The self centered nature of the human species is the mirror of hate, which translates to an ignorant stance on understanding one's self in the context of even a smidgen of truth (technically speaking, of course). And those that claim they've "found God" or "found Jesus" or "found Buddha" don't really get it...they weren't the ones who were lost. I'm beginning to realize that we all are. That enigmatic moral compass was shattered a long time ago. Now we've been handed a broken world...and by the same people who brought us in this world. I can't wait for the day I experience true freedom, from self and all of this materialistic and egocentric BS. The premises for today's attitude is that deep down, people seem to really be hoping for "The End of the World" (key melodramatic music here..dah dah DUM). Seriously though, at this point it seems the world is begging for father to smack us on the face, just so we can say "wow...I felt that", without understanding just how hard that smack is going to be....

So I've finally started molding my sound to a shape and feeling that I feel comfortable with. You can really feel the sound evolution, in my opinion, as you listen to the recording progression from Samsara>>>>Save Me>>>>The Shell of I>>>>Shaza (which is the pragmatic approach to understanding this stuff). Don't get me wrong though, I love the industrial type of sound that Samsara, Save Me, and The Shell of I have going...I don't think I could ask for a more unique and diverse sound. I have a bunch of older material (accoustic and assembled creations I couldn't call anything but creative sound). I'd like to post, but probably won't, in regard to the beginning. Too much material...no need to overburden you, the perpetual listener and seeker and creator, with the effigy of a previous time. Of course, I never know what mood I'll be in when it comes to dragging that crap out of the closet...

Anyway, onward and upward (and forever inward). I must say that the state of affairs of the world right now really sux. I think I'm going to puke if I hear another WWII vetern make an asinine comment about this perfect world they were handing over to us. While we really appreciate the rush to death and destruction to kill the evil empire, I'm not sure if we truly should appreciate the grudge left behind from all nations inwardly hating each other. And the puppets keep marching on...

It's depressing that people are so tuned to the materialistic self that there isn't any room for God (I leave the definition to you to figure out...make your own choice and suffer your own consequence is my motto...). The self centered nature of the human species is the mirror of hate, which translates to an ignorant stance on understanding one's self in the context of even a smidgen of truth (technically speaking, of course). And those that claim they've "found God" or "found Jesus" or "found Buddha" don't really get it...they weren't the ones who were lost. I'm beginning to realize that we all are. That enigmatic moral compass was shattered a long time ago. Now we've been handed a broken world...and by the same people who brought us in this world. I can't wait for the day I experience true freedom, from self and all of this materialistic and egocentric BS. The premises for today's attitude is that deep down, people seem to really be hoping for "The End of the World" (key melodramatic music here..dah dah DUM). Seriously though, at this point it seems the world is begging for father to smack us on the face, just so we can say "wow...I felt that", without understanding just how hard that smack is going to be....

~j

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Justin, my bro.. you stand at the gate of enlightenment.. open it and find your path and purpose in this world.. just because it stinks out there doesn't mean that you gotta mire in it.. God, as you call it, has already given you the tools to deal with this world, as sure as you got two arms and two eyes.. but ya gotta go earn your peace, brother.. good luck on your journey..

Very cool response...just to clarify (and I humbly beg for forgiveness if this is known already), I'm not wallowing in the above. Just calling out the blindingly obvious to those that notice, and pointing it out for those that haven't. Again, love the response...

Open your eyes is excellent readingI affirm your observationsYou seem to be a very enlightened being,and you are precisely correct about knowing
ones self as being the begining of enlightenment(If one cant evaluate ones
self one has no chance of evaluating others correctly) This is a statement from
one of my published writings titled Assimilation" written years ago**
God is Truth,and the lie is the greatest of sin(for the lie will never be akin
to the glorious Truth that stands free of spin,on the highest point that exists
on Earth this truth we've all known from the moment of birth.It shines brilliant light at the center of our being and gives us the function of hearing
and seeing)These lines are from another one of my writings titled"Deception"
published 4-6-05 and may be found at the link on my pageThanks for the link to your page*Perhaps we can be like minded friends