The Warrior -- Carlos Casteneda

[Elena A. Marchuk]

Freedom is my best word, thank you Paul for sharing your thoughts - I
couldn't say better.

but we are not sleeping, though we do in case we think we need to do
something!

so again the same question: what's next?

best wishes

elena

----- Original Message -----
From: "J. Paul Everett" <JPESeeker at aol.com>
To: <OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU>
Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2001 7:36 AM
Subject: Re: The Warrior -- Carlos Casteneda


> In a message dated 10/19/01 9:55:06 AM, jsmith at mosquitonet.com writes:
>
> << Dear Paul,
>
>
> What if we are asleep and this is all our collective nightmare?
>
> <<<What is "this"?  (No, I'm not Clintonizing you, I don't understand what
> "this" applies to.  Our lives?  The terrorists?  The reality we find
> ourselves in?>>>
>
>
> What if there are those among us who know or think they know this is a
> nightmare?
>
> <<<What if they don't?>>>
>
>
> What is the proper response to a nightmare?
>
> <<<To wake up.  In the sense postulated by P. D. Ouspensky and others.>>>
>
>
> It is not possible to awaken from a nightmare as long as you think your
very
>
> life and the lives of those you love depends upon remaining asleep.
>
>
> Our lives are not at stake.
>
>
> The belief that our lives are at stake is part of the nightmare and is
part
>
> of what keeps us in the nightmare.
>
> <<<Sorry, but I think that our way of life is at stake in the current
> situation.  The terrorists hate what our culture stands for---freedom to
> think different thoughts, freedom to create our own way and our own way of
> life, freedom to come and go as we please, to dress as we please, (as the
> King in "The King and I" said) "and etcetera, etcetera, etcetera"!!  That,
> madam, is worth dying for, imho.>>>
>
>
> ....
>
>
> Stand here with me a moment, Paul.  I am speaking my truth to you.  What
>
> should I do?  How should I respond to the nightmare?
>
> <<<Well, I can't answer that for you.  No one can.  You have to find your
own
> way.  You haven't answered my original inquiry.  Perhaps you choose not
> to---which is your freedom.  We are a freedom, you know.  That's what OST
is
> all about.  That's what these United States are about.  It's those who
want
> to restrict freedom that I worry about---both here and abroad.
>
> And, we are being caused a great deal of pain right now which is going to
> take some significant time to work our way through.  Many lives will be
lost
> before we exit this dark tunnel caused by those who don't want freedom to
> create our own reality to exist except their brand of reality.  It has
been
> ever thus for the whole history of the human race and isn't about to
change.
> Power intoxicates, power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
> We'd better understand that.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Paul>>>
>
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