Obama's Berlin speech was beautiful. It means in an Obama White House the voices from arround the world will be heard and respected. Obama will not start a war. He will shift priorites from destruction to construction. He will extend America's hand in friendship to one and all. His policies will make a big positive difference. So the part of his speech that details where he is comming from has to be rated 5 star. Howerever the part about Christians, Muslims and Jews comming together is no more than a sermon. It is the same as my neighborhood pastor telling us to be good and honest. We listen and applaud and then we go back to our fuzzy lives, trying to better the Joneses and cheating on our taxes. My guru in India once said, 'The importance of life is not judged by what one says, for he may say it to look good. It is not even judged by what one does for she may do it for vanity. The importance of life is judged by what one actually becomes.' Again there are four mind level people as follows:
1) Premature, -2 mind level. No matter how much you tell him to love others selflessly. He cannot do it because he is incapable of selfless love!
2) Immature, -1 mind level. His mind is an opportunist. He will show selfless love only if it is in his interest. He will go against you if that is what advances his own interests.
3) Mature +1 mind level. His mind is responsible. He will show love to all and not hurt anyone but he still wants to be # 1.
4) Super mature +2 mind level. He will understand that every one else is #1 irrespective of caste or creed.
So the whole world will applaud and then settle down to being the person that his brains chemical, electrical and emotional reactions churn out for him to be.
Unfortunately when it comes to religious beliefs the vast majority ingrain some -2 values. Some more than others. So Obama's speech alone cannot bring down this prejudice barries/wall. He must give another speech, ' Why ingraining prejudice hurts the person himself and the persons own group the most.' (Please check out my blog, 'Parable for peace'.) More important Obama must introduce legistation to introduce a new compulsory subject that makes every student into a +2 mind.
Let me give another example.
There were four people living in one neighborhood. One had the resources to build a hut with straw. Another had money to build a house with logs. Another had money for a concrete and glass bunglow. The last had a sprawling mansion built with the finest marble with a rock crystall staircase,full of antiques. Suppose Obama gives a speech that all should have the finest marble mansion. Its not going to happen. Not in a million years. The only way it will happen is if each and every mind is transformed through wisdom education into a +2 mind. So if Obama really wants to see Christians, Muslims and Jews eating in the same plate(maybe this will be too harsh), well if he wants to see real peace he must transform them all into +2 people as individuals and as groups. It is possible only the will is required on the part of the leaders in the Government and main stream education.
Sajid Ali Khan
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