A BETTER TEA PARTY
22 Apr 2010 Leave a Comment
by cosmicsandbox in Energy Awareness, Politics, Religious Right, Uncategorized, Unity and Oneness Consciousness Tags: debate, listen, listening, peace, reaction, Tea Bag, Tea Party Movement, Violence, wisdom
I have discovered the most amazing and inspiring philosophy at the end of the string of Yogi Tea bags. Each tea bag has a wisdom proverb attached. One of them in particular states, “Act…Don’t react.” Many folks are reacting strongly to America’s current incarnation of a Tea Party movement. But reacting just moves things in a circular pattern. It’s possible that Yogi tea bag wisdom could help change the tide.
Taking the initiative, acting positively with intention is the way we move forward as individuals and a society. When we go unconsciousness and just react all the time, we stunt our emotional and spiritual growth. We can see this happening in real time right before our eyes. Polarized camps are facing off against each other everyday, yelling platitudes at each other. No one is progressing or learning anything.
The irony is that without the mass media, we would probably discover that most of us are on the same page when it comes to many issues that face us today. We want to have peace and security for our families, and the opportunity to support ourselves comfortably. But we get all agitated and inflamed when we absorb stories of strife from all over the world. It’s okay to stop listening to the avalanche of horrible news stories that we can do nothing about.
By eliminating the negative onslaught of reactive reporting we will have time and energy for positive input. This is where Yogi Wisdom can help us. Something simple on the end of a tea bag can be profound. Here are some priceless gems to ponder:
“When we practice listening, we become intuitive.” How wise is that? Listening is a lost art in our fast paced world overloaded with distractions. But if each of us made it a point to listen more than we speak each day and truly hear others, our whole world would shift.
In addition, Yogi says, “When we practice listening, we become intuitive.” Amazing, isn’t it? We all want to be intuitive and have super insight into baffling situations. But we must “Let our hearts speak to other hearts”. (another Yogi proverb) By doing this we would be able to understand one another. Think of what a world it could be if we took these Yogi wisdom sayings to heart:
“When ego is lost, limit is lost.”
“Love has no fear and no vengeance.”
“The mind is energy; regulate it.”
“Compassion has no limit…Kindness no enemy.”
“Life is a flow of love, your participation is requested.”
These speak for themselves and don’t need commentary. However, if we don’t meditate on the truths these proverbs provide we can slide into unconscious brutish behavior. If that continues too long, we stand a good chance of destroying ourselves as well as our planet. Violence in thought, word and deed begets more violence. Wars have never solved anything, but we don’t seem to learn this fact. Wars, fighting, and disrespectful arguing only fuels hatred and fear. As individuals we can’t do much to stop world conflict, but we do control our own neck of the woods.
Our influence in this world is limited to the people we can listen to heart to heart and see face to face. If we are doing that on a daily basis, we would have a city and country full of well adjusted, happy, productive people. That may sound outrageous, but I am convinced it’s true.
The last quote above about life being a flow of love; and your participation is requested is the focal point. If we want to be in the flow of love, we must listen to each other with compassion. We must try to hear what they are saying as if we were in their shoes, so to speak. Otherwise you can’t know what a friend or colleague is communicating.
Back in the day when actual debate was in vogue, diverse opinions were able to be thoroughly examined. People were able to make informed intelligent decisions about the issues. We need to attempt to resurrect a respectful debate climate in order to move forward as a society.
Ninety-nine percent of the time when people really listen and communicate with each other, they find agreement and solutions to their differences of opinions. The destructive habit of reaction leading to violence is eradicated. Let’s take a wise action and have a Yogi Tea Party instead.
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