Disabling the Matrix / Chapter 9 / Your ID Please

Posted on June 29, 2023 by Rio

Chapter 9

Your Identification Please

“This is the true nature of World War lll. It is being waged right now. And, in the eyes of the authoritarians, we are the enemy.”—The Corbett Report

Life’s ironies: my new passport (2019) has fifty-two pages. I intended to travel much. Then, the pandemic hoax exposed our governments as corporations owned by organized crime–a radical revelation. Suddenly, a veil lifted, and the culling and slaving of our species blatantly appeared for all to see; the oligarchs’s plans progressed while the human race spiraled out of control toward extinction—a desperate and demeaning situation.

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Considering our state of affairs somewhat unpleasant, to put it mildly, I always carry with me documents proving the following statements:

“Overwhelming evidence exposes The COVID–19 hoax as the beginning of the last phase of a global genocidal agenda. Therefore, I revoke and deny my consent for any government to have authority over my actions. I do not support criminal institutions or psychopathic mass murderers.

I obey natural law (unchanging moral principles regarded as a basis for all human conduct). And I claim my right to travel without unlawful restrictions and impositions. Let it be clear: No government, corporation, or individual has the right to trespass on a man’s or a woman’s rights or property.
My passport has additional information if needed. By a legitimate government to any lawful institution, its message would be: “…to permit the man/woman named here to pass without delay or hindrance and in case of need to give all lawful aid and protection.”

How far these statements will take me is hard to tell; we do not have a justice system. But I have no alternative. To comply is to become an accomplice in a heinous crime. To comply is to renounce my Spiritual legacy.

Will the Earth remain a prison planet? Their plans are still unfolding.
https://t.co/WAQkUrc45Q @Died Suddenly

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Let’s examine history, and the events that brought us here (evidence shown).
1. The Bible originates in the Sumerian Tablets. It is the story of extraterrestrial forces, battling for Earth’s control since time immemorial. In days of yore, the gods (Colonizers: Enki, Enlil, Yahweh, Jehovah, Shiva, Rama, etc.) commanded the different factions. Now, their descendants rule.

Please examine Chapters 2 Kings 19 and Joshua 24 to witness their struggle for supremacy. I quote lest the scriptures disappear:

“Therefore this is what the Lord says concerning the king of Assyria: “‘He will not enter this city or shoot an arrow here. He will not come before it with shield or build a siege ramp against it. By the way that he came, he will return; he will not enter this city, declares the Lord.I will defend this city and save it, for my sake and for the sake of David my servant.’” Kings 2, Chapter 19: 32-34 

“ . . . then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living.”—Joshua 24:15

And after a battle, these were God’s commands:

“ . . . put to the sword all the men in it. As for the women, the children, the livestock and everything else in the city, you may take these as plunder for yourselves.”— Deuteronomy (20: 13-14). Do these instructions sound godly?

And what about Yahweh’s cruelty?

Thus saith the Lord: “And I will make this city desolate, and an hissing; every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished and hiss because of all the plagues thereof. And I will cause them to eat the flesh of their sons and the flesh of their daughters, and they shall eat every one the flesh of his friend in the siege and straitness, wherewith their enemies, and they that seek their lives, shall straiten them.–Jeremiah 19:8-9

It was war and plunder. The only difference between now and then is that now the extraterrestrials are behind the curtains. And the factions in control are about to finish the culling and enslaving of the human species with the victim’s compliance.

2. The Black Knight satellite and the moon are observatories. And whoever is occupying the moon is not from Earth. (Chapter 3)

3. There is a non-human element to the governance of Earth. (Chapter 5: Pgs. 74,75)

4. We are a genetically modified species (on trial).

5. There is a Galactic Federation (Sky Armies, the Seba Hassamayim), but don’t expect much from it; we share a predatory universe. (Chapter 5)

These facts do not render us helpless; they merely expose the gravity of our situation. Our challenge remains the same: conquer ourselves. It is up to us.


Bear in mind, however, that any psychic power we may develop in practice does not have much to do with enlightenment. It could be a help but also a hindrance because power (even spiritual power) can easily engage the ego and nullify our gains. Then, the guide within turns from a gatekeeper into a pondering parasite that depletes our energy. It becomes a useless load, making us petty, greedy, vindictive, fearful beings—prey to known and unknown forces. 

The Buddha Shakyamuni illustrates the importance of meditation when telling his monks that if anyone asks about his activities during the monsoon retreat, to say the following: at all times, he is aware of his thoughts, steps, breathing, and all phenomena around him—ongoing meditation. Mindfulness.

Higher consciousness is our way to freedom.

They are expecting us.

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Now I speculate:
If our genetic manipulation by the Anunnaki intended primarily to produce slaves, their intentions were sidetracked more than once. The Sumerian Tablets depict an enthralled goddess, Isis, holding a baby aloft, saying joyfully: “My hands have created it.”(Adamu—First Man/Adam) This happened after a gestation of 10 months. I can’t imagine Isis (or any other woman, for that matter) happily delivering babies to slavery. I suspect that our history is a little more complex. 


Supporting my suspicion, another version found in The Myth of Adapa says that we were created (as perfection) with the potential to become higher than our creators. And I quote: “In those days (Eea) Enki had created him (Adamu) as chief among men… the most wise among the Anunnaki was he.1

Upon learning this Enlil (Enki’s brother) was outraged and decided to do his best to hinder our progress. So far, he is doing an outstanding job, trapping human beings in limiting programs with limitless contradictions.

We must also consider that Nibiru could be a mothership not a planet. And gold is, first and foremost, the source of monoatomic dust (See chapter 4), not an  element to repair the atmosphere of decaying planets. It is suspected that the missing top of the pyramids was made of gold for better electrical conductivity.

Moreover, the advanced technology these extraterrestrials possess contradicts that narrative. An example is the Kailasa Temple at Ellora, India constructed by cutting a mountain from the top (cut-out monolith). No trace remained from over 400,000 tons of rock dug out. Slaves did this? And, why would beings that can travel bypassing space and time need slaves?

Please see Kailasa Temple by Praveen Mohan:

Also: https://odysee.com/@UniverseInsideYou:8/mysterious-temple-carved-from-a-mountain:5?r=21hq5n8By5nNXkFZWQKH96TS5bBsBjRX / Universe Inside You


Humanity must acknowledge that many forces are interfering with our development and evolution. In 1974, we sent a message in binary code from  the Arecibo Ionospheric Observatory in Puerto Rico (the world’s largest radio telescope at the time) to outer space; it described who we are and where. In 2001, we received an answer in crop circles (beside the Chilbolton Observatory in England). They sent a description of themselves (in binary code) and a holographic picture of the sender. 


A year later, the picture of a different alien (Grey) appeared. He had a disk in his hand containing a message, also in binary code—a warning! It read:

“Beware the bearers of FALSE gifts and their BROKEN PROMISES. Much PAIN but still time. BELIEVE. There is GOOD out there. WE oPpose DECEPTION. cOnduit CLOSING| (bell sound)” The capital letters may be a message within the message. We don’t know.

When I first read the message, I thought it was bogus; it felt human, not alien. However, evidence I have gathered forces me to conclude that the oligarchs display predictive programming because our acceptance is required. If there is compliance, the predators can proceed to cull and enslave the willing victims. And the extraterrestrials that may want to help us can’t interfere.

This explains (to a great extent) our situation. It is why many abductees claim and cope with invasive medical tests and hybridization procedures. Our leaders have betrayed and delivered us to our enemies; they traded us for technology.

ARECIBO ANSWER

The Chilbolton Observatory: https://odysee.com/The-Chilbolton-Crop-Circle:3?r=21hq5n8By5nNXkFZWQKH96TS5bBsBjRX  

It is common knowledge that after the nuclear attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki we began to see an increase  of extraterrestrial visitors. It is also known that some of them made contact with us. Rumor has it (see footnote) that our leaders received a warning about the aliens orbiting the Earth over the Equator and to avoid their influence. We were also advised to relinquish nuclear weapons.
Our leaders ignored the advice and signed an agreement with a genetically deficient species whose only interest is to study our species to save their own—perhaps creating hybrids. President Dwight D. Eisenhower a member of the Council of Foreign Relations and the Trilateral Commission2 perhaps wanted that alliance. Maybe, it was not a mistake. Either way, betrayal occurred.

Are the Greys intermediaries controlled by that malevolent species and authorized by our governments? Most abductees describe them as genderless, unemotional, and lacking a functional mouth—maybe cyborgs with both organic and biomechatronic3 body parts.

Our foes (whoever they are or became) interfered with an agenda in mind: the culling and enslavement of our species. And if we comply, their plans will come to fruition. We must attain a higher consciousness and disown their system. We must reject a contract signed behind our backs.  

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We can go on forever analyzing our falsified history and the theories concerning our real ancestors and evolution. And we could also study and analyze the Sumerian texts, and all about Enki, Enlil, the Book of Enoch, the Hindu Scriptures, extraterrestrials, etcetera. But it wouldn’t really help us much. It will not lead us to action. Too much information (even if accurate) can create confusion.

Whatever happened and why we may never know. But our current situation has no excuse. Our species is rather new to this universe but have been here long enough to know. We are standing on giants but ignoring their instructions: Ramana Maharshi, Buddha, Christ, Anandamayi Ma, Teresa of Avila, Kabir Das, Bassui Tokusho, Hakuim Ekaku, Babaji and many other men and women who conquered themselves. They taught us how to beat all our internal and external demons. 

Let’s do it!

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Strolling once on Arunachala, Sri Ramana Maharshi crossed paths with a shepherd searching for a herd of goats.

“Have you seen my goats?” the shepherd said. “They usually graze along this trail.”

“No,” Ramana said as the man continued his search. Later on, when the shepherd came near again, Maharshi explained:

“If you go down the bottom trail, you’ll find them. They sidetracked to give birth, but are fine.”

The shepherd found the goats. Remote viewing was one of the side effects of Sri Ramana Maharshi’s presence.

“If your spiritual practice assumes the existence of limitations, how can it help you to transcend them?”—Sri Ramana Maharshi.

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  1. The Myth of Adapa: Who are we? https://youtu.be/6ZY-vSqW5xI?si=V8UgTVQivUQW8zV4 (2:20-4:00) ↩︎
  2. Behold a Pale Horse, Chapter 12 The Secret Government (05:47) D. D. Eisenhower (6:04) Moon Bases (6:37) Audio Book https://rumble.com/v50kya2-behold-a-pale-horse-by-milton-william-cooper-audio.html ↩︎
  3. Bio-mechatronics is an applied interdisciplinary science that aims to integrate biology and mechatronics (electrical, electronics, and mechanical engineering) ↩︎

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Disabling the Matrix / Chapter 8 / Was Jesus a Hybrid?

Posted on May 29, 2023 by Rio

Chapter 8
Was Jesus a Hybrid?

 “After he said this, he was taken up before their very eyes, and a cloud hid him from their sight.“–Acts 9

Last night, in a dream, a car squashed a bird. The chick stood up and continued to cross the street to be flattened again. When it rose from the dead once more, I understood. And I woke up in the dream—in control from then on. But I forgot to stalk it to sustain lucidity. Thus, I woke up shortly after.
In the world of shamans, stalking is a word with many connotations; basically, it is exercising control when confronting external antagonists in order to defeat the internal tyrant–presence is the key. In this case, it means retaining our lucidity while dreaming by focusing our attention on something. For instance, we can look at our hands until they distort, switch back to the dream, and repeat when necessary.

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The obliteration of our inner faculties is the primary goal of our enemies, and they have made remarkable progress. Our world is entering chaos due to our unfathomable ignorance and self-assured hubris. And I admit there is evidence of extraterrestrial influence behind the governance of planet Earth, but that does not annul our responsibilities.

When we allowed the current dystopia to germinate and develop, our lack of moral fiber showed. We became a self-destructing species prone to whining and complaining, lacking the will to act–a behavior that does not speak well for us. Most likely, our creators had good intentions. Nevertheless, after our genetic modification, the watchers (guards left behind to monitor our progress) intervened to control and enslave our species.

We may never know why or how. But we are still, by far, under the control of their descendants, enduring a genocidal attack that a programmed population suffering from mass psychosis cannot comprehend. And their minions are swiftly taking us to permanent digital slavery and transhumanism while manufacturing consent for World War Three. (The controllers: https://youtu.be/Zn1EiRzmM_k /the non-human layer of governance/ Paul Wallis https://odysee.com/@jaycampbell333:5/analyzing-humanity%27s-cosmic-allies-%28and:8?r=21hq5n8By5nNXkFZWQKH96TS5bBsBjRX)

To reveal ancient extraterrestrial contact on Earth, the scriptures (East and West) are the most reliable documents available. Genesis, for instance, uncovers intimate relationships: “When human beings began to increase in number on the earth and daughters were born to them, the Sons of God saw that the daughters of humans were beautiful, and they married any of them they chose.” —Genesis 6:1-2

This trespass is also alluded to in the book of Enoch: “…but when the Sons of Heaven saw that the daughters of men were fair, they admired them, and desired to mate with them…and they said to each other, we will take them as wives…All together they were 200 which descended upon Mount Hermon in the days of Jared…”–Enoch 6: 1-8. Obviously, the so-called Sons of God were extraterrestrials going rogue and disobeying orders–the fallen angels.

To learn about the protective measures taken against their advanced radioactive technology, listen to “God” advising Moses at Mount Sinai: “Put limits for the people around the mountain and tell them, ‘Be careful that you do not approach the mountain or touch the foot of it. Whoever touches the mountain is to be put to death. They are to be stoned or shot with arrows; not a hand is to be laid on them. No person or animal shall be permitted to live.’ Only when the ram’s horn sounds a long blast may they approach the mountain.”—Exodus 19:12-13

At the foot of Mount Sinai, Mosses built The Ark of the Covenant (following “God’s” directions) to carry the Force of God throughout the desert. But the Ark of the Covenant fits perfectly well in the “sarcophagus” of the great pyramid of Giza. A coincidence? Perhaps the Force of God is an additional power source for the pyramid? Is that why the Pharaoh pursued Moses and the Israelites after fleeing Egypt? Is the pyramid itself a power source? We now know they are not tombs.

The Ark of the Covenant / Capacitor

And I quote:
“And it came to pass, when the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of the Lord were come up out of the midst of Jordan, and the soles of the priest’s feet were lifted up unto the dry land, that the waters of Jordan returned unto their place, and flowed over all his banks, as they did before.”—Joshua: 4:18
“For the LORD your God dried up the waters of Jordan from before you until ye were passed over, as the LORD your God did to the Red sea, which he dried up from before us until we were gone over.”–Joshua 4:23
The Force of God within the Ark of the Covenant is, undoubtedly, advanced technology. It also brought down the walls of Jericho. Ezequiel’s instructions to build their shuttle port were as precise as the ones given to Mosses to assemble the Ark of the Covenant. https://youtu.be/6G8E6UF1IYg?si=cTpl7hSqrPkD9jQr (8:14 / 10:00) Ezequiel)

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Are we under surveillance? Researchers estimate that the Black Knight satellite has been in orbit for about 13,000 years. The moon is older than the Earth, and its anomalies imply extraterrestrial presence; aliens who must also be here on Earth, working in cahoots with our backstabbing leaders. (See Chapter 3)

We must also consider that not only do they observe our progress and give us instruction, but they also predict the future. The ascension of Jesus had extraterrestrial witnesses who said:
“Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? This same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.”—Acts 1:9-1;11
And “The revelation from Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show his servants what must soon take place . . . Write, therefore, what you have seen, what is now, and what will take place later.”—Revelation 1-19
Unless they are following a script, how would they know?

The evidence suggests that the angel announcing Mary’s immaculate conception also did artificial insemination (14:40)—as it occurred when the Lord visited Abraham and Sarah (Genesis 18).

Was Jesus a hybrid? If not, He must have had close contact with extraterrestrials, as Enoch did: “Enoch walked with God; then he was no more because God took him away.”—Genesis 5:24

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Two men for whom I have great respect explain our predicament:

“Everything is determined, the beginning as well as the end, by forces over which we have no control. It is determined for insects as well as for the stars. Human beings, vegetables, or cosmic dust, we all dance to a mysterious tune, intoned in the distance by an invisible piper. You can will what you want, but you can’t will what you will.”—Albert Einstein.

And in case you wonder…

“Are only the important events in a man’s life, such as his main occupation or profession predetermined, or are trifling acts also, such as taking a cup of water or moving from one part of the room to another?”

“Everything is predetermined.”—Sri Ramana Maharshi.


That is why the future is predictable and why the last book of the Bible is titled Revelation. We are following a script. That is why they knew about the coming forced implementation of global identification (Certificate of Vaccination ID / Mark of the Beast).1 And why Lord Krishna tells Prince Arjuna that avoiding the fight due to his qualms will accomplish nothing. He is only a tool; Lord Krishna himself is the slayer.
And He says:
“I am become death, the shatterer of worlds . . .” the word kala means not just death but time, which eventually devours all.–Bhagavad Gita 11:32

The head cook at Kurukshetra explained that he knew how many survivors he would have to feed the next day because of the number of beads Lord Krishna left at his table after the games ended. Prince Arjuna can not stop the predetermined carnage. Their behavior brought them there. Karma! “I am become death . . .”

In days of yore, the controlling forces designed a course of action for us.2 We are all actors in a monumental production, and our best option is to do our best unattached to results. Paradoxically, accepting predetermination frees us from the past and future and prompts us to accept whatever unfolds (reduces our ego). It helps us see that we can not control results in this complex universe, but doing our best is enough.

“One who knows for certain that adversity and success come and go in obedience to destiny becomes content. He neither desires nor grieves.”—Ashtavakra Gita: 11.3

Sri Ramana Maharshi explains further and says we can choose not to identify with our physical bodies, where destiny and karma await. This means our freedom requires effort. Freedom of will is only attainable by reducing the ego, eliminating karma, and reaching our Self (our Totality), so that the world of form loses dominion over us.

Our actions, however, (determined or not/another paradox) have consequences, and we must take responsibility for what we do. We play a significant role in this production.

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Nowadays, the frequent appearance of flying saucers prompts observers to film them. And Earth Watchman is right, “Here is something you don’t see every day.”


This video of an intense lightning storm was taken by Melissa in Saint Joseph, Missouri (June 7, 2022) and published by Earth Watchman (MrMBB333). I don’t think she expected to find a vehicle riding the storm. You be the judge.
https://youtu.be/CXIjA6vc9Ps
And watch a video footage of a craft accelerating in the distance:
https://youtu.be/GXHsDaACuk8
We are under surveillance by extraterrestrials. And not only can they observe and study us, but they can also deactivate our nuclear missiles with impunity. In their case, our national security systems are useless. Our countermeasures against such advanced technology are either a hilarious display of incompetence or, most likely, an attempt to prepare a future false flag.

Is this a prison planet? It probably has been since we became a genetically modified creation of advanced extraterrestrial beings. Beings that, with impressive technology, may have placed the moon where it is to promote and sustain life on Earth and surveil our progress. What we find in the Bible is not the word of God; it is history: the colonization of Earth by extraterrestrials.

But do not be deceived by this prison. The bars are not put in place by extraterrestrial beings, inorganic beings, or the banking system but by ourselves. The oligarchs’ plans are coming to fruition because we comply.
True, our enemies are many and all too real—the traitors in our midst, extraterrestrial manipulators, and even despicable, insignificant inorganic parasites feeding on our negative energy. But we have no excuse. Our teachers were able to realize the Self and become light, leaving instructions to look within. We now know.
To blame others is the impostor’s evasive maneuver. We condemn the politicians, the bankers, the monarchy, the religious leaders, and the archons. And all these parasitic despicable creatures suffering from acute psychosis are indeed guilty. But who is letting them proceed? Who fights their wars?
Please accept my apologies, but I must tell you that we are on a list. Yes, just like in one of those thrillers in which someone knows too much and must disappear. That simple! Nothing personal! We have to go.

Is this karma? Our governments are following past instructions. Have we ever stopped them?

Bear in mind that about 400 years ago (give or take a few), 60 million natives thrived in North America; that number is down to 800,000–ongoing genocide. And currently, ninety percent of humanity is on that list. World War Three will follow the current Fifth Generation Warfare (pandemics, vaccines/bio-weapons, 5G, food shortage, etc.). The internment (concentration) camps and digital IDs will appear next. And last, the programmable money, the Central Banking Digital Currency, will emerge–digital slavery.

I am not predicting the future; the writing is on the wall. Please see: http://vigilantcitizen.com/sinistersites/sinister-sites-the-georgia-guidestones/

Bonus link––https://www.bitchute.com/video/eb0vhYCuMwx3/  Internet of Bodies

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In San Cristobal de las Casas, Mexico, I once saw a man stop traffic while waiting for friends visiting the bank. A celebrity perhaps, for not only did he ignore the honking, angry drivers but the police as well. Circling the square, he would have allowed the traffic behind his car to flow.
And I could not help but think that his actions displayed our pervasive darkness— selfishness. The ego turns human beings into absent-minded egotistical assholes on a daily basis, and into homicidal maniacs when in positions of power.

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Once, while teaching in the shade of an impressive tree, the Buddha grabbed some of its leaves and told his disciples: “What I teach you is like the leaves in my hand, what I know is like the leaves in the tree.” That is the knowledge of the awakened—infinite.


But he knew he had to start with the basics, so he taught the eightfold path: eight steps leading to awakening. The rest is up to us. Once we awaken, we will gather the rest of the leaves. All knowledge is within. It is up to us to acknowledge who we are and claim our power. The decision is ours.

  1. Revelation 14:8-9 “If anyone worships the beast and its image and receives its mark on their forehead or on their hand, they, too, will drink the wine of God’s fury.…”—Revelation 14: 8-9 “And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.”—Revelation 13:17 / The Beast: https://youtu.be/VH9f2aRTbKM ↩︎
  2. Ordainers of Destiny (Corroborating Einstein and Maharshi) The Myth of Adapa (14:00) https://youtu.be/6ZY-vSqW5xI?si=tvNOQ_gaqQ3Waa-l ↩︎

Work in Progress!

My forthcoming book (published in installments on this blog) does the following for you:

  1. It exposes that a clique of psychopaths is currently culling our species. (See Current Affairs / Chapter 2)
  2. It unmasks Yahweh (and all gods), revealing extraterrestrial colonizers influencing Earth’s governance and observing us. We are a species on trial. 
  3. Show you that the theories of evolution have many loopholes and we are genetically modified beings.
  4. It reveals the predictive programming for World War Three. (See Conclusion) If we let it happen, it will be Armageddon.
  5. It will spur you into action upon realizing that voting, protesting, complaining, and whining will accomplish nothing. 
  6. It will make you question (in more ways than one), who are we?
  7. It exposes how ignorance, conceit, and extensive programming annul our powers and prevent the instant disabling of our dystopian socioeconomic system (Matrix). 
  8. It takes you to the ghastly bottom of the rabbit hole but every chapter points (directly or indirectly) to the way out–disabling the matrix.
  9. You will realize that it does not matter who wins the presidential elections. We are following a script. The way Out is In.

My work is controversial (even for those who “know”), but for everything  I say, I list reliable sources; you will find the bibliography instructive, perhaps even enlightening. Humanity is in grave and imminent danger, so there is no charge for the book. If at the moment the manuscript is too controversial for you, don’t worry, wait. I understand. And please accept my best wishes. The Hunger Games are beginning soon, and you will play an important role. May the odds be ever in your favor. Thanks for sharing.

All chapters are available now: Chapter 3: The Black Knight and The Moon, Chapter 4: Our Colonizers and the Sasquatch, Chapter 5: Hidden: Zero Point Energy and UFOs, Chapter 6: Remote Viewing, Chapter 7: Riddles, Archons, and Mud Shadows, Chapter 8: Was Jesus a Hybrid? Chapter 9: Your Identification Please, Conclusion, Bibliography and Acknowledgements.

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Disabling the Matrix / Chapter 7 / Riddles, Archons, and Mud Shadows

Posted on May 10, 2023 by Rio

Chapter 7

Riddles, Archons, and Mud Shadows

“Waking is long and dream short; other than this there is no difference.”—Sri Ramana Maharshi

I finished shopping and returned to where I had parked my car. But my car is not there. I figure I may be in the wrong block and retrace my steps to verify my whereabouts.

No, I am not lost, it is the right place, but my car is not there. Anxiously, I surveyed the neighborhood. Then I awake and realize it is a dream. I didn’t wake up in my bed. I awoke in the dream. I am dreaming. My car is not missing. And I walk on without a care in the world.

We fret, wonder and ponder continuously. We are not present when we wake up every morning. We are thinking. To force reality into this dream, we overthink and chat. And as long as our inner chatter hides Reality, we will live in ignorance, and think we lost our car or worry about myriad things. To realize nothing is lost, we must pay attention. 

Since this is a persistent, collective dream, our car may be gone, and we will call the police and make a report. Still, even in our collective dream, we can wake up.

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Is this a dream?
The following events happened in Mexico a few years ago. Please bear with me:
I am looking for a dentist in earnest (not using painkillers). Miss Nessie, the manager of my apartment complex, recommended this dentist and gave me directions to his office.
I arrived at the address. There is a hardware store to my left, as she described, and catty-cornered stands the doctor’s office. But I cross the street and find a gym instead. I can hear people lifting weights behind a folding wooden screen, and I see a schedule and flyers advertising upcoming workouts and events nailed to the screen. Dumbfounded, I examined the brochures. 
Then, I retraced my steps to figure things out. I may have made a mistake. But I am sure I have the right corner due to the hardware store and because the main street is only one block away. Nevertheless, I needed to find that dentist, so I resolved to check all immediate corners.

I marched to the right and surveyed all four corners of the two blocks that flanked the locale. When returning from the opposite direction, and not finding a single dentist, I decided to ask at the hardware store; they should know, I thought.
When they directed me to his office across the street, I refused to believe them. I tried to explain that I had just been there:
“He must have moved,” I said, “… there’s a gym there.”
“No, no, no,” they insisted, pointing at it, “that’s his office.”
I wouldn’t have dared to argue; it’s their neighborhood. But I had just been there. Reluctantly, I walked across the street again, thinking that the doctor perhaps shared his office with the gym, and I would see his office as soon as I entered.
The missing folding screen and absence of any flyers about coming events took me aback. Instead, I found a door ajar, leading to a small waiting room; chairs edged the walls and nailed to the door, a protruding sign displayed the doctor’s name.
So, I ask you, “What is reality?”

Weeks later, riddled with curiosity, I surveyed the area again. Lo and behold! I walked one block down from the doctor’s office to find the gym. But that particular day, it wasn’t there. That day, I inspected every corner (especially that one) thoroughly. I know what I saw. Remember, I was not on a Sunday stroll; I needed a dentist.

Maybe we have alternate universes that somehow occasionally overlap. According to physicists and researchers, we are living in a multidimensional universe with at least eleven dimensions: https://youtube.com/shorts/f3gobdK0P3Y?feature=share Have you heard about time slips? https://youtu.be/vLfV9PowEbw?si=mfa6xCgcaJ1i-CM_ / Why Files

Not long ago, in a guest house in India, I mislaid a towel. After finally finding it under my blanket, I folded it and placed it on the bed.
After I shower I usually use two towels. The one in the shower room I hang and leave behind. But the towel I had just recovered, folded, and left on my bed vanished. Again, I looked everywhere. Nothing else had disappeared. My computer and phone were in sight. Only the towel, (the one I just found and placed on the bed) dematerialized.
After searching thoroughly and convinced that I would never find it, I searched on the internet and found two similar cases:
One in which someone found his keys (days later) in a location in which he never placed them. In the second occurrence, a nightgown hanging on a hanger disappeared to reappear in the closet a few days later.

Not only do towels cease to exist, but I found that from 1940 to 1950, several people disappeared for good in the Bennington Triangle, Vermont. And in New York, 1975, Martha Wright stepped out of her car in the Lincoln Tunnel to help her husband clear the condensation in the windows. She vanished. There was no sign of violence to suggest foul play.
Furthermore, on May 25, 1999, Carl Herbert Landers hiked ahead of his friends in Mount Shasta, Washington, failing to arrive at an arranged spot. The search parties found nothing.
Portals? Stargates?

A Bennington Triangle experience:
“It was, he said, a disorienting experience. Though he felt he was sticking to the path, he became confused. His car, which he thought to be less than a mile away, turned out to be six or seven miles out. Retracing his steps, he found that the trail appeared entirely different, with fallen trees and other markings he didn’t remember being there previously.
“Right before I lost the trail, everything like crescendoed [sic] into this weird sort of dizzying confusion,” Singley said. “It just suddenly got dark, and then it was like, ‘Where am I? What’s going on?’ I was totally lost.”—Robert Singley, article by Jake Rossen
https://www.mentalfloss.com/posts/bennington-triangle-paula-welden-vermont-mystery
On October 10, 2010, a whole village disappeared in the Shaanxi province, near the Qinling Mountains in China, not far from a nuclear facility. The inhabitants of Xian Yang, a nearby town, noticed strange lights at about 10 o’clock that night. The glowing objects seemed to be rotating. The display of lights lasted for about two hours. The villagers vanished forever, all gone.
http://www.latest-ufo-sightings.net/2010/10/ufo-caused-entire-village-to-disappear.html

UFOs? Perhaps they were carried to safety, away from the nuclear plant.

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Crop circles, called Devil’s Mowing in years long past due to their unexplained origins, have appeared since the 1600s. The Nature Journal mentioned them in the 1800s. Some crop circles have been made by pranksters, but not all. Italian inventor, Umberto Baudo says:
“Crop circles: the media and science treat this phenomenon subtly, but it is of great importance for humanity. Only those who study it seriously can understand that it is not a joke. After a long and exhausting study, I can demonstrate that many of these crop patterns are not man-made. Since the beginning of my research, I noticed they were technical drawings that show us new ways to produce free energy.” Source: https://youtu.be/r4fIaT89R-w

Engineer Edward Leedskalnin, a Latvian immigrant to the United States, single-handedly built the Coral Castle in Florida. The National  Register of Historic Places added the Coral Castle in 1984. Leedskalnin said: “I understand the laws of weight and leverage and know the secrets of people who built the pyramids at Giza in Egypt.”

It is reasonable to conclude beings with advanced knowledge of complex mathematics design these crop circles. And some are blueprints of magnetic motors and free energy devices. Maybe they mean to help us. But don’t they know that our roads to free energy are blocked, and our ruling class assassinates many of our researchers and scientists?
Alan Holt, a project manager for NASA, visited Wiltshire in Southwest England in the year 2000, and (while in the crop circle fields) he asked the crop artist to show him something that might help his research into “advanced transport field physics.” Two days later, a diagram of “the magnetic field near a bar magnet” appeared in crops at Avebury, Wiltshire.

Crop Circles: https://youtu.be/x2BQyZorSQc / Why Files  
Universe Inside You /https://youtu.be/jXrYXgWtyOo?si=afQ-JdPtmExkH-YD / Enki (3:48)

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Tartaria, a lost empire?
During the 16th century, crop circles already sprouted on sowed fields. But in most places, people still traveled on horseback, stagecoaches, and sailboats. This lifestyle endured until about 200 years ago. Gasoline cars only started to appear in the early 1900s.
Thus, who built some of the impressive, old buildings that are still standing? Was there a mud flood around 300 years ago? Where did the hundreds of orphaned children come from? A reset? Are we overlapping dimensions? We are living in extraordinary times.

New York City mud flood?

To delve deeper into the mysteriously lost empire of Tartaria: https://odysee.com/@WallieBuddz:8/Our-Buried-Past-The-Mud-Flood:6?r=AZbFrCxjhhHyr94gNLRKDkdP8DrDyXuj and https://youtu.be/mk2Q6Vsph7s  (Jon Levi)

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Was Barbarik artificial intelligence operating 5000 years ago?

The Indian Scriptures do not mention Barbarik. But, before the great war of the Mahabharata this famous warrior met with Lord Krishna to enlist. He had only three arrows in his quiver, so Krishna wondered about his prowess.

In a version of the story, Barbarik explained that one arrow would find the selected targets, the second one would mark them, and the third would eliminate them. Lord Krishna put the claim to the test. The first arrow pointed to the leaf hidden under his foot after pointing to all the chosen leaves on the tree.


Convinced that Barbarik could change the course of history in one day, Lord Krishna tricked him into cutting his own head by making him promise he would cut the head of the first warrior he would see that day. Then, he placed a mirror in front of him. Barbarik understood why Lord Krishna tricked him. So he cut his head and asked Krishna to put it where he could witness the clash of the eighteen armies.


The scriptures say that Sanjaya, the advisor of the blind king Dhritarashtra, was able to see the Kurukshetra war from afar due to the powers granted to him by the sage Vyasa. But could this be mythology? According to another version, Barbarik was an AI robot. What if Lord Krishna placed Barbarik’s head on a drone of some sort to record the event? And what if Sanjaya did see the spectacle, seating comfortably miles away while recording and reporting the events as they happened? In the year 1027 AD, in the town of Kathu, Rajasthan, India, the metal skull of Barbarik appeared in a sealed, air-tight metal box with his name on it. A working crew bumped into it while digging a well. You can visit the Khatushyam Temple to see it yourself. Please check:

 

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Could the Earth be as hollow as the moon? According to Admiral Richard E. Byrd (one of the most decorated officers in the United States Navy) a Crystal City thrives under the Antartica sheets of ice. 

Admiral Richard E. Byrd’s Missing Diary: A Flight to the Land Beyond the North Pole into the Hollow Earth.—Compiled by Geoff Douglas. Foreword by Dr. William Bernard. “…a mystery that will probably never be solved.”

We may be close to solving mysteries en masse. But even if we do not, the message given to Admiral Byrd by the man his captors called Master is accurate. And I quote: “Your race has now reached the point of no return, for there are those among you who would destroy your very world rather than relinquish their power as they know it.”

Isn’t that so?

https://odysee.com/@Rawd:b/lmh2019antartica:e?r=21hq5n8By5nNXkFZWQKH96TS5bBsBjRX (11:40) Hieroglyphics / Antartica / Linda Moulton Howe Admiral Bird’s cover up / Billy Carson https://youtu.be/rvklUIySnfk?si=odQRKRwXZutaE4Uj

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About the stupidity of humanity’s belief systems and our contradictory behavior (the greatest riddles), shamans say that it happens because we are prey. They expose the predators: the mud shadows–inorganic beings that feed on our energy and keep us ignorant, arrogant, and underdeveloped.
Could the mud shadows be the archons of gnostics’ teachings? Don Juan introduced them to the terrified Castaneda as the flyers: ”They are big, black shadows that jump through the air. They pounce upon us to devour our energy.” They are described in The Active Side of Infinity by Carlos Castaneda: https://youtu.be/p9KIu8QYSyk
My Chapter about Mud Shadows:
https://rioguzman.com/2013/01/07/free-chapter-the-eye-of-the-dragon-enjoy/, The Eye of the Dragon: Stalking Castaneda

An excerpt from Possession and Predation:
“Of course, nothing indicates that all the manifestations of human contact with extraterrestrial entities are parasitical and negative. But it would serve us well to understand those cases that are. “Whatever the case, parasitism and predation resemble a kind of psychological warfare of which the aims are not known, but which deserves to be taken very seriously, without making a mental illness out of it.
  “Probably, the flyers, Archons, Greys, fairies, djinns, and other demonic-type entities are all part of the same taxonomy, the same array of mysterious forces able to interfere with us and yet, somehow, transcend the normal dimensions in which we live.”— Alain Gossens, Possession and Predation
http://web.archive.org/web/20051024093310/http:/www.metahistory.org/Gossens.php

Although I have never seen Flyers, I have encountered mysterious inorganic beings that can communicate with us. They long for our energy and some of them are hostile.
The gnostics who directed the Mystery Schools of the Near East in antiquity taught that the true mind of human beings is part of the cosmic intelligence pervading nature. But due to the intrusion of the Archons, it is subverted and occupied by another mind.
https://www.bibliotecapleyades.net/nag_hammadi/contents.htm
But here is where I go back to basics: the ego is a master at deception—a liar and the father of them. Let me quote from the paragraph above: “…due to the intrusion of the archons, it is subverted and occupied. . .” But that is exactly what the ego does. It subverts and occupies our minds. That is why Don Juan tells Castaneda (when facing the mud shadows) not to be afraid but to keep his inner silence so the flyer will leave.

I am not denying the existence of the flyers. I saw a picture once (taken with an infrared camera) in which two creatures resembling amoebas hovered in our atmosphere. They were not visible to the naked eye, but the unknown entities were there. Were they archons?
But we are giving too much importance to these miserable parasites, disregarding our most ubiquitous and damaging enemy: our self importance. Our hubris delivers us to our nemesis: the archons and the ruling class. We participate in their charade, applauding King Charles, voting for his minions, and absorbing their egomania.
It is our ego that makes us prey. If we unmask the imposter and relocate it to its rightful place (gatekeeper), we will be invulnerable—no more karma. If we awake, we will understand that all organic or inorganic forces attacking us will fail, repelled by our inner balance. Our strength does not reside in our minds but in our hearts—I am referring to our psychic hearts located beside our physical ones, the ones connected to our Source.

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It is said that once one of Buddha’s students, who had limited intelligence and could not understand the teachings, despaired in frustration while being rejected by the sangha. While escorted out by his embarrassed brother, the Buddha noticed, figured out what was occurring, and intervened. He escorted him to a small stupa where two monks were sweeping.
The Buddha explained to the impaired young monk that he only had to keep his attention on the broom as it moved back and forth. He told the other two monks to please keep sweeping until he returned. Upon his return, he found three enlightenment monks.

Now, I understand that this may be a didactic story, not an actual event; but the fact remains that our mind is a two-edged sword that requires training. Otherwise, our ego will gain control and produce fears galore while remembering all our past misdeeds, spawning the negative energy and attitude our enemies crave.

And pertinent to my point: our ego is not indigenous to us; it forms around the age of two or three when we start identifying objects separate from us. That is the moment when the lady that lifts you becomes your mother—another human being. Or the structure you are under becomes a table or a chair, displaying separation. And the ego ( I ) is born.

According to shamans, it forms to help us navigate and interrelate in a physical . But it rebels. Instead of remaining a helpful guide, it becomes a parasitic, despotic guide. It will impersonate us. And gradually, it will make us believe it is us. It is not: it is only the gatekeeper of a dream, the collective dream. We are the dreamers.

Work in Progress!

All chapters are available now: Chapter 3: The Black Knight and The Moon, Chapter 4: Our Colonizers and the Sasquatch, Chapter 5: Hidden: Zero Point Energy and UFOs, Chapter 6: Remote Viewing, Chapter 7: Riddles, Archons, and Mud Shadows, Chapter 8: Was Jesus a Hybrid? Chapter 9: Your Identification Please, Conclusion, Bibliography and Acknowledgements.

Chapters 1 and 2: https://rioguzman.com/2023/02/25/dreaming-the-script-the-way-out-chapter-1/

This book (published in installments on this blog) is free. It will still be available after publication. A copy (PDF) will also be available upon request. It does the following for you.

  1. It exposes that a clique of psychopaths is currently culling our species. (See Current Affairs / Chapter 2)
  2. It unmasks Yahweh (and all gods), revealing extraterrestrial colonizers influencing Earth’s governance and observing us. We are a species on trial. 
  3. Show you that the theories of evolution have many loopholes and we are genetically modified beings.
  4. It reveals the predictive programming for World War Three. (See Conclusion) If we let it happen, it will be Armageddon.
  5. It will spur you into action upon realizing that voting, protesting, complaining, and whining will accomplish nothing. And we must round up these criminals now (hunt the hunters) when we still have the number, or we will be dead, slaves or fugitives before long. 
  6. It will make you question (in more ways than one), who are we?
  7. It exposes how ignorance, conceit, and extensive programming annul our powers and prevent the instant disabling of our dystopian socioeconomic system (Matrix). 
  8. It takes you to the ghastly bottom of the rabbit hole but every chapter points (directly or indirectly) to the way out–disabling the matrix.

My work is controversial (even for those who “know”), but for everything  I say, I list reliable sources; you will find the bibliography instructive, perhaps even enlightening. Humanity is in grave and imminent danger, so there is no charge for the book. If at the moment is too controversial for you, don’t worry, wait. I understand. And please accept my best wishes. The Hunger Games are beginning soon, and you will play an important role. May the odds be ever in your favor. Thanks for sharing.

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Form is Emptiness | Everything Connected | Bitcoin

Posted on January 29, 2014 by Rio

I recently saw this video Form is emptiness by Nassim Haramein, explaining from a scientific point of view  (equations and all) what the  Buddha said a few thousand years ago: Form is emptiness; emptiness is form. Although the presentation lacks the inner (spiritual) side, I thought it was amazing. I think you’ll probably enjoy the video; it is well explained.

In part of the video he explains that life is a way for the Spirit to become aware of Itself; we provide feedback. And we provide feedback when we are It, when we are in “dreamless sleep.” He doesn’t use these words in the video; he calls it visiting the vacuum (it is a full vacuum / emptiness is form), disappearing momentarily, like an electron does, to appear again after the feedback is exchanged. And it brought me to think how important it is what we tell the Spirit; this dream is co-created. Like he says, what are we telling It? And what is It telling us? Do you see what I mean? Do you see how important our actions are? A very small action can have significant repercussions later; there are no small decisions.

It brought me to the importance of the right action. Humanity is at a crossroads at the moment, every exchange between us and the Spirit is important. All of our actions and thoughts are important.

Then I got to thinking how everything is connected, how at the moment while malevolence is hovering over humanity (the designs of the corporate oligarchy: the Federal Reserve, 9/11 wars, government surveillance etc.) science is getting to the unity of It all. And when we were thinking that the mega banks were perhaps indestructible, Bitcoin is growing to perhaps show us that maybe they aren’t, and there is hope for humanity to break away from economic slavery and a degrading socioeconomic system. We can make it happen; we just have to do the right thing. What are we telling the Spirit?

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After I came across this book, I did some research, and what I found is quite interesting.

Bitcoinby Phil Weaver

The Ultimate Guide to Bitcoin 

“Bitcoin is not only a revolution in money. It is a revolution with powerful implications in freedom itself. Learn why bitcoin is much more than just an investment. It is the democratization of money. And with that is has the power to level the world’s financial playing field, destroying crony capitalism and dictatorial governments without a moment of violence.” 

I think I might dig into this further. You can look for it in Amazon (or google it) and see what you find. Remember there are no small actions, do your best and spread the word. Do you know Bitcoin?

Wired published an interesting article about it:

The Rise and Fall of Bitcoin | Wired Magazine | Wired.com

Check the sites above, do your homework and spread the word.

Everything is interconnected!

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Teachers | Buddhas | Enlightenment . . . and all that Jazz

Posted on October 29, 2010 by Rio

“If you meet the Buddha on the road, kill him”

What I understand this quote to mean (please correct me if I am wrong) is that a Teacher can only show the way; the pupil most do the work. What the Buddha “saw” is what He saw; I will “see” it only with practice. A Buddha (Teacher) does not wants us to follow him blindly but to be Buddhas ourselves. Or to paraphrase H Gunaratana, your own practice (stillness) will get you to see, your own experience (seeing) is all that counts. Actually we are all Buddhas (enlightened) ourselves; we are never apart from the Source. It is the ego who pulls the wool over our eyes with explanations and dissertations and makes us act like nincompoops. Random thought is a trap that puts us to sleep; we just need to wake up.

Ultimately, “It” is within ourselves and all around us, right here, right now. All we need to do is “just see it”. Simple!


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Razor Wire Dharma by Calvin Malone | A Buddhist in Prison

Posted on May 18, 2010 by Rio


I recently read Razor-Wire Dharma, and found a true practitioner of Buddhism. Calvin Malone found Buddhism in jail, and through his practice released himself (and others) from the bondage of the ego-mind.

My favorite chapter is the one about the apple, in which, through mindfulness he sees the Whole in an awakening moment. It is similar to what Brad Warner experienced while eating an orange in one of his books (Hardcore Zen?).

What makes Mr. Malone’s book so remarkable is his position; he is practicing under adverse circumstances, and under extreme pressure at times. He is being a guide to cellmates who sometimes even steal from him. He is practicing compassion and balance in a place in which a wrong move can cost you your life, and obscene, offensive language is the norm.

He is an example for all of us.

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Bassui | Rinzai Zen Master | 1327-1387

Posted on February 23, 2010 by Rio

In 1387 (at the age of 61), as Bassui was sitting in zazen meditation among his followers, he turned to them and shouted twice, “Look directly! What is this? Look in this manner and you won’t be deceived!”. He then died.

As a young man Bassui had many questions, ones like “What is a soul?” and “Who is this that hears, sees and understands?” These are questions he would struggle with for a good portion of his life. He would pursue this style of inquiry in meditation, one day realizing that the soul is ungraspable due to its inherent emptiness.


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Buddha | Prajnaparamita | Anne Bancroft

Posted on March 14, 2009 by Rio

250px-sermon_in_the_deer_park_depicted_at_wat_chedi_liem-kayess-1There is a tiny book out there that can fit in anybody’s shirt pocket. It is titled, the pocket Buddha reader. It was edited by Anne Bancroft; and it has outstanding selections of the Buddha’s teachings. Below, I am adding an interesting excerpt (pg 33) to give you an idea.

“…the infinitely varied forms of this world, in all their relativity, far from being a hindrance and a dangerous distraction to the spiritual path, are really a healing medicine. Why? Because by the very fact that they are interdependent on each other and therefore have no separate self, they express the mystery and the energy of all-embracing love. Not just the illumined wise ones but every single being in the interconnected world is a dweller in the boundless infinity of love”. –Prajnaparamita (The perfection of  Wisdom)

A note from Wikipedia: “The Perfection of Wisdom Sutras or Prajñāpāramitā Sutras are a genre of Mahayana Buddhist scriptures dealing with the subject of the Perfection of Wisdom. The term Prajñāpāramitā alone never refers to a specific text, but always to the class of literature.” www.wikipedia.com

“Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.”–Mohandas Gandhi

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Buddhism | Non-Attachment | Brad Warner

Posted on March 1, 2009 by Rio

Although I am not a Buddhist I think the Buddha is one the greatest teachers the world has ever known. And one of the  Buddhist authors I recommend to better understand Buddhism is Brad Warner. In the excerpt below he clarifies the usually misunderstood concept of non-attachment. I think it is worth your time.

Brad Warner’s Hardcore Zen: Attached to Non-Attachment

“There is an idea within Zen Buddhist philosophy that’s sometimes expressed with the word “non-attachment.” But it has nothing to do with the weird belief that we should all be completely aloof from everything in life. Dogen, the 13th century monk who wrote extensively about Zen, talks some about not being attached to self and not being attached to views. But this is a completely different thing from cultivating an attitude where a person strives to be an island unto him or herself, loving nothing, caring about nothing and generally just not giving a shit about much at all.

The notion that we should cultivate such an attitude is extremely dangerous. It’s one of those beliefs that cult leaders use to dominate a community. We all form attachments to those close to us. When we’re told to cut ties with family and friends and with the mainstream society, we’ll naturally form ties with the community and its leader. That’s a very slippery slope. Even when the community and its leader start off relatively cool, that kind of power corrupts quickly and thoroughly.

The don’t-give-a-shit attitude cultivated by far too many who proudly label themselves Buddhists is one of those things that people who dislike Buddhism always use to trash it. And rightly so, because it’s a crap idea! Unfortunately for them, the idea isn’t Buddhism at all. It’s a kind of psychosis — what the psychiatric community calls sociopathy. That’s not what Buddhist practice is intended to bring about.

In fact, this bizarre idea of “non-attachment” runs completely counter to the Buddhist worldview. It’s utterly impossible for anyone ever to be unattached in that way. What we call self and what we call non-self are one and the same. Our real attachments to everyone and everything we encounter run so deep and strong we couldn’t possibly break them no matter how hard we tried. We are fundamentally attached to everything. And of course you’re going to form even deeper attachments to those people and things that are more closely related to you, like your family, friends and home. Don’t sweat it.

Non-attachment to self and views is something entirely different. It means not trying to force yourself to be one single solid unchangeable thing forever and ever world without end amen. What you call your “self” is constantly in a state of flux, mutating and metamorphosing at every moment. But most of us fight against that. We try to establish a fixed personality — a “self.” We waste all kinds of energy defining and defending this fiction we’ve worked hard to create. Stop doing that and you’re free to use all that energy in far more constructive and beneficial ways. Personally, I don’t think the word “non-attachment” is a very good way of describing this so I don’t use it (FYI, even in the passages I referred to, Dogen never actually used the word “non-attachment” since he didn’t write in English).

As far as your attachment to the things you ought to be attached to is concerned, the worst that Buddhist practice is going to do is to make you a little less emotionally frantic about that stuff. When my mom died last year, I didn’t sit around all glassy eyed going, “I have no grief for, lo, I am not attached.” I cried. Hard. But at the same time I didn’t hang on to my grief as tightly as I might have.

Let’s take grief as a case in point that’s applicable to the rest of what we might call emotional attachments. The initial wave of grief you feel at the loss of someone you love just happens. No need to dwell on how or why. It’s just there. And you react; you cry or feel sullen or act in whatever way your cultural upbringing has conditioned you to respond. After that, though, is where things get complicated. The habit of latching onto emotions and incorporating them into the sense of self is so strong that we’ll grab on hard to even the most unpleasant feelings that come along. We hang on for dear life lest our sense of who we are should collapse if we let go. We very literally feel like we’ll die if we don’t. Habits like this have us abusing our bodies and minds in ways that lead to all kinds of trouble. But they’re not necessary. You won’t vanish if you stop reinforcing your image of who you are at every moment.

You can’t undo habits this deep instantly. You shouldn’t even try. But once you become aware of them you find that you always have a clear choice whether to respond habitually or not. Not responding habitually doesn’t mean you become cold, robotic and “non-attached” in the sense a lot of people seem to envision non-attachment. It just means you don’t push your body/mind more than it needs to be pushed.

You still love all the people you loved before. You may even hate the same people you hated before. Even hate doesn’t have to be a terrible thing when you don’t latch onto it and call it your self. It arises and fades away like any other emotion and there’s no need to act upon it. But that’s a topic too big to go into here. In any case, the kind of “attachments” the guy who wrote me that letter remain fully intact. You still love your family and your friends and your kitty cat too.

So don’t get all attached to the idea of non-attachment. OK?”

Brad Warner is the author of Hardcore Zen and Sit Down and Shut Up! He maintains a blog about Buddhist stuff and a My Space Page  too. If you’re in Southern California and you want to try some Zazen for yourself, he has a group that meets every Saturday in Santa Monica.

His blog: www.hardcorezen.blogspot.com

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The Diamond Sutra | Buddha | Excerpts

Posted on February 19, 2009 by Rio

250px-sermon_in_the_deer_park_depicted_at_wat_chedi_liem-kayess-1Today I read the Diamond Sutra.

If you are ready, check it out. Like a diamond, it cuts through concepts and beliefs. You can find it in “A Buddhist Bible” by  Dwight Goddard.

Excerpts:

Then Buddha asked Subhuti, “What do you think, Subhuti, has the Buddha arrived at the highest, most fulfilled, most awakened and enlightened mind? Does the Buddha teach any teaching?”

Subhuti replied, “As far as I have understood the lord Buddha’s teachings, there is no independently existing object of mind called the highest, most fulfilled, awakened or enlightened mind. Nor is there any independently existing teaching that the Buddha teaches. Why? Because the teachings that the Buddha has realized and spoken of cannot be conceived of as separate, independent things and therefore cannot be described. The truth in them is uncontainable and inexpressible. It neither is, nor is it not. What does this mean? What this means is that Buddhas and disciples are not enlightened by a set method of teachings, but by an internally intuitive process which is spontaneous and is part of their own inner nature.”

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“Regard this fleeting world

As a star at dawn, a bubble in a stream,

A flash of lightning in a summer cloud,

A flickering lamp, a phantom and a dream”

–The Buddha, Diamond Sutra

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