Consumercide

They call it a "docu-comedy", but with the economic collapse that we are all in the midst of, the subject that this wonderful doco addresses is nothing to laugh about. The "Reverend Billy", his wife and the choir, all tour the United States, with a message to all of those who are caught in the consumercidal hell of modern America. On the way, via Walmart and Disney, they attempt to awaken people to the loss of Christmas Spirit, and some of the damage that unbridled consumerism is doing to themselves, the labourers who make the products, and the planet. They have chosen a light and yet powerful and clever way of addressing the issues. If this doco has a profound effect on just some of us, then it has provided an invaluable service for mankind. Go Rev. Billy, go.

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The most common ego identifications have to do with possessions, the work you do, social status and recognition, knowledge and education, physical appearance, special abilities, relationships, personal and family history, belief systems, and often political, nationalistic, racial, religious, and other collective identifications. None of these is you.

Fear arises through identification with form, whether it be a material possession, a physical body, a social role, a self-image, a thought, or an emotion. It arises through unawareness of the formless inner dimension of consciousness or spirit, which is the essence of who you are. You are trapped in object consciousness, unaware of the dimension of inner space which alone is true freedom.

Thinking, or more precisely identification with thinking, gives rise to and maintains the ego, which, in our Western society in particular, is out of control. It believes it is real and tries hard to maintain its supremacy. Negative states of mind, such as anger, resentment, fear, envy, and jealousy, are products of the ego.

Those who have not found their true wealth, which is the radiant joy of Being and the deep, unshakable peace that comes with it, are beggars, even if they have great material wealth. They are looking outside for scraps of pleasure or fulfillment, for validation, security, or love, while they have a treasure within that not only includes all those things but is infinitely greater than anything the world can offer.