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namaste interj. literally, "I humbly bow to you"; also used as a greeting or acknowledgement of the equality of all, and pays honor to the sacredness of all.
n. the traditional greeting when saying the word namaste with folded hands and a slight bow:
http://www.carolhansengrey.com/Quotes/Native_Quotes.html
The 'Founding Fathers' tried to codifiy this:
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness...
~ The American Declaration of Independence, July 4th, 1776.
Repeated until the end of time, around the globe. No matter the fallout that ensues, the ideal remains the same.
I found a video narrated by Morgan Freeman, in which he informs us that the part of the Declaration which decried the institution as a moral crime, which was edited out by southerners. It was a powerful spiritual statement by Jefferson, a slave master, knowing he was a 'sinner.' But it didn't make it into the final document. Yet the framework was, tantalizing all future generations to change the world to something better.
But technology has nothing to do with equality if it is the substitute for self-awareness. It concentrates power into the hands of those who possess it, from the gun to the atomic bomb to the latest system of communications. Or let us say, more correctly, the owners of the technology, who can turn it on or off, make it available and socially liberating or use it as a tool of division, exclusion and demagoguery.
As far as 'humans do not seem to possss the ability to advance at the same rate', I cannot see this in the way that some have. There is an infinite potential in each individual, even those who surround them may not find it useful to their own purposes. As Morpheus' sig line says, 'I am human, nothing is alien to me.' IIRC. I pondered on it several times. It is a profound statement on the diversity of human ability and creativity and acceptance. One may think what another is into is a waste of time or stupid, but it illuminates others. We can't judge the ability of another in terms that advantage us, that is not their purpose on Earth.
If you are speaking of people's failure to 'advance' in their perception of Equality, from their spiritual core, to treat with reverence others, I do understand that. I've found practicing walking through a day in the spirit of Namaste is a great surprise at first, if one is determined to stay within their own place of comfort. But if one 'lets go' it is as profound as walking through the world considering the atomic bonds that compose matter. There are lot of empty spaces in an atom and a molecule that is held in place by attraction, and we can't figure that out without allowing the unknown to spark.
Going through the world that way is mind blowing. I think a few minds need that.
Just a few thoughts.
n. the traditional greeting when saying the word namaste with folded hands and a slight bow:
http://www.carolhansengrey.com/Quotes/Native_Quotes.html
The 'Founding Fathers' tried to codifiy this:
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness...
~ The American Declaration of Independence, July 4th, 1776.
Repeated until the end of time, around the globe. No matter the fallout that ensues, the ideal remains the same.
I found a video narrated by Morgan Freeman, in which he informs us that the part of the Declaration which decried the institution as a moral crime, which was edited out by southerners. It was a powerful spiritual statement by Jefferson, a slave master, knowing he was a 'sinner.' But it didn't make it into the final document. Yet the framework was, tantalizing all future generations to change the world to something better.
But technology has nothing to do with equality if it is the substitute for self-awareness. It concentrates power into the hands of those who possess it, from the gun to the atomic bomb to the latest system of communications. Or let us say, more correctly, the owners of the technology, who can turn it on or off, make it available and socially liberating or use it as a tool of division, exclusion and demagoguery.
As far as 'humans do not seem to possss the ability to advance at the same rate', I cannot see this in the way that some have. There is an infinite potential in each individual, even those who surround them may not find it useful to their own purposes. As Morpheus' sig line says, 'I am human, nothing is alien to me.' IIRC. I pondered on it several times. It is a profound statement on the diversity of human ability and creativity and acceptance. One may think what another is into is a waste of time or stupid, but it illuminates others. We can't judge the ability of another in terms that advantage us, that is not their purpose on Earth.
If you are speaking of people's failure to 'advance' in their perception of Equality, from their spiritual core, to treat with reverence others, I do understand that. I've found practicing walking through a day in the spirit of Namaste is a great surprise at first, if one is determined to stay within their own place of comfort. But if one 'lets go' it is as profound as walking through the world considering the atomic bonds that compose matter. There are lot of empty spaces in an atom and a molecule that is held in place by attraction, and we can't figure that out without allowing the unknown to spark.
Going through the world that way is mind blowing. I think a few minds need that.
Just a few thoughts.
Do I really need to tell you that??!?!
1SBM: Voulez vous couchez avec moi, c'est soir?
Response: 
Ignorant pretentious people are the most fun in the world to make fun of. 
what you talked about
he is CIA agent
Surely you have heard of the "Guacamole Act of 1978"
on Revenue Stream Generation or he has another book in him? 
