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  • From: Mark Ludwig <mpludwig@facstaff.wisc.edu>
  • To: permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: [permaculture] Peace? Peace!
  • Date: Sat, 07 Dec 2002 20:56:13 -0600

This came in on our Midwest PC list, thought it might be a nice thing to
share.
M


>The Declaration of "All-Out Peace"
>
>Swami Beyondananda, spiritual leader to millions of FUNdamentalists
>(accent on "fun") has launched a worldwide "blisskrieg" in a declaration
>of "all out peace!"
>
>Speaking from a platform at his new virtual address at
>http://www.wakeuplaughing.com, the Swami said, "We've been holding our
>peace for far too long. It's time to let it out! Why should peacekeepers
>keep the peace for themselves when the world needs it so goodly
>nowadays?"
>
>The Swami was interrupted numerous times by gleeful supporters shouting
>the peace mantra, "Ah .. peace on it!" and waving banners reading "Our
>World, Love It Or Leave It!" "Play For Nonjudgment Day" and
>"Disarmaggedon Is Near!"
>
>"It's a fight to the life!" Swami told his minions, vowing to open the
>floodgates of love, light and laughter to cleanse the body politic of
>cultural, economic and political toxins that have caused folks to "take
>things poisonally" -- and perpetuate war.
>
>"These are challenging times," said the Swami, "which call for
>Emerge-n-See measures. It is time for us to emerge from our fearful and
>powerless hiding places and see the big picture. We have met the Savior
>and He is Us. I see all these Children of God praying for Jesus to
>intervene, but we cannot expect to be fed intervenously forever. Time for
>Children of God to grow up, for Christ's sake, and become Adults of God
>for a change. Playful adults, that is."
>
>"Because the key to lasting peace is laughter," he told the crowd. "Do
>you know what the leading cause of war and terrorism is? I will tell
>you. It is seriousness. Seriousness is the most serious problem we face
>on the planet today. I'm serious. Think about it. Every terrorist act --
>not to mention terror itself -- begins with seriousness. Everywhere we
>look, we are faced with laugh-threatening seriousness." The Swami called
>on his supporters to "report any serious behavior to the Department of
>Omland Security."
>
>"Levity, on the other hand, helps us rise above whatever's been
>bringing us down," the Swami continued. "Did you know that one Youngman
>of laughter -- approximately the mirth contained in the average one-liner
>-- can
>release up to a megahurt of emotional pain?"
>
>Finally, the Swami outlined his plan for conducting the Blisskrieg and
>waging all out peace. "It is very simple indeed. While it makes no sense
>to take up arms against warfare, it makes all the sense in the world to
>lift up arms and embrace anything that nourishes peace." Whereupon Swami
>offered the following 5-point plan to spark outbreaks of peace all
>across the planet:
>
>1. Create A Department of Emerge-n-See Planning Now. If war is a
>necessary evil, why not seek peace as a necessary good? We should be
>putting at least as much energy and money into secretly plotting peace --
>sneaking food and clothing into war-torn nations under the cover of
>darkness, sending tanks to drought-stricken areas so that they can
>capture rainwater, sending in comedy troops in an all-out amfunniest
>assault -- and an even more controversial measure, dropping canisters of
>laughing gas on persistent pockets of seriousness.
>
>2. Enlist the World Religions to Do Something Useful. Prayer works.
>According to Dr. Larry Dossey and others who have studied the healing
>power of prayer, surgery patients who were prayed for tended to heal more
>quickly. Not only that, but if the people who were doing the praying were
>also prayed for, results were even better! And it worked regardless of
>the language or religion they were praying in. Instead of engaging in
>that childish and destructive game, "My dogma's better than your dogma,"
>the major religions would do better to organize a worldwide prayer
>calm-petition -- it could be called the God Will Games -- and donate the
>proceeds to ending spiritual hunger on the planet. Regardless of who wins
>the pray-offs, everyone will benefit.
>
>3. Support the Alter-Native Economy. If we're going to aggressively
>wage peace, we want to spend more of our wages peacefully. So support the
>alter native economy -- whatever alters the natives for the better. Our
>lives are by products of what we buy. So if you want to counteract the
>profits of doom, only buy products with healthful and helpful byproducts.
>And consider trading in your old Dodge for an Evolvo and running your
>karma on esteem. Rising esteem can actually improve the overall
>atmosphere by causing the heart to warm, and the head to cool. This may
>be the answer to global warming!
>
>4. Support the Peace Effort on the Om Front. We've heard the experts
>say nothing will bring peace, so I say let's prove 'em right. Our lives
>are so filled up with somethings that we have no room for nothing
>anymore! That's why my ultimate meditation tape, Sounds of Silence, is
>completely blank. Think about it. Our minds are filled up with
>information everywhere we go. After a busy day thinking of everything,
>what a welcome relief it is to think of nothing. So as part of my work on
>behalf of inner peace, you can now come to my Om Page and download as
>much healing silence as you need -absolutely free! And you can do your
>part for world inner peace by sending some peaceful silence to a friend.
>Sure this is a peacemeal approach, but it works. A little peace here, a
>little peace there, and pretty soon you have one big peaceful meal
>everywhere.
>
>5. Spread Contagious Laughter Wherever You Go. If we truly want to
>bring about Nonjudgment Day, we need to do whatever we can to increase
>the laugh force on the planet. Take the funniest jokes from the internet,
>and share them on the outernet. Commit random acts of harmless comedy.
>Practice Fun-Shui by creating playful beauty everywhere. Make sure you
>spend some time each week laughing with friends and loved ones. Remember
>that when it comes to laughter, the more the merrier. And remember too,
>what goes around comes around. In other words, the laugh you save may be
>your own.
>
>
>
>
>
>___outside of a dog a book is man's best friend. inside a dog, it's too
>dark to read. mark twain

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