A Prophet's Ache (For Jessica Gomes); Love And Peace 121.7.6;69;4o13

He's a little boy, within an old man's body;
Tries his best to live, a life that's known as Godly.

As that little boy, his vision is World change;
But as a man within the World, his vision seems deranged.

He's without formal allegiance, without strategic ties;
He's clumsy navigating, contemporary politics and lies.

His family abandons him, sometimes provides a nod;
His friends just laugh with disbelief, at what he touts and lauds.

He knows Northern Winter's cold;  He knows Southern Summer's hot;
He knows a man is measured, by what others think he's got.

But he's unmoved by riches, it is the Truth for which he searches;
And he finds it within and throughout, rather than just alliance with Churches.

So he leads a pauper's life;  some perceive him as being lazy;
And when he wields his Prophetic voice, many dismiss him as being crazy.

He ponders then what's left to do, he knows it's the Truth he reaches;
But how can he share any message, to an audience detesting preachers.

So he's left in limbo, wanting a family to begin;
But he needs a house, family, friends, and a community to win.

He spends his days in computers, and nestled in his books;
He walks the streets on guard, receiving different looks.

He spends much his day alone, even when surrounded by other peeps;
He cushions himself within his thoughts, because few can tread that deep.

He wastes himself in tissues, earning the title, "wanker;"
abusing images of women, cuz he doesn't have to thank her.

What other woman can love him, reside in his Universe;
Build a life together, and satisfy his thirst.

On That Day he sees her, and he casually takes note;
He searches to find plus, and if it has been wrote.

He experiences a draw, "cosmic" describes it best;
She satisfies the requirements, of his clumsy, compatibility test.

His ego is on humble, his sense of duty drives him on;
Inspired by her being, he tries to write a song.

It's only an estimation, but he writes of love and joy;
He writes of Kismet connexion, between a girl and a boy.

He's so used to riding solo, without people who can bother;
But within his sanctity, he ponders welcoming another.

She encourages him to stand, against the voices that tell him choose:
Between the death of the martyrs, and the forsaking of Sadhus.

He sees with her a life, and a family on his side;
But these are nascent images, in his mind does it reside.

He shares his words with her, and within her he's invested;
And the World round observes, to see his Prophethood tested.

He knows the Divine is within him, and within her too;
And he knows Divine Will exists, beyond what his ego wants to do.

He must learn her story, before she speaks a word;
He must reach beyond himself, beyond what he has yet heard.

The Prophet's life is tenuous, there's an absence of any guarantee;
Harder still to convince a wife, to within him find her glee.

But he sleeps rest assured, regardless which the door,
Everything's for a reason, it happens all before.

He knows he's invincible, when it's done for Heaven's sake;
But he lingers in the uncertain, will she sooth a Prophet's Ache.

56 Bars; Love And Peace 121.7.6;69;4o13

She don't fuck with nice guys, her soul is too hard.
She can put the smile on, but there's little regard.

Only kingpins and princes, with tricked-out cars.
She trusted once before, and all that left is the scars.

She sees the way that life works, without any front;
Gotta put the blinders on, to get what she want.

Kindness is nice, when people first speak,
But at the end of the day, all of it sounds weak.

She's seen it before, and she's unimpressed;
From the Bohemian dream, to the high-couture dressed.

She sits within her castle, alone and bored;
Trying to find a friend, who ain't already been whored.

The sad thing about it, this includes herself,
How else you think she has, such materialistic wealth.

But on That Day, she finds something new;
A promise of compassion, with which to hold unto.

She ain't never seen before, a Prophet in the flesh;
A righteous muthafucka, who been put to the test.

Someone harder than the despots, but softer than a girl;
Someone to stand up to the warheads, and change the entire World.

A Prophet speaks a word, and the Truth transforms;
It echoes in mouths around her, through the names and the forms.

It changes who she is, fundamentally deep inside;
Her soul is hers again, and her appreciation abides.

She's scared too, cuz in the Truth there is power;
What does the Prophet want with her, nestled within her tower.

Is this just another game, where she's ultimately pimped;
She holds close unto her heart, cuz when it's open before it limped.

How does she get closer, to feel the warmth of his light;
to be reassured, that everything's alright.

All she knows are the tricks, that she learns in her past before;
But he remains unmoved, by her pussy's purr.

To keep close to the Prophet, she must transcend the lure;
To let him show her, what her womanhood's Truly for.

It starts most quintessential:  the experience of Love;
For Allah, Yah, Brahman, Buddha Nature, or God Above;

To know that beyond her, something else exists;
and Advaita (non-duality), says that there's a twist:

She and all beyond her, all of this is 1;
and it's always been like that, since the Universe begun.

The Divine Presence within her, is permanent and unchanged;
And when she overstands that, nothing to her is strange.

It is all intended, as the path that she walks;
And there's higher purpose, in every convo that she talks.

Even within her suffering, there's tremendous meaning;
An opportunity to share, with others her True feeling.

When she overcomes an obstacle, she gains a valued lesson;
To give unto another, when that being's life is stressin.

So Now she's awake, and feels very much uplifted;
But how to navigate her circles, with what she has been gifted.

She's got to summon strength, to say it's a New Day;
Everyday surround herself, with those who support her New Way.

She still goes on loving, the friends from her past;
But she refuses to let, old ways get set in cast.

All of this focus, brings her closer to her friend;
And she lives forever, loved without an end.

How Do You Love A Mixed Girl? 121.7.4;69;2o11

How do you love a mixed girl?

It is only after he journeys along his path and finds himself.  But that can be said for any woman.  For the mixed girl, he must travel civilisations.  His own.  Hers.  And the others.  He must understand the nature of her allegiances, her responsibilities, her relationships;  and make Peace with this.  He must see her heritage involves numerous tribes but only 1 family.  Hers.

What kind of animal is she.  What is her colour.  What is her season.  She comes from many different affinities, many of which contradict, and she has her unique balance.  And it changes.  She changes;  and she can sit on different sides of the contradictions, at different moments, and simultaneously.  He must see that in doing so, she adheres to a transcendent Constant;  known within each of us, yet often remaining subtle, latent.  He must see her within him, and him within her;  since the beginning of his days, and the beginning of hers.

She is a world citizen, in an immediate and tangible sense.  Here is where her ancestors all rest in Peace.  And his politics must coincide with this.  She traverses cultures and customs as her 1st nature, and he must learn to dance with her.  Her citizenship shapes her preferences for music, film, art, food, and conversation.  He can only tell her his what's what when he thoroughly understands hers.

He must see her beauty;  her Divine beauty within, and her natural beauty without.  He must understand that her natural beauty is other than exotic.  Her natural beauty is the standard;  and the Universe adjusts to her.  Her Divine beauty demands that he progress beyond his fantasies of her.  He must recognise her voice within his song.

He must know her hair.  It is other than always straight.  It is other than always curly.  It is other than always long.  It is other than always short.  At the heart of it, she often sees herself within the eyes of others.  And he must strengthen her vision of her self;  and her Self.  She is fine in any do.

He must ascend beyond his own self-defeatism.  He has to make it about her, be about her;  and encourage her to make it about him, be about him.  He must see her and him within a community, with foundation and support.  Amidst this, there is compromise, there are concessions;  but with her, these are made for a higher purpose.

To love a mixed girl, he must look into her eyes and go beyond seeing himself;  he must see the Truth.

Clean Correspondence; 121.6.29;69;4o6

Love And Peace, Friends.

I provide this correspondence on behalf of a network of beings who are dedicated towards comprehensive human upliftment, as well as the upliftment of all beings.  This correspondence is provided to you because we are interested in cooperating with you increasingly intentionally, directly, and dynamically.

Concerns.

We provide this correspondence after careful observation and deliberation regarding your group’s progression.  And your benevolent activism is commendable.  Yet, when observing many similarly situated groups, there are 2 general concerns that we maintain: 

1.)  regarding conservative groups:  we observe that these groups tend to be exceedingly self-interested and consequently divisive towards other groups that are perceived as different or incompatible; 

2.)  regarding liberal groups:  we observe that these groups tend to be obliviously judgmental and simultaneously complacent within the status quo that is being criticised.

These observations previously prevent us from cooperating further within the respective endeavours of these groups.  And with this being communicated, we look forward to further enhancement within these groups and increased involvement and efficacy with the respective benevolent work of these groups.

Identity, Organisation.

To provide some context, it is beneficial to provide some additional explanation regarding the nature of our network.  We are a global network of transcendent beings;  and, when you are ready for it, we are actually a Universal network of transcendent beings.

The purpose of our network is to provide compassion for all beings;  this can be translated into terms such as the “alleviation of Dukkha,” and, “Tikkun Olam.”

The nature of the organisation of our network is increasingly difficult to describe.  1 reason for this is that the nature of our organisation varies in name and form, intensity, and additional factors.  Very frequently, the nature of our organisation is extremely subtle and purposefully difficult to evidence.  1 of the historic examples that is utilised to describe our network is the Underground Railroad within the United States.  If you understand the concept of telepathy, then you understand 1 of the methodologies through which we communicate.  It is appropriate to include that the nature of our organisation is also alinear:  it exists beyond the concepts of time and space, which may be difficult for many to understand;  but there it is.

We act in accordance with ancient principles of righteousness.  And there are varying degrees of discipline within our behaviour, from being to being.  We make amends when we commit a wrong.  We provide forgiveness when we observe a wrong.  And we facilitate reconciliation and Atonement.

Tactics.

There are certain tactics that we employ to facilitate our purpose within the Universe:

Prayer, Samadhi.  We practise prayer and Samadhi.

Sacred Listening.  We go to tremendous lengths to listen to others and empathise with the experience of others.

Compassion, Healing.  We provide compassion and healing to those who have the need.  This is our primary purpose.  We provide this compassion and healing directly, as we are able, and institutionally and systemically.  This latter consideration of institutions and systems is a significant premise for what may be perceived as the dissonance within our actions, as we work to transform comparatively selfish/egotistical institutions and systems into increasingly compassionate and transcendent institutions and systems.

Fasting, Abstinence From Harm.  We abstain from actions whose consequences we perceive as readily causing avoidable harm to others.  This includes fasting to enhance our concentration and understanding, amidst additional benefits.

Education.  We study.  We teach.  This is fundamental.

Mindful Consumption (Cycle).  We are mindful of the cycles that are involved in sustaining our lives, and we strive to enhance our harmony within these cycles.

Proactive Consumption (Organised).  We are mindful of the natural sources from which we are provided products and services;  and we proactively organise our collection methodologies to patronise suppliers who are increasingly harmonious within the natural cycles that surround the provision of these products and services.

Divestment (Organised).  We withdraw our support and resources from beings who conduct woeful harm to other beings and/or the natural cycles that surround beings.

Local Community Building.  We are dedicated towards building cooperation and prosperity within the specific villages that surround our residences.

Global Community Building.  We are dedicated towards building cooperation and prosperity within the comprehensive village of Earth and the Universe.

Local Community Security.  We stand as defenders for the immediate wellness of beings within our local villages.

Global Community Security.  We stand as defenders for the immediate wellness of beings within our comprehensive village of Earth and the Universe.

Diplomacy;  Advocacy, Solicitation.  We engage within diplomacy with the respective authorities of conventional and unconventional institutions and systems, amidst the process of transformation of these institutions and systems into increasing contributors of compassion and wellness for all beings.

Hacking.  We intercede within the technological operations of conventional and unconventional institutions and systems to facilitate the process of transformation towards increasing compassion and wellness for all beings.

Sabotage.  We conduct disabling, demolition, and additional transfiguration of the technology and infrastructure of conventional and unconventional institutions and systems for the purpose of transforming these institutions and systems into increasing providers of compassion and wellness for all beings.

We engage within all these, and additional, endeavours with strict protocols to abstain from causing direct harm to any being.

And whilst some may criticise the latter tactics that are described herein, these “challenging” actions are also committed by the many different conventional and unconventional authorities of humanity to maintain order.

Agenda, Priorities.

Amidst the contemporary circumstances of humanity, we are engaged within specific temporal agendae.

ACE Plan.

The ACE Plan is a global initiative to effectuate certain systemic change throughout humanity by the centennial commemoration of the United Nations.  Within the ACE Plan, there are specific categories of consideration:

5 Points Of Concentration.  These are the 5 priority items within the ACE Plan:

1.  All beings are provided with sufficient water.

2.  All energy is provided through renewable sources and methodologies.

3.  All consumed products are proficiently recycled into nature.

4.  All urban and suburban areas maintain a proficient amount of organic agriculture.

5.  All debt is alleviated.

All this is with respect and appreciation for Native people and traditions.

5 Additional Considerations.  There are additional, intrinsic factors that are included within the ACE Plan.

          1.  Sufficient attention and energy is provided to family and friends.

          2.  All beings have access to sufficient food, clothing, and housing.

          3.  All beings are provided with sufficient health care.

          4.  All beings are provided with sufficient educational and labour opportunities.

          5.  All beings have access to sufficient communication and transportation provisions.

          And the information of all this economic activity is shared with the collective of beings.

5 Steps Towards Peace.  There are intentional measures taken to establish Peaceful coexistence amongst all beings.

1.  Local and international service corps are established to defend all beings and build communities.

          2.  All nuclear weapons are alleviated.

          3.  All military weapons are alleviated.

          4.  All personal weapons and police weapons are alleviated.

          5.  All locks are alleviated.

These measures are conducted in a gradual manner, according to the respective prerogative of each being.

5 Academic Disciplines.  The ACE Plan provides a new educational paradigm that focuses on 5 academic disciplines:

          1.  Civilisations

          2.  Mathematics

          3.  Language

          4.  Nature

          5.  Technology

There are additional and advanced academic disciplines, as well as additional concepts that facilitate this education paradigm.

5 Immediate Ideas.  The concluding 5 points of the ACE Plan vary, according to region, to account for the respective needs and interests within different areas.  The proceeding 5 points are applicable to the general area of Ohio.

1.  Metropolitan areas establish connected infrastructures of cooperative transportation, evolving from personal vehicular transportation to metro rail, pedestrian, and additional forms of transportation.

2.  Neigbourhoods form communities with autonomous utility infrastructures and independent political cooperation.

3.  Economic cooperatives are established upon the honour system, rather than conventional money.

4.  Global media cooperatives provide pluralistic depictions of cultures and traditions that inform and inspire.

5.  A university is established upon the premise of global citizenship;  and all debt is alleviated.

Compassion Cash.

We are establishing an alternative currency that is predicated upon compassion.  The working tangible value of this currency is 1 kilogram of an international composite of grains, although our alternative currency abstains from guaranteeing such exchange.  The intangible value of this currency is the dedication of the holders of the currency to the principles and experience of Agape and Ahimsa.  The holders of the currency invest and exchange the currency with additional family members and friends who similarly share these principles and experience.  As the currency is increasingly circulated, the value becomes increasingly tangible and people become increasingly amenable towards providing tangible products and services in exchange for the currency.

Coinciding with the establishment and circulation of Compassion Cash is the interest to enhance our economic systems and institutions of cultivation, production, distribution, consumption, and recycling.  This includes identifying and supporting beings who facilitate 1 or additional portions of this process with proficient harmony with the natural cycles that surround this process, as well as the wellness of all beings.

Recent Correspondence.

Recently, we provide a correspondence regarding community cooperation and development specifically within Northeast Ohio.  This provides additional insight regarding the local and comprehensive cooperation within which we are involved.

Local Civil Service Corps.  We advocate the establishment of local civil service corps to patrol local neighbourhoods as an alternative to conventional, weaponised police forces.

Renewable Energy.  We advocate development plans where the respective electricity and energy needs of local municipalities are independently provided exclusively through renewable methodologies.

Pluralism Education.  We advocate for the implementation of comprehensive curriculum guidelines, from kindergarten through the 12^th grade level, that prepares students to become global citizens.

Transportation.  We advocate for strategies and development of metro rail systems that connect the comprehensive metropolitan area of Northeast Ohio.

Agriculture.  We advocate for support of local agriculture and efficient and harmonious patronisation of produce providers based outside of the Northeast Ohio area.

Global Communication/Information Network (Affinity City Project).  We advocate for the establishment of a grassroots network of journalists and community activists/leaders who provide periodic updates to the network regarding the emergency and urgent needs of communities as well as the general progression of, and lessons learned by, these communities.

Global Citizen Recognition, Credentials.  We advocate for the United Nations and additional international entities to recognise the political status of global/Universal citizenship, and to provide credentials to such beings for travel and additional purposes.

Glocal Agenda Building;  Institutions, Systems.  We advocate for the grassroots formulation of a global agenda that addresses the comprehensive interests and priorities of activists and leadership within the comprehensive fields of human endeavour.

Colonial Reservations.  We advocate for the return of the vast amount of land territory within the Western Hemisphere and the Pacific back the respective Native people and tribes of these areas, with the establishment of modest colonial reservations within the already established extended metropolitan areas within the Western Hemisphere and the Pacific.

Indigenous Prerogative.  We advocate for the prerogative of communities within the Eastern Hemisphere to maintain certain homogeneity and to concentrate pluralistic interests towards the Western Hemisphere.

City States;  Federations.  We advocate the establishment of local municipalities and metropolitan areas as independent political sovereignties, with increased self-determination and citizen-based governance;  with international federations facilitating cooperation between these city states.

Education, Infrastructure Industries.  We advocate for education and infrastructure development to be the predominant providers of employment for humanity, with a single-income family being able to live comfortably with proficient socioeconomic mobility for the next generation.

Global Citizen Education.  We advocate the establishment of a conventional paradigm of education that prepares students to become global citizens;  with all education, to the highest levels, being provided to students without cost.

This provides a glimpse of what we are doing and what we are working to do.  We invite your questions, your criticism, and your cooperation. 

Love And Peace,

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A Lesson From Our Calendars; 121.6.29;4o6

A modest knowledge of humanity’s calendars provides that the oldest calendars of humanity’s “predominant” religions are Lunar-Solar;  those being the Hebrew calendar and the Hindu Vikram Samvat calendar.  This means that both of these calendars are based upon observance of the monthly cycle of the Moon.  And it may be considered that, amidst the monthly cycle of the Moon and the annual cycle of the Earth orbiting the Sun, ancient astrologers 1^st notice the repeated pattern of the Moon amidst the Earth before noticing the repeated pattern of the Earth amidst the Sun.  This is merely logical.

Yet, both of these ancient calendars are both Lunar-Solar:  the calendars are adjusted so that the months and days on the calendars correspond generally with the annual cycle of the Earth orbiting the Sun.  On both calendars, an entire leap month is added to make a general “Solar” adjustment, whilst maintaining the integrity of the “Lunar”-based months.  So, 1 conclusion to draw from this adjustment (which is interestingly common to both Judaism and Hinduism) is that the astrologers eventually notice the annual Solar patterns, but rather than completing abandoning and changing the structure of the Lunar month, the collective of Lunar Months is adjusted within the Solar cycle. 

Within this adaptation, there is the metaphysical/Theological consideration that amidst the respective progression of both of these religious traditions, respective new discoveries within each of these religious traditions is acknowledged and contextualised within the preceding understanding and teachings. 

Eventually, within Hinduism, Buddhism emerges;  and a Buddhist calendar.  Whilst the Buddhist calendar also maintains certain contemporary adaptability, the traditional Buddhist calendar is also Lunar-Solar and simply maintains a different set of observances and Holy Days during the course of the annual cycle.  Within Judaism, Christianity emerges;  and within Christianity, a new calendar.  The Christian calendar (specifically, the Christian Gregorian calendar) is strictly a Solar calendar:  it is based upon the annual cycle of the Earth orbiting the Sun, and the structure of months is based upon this annual cycle.

So this leads to the further questions:  what implications do these respective adaptations and progressions of Buddhism and Christianity have with respect to the established, respective traditions of Judaism and Hinduism?  What are the further implications regarding the respective teachings within each of all of these traditions? 

And when we consider that, after the emergence of Buddhism and Christianity, there emerges the tradition and calendar of Islam:  a strictly Lunar calendar, based exclusively on the monthly cycle of the Moon, without adjustments to correspond with the annual cycle of the orbiting Earth around the Sun.  So what implications does this revisitation to the presumable original structures of Judaism and Hinduism have?  What of the teachings? 

And what lessons does all this provide as we continue along the aggregate progression of humanity and continue along the experience of mutual learning and reconciliation of our respective histories and teachings and calendars? 

Love And Peace.

Sharing Dap; Love And Peace 121.6.29;69;4o6

What’s Gud, Family and Friends.

The recent song and ideology of the SAE fraternity at OU (my sister’s alma mater) reveals the deep-seeded racism that continues to exist within the experiment of America. And this shows exactly why there are Black Greek-letter fraternities and sororities for university students and alumni.

However, I posit to you the consideration: how much liberation can people of African descent experience by simply imitating “massa’s” ego-based and nihilistic indulgences? At best, it is tenuous assimilation within a political-socioeconomic system that intrinsically is extremely hostile and oppressive (which prompts the very emergence of the fraternities and sororities in the first place). At worst, it prevents the affirmation of self-knowledge (and Self-knowledge) and political-socioeconomic self-determination. We can do better.

To be sure, for over 100 years, Black Greek-letter organisations provide tremendous guidance for bonding, leadership, and community. That is a primary reason I pledge a fraternity over 20 years ago. And amidst the community service, step shows, and parties of Black Greek life, I wonder why the Drum has yet to pervasively emerge within the culture of BGLOs (and HBCUs, for that matter). It is indicative of the self-denial (and even self-hatred) that is perpetuated through the assimilationist paradigm.

We need to tap beneath superficialities of Western popular culture, and temporal pursuits, and reach into our respective African ancestry; and return to the global table of humanity with confidence and inspiration. As the children of African slaves, kings, and Divine servants and ambassadors, we have something very valuable to share. And we have something very valuable to learn; because every culture of every ethnicity is perpetuated by the children of slaves and kings, Divine servants and ambassadors. Every culture of every ethnicity has something very valuable to share and to learn.

As a mixed ethnicity man with multiple ethnic heritages and allegiances (including African, Scandinavian, Seminole, Israeli, European, and additionally), my particular vocation is to facilitate pluralism and harmony.

I abstain from hating on fraternities and sororities. I am aware that pledging actually begins after crossing, and the test of loyalty is a life-long commitment. Instead, I call upon BGLOs to step up and fulfil the leadership potential that intrinsically exists within us: to be like Dap and “Wake Up.”

Love And Peace,

Peter.