WAKE UP, SLEEPING CHILDREN!

Think you're not sleeping? Well, you are, time to wake up!

Isa 26:13 O YHVH our Elohim, masters instead of thee have had dominion over us: but by thee only will we make mention of thy name.

Why Quit

U.S. Supreme Court

From http://www.orange-papers.org/orange-spirrel.html

All of these courts have ruled that Alcoholics Anonymous is a religion or engages in religious activities:
· the Federal 7th Circuit Court in Wisconsin, 1984.
· the Federal District Court for Southern New York, 1994.
· the New York Court of Appeals, 1996.
· the New York State Supreme Court, 1996.
· the U.S. Supreme Court, 1997.
· the Tennessee State Supreme Court.
· the Federal 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals in New York, 1996.
· the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.
· the U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh District, 1996.
· the Federal Appeals Court in Chicago, 1996.
· The Federal Appeals Court in Hawaii, September 7, 2007, in the Inouye v. Kemna case.
The United States Supreme Court has refused to hear challenges to those rulings, or to change or over-turn those lower court decisions. By letting them stand, the Supreme Court has made them the law of the land.
But there is one very important exception to that statement — the Griffin v. Coughlin decision, from the New York State Court of Appeals, 1996, was heard by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1997. In Griffin v. Coughlin, the prison inmate David Griffin complained that state prison officials in 1991 told David Griffin, a self-described atheist with a history of drug abuse, that in order to be eligible for expanded family visitation privileges, including conjugal visits, he would have to attend a prison rehabilitation program patterned after AA's 12-Step model.2 Griffin, then a prisoner at the Shawangunk Correctional Facility in Ulster County, refused to attend the program, contending that the 12-Step approach requires participants to express a belief in a "power greater than ourselves" and to "turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood him." These requirements, his lawsuit against the state contended, violate the First Amendment's mandated separation of church and state. Griffin lost in two lower courts, but won in New York State's highest court, the New York Court of Appeals. In Griffin v. Coughlin, Judge Levine, writing for the court's majority, concluded that the AA program is devoted to proselytizing for a religious belief. The court's conclusion was based on its reading of several profiles of early AA members as they are set forth in the AA Big Book and the AA Twelve and Twelve. Judge Levine said "While it is of course true that the primary objective of A.A. is to enable its adherents to achieve sobriety, its doctrine unmistakably urges that the path to staying sober and to becoming happily and usefully whole is by wholeheartedly embracing traditional theistic beliefs." From its review of AA literature, the majority concluded that the AA Twelve Steps amount to a worship service and that the AA fellowship is dedicated to converting alcoholics to a belief in a traditional deity. Accordingly, the court found that, "The foregoing demonstrates beyond peradventure that doctrinally and as actually practiced in the 12-Step methodology, adherence to the A.A. fellowship entails engagement in religious activity and religious proselytization. Followers are urged to accept the existence of God as a Supreme Being, Creator, Father of Light and Spirit of the Universe." When the U.S. Supreme Court heard the appeal, it sided with the atheist convict who said the New York Department of Corrections' attempt to link extra privileges for inmates with attendance at meetings modeled after Alcoholics Anonymous violated the constitutionally mandated separation of church and state.3
On November 14, 1999 the U.S. Supreme Court refused to overturn, thus allowed to stand, a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ordering that forced attendance at Narcotics Anonymous meetings end immediately, because it was a violation of Freedom of Religion. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and the high courts of the states of Tennessee and New York have also made the same ruling.
Legally, Alcoholics Anonymous is established as a religious organization. And so is Narcotics Anonymous. Lawyers and judges now consider the issue "a moot point", one that is so thoroughly established that they will not argue the point again. They just accept it as a given.
Then, for a recent legal kicker, on July 31, 2001, United States District Court Judge Charles Brieant overturned the manslaughter conviction of Paul Cox because Cox had "shared" his memories of two murders with other Alcoholics Anonymous members at an A.A. meeting, and then one of those members turned him in. And at the trial, other A.A. members were subpoenaed and forced to testify against Cox.
The District Court Judge ruled that Cox's confession at the A.A. meeting was protected and inadmissible evidence, just like Catholics' confessions to their priests are protected and inadmissible in court. Judge Brieant cited a 1999 federal appeals court declaration that Alcoholics Anonymous is a religion. And then the judge threw out the conviction because it was based on inadmissible evidence.
As far as the courts of the USA are concerned, Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous are, beyond a doubt, organizations that engage in religious activities. And their meetings qualify as religious services. It's a done deal. Nobody denies it but Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous, and the other 12-Step groups.

Happiness

5 Things to Do Right Now to be Happy

1. Fake it till You Make It

Smile more even if you don’t feel like it! The muscles used to smile send messages to the brain to release endorphins (feel good hormones). Smiling can shift your consciousness.

2. Laughter Can Clear a Room Full of Negativity

The best thing you can do when faced with negative people or negativity in general is to laugh– even if you are the only person laughing. Negativity cannot exist in the light – just like when we turn on a light in a dark room – the darkness disappears. The physical act of laughing is one of the best ways to pull yourself out of a state of non-happiness – it relaxes muscle tension, improves immune system, clear lungs, improves blood flow and it is very good for the heart.

3. Surround yourself with Happy People

Go through your list of friends. Do you have foul-weather friends that are “on your caseload” and only call you when they are feeling bad? Life is too precious – bless them and move on. Make new friends more aligned with who you are becoming. Happiness is contagious. Keep company with happy and joyous people who appreciate you.

4. Sing! Chant mantra!

This is the fastest and easiest way to shift your consciousness to a positive happy state. ‘Wahe Guru’ (remember to roll your ‘r’ and flick your tongue on your upper palate ) is the best mantra to use when you feel yourself slipping down in vibration. Some symptoms of going down in vibration are, you feel bad, have negative thoughts and experience feelings of fear and anxiety. The technology of Naad Yoga (chanting mantra) will raise your vibration very quickly.

5. Welcome to the Party Planet

“ Life is a movie. Grab your popcorn and enjoy the show”

-Yogi Bhajan

This earth is to be enjoyed. As souls, we have signed up for this incredible shift in consciousness called the Aquarian Age. This Golden Age opportunity only comes around every 26,000 years. Make a choice and stay in tune with the higher frequencies of energy which include joy and happiness. Trust and enjoy the incredible experience of divinity in human form.

THE GRACE OF GOD

THE GRACE OF GOD


Don’t be proud that you have money; there are millions and millions of millionaires.
Don’t be proud that you have a beautiful woman or man; each woman or man is
more beautiful than the next. Don’t be proud that you have children; there are people who have dozens of them. And don’t be proud of what you have; in the spur of the moment what you have can be washed away.

You can be only proud of one thing – if you have found your soul within yourself.
You can be only proud that you have found the selflessness within yourself, and
you become grace of God. Then there is nothing which can bother you, there is nothing which can take away from you anything, because you have been created by God. God shall then create all the circumstances to create happiness for you
and when he creates the happiness it is everlasting.

Therefore, dear ones, as nearer we are coming to the summer solstice the highest day of light, the highest day of grace, the highest day when the sun energy, the life force prevails on this planet, I’d like you to sit down and assess in yourself what you have gained, how much you have gained. Let this day be a day with you that you should leave something behind, some elementary pushing habit, some ego habit, something that keeps you away from your soul and being victorious.

May God bless you, may He prevail through you, may His grace be your grace, may you become the true teacher of the coming Aquarian Age, may you move forward to spread the truth and the light to the humanity. May each one in you practice the grace of God and become grace of God. Sat Nam. - Yogi Bhajan June 19, 1971

Damn you philip

Here is me and my Bro still looking for Philip-before and after.

I love you guys and I am so glad your still "My Friend"

~Ron "Bhakti" James

SAT NAM (soft nam man) lol

Moon Baby lyrics (By Godsmack)

Let's take a blast to the moon baby
I sit around wishing you well
how I'm craving you, yeah!
Every time I'm near you
I always wanna swallow you down
I'll be right here if ya' need me
In my life, I'll need you here, don't ask why
I'll never disappear
why is it everyday that I feel the pain?
Let's take a trip to the stars far away
where were you when I was down?
Staring into the dead
my pain is caused by my pleasure
my soul mate lives in your body
I can't get you out of my head
It never goes away
In my life I'll need you here, don't ask why
I'll never disappear
In your eyes you can bid me farwell
but don't ever try to understand the situation
why is it everyday that I feel the pain?
It always comes when I least expect it
when I'm looking for love
always seem to be regretting it
Why is it everyday that I feel the pain?

THE MEXICAN FISHERMAN

A boat docked in a tiny Mexican village. An American tourist complimented the Mexican fisherman on the quality of his fish and asked how long it took him to catch them.

"Not very long," answered the Mexican. "But then, why didn't you stay out longer and catch more?" asked the American.

The Mexican explained that his small catch was sufficient to meet his needs and those of his family.

The American asked, "But what do you do with the rest of your time?"

"I sleep late, fish a little, play with my children, and take a siesta with my wife. In the evenings, I go into the village to see my friends, have a few drinks, play the guitar, and sing a few songs???I have a full life."

The American interrupted, "I have an MBA from Harvard and I can help you! You should start by fishing longer every day. You can then sell the extra fish you catch. With the extra revenue, you can buy a bigger boat."

And after that?" asked the Mexican.

With the extra money the larger boat will bring, you can buy a second one and a third one and so on until you have an entire fleet of trawlers. Instead of selling your fish to a middle man, you can then negotiate directly with the processing plants and maybe even open your own plant. You can then leave this little village and move to Mexico City, Los Angeles, or even New York City! From there you can direct your huge new enterprise."

"How long would that take?" asked the Mexican.

"Twenty, perhaps twenty-five years," replied the American.

"And after that?"

"Afterwards? Well my Friend, That's when it gets really interesting," answered the American, laughing. "When your business gets really big, you can start selling stocks and make millions!"

"Millions? Really? And after that?" said the Mexican.

"After that you'll be able to retire, live in a tiny village near the coast, sleep late, play with your children, catch a few fish, take a siesta with your wife and spend your evenings drinking and enjoying your friends."

AND the moral is: Know where you're going in life...you may already be there