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		<title>Life is an Illusion, So is Death</title>
		<link>http://www.andrewbrunelle.com/2012/01/19/life-is-an-illusion-so-is-death/</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Life and death are illusions.  The whole world is an illusion, a hologram.  The only truth is infinite love.  Everything else is illusion.  Consciousness is that eternal love.  So is &#8220;God.&#8221;  It is all one and the same.  This division we see is just another way to control us.  We are all one consciousness experiencing [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Life and death are illusions.  The whole world is an illusion, a hologram.  The only truth is infinite love.  Everything else is illusion.  Consciousness is that eternal love.  So is &#8220;God.&#8221;  It is all one and the same.  This division we see is just another way to control us.  We are all one consciousness experiencing itself subjectively.  Life is a dream and there is no such thing as death.  We are the imagination of ourselves, people.  There is nothing to fear, and everything to love.  The only thing to truly fear is fear itself.  Fear is the mind killer.  But it is just an illusion, like everything that is not love.</p>
<p>There was a time, before we forgot where we came from, when we were in this world, but not of it.  We still are, but we knew it back then.  And this forgetting that no matter what happens, the core essence of our being will be okay, that is what has caused all the mayhem in this world today.  We are manipulated purposely to see ourselves are separate from others, when nothing could be further from the truth.  We all are one, we are the same, and that same is consciousness.  And that consciousness exudes pure love upon everything it touches.  It really is that simple.  And it can never be destroyed.  Life and death are more experiences happening through consciousness, but they are not really real.  It is simply a mental construct, a dream, a figment, a hologram.  So don&#8217;t take life/death too seriously, or you&#8217;ll never understand fully what this experience is about.</p>
<p>Until next time&#8230;</p>
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		<title>Raising the Collective Consciousness</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 23:30:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The best thing we can possibly do with our lives is work to raise the collective consciousness.  And this all starts by raising your own consciousness.  But why raise your consciousness?  Because then you&#8217;ll see better results in your life and enjoy things more.  So, how do you raise your consciousness?  Well, I&#8217;d love to [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The best thing we can possibly do with our lives is work to raise the collective consciousness.  And this all starts by raising your own consciousness.  But why raise your consciousness?  Because then you&#8217;ll see better results in your life and enjoy things more.  So, how do you raise your consciousness?  Well, I&#8217;d love to talk about how to raise your consciouness, but someone already wrote an article about that.  <a href="http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2006/08/10-ways-to-become-more-conscious/" target="_blank">10 ways to become more conscious</a>.  And here&#8217;s an <a href="http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2006/07/14-reasons-to-become-more-conscious/">article about why you should strive to become more conscious</a>.  And it makes sense to want this for everyone on this planet, doesn&#8217;t it?  I would much rather live in a world of high-consciousness beings than one of low-consciousness beings.  Just think of what kind of world we could create together.  We could explore space, both inner and outer, forever in peace.</p>
<p>&#8216;Tis a noble goal to work towards this.  The more people we get doing this, the faster and more likely it will occur.  Even if this world is but an illusion, a dream, we can still truly enjoy ourselves while we are here.  We can say yes to truth and equal rights, and peace.  And we can say no to war, fear, and chaos.  Especially fear, as it is the root of all suffering.  Transcending fear is the only way to truly get our consciousness where it is we need it to be so that we will end all suffering.  The Buddha said that all suffering is caused by a fundamental misunderstanding of the nature of reality.  I can&#8217;t tell you how many people would benefit from realizing the dream that this life is.  It doesn&#8217;t make life meaningless, either.  It just creates a world of wonder.  And it creates the feeling that we are all one consciousness experiencing itself subjectively.  Which means what one does to another he or she really does to his or herself.  As Bill Hicks once said, &#8220;If we knew we were all one, it would fuck up the economy, especially the arms industry.&#8221;</p>
<p>The truth of the matter is that once we realize that we are all one on a collective level, and nothing brings us out of that level, we will be living amazing lives and our experience of this reality will increase for the better one thousand fold or more.  So, let&#8217;s make this happen&#8230;</p>
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		<title>The Consciousness Revolution</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 17:15:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I just want out from this kind of life.  I feel like a slave to my job, my body, and society at large.  I just wish there were millions more like myself so that we could start a fucking revolution.  But alas, people are too consumed with survival to have time to [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I just want out from this kind of life.  I feel like a slave to my job, my body, and society at large.  I just wish there were millions more like myself so that we could start a fucking revolution.  But alas, people are too consumed with survival to have time to start a revolution.  They are too busy being dumbed down by media and reality shows.  They are kept in a state of fear where they can easily be manipulated.  It&#8217;s all just a ride, a dream, but the creators of this dream want us to stay asleep at any cost.  But we are slowly waking up.  And there is nothing that will stop us from realizing our true nature.  It may take time, but it is all illusory anyway.  No matter what happens, we are infinitely loved and nothing can change that.  In fact, infinite love is the only truth, everything else is an illusion.  We are all one consciousness experiencing itself subjectively.  Life is a dream and we are the imagination of ourselves.  It&#8217;s all made up, especially things like the economy and religion.  </p>
<p>I think Christ is rolling around on his cross right now seeing what the people have turned Christianity into.  A bunch of hate-filled, conversion-happy zealots fighting to &#8220;save&#8221; everyone to think exactly the way they do.  Well, I&#8217;ve done my own spiritual seeking, thank you very much, and none of the religions seem entirely true to me.  Maybe at their base level, like when Christ was actually on this Earth, and he was speaking his truth about the nature of reality, maybe that was when it was true, but now it is simply one big cash cow.  Imagine that!  Christ, who lived a simple life, who shunned getting rich and ruling over others, who explained that we are indeed all the same consciousness, that we are all one, is now the reason for a billion dollar tax-free industry.  And they&#8217;ve dumbed down his message to the point that it isn&#8217;t even relevant anymore.  </p>
<p>But why do I feel this way about reality?  That we are all one consciousness and that there is no such thing as death and the the end of all suffering to to understand that infinite love is the only truth and that no matter what happens, nothing can truly harm us?  Where did all of that come from?  I&#8217;m a big believer in if something keeps appearing in your reality that it has a ring of truth to it.  If things keep coming up in your little world, then it most likely is trying to get your attention.  So many synchronicities have led me to this conclusion and the best part is that once I can hold this perspective all the time, I will have transcended all fear.  What a valuable pursuit!  I think I may have discovered a life purpose here!  I can work to wake people up to the true nature of reality while at the same time wake myself up as well.  It may be a very deep rabbit hole to go down, but it will be worth it and it is even worth it now, because the journey is just as important as the destination.  Learning and uncovering new truths on my way to realizing universal consciousness seems like a very rewarding path and so far it has kept my interest.  This is my new pursuit.</p>
<p>It doesn&#8217;t matter how long it takes.  It could even take many lifetimes, but I figure, why not get started now?  Better to serve humanity and the universe at large than to die with my music still inside me.  Better to express a great truth to the world than keep it all to myself.  I know many others are also doing this, but we are all the same, all one, so it&#8217;s just aspects of our great self coming out.  Wish us all luck, although the transformation is inevitable.  I can feel it.</p>
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		<title>Matisyahu</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2011 16:02:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you like white guy reggae like I do, you&#8217;ve probably come across this guy.  He&#8217;s a Jewish rapper/reggae rock artist who has such a unique sound (at least for a white guy).  Ever since Sublime came out in the early &#8217;90s, there has been a barrage of copycat artists, or artists who tried to [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you like white guy reggae like I do, you&#8217;ve probably come across this guy.  He&#8217;s a Jewish rapper/reggae rock artist who has such a unique sound (at least for a white guy).  Ever since Sublime came out in the early &#8217;90s, there has been a barrage of copycat artists, or artists who tried to be as good as Sublime was, but none of them were even close.  This guy comes close.  This guy and whatever band he has with him, he totally entertains beyond expectations.  And he&#8217;s not just a gimmick anymore.  This guy is the real deal after his last live album, Live at Stubb&#8217;s Vol. II.  This live album, as epic as it is inspiring, surpasses his first in so many ways, and that is a huge compliment.  Believe me.  I&#8217;ll have to admit that, like Sublime and a few others, his music didn&#8217;t immediately grow on me, save for a few popular songs.  But after a few years of listening to this guy and all of his songs multiple times, he deserves much respect.  He is at the top of his game and he is definitely going places, not that he already hasn&#8217;t.  He is just becoming more mainstream, which isn&#8217;t all bad.</p>
<p>He&#8217;s been a true inspiration to me and even though I&#8217;m not Jewish, I feel his soulful vibes go through me.  His new single, &#8220;One Day,&#8221; was pretty much the Winter Olympics theme song, and he has developed a cult following of sorts.  Sure, he&#8217;s not as edgy as some of the other bands like him when it comes to bad language or taboo topics, but he is above all of that.  He is certainly marketable, and I have tremendous respect for him as an artist  and as a person.  Props to you Matis for keeping the white boy reggae alive in such an authentic way.</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s some links to some of his videos on Youtube:</p>
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<li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsFpUW48Tnc" target="_blank">King Without a Crown</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kFf696CBvQ" target="_blank">Exaltation</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kFf696CBvQ" target="_blank">Open the Gates</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJhSaeFEyig">Smash Lies</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRmBChQjZPs" target="_blank">One Day</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvN-NTamyrA" target="_blank">Motivate</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjgMNgy-qGQ">Darkness into Light</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYnQncTeVrw" target="_blank">Thunder</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHuLCzNJpwI" target="_blank">Chop Em Down</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6blhdYBswfY" target="_blank">Time of Your Song</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9Kf4esMvdE" target="_blank">Youth</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8ULIw0Zgaw" target="_blank">Jerusalem</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6EvmvYzvj0&amp;feature=related" target="_blank">Lord Raise Me Up</a></li>
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<p>I&#8217;d put more songs, but you can just look him up on Wikipedia and Youtube.  He&#8217;s got a ton more studio and live songs that are excellent, and I&#8217;ll direct you to his website at <a href="http://www.matisyahuworld.com">Matisyahu World</a>.  Much respect, man.</p>
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		<title>Bringing Down the Control Structure Consciously</title>
		<link>http://www.andrewbrunelle.com/2011/02/24/bringing-down-the-control-structure-consciously/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2011 19:57:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We need to bring down the control structure.  It is stifling us in so many ways it is not even funny.  If we knew how powerful we actually are, we would be shocked, but all this power has been blocked from us through the system of domination and control.  We are socially conditioned to believe [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We need to bring down the control structure.  It is stifling us in so many ways it is not even funny.  If we knew how powerful we actually are, we would be shocked, but all this power has been blocked from us through the system of domination and control.  We are socially conditioned to believe certain things about this reality we live in that dispempowers us, rather than empower us.  We are told to fear the outside world, and to let fear control our lives, when it is the exact opposite of how we should be living.  We should be living fearless, empowering lives.  But the world around us reinforces this fear mindset that totally consumes us because in a world of fear, it makes it so much harder to be courageous.</p>
<p>In order to transcend this fearful mode of existence, there is only one thing we can possibly do, and that is to raise our consciousness.  Raising your consciousness can do all sorts of wonderful things for you.  It can get you closer to your best self, the self that it was truly meant to be.  We all have some vision of our best selves, don&#8217;t we?  Someone whose life flows effortlessly, who makes a great living and has fulfilling relationships.  Someone who is so confident that nothing can ever phase him/her.  Someone who has no fears, not even of death, as this best self realizes that there is no such thing as death and that it is all an illusion or hologram, and that there truly is nothing to fear.  You could call this person your higher self, or you could simply call it the person you were meant to be.</p>
<p>If you can see through the matrix of this world, then you know that it truly is just an illusion, and if we transcend that illusion, we can live extraordinary lives, with bliss as our normal state of being.  The control structure only exists in our minds, so that is where we need to bring it down.  It was from the minds of people that the control structure got started, so it is from within that we must bring it down.  The consciousness revolution starts now.  Reject fear on its most basic premise: the fear of death.  The only reason we fear death is because we are conditioned to do so.  If that fear was taken away, what would we do that we didn&#8217;t do previously out of fear of death or simply the unknown?  This is how Jesus Christ lived his life for those Christians out there who think I&#8217;m talking New Age rubbish.</p>
<p>The true nature of reality is that reality itself is some kind of illusion, some sort of projection.  It&#8217;s hard to explain in words, but I would have to say that Bill Hicks put it best when he said it is just a ride, but some people have been on the ride so long that they begin to think that it is real, but in reality it is just a ride.  And there are some people who remember that it is just a ride and say, &#8220;There is no need to be afraid ever because it&#8217;s just a ride.&#8221;  And we kill those people because we are so attached to the ride, it has to be real.  But that&#8217;s okay, because in the end, it&#8217;s just a ride.  Consciousness moves on, as do we, and there is no beginning and no end.  So, in the grand scheme of things, nothing truly matters except pure consciousness because that is the only thing that will ultimately endure, so there is no need to be fearful of anything, and thus the control structure fades away.</p>
<p>We are ruled by our mind, our left brain, or whatever you wish to call it.  The logical part of our brain dictates to us how the world is, when the right part of our brain is the side that is more intuitive and can sense these consciousness feelings and thoughts more clearly.  The world is not even linear, as it appears.  It is simultaneous.  Every moment is in the present, and each present moment is a new reality, and all realities occur at once, so everything that has happened and everything that will happen is happening right now, although there is some subject to change because of free will, although our free will is stuck in the illusion or hologram, so it has little meaning to consciousness, because consciousness is so much more than just what we perceive.  It is everything physical and non-physical, everything we can perceive and everything we cannot.  It is even more than that, but we can&#8217;t even comprehend that.  And we are all a part of it, like we are all part of a dream or a ride, and when we &#8220;wake up,&#8221; we will know the true nature of everything.</p>
<p>When viewed from this perspective, your individual life has little meaning.  It is simply an experience consciousness is having through you for this moment in your perceived time, and will move on to other things.  It is but a drop in the bucket of all of the universe and beyond (and believe me, beyond is such a relative term here).  We don&#8217;t know what is truly out there or in here.  We can be told what our true nature is, but to truly understand what our true nature is is a whole other animal.  We can live for this world, or we can live for our lives after this world, or we can live for both, which is some form of enlightenment, or at least a higher level of consciousness.  The key is to get the global consciousness to a level that is sufficient to stop the control structure, which was most likely perpetrated by some aliens from another dimension that are stuck in such low levels of consciousness that they have to consume whole planets just to feel powerful.</p>
<p>People often wonder why most people in spiritual circles don&#8217;t think animals should also raise their consciousness.  I say it is because they are already where they need to be.  They live their lives in peace amongst themselves, and while they may eat other species in order to survive, nature ensures that they don&#8217;t get out of balance, and they know their place.  They also realize that they are a spiritual being having a temporary physical experience, and do not fear death, as they don&#8217;t even realize it is going to happen.  You could call this stupidity, but I call it inner knowing.  They realize that it is just a ride, and that they can change it any time they want.  They don&#8217;t have the ability to feel hate or fear when in their natural environments.</p>
<p>The animals are a reminder of how we used to live.  We may have been intelligent intellectually, and we used to use that intelligence to help the Earth, and to harmoniously help the Earth be a better place to live while we had this temporary experience.  Millions of years of humans and human-like animals were stewards of the Earth, rather than exploiters of it, because we were at such high levels of consciousness that we just did what the great gods within us knew was best for our experience.  Now look at the world and see that as within so without.</p>
<p>What happened to us on the physical plane is debatable, but whatever it was had to be pretty traumatizing to bring the level of consciousness of humans so low, but it was also blended with intellectual intelligence that rivals any other organism, but that is also debatable.  Dolphins are supposedly much more intelligent than us, and do you see them paving the ocean floor and putting up shopping malls?  No, because at their level of consciousness, the physical doesn&#8217;t matter, and consumerism is something that was made up by humans and is something that they see causes far more harm than good.  Far more.  We are on a runaway train to destruction, at least from a human perspective, and although it is just a ride, it would be nicer if it was a more pleasant ride, a more joyful ride, other than this sociopathic one we have now.</p>
<p>We can get there by raising our consciousness as a whole.  It is the cure-all for the world&#8217;s problems.  There will be no more wars, no more suffering, no more fear or negativity.  It will be a wonderful world to live in, with us being in a blissful state most of the time.  It may take time, but time is just an illusion anyway, and it is going to pass regardless of what we do, so why not emerge on the other side better equipped to live in this holographic universe?  Take down the fear, build up the love and courage energy.  Realize that there is no such thing as death, that life is a dream, and we are the imagination of ourselves.</p>
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