Mastery is the highest form of personal development. It reflects the inner
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Before our arrival on this planet, we were
given freewill. As young children, we experience life in its purest
form. We are capable of great love, but also of great hate if we do
not develop properly. Our technological development has surpassed
our current personal development. We still war amongst ourselves and
have forgotten who we are. We are still facing self-protection, control,
poverty, corruption, elitism, environmental rape, and the horrific
crime of hurting our own kind.
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The
spirits of individuals that are forced to leave this world because of tragic circumstances and travel back from the
other side often come back with stories
that indicate that we have embraced little of who we are here. This
site exists so that we may explore the human possibilities of development
and growth. One day perhaps, harmony will surpass the greed and control
of modern society and the fear in self-protection. We must take personal
responsibility for our planet and its people. We
all have the power to change our world......... |
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Tips: |
Be grateful for something every day. When you look at people try to pick out something of value in them. Don't hesitate to acknowledge this. Compete with better standards for yourself. Competition with others is dispersive of energy. Acknowledge their value and see what you can contribute. When others succeed, then you will too. Remember to focus on the big picture. It is not about winning arguments, but rather about bringing ideas together for mutual growth and accomplishment.
Remove the negative things from your life. Practice saying what you want in life and then visualize what it takes to get there and what it would be like. Don't focus on your mistakes and start over everyday. Know that your mind takes in what you expose it to. If you want more good things seek out more good things and avoid the negative inputs. Be good to your body, it houses your spirit. Know that there are many kinds of beauty and that not all of us see it the same way. That in itself is beauty. You will better love others when you learn to love yourself. |
The
capacity to care is the thing which gives life its deepest meaning
and significance. - Pablo Casals |
Follow
the three R's: Respect for self, Respect for others and Responsibility
for all your actions.- Dali Lama |
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the beauty of what you love be what you do. - Rumi |
Those
who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength
that will endure as long as life lasts. -- Rachel Carson |
This
is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need
for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is
our temple; the philosophy is kindness. Dalai Lama |
Everyone
has a purpose in life ... a unique gift or special talent to
give to others. And when we blend this unique talent with service
to others, we experience the ecstasy and exultation of our own
spirit, which is the ultimate goal of all goals. - pg. 93,
"The Law of Dharma" |
No
one can deal with the hearts of men unless he has the sympathy
which is given by love. - Henry Ward Beecher |
Do
unto others as you would have others do unto you. - Jesus
of Nazareth |
Believe
nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter
if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and
your own common sense. -Buddha |
Education's
purpose is to replace an empty mind with an open one. - Malcom
S. Forbes in Forbes |
We can not do great things. We can only do little things with great love. -Mother Teresa |
All that is valuable in human society depends upon the opportunity for development accorded the individual.-Albert Einstein |
A sense is what has the power of receiving into itself the sensible forms of things without the matter, in the way in which a piece of wax takes on the impress of a signet-ring without the iron or gold. - Aristotle |
A man wrapped up in himself makes a very small bundle. Benjamin Franklin |
Setting a good example is a far better way to spread ideals than through force of arms. Ron Paul |
Be the change that you want to see in the world. -Mohandas Gandhi |
Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both. -Benjamin Franklin |
Anyone who doesn't take truth seriously in small matters cannot be trusted in large ones either. -Albert Einstein |
Dignity does not consist in possessing honors, but in deserving them. Aristotle |
Courage is grace under pressure. Ernest Hemingway |
By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail. - Benjamin Franklin |
Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school. -Albert Einstein |
I learned again that the mind-body-spirit connection has to be in balance. Wynonna Judd |
Action expresses priorities. -Mohandas Gandhi |
Hating people because of their color is wrong. And it doesn't matter which color does the hating. It's just plain wrong. - Muhammad Ali |
All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence. -Martin Luther King, Jr. |
God does not play dice. -Albert Einstein |
Bring your desires down to your present means. Increase them only when your increased means permit. -Aristotle |
A man can't ride your back unless it's bent. Martin Luther King, Jr. |
Where love is, there God is also. Mohandas Gandhi |
Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds. -Albert Einstein |
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War and Human Desire
There is unrest in the world and people are dying and lives are being cut short for a desire. After thousands of years, we still war amongst each other to find a solution and to express that desire. When will humanity and learn to be good to each other? What causes people to resort to violence?
Humanity has progressed substantially in technology over the last 50 years. Our world has become a fast paced working machine. Resources are being gathered and used up at a faster rate than ever before. The population has greatly increased and wealth has been gathered into a smaller part of the population and continues to flow in that direction. Parts of the world are facing population decline while others are exploding. Change is a daily event. Our weather and atmosphere is in decline and selfishness and greed has begun to cause some governments to go bankrupt and be subject to the powerful. Other governments have become dictators treating their people like commodities and causing people to resent them.
The Solution?
Whenever there are problems in any relationship we must look to the core of the human spirit. Greed, selfishness, hate, complacency, desire for power instead of empowerment, love, and kindness are always involved. No long drawn out story is needed. No conspiracy is needed. The reason is always related to those simple human conditions no matter what other details are present.
We need to recognize this. While up to this point our wars have been contained to a few countries, our technological advancements will allow us to war in a much greater way and over a much larger span. But why would we want to do this? Eventually, this warlike desire will lead to the destruction of our brothers and sisters. Not even the kind you were born with, but the ones on the other side of the planet that are part of your race- the human race. We all belong to each other and nothing we do is an island. We all have a trickle down effect on the entire human race.
There is no righteous reason to try to destroy another race, religion, group, or populous. Humanity is still very much like school children on a playground fighting over the basketball court. Our capacity for advancement spiritually has been abandoned to the advancment of technology and the greed for resources and power. Instead of recognizing that as a group we are only as great as our love and empowerment of others. The truth lies in that love and we will all see it from that perspective when we cross over into the next dimension. Many of us who have had that brush with death and returned can testify to this truth. Shame to those leaders who seek to treat their own people like cattle and hold all the resources for themselves. Shame to those who seek to create chaos to satisfy their fears and keep them from taking personal responsibility. Shame to those that sit idly by. Yes, shame is upon the human race. Only when we see the travisty of this will we want to change. We all play a part in this. None of us are without shame as other humans are killed.
While people have a right to seek freedom, protection, and prosperity, there is also a human right of life and an opportuntiy to live out our purpose. The answer is not a strategic military strike or a victory in a battlefield and these can only serve to defend a people and put off the still true fact that the problem lies in the spirit of the human race. We need to solve our problems by growing and maturing our spirits. Imagine hypothetically, races from other planets observing our behavior. It would look so unevolved to them. How can they destroy each other like this? We can not trust them. They are not ready. Better yet, imagine the creator of the universe seeing what 'his' creation is doing to its own kind. We must learn to see this world from an outside persepctive as we have gotten so narrowed by our technology and everyday lives.
While defending ourselves has become a neccessary behavior in cases, we still need to strive for a better solution. A solution that leads to the growth of the human spirit. We should be caring for each other the way we want to be treated. It is such a simple concept, but one that can save humanity from the ultimate destruction and a neglected human spirit.
Dianne Irene ©2011
Death Tolls to the Human Race
Source
World War 1
| Allies of World War I |
Population (millions) |
Military deaths |
Civilian deaths |
Total deaths |
Deaths as % of population |
Military wounded |
 Australia |
4.5 |
61,928 |
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61,928 |
1.38% |
152,171 |
 Canada |
7.2 |
64,944 |
2,000 |
66,944 |
0.93% |
149,732 |
 Indian Empire |
315.1 |
74,187 |
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74,187 |
0.02% |
69,214 |
 New Zealand l |
1.1 |
18,050 |
|
18,050 |
1.64% |
41,317 |
 Newfoundland |
0.2 |
1,204 |
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1,204 |
0.6% |
2,314 |
 South Africa r |
6.0 |
9,463 |
|
9,463 |
0.16% |
12,029 |
 United Kingdom |
45.4 |
885,138 |
109,000 |
994,138 |
2.19% |
1,663,435 |
| Sub-total for British Imperial Forces |
- |
1,114,914 |
111,000 |
1,225,914 |
- |
2,090,212 |
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 Belgium |
7.4 |
58,637 |
62,000 |
120,637 |
1.63% |
44,686 |
 France |
39.6 |
1,397,800 |
300,000 |
1,697,800 |
4.29% |
4,266,000 |
 Greece |
4.8 |
26,000 |
150,000 |
176,000 |
3.67% |
21,000 |
 Italy |
35.6 |
651,000 |
589,000 |
1,240,000 |
3.48% |
953,886 |
 Empire of Japan |
53.6 |
415 |
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415 |
0% |
907 |
 Luxembourg |
0.3 |
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 Montenegro |
0.5 |
3,000 |
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3,000 |
0.6% |
10,000 |
 Portugal |
6.0 |
7,222 |
82,000 |
89,222 |
1.49% |
13,751 |
 Romania |
7.5 |
250,000 |
430,000 |
680,000 |
9.07% |
120,000 |
 Russian Empire |
175.1 |
1,811,000 |
1,500,000 |
3,311,000 |
1.89% |
4,950,000 |
 Serbia |
4.5 |
275,000 |
450,000 |
725,000 |
16.11% |
133,148 |
 United States |
92.0 |
116,708 |
757 |
117,465 |
0.13% |
205,690 |
| Total (Entente Powers) |
806.0 |
5,711,696 |
3,674,757 |
9,386,453 |
1.19% |
12,809,280 |
| Central Powers |
Population (millions) |
Military deaths |
Civilian deaths |
Total deaths |
Deaths as % of population |
Military wounded |
 Austria-Hungary |
51.4 |
1,100,000 |
467,000 |
1,567,000 |
3.05% |
3,620,000 |
 Bulgaria |
5.5 |
87,500 |
100,000 |
187,500 |
3.41% |
152,390 |
 German Empire w |
64.9 |
2,050,897 |
426,000 |
2,476,897 |
3.82% |
4,247,143 |
 Ottoman Empire |
21.3 |
771,844 |
2,150,000 |
2,921,844 |
13.72% |
400,000 |
| Total (Central Powers) |
143.1 |
4,010,241 |
3,143,000 |
7,153,241 |
5% |
8,419,533 |
| Neutral nations |
 Denmark |
2.7 |
|
722 |
722 |
0.03% |
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 Norway |
2.4 |
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1,892 |
1,892 |
0.08% |
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 Sweden |
5.6 |
- |
877 |
877 |
0.02% |
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| Grand total |
960.0 |
9,721,937 |
6,821,248 |
16,543,185 |
1.75% |
21,228,813 |
Source
World War 2
 
Holocaust
Source
| Country |
Military |
Civilian |
Deaths |
| USSR |
13,600,000 |
7,700,000 |
21,300,000 |
| China |
1,324,000 |
10,000,000 |
11,324,000 |
| Germany |
3,250,000 |
3,810,000 |
7,060,000 |
| Poland |
850,000 |
6,000,000 |
6,850,000 |
| Japan |
- |
- |
2,000,000 |
| Yugoslavia |
300,000 |
1,400,000 |
1,706,000 |
| Rumania |
520,000 |
465,000 |
985,000 |
| France |
340,000 |
470,000 |
810,000 |
| Hungary |
- |
- |
750,000 |
| Austria |
380,000 |
145,000 |
525,000 |
| Greece |
- |
- |
520,000 |
| United States |
500,000 |
- |
500,000 |
| Italy |
330,000 |
80,000 |
410,000 |
| Czechoslovakia |
- |
- |
400,000 |
| Great Britain |
326,000 |
62,000 |
388,000 |
| Netherlands |
198,000 |
12,000 |
210,000 |
| Belgium |
76,000 |
12,000 |
88,000 |
| Finland |
- |
- |
84,000 |
| Canada |
39,000 |
- |
39,000 |
| India |
36,000 |
- |
36,000 |
| Australia |
29,000 |
- |
29,000 |
| Albania |
- |
- |
28,000 |
| Spain |
12,000 |
10,000 |
22,000 |
| Bulgaria |
19,000 |
2,000 |
21,000 |
| New Zealand |
12,000 |
- |
12,000 |
| Norway |
- |
- |
10,262 |
| South Africa |
9,000 |
- |
9,000 |
| Luxembourg |
- |
- |
5,000 |
| Denmark |
4,000 |
- |
4,000 |
| Total |
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56,125,262 |
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Other Wars
 
Chinese Being Buried Alive Nanking Massacre
MongolConquests(Asia)
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33-36 Million |
| Quing Dynasty (China) |
25 Million |
| Taiping Rebellion (China) |
30 Million |
| Timur Defeat (Middle East,India, Asia, Russia) |
15-20 Million |
| Dungun Revolt (China) |
8-12 Million |
| Russian Civil War |
5-9 Million |
| Napoleonic Wars(Europe) |
3.5-6.5 Million |
| Yellow Turban Rebellion (China) |
3-7 Million |
| Mexican Revolution |
500k-2 Million |
| Iran- Iraq War |
500k- 2 Million |
| Crusaders Religious War (Europe) |
1-9 Million |
| French War (Religious) |
2-4 Million |
| Nanking Massacre (Japan-China) |
20,000–80,000 women were raped
300,000 Killed
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Planned Famine Wars
 
Russian Famine
| Great Chinese Famine |
20-43 Million |
| Northern Chinese Famine of 1876–79 |
9-13 Million |
| Soviet famine of 1932–1933, including Holodomor |
6-10 Million |
| Great Famine of 1876–78 (Britian- India) |
5,250,000-10,300,000 Million |
| Bengal famine of 1943 (Britian- India) |
4 Million |
| Indian famine of 1899–1900 |
1.25 - 10 Million |
| Great Irish Famine (UK, GB, and Ireland |
750,000- 1.5 Million |
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Other Human Travities
 
Witch Trials
| Aztec Sacrifices |
300,000-1.5 Million |
| Shang Dynasty (China) |
13,000 |
| Ritual Suicides - India 1815-1828 |
7,941 |
| Kamikaze suicide pilots (Japan) |
3,912 |
| Native American Genocide |
Millions? |
| Witch trials |
40,000 to 60,000 |
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