Thursday, July 28, 2011

Rave "Riot" close up (video)



HOLLYWOOD (, July 27, 2011) At about 7:00 pm a crowd gathered on Hollywood Blvd. in front of the Jimmy Kimmel theater. The mob became angry when "Kaskade" left early. Tear gas was fired. The "riot" started after a movie premiere of the Electric Daisy Concert Experience -- a concert film featuring David Guetta, Deadmaus5, and Moby by director Kevin Kerslake -- was revealed to be a private affair, not open to the public and not followed by a free block party as promised. Kaskade, a popular techno DJ, tweeted a come one, come all party post that brought out young ravers excited about a party.

Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Rave Riot: LAPD vs. EDC primiere

Wisdom Quarterly (SPORTS COVERAGE)

(Wisdom Quarterly) Kaskade invited everyone to a private EDC movie primiere and block party, but too many ravers came. When a patrol car was damaged, LAPD overreacted as is common in Los Angeles. Police fired deadly projectiles at the crowd to retaliate for the burning of the LAPD vehicle and to cause panic and mayhem. Riots and more planking are likely to recur tomorrow night when Lady Gaga arrives to film an appearance/performance on "Jimmy Kimmel Live," which is filmed very close to Grauman's Chinese Theatre near the same Hollywood intersection. A few miles away in downtown LA, the Summer 2011 X Games began. (Watch X Games launch on ESPN)

"Electric Daisy Carnival Experience" movie leads to crowds and oppressive police reaction. This view from seven floors up looks down on the massive gathering overtaking the venue (Hollywood Reporter)

(The Hollywood Reporter) Police brought out riot gear to calm down the unruly crowd outside Grauman's Chinese Theatre. Police donned riot gear to calm down an unruly mob in Hollywood at the world premiere of Electric Daisy Carnival Experience on Wednesday night.

According to Los Angeles' KTLA-TV, DJ Kaskade called for a "block party" outside Grauman's Chinese Theatre: "Today@6pm in Hollywood @Mann's Chinese Theatre. ME+BIG SPEAKERS+MUSIC=BLOCK PARTY!!! RT!" he tweeted.

"Literally thousands and thousands of kids showed up for this thing," reported Tim Conway Jr. of Los Angeles radio station [and Coast to Coast affiliate] KFI. Riot police shut down Hollywood Blvd. and ordered the crowd to leave. But many refused -- because they did not know why they were being turned away. The event was not cancelled; it had reached capacity. They started fighting, throwing bottles, and allegedly set fire to a cop car, KTLA reported. More

The annual corporate event has gotten so big that it was moved to Las Vegas this year.

"I'm Afraid" - Gov't spreading DEBT fears

Buddha hands in Penang, Malaysia -- the right [viewer's left] held in "fearlessness gesture" (abhaya mudra, also "renunciation"), the left in "warding off evil gesture" (tarjani mudra) (jc ynion/flickr.com).

"I'm Afraid"
Danny Elfman
Afraid of the dark
Afraid of the light
Don't walk in the park
Afraid of the night
Afraid to get stabbed
Or hit by a car
Afraid of the streets
Afraid to go far
Afraid of the sky
Don't like to be high
I don't want to fall
Afraid I might die
Afraid of my friends
Don't like to be seen
Afraid to be nice
Afraid to be mean
Afraid that the wind
Will knock over trees
Afraid of my dog
Afraid of his fleas

Peace of mind
Hard to keep
Hard to find
Look ahead
Look behind
Looking for
Peace of mind
Can't relax
Can't unwind
Deep inside
Secret mind
OH NO!

Afraid to be caught
Afraid to be free
Afraid to make love
Afraid of VD
Afraid of the rain
Don't like to get wet
Afraid to take drugs
They make me forget
Afraid that the air
Will make me get sick
Afraid that a girl
Will cut off my....OH!

Someone tell me how it happened
Why my head is so confused
Can it be my circuits finally blew a fuse
Can a human being really change into a humanoid
Or is my imagination paranoid
All I need is peace and quiet, maybe just a little time
Turn the channel, turn the channel, piece of mind

[repeat chorus]

Afraid of success
Afraid to grow old
Afraid that my brain
Is covered with mold
Afraid that I might
Be put on a shelf
But that's not the least, oh, OH!
Afraid of MYSELF

Energy caught over Egyptian pyramids

Prof. Boulter caught a series of high definition images showing massive spinning energy formation and other anomalies during light show (pyramidcode.com).

Coast to Coast featured the Egypt and Pyramids on July 27, 2011. Dr. Carmen Boulter, former professor at the University of Calgary and author of Angels and Archetypes: An Evolutionary Map of Feminine Consciousness, discussed evidence of levitation, free energy, and alchemy being used to construct the pyramids in Egypt. She is a principal contributor to the extraordinary series "The Pyramid Code."

Her message from over 25 visits to Egypt and years of research is accompanied by a warning that the current structure of civilization is not conducive to the empowerment of humans.

18 pixel close up photos of cleaned Temple of Dendera ceiling hieroglyphics indicate astronomical, extraterrestrial, and interdimensional themes (pyramidcode.com)

The Four Truths of Recovery

(thesun.co.uk)

Amy Winehouse was a Jewish-Buddhist. But it was a first when she pulled out of a festival [Rock En Seine Festival in Paris] because she was in a state of Buddhist relaxation. The singer has been trying to find peace in her chaotic life by chanting Nam Myoho Renge Kyo.

For those who have alcohol, illegals drugs, or engage in addictive routines to unwind, Amy found a better option: Nicherin Buddhism, perhaps the most questionable form of devotional "value creation."

The Sun quotes a source as saying: "One of her musicians introduced Amy to Buddhist chanting. She chants for ten minutes in the mornings and just before she sleeps.

"Amy has also been watching the interview clip of Tina Turner chanting on YouTube [on Larry King Live] and she reckons it's already affecting her in a positive way.

"She has a string of Buddhist beads that she chants with, which she keeps in a red silk scarf.

"She says chanting is filling her life with positivity while she is trying to sort herself out." More


Buddhist 12 Steps
1. Addiction is Suffering.
• Understand, acknowledge, admit, and accept all of the ways drugs, alcohol, and so on have caused suffering in our lives. Action: Write an in-depth and detailed inventory of the suffering you have experienced in association with your addictions.
2. The Cause of Addiction is Craving.
• Understand that all forms of addiction have their roots in the natural human tendency to crave for life to be more pleasurable and less painful than it actually is. The substances we have craved and become addicted to must be abandoned and renounced. Action: Investigate, analyze, and share the inventory with your mentor or teacher and come to understand the cause of your addiction/suffering.
3. Recovery is Possible.
• Freedom from the suffering caused by addiction is attainable, IF we are ready and willing to follow the eightfold path. Action: Study and apply the Buddhist teachings on enlightenment (awakening) and eventually you will come to a verified-faith in the path of recovery/enlightenment through the actions you take on the path.
4. The 8-Fold Path to Recovery.
• The eight factors or folds of the path are to be developed, experienced and penetrated. This is a path of action not blind faith, recovery will only come from taking the right actions. This is not a linear path, it does not have to be taken in order, rather all of the factors will need to be developed and applied simultaneously. This is a guide to having a life that is free from addiction, not a process that we go through once or twice, the eight folds of recovery will have to be maintained through out one's life.

Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Amazing Weekend for Los Angeles



Los Angeles is gearing up for a weekend of delightful overwhelm:

New Earthquakes Rock Japan (video)

Linkin Park is raising relief funds for Japan and playing a secret show for those who help.
  1. Click Take the Challenge to create a page, raise $500, and earn two tickets to the show.
  2. Use the tools provided to promote the cause to your friends and family.
  3. Don't stop at $500. We will award special prizes and experiences to the top fundraisers, including meet & greets, VIP access and signed memorabilia.Click here for more details

Tickets are limited, only the first 500 people to reach the fundraising goal will receive tickets.

100% of net proceeds benefit children affected by the earthquake & tsunami to provide child care services and financial support to children at risk of not continuing their studies, psychological support as well as play zones for those who cannot play outside due to radiation fears.

Old Japanese painting warns of tsunamis, "harbor waves," that surge when funneled

Tips to Get Started

Haven't started yet? Here's something to do:

  1. Scroll up and click TAKE THE CHALLENGE
  2. Create a page -- add a photo or a short video and explain the fundraising
  3. Ask friends and followers for Japan relief donations.
  4. Click "share" to promote the cause via Facebook, Twitter, email.

Create a Page, then...

Go back to personalized page by clicking "My Page" at top right. Click "ASK FOR DONATIONS." There are three tabs:

  1. Send a post to friends via Facebook, Twitter, or Google+
  2. Click "send a message" tab to send direct messages to friends on Twitter, Linkedin, Yahoo, Facebook, and other networks.
  3. Click the "send e-mail" tab to email friends, family, followers, and coworkers. Just click "add contacts," add a few email addresses, or import them from Gmail or Hotmail, select the friends to send a personalized email, then click "send." Check the box, and click "send" to send yourself an email to forward to contacts.

"In Search of Ancient Mysteries" (TV show)



() The second pilot documentary in the In Search Of series: "In Search of Ancient Mysteries" (1975). The seventies were a time of disclosure and openmindedness before new and more powerful drugs were released into the society that put the kibosh on actual growth to welcome the Age of Aquarius. It was the dawning of the New Age, but not the realization of it. Why do the real thing when a synthetic substitute is cheaper, faster, and more profitable? So here we are, not much further along 35 years later. Of course, we have made a great deal of progress individually but not as a collective culture. This should remind us that the we is me; what I do is what we do, for that is the collective consciousness, and all we can do is contribute to it ourselves and by encouraging others. This episode is based on the book In Search of Ancient Mysteries by Alan and Sally Landsburg, narrated by Rod Serling of "Twilight Zone" fame.

Monday, July 25, 2011

Meditation Feng Shui; Concentration (video)


Feng Shui for a "romantic" bedroom

There are basic ways to create a romantic bedroom with feng shui.

First of all, clean the bedroom. We need to clear clutter and junk so that positive energy can flow through the room easily. Clutter is known to block the flow of positive energy (called “chi” in feng shui). Things like books, dirty clothes, and other miscellaneous junk should all be removed. The area under the bed should also be cleaned and kept clutter-free. In addition, remove things that are reminders of the past or past relationships.

Moreover, remove the television and the computer from the bedroom. Whether we believe it or not, computers and televisions literally suck energy. They are known to affect the relationship and snatch away a partner’s attention.

Make room for love. If we wish to reignite our love lives, we need to get rid of all objects related to loneliness and make room for objects that represent love. More

Ancient American Archeology (Edgar Cayce)



A number of academic archaeology textbooks rudely dismiss [America's most famous psychic] Edgar Cayce’s pronouncements about ancient history. Cayce was, to them, a “cult archaeologist” -- unworthy of further investigation.

...Despite the claims of archaeologists, the history of ancient America put forth in Edgar Cayce’s readings has never been tested. Edgar Cayce, America’s famous “Sleeping Prophet,” gave 68 “psychic readings” between 1925 to 1944 that provided information on America’s Mound Builders and ancient American history.
These readings have never been thoroughly analyzed and have been largely forgotten. For the first time, Cayce’s statements about ancient America are genuinely compared to current archaeological evidence.

The authors relate that they began with a skeptical point of view but the weight of the evidence eventually showed Cayce’s accuracy. Incredibly, nearly everything Cayce related about the Mound Builders and the patterns of migrations to ancient America is true.

Since 1997, a series of astounding developments have shattered American archaeology’s most cherished beliefs. Excavations have uncovered solid evidence that ancient America was probably settled at least 50,000 years ago.

Genetic evidence shows that several waves of migrations came into America from not only Siberia, but also from Polynesia, China, and Japan.

A mysterious genetic type has been identified in ancient American skeletal remains as well as in some modern Native Americans. This enigmatic type is also linked to Israel, parts of Spain, France, Italy, and the northern Gobi Desert. It may well have originated in a location between America and Europe. This genetic type entered America in about 10,000 B.C. and could be the result of migrations from the mythical land of Atlantis.

Another genetic type could be from the mythical land of Mu. More

In Search Of...Atlantis (video)

Sunday, July 24, 2011

White terrorist kills to lay blame on Muslims

Wisdom Quarterly
Who faked a Facebook profile for the white mass murderer encouraging others? Are the clandestine services trying to inspire copycat crimes? (solidprinciples.com)

Anders Behring Breivik is a white, 32 year old, pro-Israel, Norwegian Christian man who has already allegedly confessed to murdering 90+ people in Norway. He carried out the planned terrorist attack by first bombing government offices in an attempt to assassinate the prime minister -- then shooting scores of students with an automatic weapon on a nearby island during a political youth retreat on July 22, 2011 while dressed as a police officer.


He had written a 1,500 page "manifesto" encouraging others. It was a "false flag" attack: His motive was to have Muslims blamed for it and massacred in retaliation by Christian Europeans. He has claimed that his acts -- common in state-sponsored violence/war and PsyOps/propaganda -- mean he is not a "criminal."

The injured after Oslo terrorist attack (ibtimes.com)

Amy Winehouse: Drugs vs. "Rehab" (video)

In 2006, Amy Winehouse (1984-2011) became a star, the voice of a new generation, by insisting she would not be going to "Rehab." She would be dead within five years.
Already a star in the U.K., Winehouse makes her debut on U.S. TV with "Rehab."

Singer Found Dead in Apartment
LONDON, England - Troubled British singer Amy Winehouse [with her violent partner in prison] was found dead at her flat in north London, police said. She was 27 years old. The Grammy award-winning [neo-]soul singer struggled with well-documented drink and drug addictions. Her death is being treated as unexplained. "Police were called by London Ambulance Service to an address in Camden Square shortly before 4:05 pm (local time) today, Saturday 23 July, following reports of a woman found deceased," a police statement said. "On arrival officers found the body of a 27-year-old female who was pronounced dead..." More

Drunk and/or stoned, Amy Winehouse is booed during comeback tour, live in Belgrade on June 18, 2011. She then launches into "Back To Black."

Rehab without a "Higher Power"
Recovery from addictions of all kinds is possible in a Buddhist context. Buddhism is nontheistic (not dependent on a God for "salvation"/enlightenment). Many Buddhists are theists, but many others are atheistic, agnostic, or undecided.

Not recognizing a supreme being as a higher power makes traditional 12-Step programs unpalatable. (Of course, the nature of the "higher power" one chooses need not be a god, but that is definitely how most participants treat it as part of their recovery.

Thanks to mavericks like Kevin Griffin, who wrote One Breath at a Time: Buddhism and the Twelve Steps it is quite possible to successfully overcome addiction and unrelenting craving in a nontheistic context.

A Buddhist Version of the 12 Steps
Step 1 - We admitted we were powerless over our addiction -- that our lives had become unmanageable.
Step 2 - Came to believe that spiritual practice could restore us to sanity.
Step 3 - Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the power of the Dharma.
Step 4 - Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.
Step 5 - Admitted to ourselves and to another human being the exact nature of our suffering.
Step 6 - Were entirely ready to let go of all these defects of character.
Step 7 - Humbly asked for our shortcomings to be removed through prayer and meditation.
Step 8 - Made a list of all persons we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all.
Step 9 - Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.
Step 10 - Continued to take personal inventory, and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.
Step 11 - Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with reality and to live a life with more wisdom and compassion.
Step 12 - Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to other addicts and to practice these principles in all our affairs.

Saturday, July 23, 2011

150 Human-Animal Hybrids Grown in UK Lab

150 human animal hybrids grown in UK labs: Embryos have been produced secretively for the past three years
Daniel Martin and Simon Caldwell (DailyMail.co.uk, July 23, 2011)
Scientists have created more than 150 human-animal hybrid embryos in British laboratories. The hybrids have been produced secretively over the past three years by researchers looking into possible cures for a wide range of diseases. The revelation comes just a day after a committee of scientists warned of a nightmare "Planet of the Apes" scenario in which work on human-animal creations goes too far. More
Wisdom Quarterly (COMMENTARY)
There must be some kind of mistake. These kinds of things don't happen. This is impossible; the alleles don't match up. It would be cloning gone wrong. It would be unethical to meld human consciousness with animal forms and create Humanzees like Oliver or Bigfoot giants Frankenstein-style. "Project Nim" is one thing, but surely this cannot be. What's today, April 1st? It must be a Rupert Murdoch distraction from a reputable London paper. Just because Dr. Joseph Mengele came to see the Reservation schools Native Americans and Indigenous Canadians were imprisoned, molested, and experimented on, that doesn't mean they were hybridized or part of the Nazi plan to genetically manipulate and conduct vivisection studies. Humbug.

The amazing Shinzen Young (live)

The Science of Enlightenment (ebook3000.com)
AGS is hosting famous Western science/meditation master Shinzen Young for an evening in Santa Monica, California. There will be meditation, a talk, and conversation with the lay sangha. No registration needed. By donation only. This will be followed by an all-day intensive on Sunday.


What is the best path? Shinzen answers.

SHINZEN YOUNG became fascinated with Asian culture as a teenager in Los Angeles. Later he enrolled in the Ph.D. program in Buddhist Studies at the University of Wisconsin. He eventually went to Asia and did extensive monastic training in all three of the major Buddhist meditative traditions: Tibetan (Vajrayana), Zen (Mahayana), and Vipassana (Theravada). His specialty is linking Eastern internal science and Western technological science.

Free Village Street Fair (Hollywood)

FREE TO THE PUBLIC (losfelizstreetfair.com)

Friday, July 22, 2011

Why are Americans still unemployed?

Wisdom Quarterly
An American worker puts the final touches on a beautiful smile (@berto/Flickr.com).

"We can complain because rose bushes have thorns
Or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses"*

Aesthetic Realism states that there will be no economic "recovery" until economics -- making money, creating jobs -- itself becomes ethical, based on goodwill rather than on the common ill-will that has been dominant for centuries.

This grand view points to a road map that Republican B.S. Obama (judged on his actions not his public relations campaigns) for the U.S. economy.

What steps could be taken to create jobs? There are many. We have done it before. After disastrous wars of the past -- and we have pretty much been involved in conflict almost without interruption for 200 years, but these dots are not connected by mainstream history books even though information on most of our invasions, covert wars, conquests, and prolonged occupations are well documented -- we had recovery programs.

There was the G.I. Bill. There was a massive movement to employ artists. There was once even a space program. We built bridges, a massive highway system, reservoirs, scenic routes, a rich library system, civic institutions, all of which we collectively call "infrastructure." The world and we are happier when we focus within.

But some element in power -- a shadow government that pulls strings at the White House, Pentagon, CIA, and other centers of power -- prefers to look for happiness without.

What is the meaning of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness? It certainly does not mean happiness. We are not happy, and we were never promised happiness. Just its pursuit. So let's pursue it here. And when we grow happy, strong, and fabulously affluent, lets help others with no strings attached.

The happiest man in the world according to science the Buddhist monk Matthieu Ricard

Those strings get us in a lot of trouble "policing" the world, subverting other governments, creating untold pollution and misery. Let's keep it in our pants. And our pockets will runneth over with riches to share with everyone around us. Is it a Cold War we need? Why not a Hot Peace? Let's wage peace!

And as the first act of peace, let's employ our own citizens to help our own citizens.
  • These roads need fixing.
  • These walls need painting.
  • These cities need planning.
  • These national parks need salvaging.
  • These corporations need regulating.
  • (Of course they don't want regulation, who does?)
  • The space above us needs exploring.
  • Plants need planting.
  • Farms need diversifying.
  • The environment needs cleaning.
  • Animals need caring.
  • Kids need raising by the community.
  • Teens need tutoring.
  • Prisoners need rehabilitating.
  • Parents need help.
  • Elders need teaching opportunities.
  • Bread needs baking.
And somewhere somehow there needs to be more candlestick making so we can all meditate (or pray) together in peace.... It's easy and natural.

So why are Americans still unemployed? It seems obvious.

This misery is the way the "powers that be" (which include the international bankers, the Obama administration, the war profiteers in their corporate jobs, the major industries, all of which may be referred to as, however secret its members may be, the "Military-Industrial Complex").

So before you find yourself at your neighbor's throat or blaming those darn economically-pressured immigrants, or becoming a violent xenophobe demanding a scapegoat (ala 1945), look for the real culprit. Nothing that is happening today is happening by accident or necessity. It's someone's plan. And THE PLAN is going well.

Would that they made another plan -- rather than blaming biblical prophecy and the angry, vengeful God of our Judeo-Christian society. There will never be peace without until there is peace within. So that puts the onus on us to peace out.


"The measure of a civilization is how it treats its weakest members."
  • And if your son/daughter is a CIA functionary or soldier, tell him/her to come home and stop following illegal orders to kill, disrupt, rape, terrorize, drug, and sow fear throughout the world.
Meditate, pray, play, discuss, debate, join together respectfully -- whatever peaceful means it takes to pursue happiness. Because the pursuit, also called the journey, is the happiness. Or as Buddhism likes to say: There is no way to happiness; happiness is the way!


Free "X Fest" at the Los Angeles X Games



Free X Fest at L.A. LIVE!
"X Fest," which opens at 9:00 am daily, is the FREE portion of the ESPN action sports festival featuring live concerts, interactive parks, athlete appearances, demos, giveaways, sponsors, industry booths, and more.

Beavis & Butthead return

The Oslo Norway Terrorist Massacre



The mass [white] murderer who mowed down teenagers at the Utoya youth camp in one of multiple attacks in Norway today was seen in Oslo prior to his attack at the youth camp. After the Oslo blast he went to Utoya, dressed as a policeman, and in order to gain entry to the the youth camp, said he was on security detail in light of the Oslo bombings. Got that? He got through security and opened fire on the children. It takes an evil of unimaginable depravity and barbarity to conceive and execute such carnage. More
Condolences from Balochs in Norway
OSLO - The Baloch community of Norway extended its condolences in Norway on June 6, 2010 with respect to the extrajudicial killing/execution of Abdul Hameed Rigi. The Baloch community of Norway paid tribute to him, declaring him a martyr because he sacrificed himself for a noble cause. His execution is condemned. More