From International Viewpoints (IVy) Issue 9 - November 1992
 
New Realities
By Mark Jones, USA

Where Are We Headed as an Earth Civilization

In his recent article in IVy no 7. "The Time Has Come", Ray Kemp 
raised some interesting questions regarding science, genetic 
engineering and a "waning" stable datum. Indeed the rather rapid 
deterioration of societies indicates a vital need for reevaluation of 
humanities course and our actual willingness to become actively 
involved in it.

Scientology's goal to clear the planet has not progressed very far in 
it's philosophy and basic operating principles for it is carrying 
forth the same intolerances and prejudices of the Judo Christian and 
Moslem religions. Each recognized man's potential for evolving to 
higher states, but each insisted that "our way" is the only way. Those 
who had not adopted "our belief system" were regarded as infidels, 
savages, raw meat, etc, and in many instances, efforts were made 
through war, ostracism, inquisitions, etc. to eliminate those whose 
beliefs were different. We see strong evidence of this today, as races 
fight races, and those of differing philosophies fight or attempt to 
discredit those of others.

Need for Gurus

As long as individuals believe themselves to be disconnected from or 
not in touch with their own spirituality, and need a Christ, a 
Mohammed, an LRH and a prescribed philosophy to follow, they are prone 
to identify with "the belief system" and cease to grant beingness or 
tolerance to that of others. In the final analysis, all of the above 
have been used as instruments of power and control over the beliefs 
and actions of others. Science has added new means to enable man to be 
more at cause over matter energy space and time, but has done little 
to enable man to become more tolerant, more compassionate, more 
caring, more loving of himself or his fellow man, or to change his 
limiting beliefs.

One can take almost any area of the world at this time, whether it be 
in L.A., where the many with dark skins believe that they are victims, 
and those of white skins believe that those of dark skins are down 
stats, who should be "declared in a condition" and forced to work out 
of it. There is little or no recognition by those with white skins 
that those with dark skins may in fact share mass consciousness 
beliefs that they are victims, stemming from their slavehood days, and 
are likely to continue to believe and act like victims until they are 
able to change their shared beliefs. Now there are even less shared 
beliefs amongst the white skins that compassion and benevolence toward 
their less fortunate spiritual travellers should be seriously 
considered than there was during their great depression in the 1930's.

Whether we choose to look at South Africa, the factional breakup of 
the Soviet Union, Yugoslavia, or the Near East, we see similar 
patterns. Men and women, some of whom may give lip service to having 
love for their fellow man, of granting of beingness, of compassion, or 
of benevolence, busy destroying each other because of differences in 
their commonly held beliefs. Far too often religious and political 
leaders foster this opposition as a means of maintaining control and 
power. Some urge population proliferation on a planet in which water, 
food and other resources are in critically short supply. Even in our 
own arena in which we've co-acted with close and trusted friends in a 
common cause, we've seen how a simple robotic change of beliefs of 
former friends can cause them to regard us as fair game.

Childrens' beliefs

When we guide our children's careers and evolvement, we ask them what 
they want to do, when they grow up, and then guide them into deciding 
on what type career they want to follow. Only minimal attention is 
given to helping children decide what beliefs they would prefer to 
have by which to define themselves as beings and the spirit in which 
they intend to play the games of life. A vital, but largely neglected 
part of education, is that of helping them identify the qualities they 
would like to have as beings, i.e. self respect, self worth, self 
trust, self confidence, tolerance, intuition, awareness, love of self 
and others, compassion, gratitude, generosity, humility, magnamity, 
forgiveness, etc, and how to form the beliefs or continuing postulates 
to bring this about. We guide them in deciding what to do, but not the 
type of person to be.

Teaching them how to go about deciding and creating these 
characterists in themselves is essential. Once this is done, help them 
decide what activities they would like to pursue.

Science may develop ways to change mankind's DNA, improve his genes, 
or send him to Mars, but until men and women learn how to change their 
intolerant beliefs of themselves or others, life on this earth is apt 
to be a far cry from that of heaven or nirvana.

Fortunately, most of the belief system to which mankind subscribes 
have some foundation of basic beliefs which are loving and altruistic, 
i.e. "he who be without sin strike the first blow", "love thy neighbor 
as theyself", "continue to love one's fellow man in spite of all the 
reason's why not", "man is basically good", "only create those effects 
which another can experience easily", etc. In so many instances 
negative and limiting beliefs have been adopted and stored 
subconsciously which override these. By guiding individuals or groups 
to discharge the significance and emotional content of the limiting 
intolerance and hateful beliefs they have adopted, and enabling them 
to reestablish the loving and altruistic beliefs which are consistent 
expressions of their divine or spiritual nature, individual and mass 
consciousness changes can be brought about. Because we are all 
connected via our vibrations, and in that sense, one with each other, 
making these changes in our universe will affects all others. We can 
also effectively assist others in doing this.

Mass conscious beliefs

Individuals hold mass consciousness beliefs in their subconscious. 
Fortunately, those beliefs which are contra-survival can be identified 
specifically and generally, and change to corresponding ones which are 
survival. This does not appear to require a one to one individual 
address by a counselor, but shows promise of being able to be 
accomplished by working with groups or by providing cassette tapes for 
individual reprogramming.

Negative or limiting postulates carried forward as beliefs are a major 
cause of individual failures and frustrations. Those shared in the 
mass consciousness are a major cause of the intolerance and conflict 
of groups.

The time is ripe for those who are motivated to take effective action 
to make this planet one which is much more filled with love and 
understanding for individuals, and for ethnic and other groups. If you 
are genuinely interested in becoming more at cause and less at effect 
of limiting and/or deteriorating forces, please outline your area of 
individual interest. To the best of your ability, list the continuing 
postulates or limiting beliefs that you, or groups with which you are 
familiar must hold to be creating the undesired conditions that you or 
they are creating. I'm willing to provide some written instructions 
and guidance. On a gradient, we can make a difference. It can be done.