Watching the news and all the strife in the world made me sit and reflect on the madness in the world. One group tries to suppress another group through violence, through political, legal and religious means. On a basic level it really stems from one person trying to enforce their view on another as the legitimate one. You'll hear, "my religion is the right one, the rest of you will burn in hell for eternity. God gave us the right way and you are all mislead and will burn in hell and suffer damnation. If you don't accept my religion right now then you'll be forced into it by other means" This is one example and you can extrapolate that to any other ideology.
Sitting on my couch, I remember the teachings of Confucius where he states that there are no new problems, but the same problems in different forms. The essence of the problem is the same throughout history, it just looks different because it changes to reflect the times. The religious/political wars of the past are still the same, except that there are new weapons and new methods of warfare. One would argue that power and money are the root of all the evils, but I would urge them to go a step further and see that the ego and ego gratification are at the root of that. What good is money and power if you cant flaunt it, can't be adored for it, can't be thought of as elite and special.
The ego and its' gratification is the root of all evil. Once that is removed then there is true social consciousness (one reality - oneness in everything - no sense of separation) and in turn the elimination of duality (me vs you, us vs them, the haves and have nots). With the ego gone, there is no hunger for power and money to satisfy the needs of the ego. Power and money are used in the interests of the common good. Even though another person has different ideological beliefs, they are accepted and respected to be that persons beliefs - not good or bad - just different. Then and only then peace can come about.
Eliminating of the ego is something that many religions preach and the method prescribed is submission to the will of God. i sometimes think of that submission in terms of bdsm as well. Many times slaves will claim to submit to a domme, but essentially they are driven by their desire to satiate their sex drive, to satisfy an aspect of their ego, to get something for something. i'm guilty of the same with my submission to Miss Shola. i do recognize that. i want Her approval, i wish to have a really special place in Her life, and when those things are threatened (in my head, not in actuality) i worry about it. True submission would be to serve regardless of whether She spoke to me or not, whether or not i was dear to Her or not - totally selfless. i'm not there yet in my submission to Her. i do know that i'm not very needy and have a natural desire in me to just work for Her, think of ways i can improve Her life and how i serve Her without being told or directed. my work for Her now is a labour of love and devotion to Her. Maybe in my own way i'm making progress. Then again, that's not for me to say, but my Mistress :)
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