Superficiality and Religiosity

Religiosity is too often self bloated and takes one away from the real
relationship between each other and God... too often we find ourselves
kneeling before an image of Christ , Buddha or whomever, with intense
longing for love and only find plastic, paper and wood around us.
Spirituality observes the very inner core of one's being in a moment of
eternity, and asks only that we be present at this moment -we do not have
to struggle. plea or do any of the other things religiosity demands,
instead the relationship between God and myself is personal and intense,
just as when I reach out to my neighbor or my enemy, I am sharing that
relationship in a deeply personal and intense manner. Jesus calls us to
love one another even as God does, and you do not have to have any
prerequisite for this kind of love, it is unconditional to begin with, and
while has no beginning, it has no end either. It is eternal, and a part of
heaven right in our midst. For such love, it is God himself within and
without.

The KPFA Evening News (Weekend) - May 22, 2010 at 6:00pm | KPFA 94.1 FM Berkeley: Listener Sponsored Free Speech Radio

This broadcast covers two very important issues: the environment and the disabled. As social issues, they are related, while one covers the disaster of the oil spill and how it affects the world, the how the human ecosystem must be re-evaluated. How do we treat the earth of which we are apart of, and how do we treat our selves.

The KPFA Evening News (Weekend) - May 22, 2010 at 6:00pm | KPFA 94.1 FM Berkeley: Listener Sponsored Free Speech Radio

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Antivirus Beta Testing Program - Antivirus solutions currently under development - PANDA SECURITY

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I tried thi and found it pretty convenient. I think it is especially good for people who feel their current antivirus uses too many resources on their computer. It works from the cloud and also very good for small to large corparate to have a single install working from the cloud.

Chicken a la carte, from Ferdinand Dimadura (2006)

Apology

If there have been visitors, of late... I sincerely apologize and have no excuse except that I have not been up to much writing. It isn't that there is nothing to write about, much has happened since last I was here. And while I continue to make the effort to be regular with jotting down at least something on a weekly basis, the effort seems at times wasted.

Well since my last entry, we have had a new President elected, and while in some ways, it seems to be business as usual. a health reform bill has gone through the motions, but we are still sending troops and keeping a military presence in both Afghanistan and Iraq. There has been a long standing promise to reduce troop presence and occupation of Okinawa, and that is still unresolved. Poverty and homelessness remains America's number one unresolved issue. But there is still hope for finally realizing that we cannot continue spending such mega budgets on Military follies. Democracy can still be the shining beacon for peace and social justice.

Here at the home front, violence has accentuated the inner commitment to live and practice non-violence. As I have shared before, the household in Oakland is made up of formerly homeless people, and most have been chronically homeless because of either disability, substance abuse or just plain rotten luck. But as each day goes by, we are gratified by the fact that we are still here. There have been problems and it is difficult to break old habits. The most challenging is to learn how to resolve differences without resorting to violence. What people have to realize is that when you have to survive on the street, year after year, there is so much tension and stress, it is difficult to maintain 'normal' life styles. You are in permanent mode to survive and constantly have to watch your back, especially in these last few years when violent attacks have occurred more frequently than in the past. So we have to relearn how to live 'civilly' amongst ourselves.

Well it is 5:30 am, haven't been to sleep yet, so going to close this for now.