Larken,

You're preaching to the choir.

I'm grateful for your efforts as they are uniquely differentiated from mine. In my perception there are two statements that can frame a great deal of your work.

1 "There is no separateness."

2 "Love does not imply pacifism."

You are definitely under attack and are obviously conscious of it. Truth always has been, and always will be under attack. A life in commitment to the pursuit of infinite truth is an ever expanding reward through enlightenment. If you ever doubt this reward just ask yourself "what good would my life be with less truth and less enlightenment?"

Emotions are byproducts of thought processes, not vice versa. The attack(s) by design attempt to advocate separateness, which is not real. Love affords and requires the pursuit of infinite truth, lest true self dies and ego arises. It is not possible for a conscious person to initiate aggression against others, and that includes aggression against your true self. Once awakened one can not go back, true self does not allow it.

Sometimes I am reminded of the song "All Is Loneliness" by "Moondog" a blind man whom dressed like a Viking and sold his poems and music on the street in New York City. Janis Joplin recorded the song live and spoke of the man. This memory has visited me countless times since my teenage years. Such is the nature of enlightenment to shine upon me as I seem to pause momentarily on my journey in this life-form. The loneliness that invades and clings to my heart dissolves into pity as I realize my attackers are suffering through unconscious behavior. Pity and love coexist to carry me forward in consciousness. All suffering is unnecessary. However focused misanthropy is rational.

Carry on larken, throw the love on heavy as that's your differentiation. Mine is a preference to be underestimated. In the Roger Waters album "Is This The Life We Really Want", Roger states "Our parents made us what we are, or was it God, what fucking difference does it make it's never really over." Now I'm no deist, in fact I reject faith in all forms as every leap of faith expands the blindspot in the brain. However I've found no evidence to suggest everlasting life is avoidable. Therefore don't be dismayed if or when you lie on your deathbed realizing the freedom you tried to share and live with others never fully materialized, because what fucking difference does it make if it's never really over?

Peace, Love and Anarchy

Woodchuck Pirate
aka Raymond J Raupers Jr USA