Love the 1% - Actual Transformation in Human Consciousness - Occupy Wall Street

[tijlclaassen]

WE ARE THE 100%

[iuygiuyg]

Jesus said "Love your enemies [that which you most want to 'other' and separate from] as yourself".

This doesn't mean love them as you love yourself - it means love them because they are yourself. 

[iuygiuyg]

In Nichiren Buddhism, Esho Funi is a term signifying the oneness or non-duality of life and it's environment, or 'As WIthin, So Without'. In this conception of the human being, nothing exists outside of one's life - the life of an individual human being is equivalent to the life of the universe - the life of the universe is contained within the life of the individual.

I am 100%. Only by acknowledging this responsibility can transformation begin.

[iuygiuyg]

(Kahlil Gibran)

[iuygiuyg]

Oftentimes have I heard you speak of one who commits a wrong as though he were not one of you, but a stranger unto you and an intruder upon your world

But I say that even as the holy and the righteous cannot rise beyond the highest which is in each one of you,

So the wicked and the weak cannot fall lower than the lowest which is in you also

And as a single leaf turns not yellow but with the silent knowledge of the whole tree,

So the wrong-doer cannot do wrong without the hidden will of you all

[duckotaco]

Tolerance to intolerance is INTOLERANCE.

Love of hate is HATE, not love!

[JonOfTheShred]

Justice needs to be served. In becoming self-sustaining, justice will be far more swift and unfailing than inciting anger and violence.

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[JonOfTheShred]

We must BE the change we wish to see in the world. The justice we serve must be both self-beneficial and justice serving yet also encompass peace and love into its execution.

In living on a more righteous and educated path, we can inspire others to do the same, to drop their petty vices and addictions & start harnessing the human potential that is being stifled with forced negativity, docility, & stupidity. Only then will we as a collective human spirit evolve to the next level of consciousness

[fuckiloveboobsthough]

People leaving comments are really missing the point. Violence and anger are only paving the way for more of the same.

[duckotaco]

@fuckiloveboobsthough hippie bullshit.

[placidair]

Sorry - but this is a crock -- if we don't point out what they're doing wrong, they're free to keep doing it. If you don't point out the criminal and the crime, you give them a free pass to continue. In order to correct a wrong, you first have to acknowledge that there IS a wrong. They "shine a light on the human condition"? No, they cause much of it. OWS is shining a light on it... the process has only just begun with their doing so. Are we really supposed to praise the 1% for this? not

[Teabahgeue]

You're forgetting something. We can love the rich all we want, and even if we did, they still get to choose. They get to choose whether or not to give up their avarice. The choice isn't going to be made for them just because we love them. There HAS to be a "They" as well. The way the westernized world has influenced culture caused money and power to collect and pool to rich & powerful families, who got used to always having wealth and power. How do you break this cycle?!?

[Jadguy24]

I prefer Genghis Khan "Crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and listen to the lamentation of their women, that is best in life." but I'm old fashioned. If you can convert an enemy to an ally that is good, but if you can't prepare for war. It has nothing to do with hate or love, war should be dispassionate. Make no mistake this is war, all you have to do is fight until you can fight no longer. The 1% started this war with their greed, that is not blaming them that is a matter of fact.

[MCSQUAREDHIPHOP]

Wtf. Really? Your solution is for the oppressed to love their oppressors? Do you not understand how asinine that is? What makes you think the upper class will stop shitting upon the lower class? They have absolutely no incentive to stop, that is unless we do something about it. Putting in a calm voiceover and pictures of peace signs and shit doesn't make this any less fucking retarded.

[duckotaco]

@MCSQUAREDHIPHOP asinine and hippie. Hippies are the last who can solve the world problems. They lack honesty, character, and true love. They only love themselves. They are the most fuckin' selfish people I have ever met, all this while they talk of peace and love.

[Auntikrist]

I have no anger left. Simply resignation. None of your melty-swirly "loving" will ever effect change the world. We need a Martin Luther King or a Gandahi to teach us determination and acceptance and help us find our will to refuse to be treated shabbily by others who hold their power over our lives.

[duckotaco]

@Auntikrist correct. true non-violence has nothing to do with the "love for intolerance" these hippies are talking about. But they don't know what the world "true" means to begin.

[bethabyss]

Those who have ears to hear, will hear this message.

[KanadianKain]

@MrJeggus its yoru fault your bought their products instead of growing yoru own food. or building your own home... it is all of our faults. The change starts from within. there is no one to blame but ones self.

I must be accountable for my own existence and not blame others.

[chapter750]

This video clip plays very well off thoughts for which HH the Dalai Lama won the Nobel Peace Prize. He fled the Potala Palace after the Chinese invaded Tibet in 1959. Tensin Gyatso was 19 at the time. The Tibetan goverment is still in exile in India in 2012.

So if this philosphy works it is only over aeons of kulpas in celestial time. I am very curious to know who fianced this costly video and what the implicit take home message is? I don't think we have aeons of kulpas left.

[Darin3Johnson]

The video makes no mention of justice. Anger is necessary for change to come. A mere "shift of consciousness" is delusional, self-righteous hypocrisy unless it leads to justice. The us-them dichotomy was not generated by those whose lives have been ruined by war, unemployment, medical bankruptcy, or foreclosure. True reconciliation will not come without truth and accountability. Those who corrupted our democracy to fatten themselves do not want our love or mercy or forgiveness...yet.

[Cannablisst]

@Darin3Johnson Democracy hasn't been corrupted. It was an illusion in the first place. It has never existed and it won't. It's a trick.

[duckotaco]

@Darin3Johnson most common people do not care about justice, they only care about themselves feeling good, with no worries if others suffer or else.

shame on them.

[TeyunaSe]

We can "love" without ignoring the facts on the ground about POWER. A small elite on this planet controls the lives,livelihood, and potential for life on this planet. Do you really think that "we" HAVEN'T "loved the 1% with all our hearts?" Look at adoring masses watching the Kardashians and other "realities" of the rich and famous. When people are fucked over, they are right to be outraged. Anger is not "hate." do you think if an abused child just loved more, they'd stop their abusers?

[yari13]

@TeyunaSe We're not children, we are grown adults as those who rule us. They can abuse us because we're not strong and united enough to oppose it but we kinda enjoy being submitted. We dont know how to stand up. Why someone has power over us? Because we allow him to rule us, we phychologically see that persone "above" us. We agree to be ruled, because we are scared of the consequences of rising up.

[TeyunaSe]

@yari13 How then do you explain what is going on in Syria (to name only 1 example), where hundreds of thousands of regular folk, wanting only their freedom, have for 9 months now protested peacefully every Friday after prayers. In response, the al Assad regime has shot them down as they march, with 6,500 civilians now dead. The people were "strong & united enough to oppose it." Clearly, they do "know how to stand up." You think al Assad does this b/c, as the video ways, he doesn't feel loved?

[yari13]

@TeyunaSe I know there are problems in the world, man. I know governments use violence and force on the people. I see it. One of the keys could be not to be "strong & united enough to OPPOSE it.", (if you "oppose", you're resisting and giving it energies) but to walk away, united, and form a new society apart.

For example, we're not forced to use money, we choose to. (so why dont we give each other food and things we need? oh right, WE are the selfish people ourselves).

[TeyunaSe]

@yari13 I was quoting yr earlier post, when i wrote "strong & united enough 2 oppose it." Now, u are changing your own point? Now yr point is "walk away...4m a new society apart?" Of course people r free 2 do that & they already are, in many places! you say that we don't help each other. The US gives more charity than any other nation. I see help all around me, from me and to me. I think you box at shadows. If the protesters actually were haters, you might have a point. Anger is not "hate."

[yari13]

@TeyunaSe The point is: we dont need governament approval to be kind and altruists to each other and start a new society.

[TeyunaSe]

@yari13 Who the hell is waiting for "government approval?" Again, you are boxing at shadows. False premises. You think anger =hate. WRONG. You think OWS protesters are only angry. WRONG. You think the world has not already begun to form alternative institutions & are waiting for you & this video to tell them to. CATCH UP. You think people don't help each other. WRONG. People pitch in. Why can't u see the love & creativity already all around u? BTW: did u make, or just upload this video?

[yari13]

@TeyunaSe ---I'm angry too, but towards myself, because i can do more. --- I'm happy there are already people helping each other, but yet, i think it may not be still enought or we would see massive change, while i see it moving very slowly. ---strong and united to "oppose" the shit itself in all of us as well, to oppose inhumanity...not to oppose someone or some group in general.

[TeyunaSe]

@yari13 I rarely feel anger, just determination. But I am glad 2 C the moral outrage of millions now. It is not outrage against people, as much as it is outrage against a system set up for economic injustice. A new economy is needed; it will take a lot of hard work; "love" is a "necessary but not sufficient condition" 4 the change we need. No one is arguing against love. The video, however, is simplistic--"blames the victims" & condescends on them. A classic way to protect the status quo.

[JonOfTheShred]

@TeyunaSe Not only are you completely missing the point yari13 is making, but you're being an asshole in the process of arguing with him. But that's fine, we live in such tumultuous times I understand the rage you feel and have been an asshole to many people as well due to my own frustration.

I coined a phrase a few weeks or months ago to describe the situation as explicitly as possible, and eventually came to this conclusion"

Divided we will fall, united we evolve

[duckotaco]

@JonOfTheShred hippie bullshit.

[lonisimon1]

@TeyunaSe I wholeheartedly agree with your comment.

[duckotaco]

@TeyunaSe you're right. the hippie "peace and love" mentality is suicidal, convenient, and stupid.

@yaru13 But yari is right that the problem isn't a specific group of people and that pointing the finger at them is a little waste of time.

[WonderingAboutThat]

Beautiful

[SuPaKHuNT]

Statistically more than 1% of the population are narcissistic megalomaniacs who see the rest of the population as cattle.

Statistically people with narcissistic personalities are more likely to be in, or seek out, positions of power and control.

These individuals most certainly don't give a fuk if you love them, except to the extent that they can use it as a tool for the purpose of manipulation and control.

[SuPaKHuNT]

@SuPaKHuNT

By all means, love thine enemy. It's good for your own health and well being. But if you believe they care about what you think or feel, you're fooling yourself.

[mobymagg]

Thanks for this powerful message! It's a sincere seeing into the conflict. This is humanity's opportunity to recognize it's true nature. Life is the way it is and we are not separate, or different from this. To not see this, is to dream more nightmare.

[BurkeLCH]

LOVE > FEAR

[RMBloom]

This video is an inspiration. Brilliant!

[yari13]

@MrJeggus My friend, the 1% act based on our consent. Its our fault if we follow the 1% lines on how we should live, and its our merit if we build a better condition for ourselves. Dont put responsability on the outside, its YOUR life.

Stop supporting the current system and take responsability. That is the difference between a victim and a master.

[MoronWrangler]

Workers Solidarity, industrial action, non-compliance and direct action will change the political and economic situation on this planet. This is dreaming . The 1% don't give a shit if they are loved. They are only too happy to carry on exploiting the world for their benefit whilst a load of well-meaning hippies sit around meditating and loving them. Please real action in the real world is needed. This is well meaning rubbish.

[yari13]

@MoronWrangler Good point man. "non-compliance" is exactly what its all about on my opinion. You are not AGAINST them, because when you FIGHT something....you give it your energies and keep it alive.

The point is that the 1% ( those who got the power from the consent of the 99%) built a system for us to obey to.. and we just UNPLUG and create a new one for all, 1% included...that are now NOT seen as responsible of all anymore...because we are now of our own lifes. Suggestions?

[awakentograc]

YES! Yes! This is the way. Thank you for voicing it in this video!

Namaste.

[advadhuta]

Right on brother. Right on!

[zolgharn]

Just bullshit !

[yari13]

@zolgharn why is this bullshit Zolgharn?

[sacredhearthealing]

the 1% has to be capable of making the transformation .... do not let them off the hock so easily...respect and responsibility they must take first .... n

[5onitws]

fabulous work

[Eletkert61]

Thanks<3

[MrDotDot]

Thank you.

[xfloweroflifex]

Perfectly stated.

[garyawake]

Thank you Benjamin. You speak my heart. I have been offering the Ho'Oponopono clearing. Dear other, I love you. Please forgive me for creating you as other and oppressive. I'm sorry. Thank you. Dear other, I love you . . .

[alicepopkorn]

<3

[dymty]

There is a difference between love and enabling. The latter destroys both.

[mobymagg]

@dymty Yes. Also, "what one resists, persists."

[CassidyCrewMom]

This video is GREAT...your message is so much more powerful with the images Ben <3