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Life can be confusing. When thinking
about money, wealth, power, business, career, or the future, it's easy to lose our
way.
Before entering the murky
waters of finance, economics, and politics, we need to remember who we
really are.
In a way, the 911 disaster reminded me of who I really am. I'd
like to share this with you.
I Had a Dream
In
the dream, the world seemed to crumble around me, and I thought of you.
The
earth moved, tearing away all my old belief systems, and I
thought of you.
I
was in a hijacked airplane, and I knew I was going to die, and I thought of
you.
Having
accepted my death, in the brief moment before impact I thought of you.
Then
I was in a tall building, surrounded by fire and confusion, and I thought
of you.
We
were burning, my friend and I, and as we realized we were going to die, I
thought of you.
We
joined hands and leaped out of the 104th floor window into eternity, and I
thought of you.
Then
I was above the fire, and I felt the building tremble beneath me, and I
thought of you.
As
the falling building engulfed me, I thought of you.
As
I heard the news that my wife had been in the airplane, I thought of you.
As
I heard that my husband had been working in the building, I thought of you.
As
I sat in front of the TV and heard all the awful news, I thought of you.
Then
my dream changed to a battle scene, and I thought of you.
Bombs
were falling, and people all around were screaming, and I thought of you.
As
a bullet entered my breast, I thought of you.
I
died a thousand deaths, and always, you were there in my thoughts.
And
then I awoke from the dream, and I thought of you.
But
things seemed so strange, so still, so peaceful, that perhaps this too was a
dream.
The
sky was bluer, the flowers more vivid, the moment more precious, the
thought of you even more wonderful.
Surely,
if this too is a dream, I choose to dream this dream.
But
in all my dreaming, one thing has always remained the same.
You
were always there in my thoughts.
The
thought of you made dying, and living, easier.
Thank
you for loving me.
Carl Peterson
11 Sept. 2001
Zen can be used as a way of evaluating truth. We don't know what we
don't know. Worse than that, we often don't know what we think we know.
The mind has a curious way of accepting emotion as fact. In the human
experience of the mind, there is no distinction between "feeling" and
imperical fact. In the mind, they are one and the same, at least until the
disciplined mind begins to distinguish between pure observation and pure
emotional experience. This is the real value and power of zen meditation; or
any meditation successful in quieting the mind. A "Zen" mind stands outside of
emotionality and is better equipped to see and understand things the way
they really are; as opposed to how they "feel". I invite you to join me in
a place of quiet thought while I present some uncensored truths about taxes; truths
that will undoubtedly challenge every belief you have ever held about
taxes, economics, and government funding.
The Japanese heiroglyph for "tax" includes the
symbol for "food". The Japanese obviously realized that the
Samurai could not protect them without a supply of rice, etc. No rice, no
army, no protection. It follows that the rice growers had to grow more than
required for their own needs. In other words, they had to create a surplus.
That concept applies to all government everywhere. Government consumes
resources in supplying services. Sustainable government requires access to
private surpluses. Theoretically, private surplus comes in the form of
tax. However, this works only if the tax is derived from savings and
investments. In other words, only tax derived from real wealth creation can
supply a surplus to government. Unfortunately, most modern tax is levied
upon services more related to wealth destruction than wealth creation. Sales
tax is really a measurement of consumption rather than surplus. Taxes derived
from government itself are totally based upon consumption, as well. Further,
all enterprises dealing with the problems of society are also totally
consumptive in nature, such as: accountants, lawyers, social workers, security
guards, priests, undertakers, psychiatrists, etc. Government economists
have thus far failed to devise a tax system that properly measures and metes
out the surplus needed to fund government. FREE
DOWNLOAD "Why Taxes Do Not Work" (from "The Zen of No Tax")
Cause and effect features in life, and in government. Individuals
embracing Zen understand the power they have in creating positive outcomes.
Those outcomes can be of a physical nature, or simply a result of choosing the
way we respond and feel about things outside of our control. With
understanding, we can "choose" our feelings, as well as
contributing to the construction of our physical experiences. Government,
too, is subject to the laws of cause and effect. If government punishes
wealth creation, savings, and investment with income taxes, the private sector
does less of it. If individuals are encouraged to create, save, and invest,
they assuredly will respond in good measure. As the private individual
prospers, so does government. If society fails at the individual level,
government too, is doomed to fail in every sense of the word. Poverty
consciousness and disempowerment at the individual level is simply projected
by government on a macro scale. Only by empowering individuals with
freedom, choice, responsibility, and positive accountability can we expect our
government to exhibit those same qualities. Likewise, only if government
chooses to embrace those concepts can we then expect the masses to
relinquish their own sense of poverty. Ultimately, we the people must
direct our government to remove the disempowering elements of taxation and
banking debt; and take back from the banking conspiracy the right to issue
interest-free money on our behalf.
The only way we can bring about such a "Zen"
change is by individual choice and commitment. Once enough persons come to
the realization that ethical government is possible and within reach, then
that is exactly what we will have. You are an important stepping stone
forward towards that goal. If the "Zen of No Tax" does not answer all your
questions about economics, government, banking, and the "no tax" alternative,
it certainly will challenge all the belief systems you currently hold about
these topics, and give you new hope for the future!
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DESTROYED? BUY "THE ZEN OF NO TAX" NOW FOR ONLY $19.95 AND BEGIN TO MAKE A
DIFFERENCE!
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