Spirits, Non-Duality, Christ & Ultimate Reality...
Laozi: 'When you let go of what you are, you become what you might be' When fascism came to America it came clutching a bible and waving the flag. On January 20, 2025. Israel in the present time is a state engaging in state terrorism against the Palestinian population of Gaza. The Zionist genocide of Palestinians is ungodly, un-Christian, and in every way horrific evil. For Evangelical Christians, Christian Nationalists and MAGA who apparently know nothing of Jesus of Nazareth's position on wealth : Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God. "A ll worldly pursuits have but one unavoidable and inevitable end, which is sorrow; acquisitions end in dispersion; buildings in destruction; meetings in separation; births in death. Knowing this, one should, from the very first, renounce acquisitions and storing-up, and building, and meeting; and, faithful to t...

HEY!!! I never authorized that picture!
ReplyDeleteGosh, so sorry Jerry. I completely forgot that was your avatar. When I was surfing the net and saw it, well, you know... :)
ReplyDeleteNo worry. Ten G's will cover my pain, humiliation, and suffering.
ReplyDeleteI doubt Tn Tolkien estate authorized that usage. Given how litigious they are, perhaps Jerry and whomever dummied up that artwork should be worried. Heck, Trump has a rep for being litigious AND being thin skinned.
ReplyDeleteWhat?!?
ReplyDeleteMy first thought when I saw this, and before I saw the comments. "Hey! Jerry doesn't deserve this!"
ReplyDeleteYes, there indeed has been a lot of litigation and frivolous lawsuit harassment involved with the Tolkien estate.
One might also remember the copyright-troll Saul Zaentz, who held up the "Hobbit" movies for years and years. (After seeing what an overblown mess those films became, perhaps we can thank him)
Zaentz also famously harassed Jon Fogerty of "Creedence" and tried to prevent him from singing his own songs. This resulted in the "Vanz Kant Danz" video, which Zaentz also tried to censor:
http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=7123
I believe he is now deceased, and future generations will likely remember him as a pig with a boombox. Just like Steinbrenner will likely be known mainly to future generations as the head-bobbing guy in Seinfeld.