FEARLESS ENCOUNTERS

03 March 2002

¬ always look on/for the bright/true side of life
¬ always seek the opportunity/hope in the situation
¬ life is like an analog feedback control system
¬ steel cant be made in a chicken farm
- tunnel vision - check your perception - it maybe wrong
 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
- queen attempt to control situuation disempower snow white brings about her own down fall
- staying in our comfort zone prevents us gaining the skills to manage life
- we need to become proficient wave rider on the surf of life
- there is no fail safe prevention from HURT/suffering on the skill to manage change
- it is more beneeficial to build strength than to try and fight weakness, ie swim or tread water
- attention to weakness is placing your shadow ahead of our light, ie walking backwards or facing the wrong way
- meditation helps change our focus to LIGHT and away from negative/darkness
- energy can only be channelled
- darkness cannot be removed only light can be added or removed
- so attend to the light
- darkness can eclipse our own radiance
- the path of an individual is uncertain but it is hopeful
- we try to destroy evil (negative directed energy), but it can only transformed
- you cant take away darkness only shine light on it
- ghandi vs hitler
- we dont yet fully beleive/employ the power of truth, honesty, empowerment
- yet we desire and expect it
- empowerment - lift others to lift ourselves
- "material ambition" (seeking ambition) results in neglect of "spiritual ambition" which is real aid to find happiness
- stonings still occur in modern society but now the stones are words
- the popular crowd opinion does not make it correct
- indifference is ignoring and does the most to continue unhappiness, a stagnant life
- it has been individual not crowds that have changed history
- we can make the difference, why wait for some one else
- falsehood, ego hurt disempowerment
- truth divinity love gentleness
- as we live in low conscienciousness we are interested in outer achievement
- to ensure our outer happiness we dis-empower others and this in turn gets tempory  happiness
- worldly education is highly values as it is believed to bring happiness
- EVEN IF YOU WIN THE RAT RACE YOU ARE STILL A RAT
- what have you got with lots of material success ? (lots to maintain)
- what have you got with spiritual success (a tool to dea with everything)
- OBSESSION creates dis-empowerment when the action doesnt succeed but is still repeated
- ADDICTION the exhausting attempt to maintain control reality to achieve happiness
- ADDICTION the repeated, perceived necessary behaviour that brings  fleeting happiness that is quickly lost
- we think it is more important to HAVE to BE
- popular methods of achieving happiness is not permanent
- FEAR is the wrong incentive to do anything
- ACTIONS ENHANCE THE MOTIVATION
- addiction/obsessions mascrade as needs
- things cant bring happiness 
- happiness comes from inside
- our inner empire is neglected as we are too busy trying to maintain our outer empire
- maintainence of our outer empire allows our inner empire to collapse
- we give our power to our outer empire and we still arent happy
- DETACHMENT is still caring but not dis-empowering
- to be dependent for our happiness on outer things means we have given our power away
- eg a man obssessed with a woman wouldnt enjoy dinner parties where she may flirt
? what has to happen for us to be free of of our addictions
	+ detachment
	+ difference between needs and desires
	+ happy with now
- trust in the implicit goodness of the universe
* there is nothing that will not give up its secrets if it is love enough
- we must embrace all aspects of ourselves, good,bad,evil,ugly
- we are creatures of feeling not thinking ( we should return to our feelings)
- we want validation, acceptance etc yet we ration issue of it, ie attachment insecurity
- LOVE SHOULD BE LIKE THE SCENT OF A FLOWER - GIVEN FREELY AND EQUALLY TO ALL OBSERVERS
- taking offence is the same as inducing offence
- offence taken is stored and re-issued it can be neutralized by compassion and love
? what does pain mean (stop cycle by not hurting back)
- it suggests that work has to be done
- work on perception, let go of attachement
- if we require a specific outcome eventually we WILL be hurt
- we need to accept and enjoy what how it is now