The war in Vietnam essentially began in 1964 in response to what the American government claimed was an unprovoked attack upon two U.S. naval ships, the destroyers USS Maddox (DD-731) and USS Turner Joy (DD-951), while they were steaming peacefully on the high seas in the Gulf of Tonkin off Vietnam. Although there was a U.S. military presence in Vietnam before that, the Tonkin events led to congressional action which allowed President Lyndon Johnson (and, later, President Richard Nixon) to escalate our military presence enormously and to wage war not only in Vietnam but also covertly in...
The war in Vietnam essentially began in 1964 in response to what the American government claimed was an unprovoked attack upon two U.S. naval ships, t...
The essence of higher consciousness is never casting anyone out of your heart. That's Christian agape, that's bodhisattva compassion, that's unconditional love. But love alone won't do it; there must also be discernment by the opened wisdom eye. Otherwise, it's "sloppy agape." The enlightened person discriminates between beingness and behavior, and judges the latter only. In our beingness, in the deepest center of our existence, we are all one, including those you describe as liberals, faggots, child molesters and other assorted scumbags, even traitors to our nation at the highest levels of...
The essence of higher consciousness is never casting anyone out of your heart. That's Christian agape, that's bodhisattva compassion, that's unconditi...
