestyle. I observe most others for the most part not even realizing that there is a choice stumbling through life becoming the bully for others around them. The kids see the bullying and do what their parents do and the circle goes on.

The Buddha said the trouble of all people is Greed hatred and delusion. Delusion is interpreted as ignorance. Ignorance is not knowing that there is choices to be made.

Will there ever be world peace? I don't know. I do suspect that there will be pockets of peace in many places everywhere. There will be individuals that are peaceful at all costs that they can produce for themselves to remain peaceful.

Monday I needed to report a Truck Driver for driving his truck into a protective barrier that I had set up around my work area. It had already been agreed that the only person that could move a barrier was the person that set it up. It just so happened that the truck driver that did the incident was my favorite driver. I was not present when he drove into the barrier and caused it to be moved so that he could drive where he wanted to. So, it was a non-incident incident. yet, it could not be allowed to pass over.

All day long I wondered how the driver would take the report that he had been dobbed in. I played many scenarios through my head. None were nice. Through them all, I always had a smile on my face as the driver yelling at me exclaimed his anger over my actions. I have yet to see the driver since the report. I do not know of his response. I just hope that I can stay in peace when we do meet.

I have learned in my time of life that it is difficult if not impossible to force another to my point of view. However, it is much easier to live an exemplary life and allow others to observe and decide that they like what they see and choose to make changes to become more peaceful.

To all of you. I am not perfect. I am far from what ever perfect that there may be. I live my life as peaceful as I can. I observe the world around me and have found things that make me happy. I have found things that make me unhappy. I encourage my presence into those that make me happy and stay clear of those that don't make me happy.

I hope that all of you are pleased with what you have created of this life. If you are not. . . . the changes are just the next choice away.

Best wishes

peace

gene

may you all be well and happy