Love Your Neighbor

The Potlatch Song

(Rap to a slow groove)

©2003 saharadevi

When I'm walkin' in the heat

and a cloud rolls by

I say "thank you"

I say "thank you"

And if I want something to eat

and there's money in my pocket

I say "thank you"

I say "thank you"

This world is like a movie

and we're each assigned a role

sometimes we're Cinderella

sometimes we're Old King Cole

We need to realize

that it's a roll of the dice

sometimes we get Beluga

sometimes it's beans and rice

But what we do with what we've got

is what reveals our nature—

are we kind and generous

or nasty and voracious?

To be livin' the good life

is not eating 'til you puke

stop yappin' on that cell phone

can't you see that you've been duped?

The American Dream

has turned into a nightmare—

humanity is in a trance

and no one is aware

*****

When I'm out on the street

and there's someone there who cares

I say "thank you"

I say "thank you"

And when I need a place to sleep

and I have a bed to lie on

I say "thank you"

I say "thank you"

This world is like a movie

and we're each assigned a part

sometimes we get the horse

sometimes we get the cart

We have to understand

that there's something far greater

than crystal chandeliers

and shoes of alligator

What we do with what we have

will show us who we are

will we educate a child

or buy another car?

To be livin' the good life

is not eating 'til you puke

Mother Nature's in revolt

and we're being rebuked

The American Dream

has turned into a nightmare

we're like rats on a treadmill:

moving quickly—going nowhere

We've been brainwashed to believe

too much is not enough

we're consumed by our consumption

we are drowning in our 'stuff'

So open up your eyes

and open up your Heart

let the Love flow to your brother

it's time we made a start

We're the children of One Mother

Love your neighbor as your Self

what we give to each other

is our only true Wealth

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Nero is Fiddling – What About You?

I’m sure I’m not the only one reminded of a burning Rome.

But how in the world did we get here?

It’s quite astonishing and more than a little appalling, especially the fact that it has now gone on for two terms.

What is even more astonishing is the fact that millions of people HAVEN’T sat-in on the streets of Washington, bringing the city to a halt in protest of the wanton rape and pillaging of our own economy and well-being (not to mention the numerous lives so carelessly disposed of) that has gone on in the name of what? Defense? Patriotism? Ego? Greed?

I had been in a small village in south India for two years when the present administration took office— ‘took’ being the operative word. And because my awareness operates from a higher perspective, I knew this would be a momentous time—serving the Grand Design in an unimaginable way.

Well. Here we are, seven years on...

It’s very simple:

This is the time of the Evolution Revolution. And in this time of profound evolutionary transformation a dramatic awakening is obviously required.

Truth be told, Americans are quite complacent. Our isolation and our wealth, together with the programming we unwittingly subject ourselves to, encourages personal striving on the one hand and self-satisfaction on the other.

And while some suggest the Trade Towers occurred to precipitate a miasma of national fear and subsequent ratcheting up of control and manipulation, according to my understanding the entire exercise has been for one purpose only:

To awaken the Consciousness dwelling within by creating events of such dramatic magnitude that individuals are obliged to think ‘there has to be a better way.’

Indeed, there is a better way—and each one who would like to see it manifest must step over the threshold of complacency, apathy or self-centeredness and begin to act out the new paradigm: an enlightened compassion based on the understanding of our Oneness.

The concept presented in The Secret, which has taken the country by storm, has a great deal to offer. Unfortunately, it is being promoted (by those with a lot to gain personally) as a tool for personal gain.

I’m sorry to be the one to break it to you—but if we want to survive and prosper, we can no longer behave in a self-centered way—we have to broaden our arena of interest to include our neighbors, our community and the rest of the world.

Each one of us currently stands in Nero’s position and with all his power.

Rome is burning.

Will we continue to fiddle until it is destroyed completely?

Each of us has the power to make a difference.
Each of us has the power to turn the tide.

Each of us can allow, accept and embrace the Consciousness of compassion and lovingkindness, and be part of the tide of awareness that is changing the world.

Not through the pop spirituality that is simply self-service in another guise.

But through unadulterated, 100% pure, undivided and undivisive, all-embracing, unconditionally loving, non-discriminating Brotherhood, Sisterhood, Personhood that shows up as Harmony, Peace, Goodness & Generosity.

After all, to legitimately call yourself a human, humanity must dwell in your heart.

Embrace the Evolution Revolution.


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On Love

Every Heart wants to feel Love

Love is the reason we pursue the innumerable false gods of our time—the gods that have hitch-hiked in on the coattails of ‘civilization.’ The gods we have been brainwashed to believe will answer our prayers:

The god of image, whom we believe will bless us with Love if we look the way his propaganda has convinced us we must look; the god of wealth, who has persuaded us our coffers must be swollen and overflowing to afford his blessing of Love; and the god of status, who has fooled us into accepting that without him we are not worthy of Love.

And Love? Love arises of its own accord—unexpectedly, uncontrollably, like the scent of lilacs wafting by on a breeze in spring. We cannot obtain it on demand regardless of our outer beauty or our wealth, and unlike designer chocolates, we cannot order it over the Internet. It is also beyond all name and fame —the most arrogant celebrity cannot write it into her contract. It cannot be earned, bribed or manipulated; even to the most deserving, it comes simply as a Gift.