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APRIL 2008 issue Volume 27 Number 3
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This is an abridged, electronic version of SHARE INTERNATIONAL
magazine.
The magazine has a non-paid staff only, carries no
advertisements and is published by SHARE INTERNATIONAL
FOUNDATION, a non-profit, non-governmental organization in
association with the Department of Public Information at the
United Nations.
SHARE INTERNATIONAL is a monthly magazine, bringing together the
two major directions of New Age thinking -- the political, and
the spiritual. It covers news, events and comments bearing on
Maitreya's priorities: an adequate supply of the right food;
adequate housing and shelter for all; healthcare and education
as a universal right; the maintenance of ecological balance in
the world.
Abridged hard-copy versions available in Dutch, French, German,
Japanese, Romanian and Spanish.
SHARE INTERNATIONAL's chief editor is Benjamin Creme, British
artist, esotericist and author. His challenging message has
evoked a world-wide response: Maitreya, the World Teacher, is
now among us in full physical presence.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
The people awaken
by the Master -, through Benjamin Creme, 9 March 2008
Questions and Answers
Letters
Signs of the time
A tribute to Janez Drnovek
Promoting peace: one school at a time
Interview with Greg Mortenson
by McNair Ezzard
The future before us -- a compilation
The Voice of the People
Facts and forecasts
Background Information:
The emergence of the World Teacher -- in brief
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The people ... are awakening; a different drum is beating a new
rhythm and the peoples respond. In almost every country men are
sensing a new light, a quickening thought, a rising hope. Freedom,
Justice and Peace are beginning to be felt as nearer, more real,
more possible of attainment than ever before. Global
communications are giving men a new sense of themselves as one
humanity.
The Master -
THE PEOPLE AWAKEN
by the Master -, through Benjamin Creme, 9 March 2008
It may seem impossible to believe, or so much wishful thinking,
but from the higher viewpoint of your Elder Brothers, significant
changes for the better are taking place throughout the world. We
see a growing movement towards unity and justice, and a growing
realization of the absolute necessity for peace to reign if
humanity is to continue on its path of evolution. This represents
a huge step back from the brink of self-destruction.
There are many, of course, who still conceive and perfect the
tools of war, waxing rich and powerful in this deadly trade. The
people, however, are awakening; a different drum is beating a new
rhythm and the peoples respond. In almost every country men are
sensing a new light, a quickening thought, a rising hope. Freedom,
Justice and Peace are beginning to be felt as nearer, more real,
more possible of attainment than ever before. Global
communications are giving men a new sense of themselves as one
humanity. This new awareness is not complete or perfect, to be
sure, but We see clearly the beginning of a new and hopeful trend
in this direction. This, indeed, gladdens Our hearts and betokens
correct response to the energies of the New Time.
Trend
When Maitreya steps forward and begins His open Mission, this
trend will magnify and become the aim and purpose of men and women
of goodwill in every country. More and more, men will understand
that, despite the differences in colour, race and religion, men
and women everywhere are one, that they require the same justice
and freedom which some believe is theirs alone by right.
Maitreya will emphasize the utter necessity for peace, and that
the complete renunciation of war can only be achieved by trust.
Sharing alone, Maitreya will affirm, can engender that trust.
Foster
Thus will Maitreya speak, thus will He foster the sense of the One
humanity and the need for sharing. Needless to say, not all men
will respond to Maitreya's call for Unity and Brotherhood, but as
the voice of reason and justice penetrates the hearts of men, more
and yet more will see the truth of His insight and the necessity
for change. Thus will it be, and thus will men awaken to the Light
of Truth that is among them, and will see Him as their Leader and
Guide. Gently, yet firmly, He will coax men to act in their own
highest interests. Like an elder brother He will lead the younger
members of His family step by step towards their own truth.
Near
This time is not far off, in truth is very near. Watch and listen
for the rising voice of the peoples of the world as hope and joy
alike arise in their hearts.
Then will you know that the wheel has turned. That the pain of
poverty and injustice will be no more. That the blasphemy of war
is renounced for ever. That the Law of Love has found its rightful
place in the hearts of men and women everywhere in this, our
world.
QUESTIONS and ANSWERS -- a selection
Questions dealing with the activities of Maitreya and the
Hierarchy of the Masters of Wisdom, and about the Ageless Wisdom
Teachings, which have not been answered in his books, are
answered by Benjamin Creme in this section. Benjamin Creme does
not seek to set himself up as an arbiter of the authenticity of
other groups' activities and communications. Please refrain
from posing such questions.
Send your written questions to: Share International/Questions,
PO Box 3677, London NW5 1RU, UK.
Q. Have the ecologists really said that planet Earth has just 15
to 20 years left? Is that an exaggeration?
A. Not the ecologists but the Masters have said that we do not
have 50 to 100 years (as many ecologists believe) but 15 to 20
years to rescue the planet before it reaches a stage in which the
problems become irreversible.
Q. Can Maitreya's physical body contain all the consciousness of
the energy of Christ, or just a small percentage of it?
A. Not just a small percentage of it but yes, it does contain 85
per cent.
Q. Is Maitreya a channel for the energy of Christ, or is his
physical body different from ours?
A. Maitreya is so pure and so advanced that He does not simply
channel the Christ consciousness but Embodies it completely. It
flows directly from Him to us. His 'Body of Light' 'is at rest' in
the Himalayas; the body in which He manifests today is created by
Himself.
Q. To spread the message of *Share International*, I would humbly
suggest that you could give more information about the Ageless
Wisdom Teachings, since I have talked to people who say they like
the message, but it sounds like you are "making publicity" for the
Masters. It might be better to let people know more about the
teachings rather than giving so much emphasis to the fact of
whether someone met Jesus, Maitreya or other Masters, because it
sounds to me like fantasy.
A. It is no fantasy, and certainly not to the people who have the
experience. Yes, we do exactly try to publicize the fact of the
Masters' return to the everyday world.
Q. Would you kindly outline the practical steps nations could take
to implement global sharing?
A. There is a group of Masters already in the world, 14 Masters
and Maitreya. They have Their disciples. These disciples have
formed a series of alternative, inter-related plans, blueprints
which if implemented would solve the redistribution problems at
the heart of the economic problem today. The resources are there.
There is more food in the world than we need, much of it rotting
away in the storehouses of the developed world while millions die
of hunger elsewhere. These inter-related plans would outline a
very simple method of redistribution.
There are various plans, but this one is the simplest and best.
Humanity might or might not adopt it, but some variation of this
might be acceptable. First of all, each nation would be asked to
make known what they make, what they grow, what they im****t. In
this way the total goods of the Earth would be known. Each nation
would be asked to donate to a central pool that which it has in
excess of its needs.
The rich, powerful nations, obviously, would put in more because
they have so much excess, and the poorer nations would put in less
because they have less, but all would put in what they have in
excess of what they need. Out of that central pool, created by all
the nations, the needs of all would be met. This is taking into
account the needs of the planet.
We ruin, ravage, the planet. It is abused and is now sick. This
plan of redistribution would take into account what we have to do,
for example, in a world which is becoming more and more de****d of
trees. We must plant more trees, never use beyond a certain
amount. We get our oxygen from the vegetable kingdom, and at the
same time the vegetable kingdom is a wonderful absorber of carbon
dioxide. So the more trees we destroy, the less oxygen we have and
the more 'carbon footprints' we make. Eighty per cent of global
warming -- which is an absolute reality -- is created by misguided
humanity itself.
Then you get the American President who declares that there is no
global warming, 'It does not exist,' he says. This, in a country
which produces 25 per cent of the world's pollution! One country
produces a quarter of the world's pollution and denies its effect.
Q. In the UK recently, there has been a concerted attack on
homoeopathy in newspapers and broadcasting. Statements have been
made by medical men which to me sound like little more than
ignorant prejudice and professional bias -- a question of
'defending territory'. I have had homoeopathic medical treatment
with great success for very many years. I am not against
'orthodox' medicine; on the contrary, I think they should both be
used as needed in a complementary relation****p. What seems to be
unclear to the 'orthodox' practitioners (and perhaps even to a few
homoeopaths) is how homoeopathy actually works. Can you explain
please?
A. I believe that the prejudice of so many medical practitioners
against homoeopathy is the result of simple ignorance of the
etheric planes of energy. The arrogance with which this ignorance
is so often expressed, however, is quite extraordinary. The
world's scientists, on the whole, believe that there are three
states of matter: solid, liquid and gaseous. Esotericists know
that there are seven states of matter: these three, and four
states of subtle or etheric physical matter. These four etheric
planes of matter substand all outer physical planes which are a
precipitation downwards from the etheric. Each person has an
etheric physical counterpart body which is first laid down in the
womb before the dense physical body takes shape.
When a sample of a plant or element is homoeopathically
potentized, the sample becomes so attenuated that it -- in a gross
sense -- disappears. It may be one part in many millions --
clinically non-existent. What the orthodox medical practitioner
does not understand is that homoeopathy does not administer a
non-existent sample but the etheric energy of the sample which is
released by the attenuation process. It is the energy of the
sample which stimulates the body of the patient through the
endocrine system. When the remedy is correctly chosen in relation
to the symptoms, amelioration of the symptoms takes place. It is a
science, not a 'placebo' as claimed by homoeopathy's detractors,
which calls forth the natural healing powers of the body itself.
The success of homoeopathy in treating animals and infants
demonstrates that it is not a 'placebo' effect which is taking
place. When the existence of the etheric planes of matter are
'discovered' and their function understood, the prejudice and
opposition to homoeopathy will cease.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR -- a selection
When writing to the *Share International* letters page, please
indicate if you wish your name to be withheld. In the absence of
any indication the editors will assume that your name may be
printed. Due to an ever-increasing number of letters received, it
may take many months before your letter is published. Please
refrain from sending your letter more than once -- as this can
cause delays and confusion.
>>>Television extra
Dear Editor,
Two years ago [2006], whilst ill, sitting in my living room, I
watched the popular daytime programme *This Morning*. There was an
Arabic-looking man sitting on the television hosts' sofa. The
hosts were speaking and made no contact with the man sitting
there. They just appeared to ignore him. I sat wondering why the
hosts had not seen him. He was dressed in a suit and sat staring
into the screen and did not speak. I found this very bizarre but
thought no more of it. A year later I told a healer who explained
it could have been Maitreya.
I have also had handprints appearing on my bedroom mirrors. The
handprints were not large but in awkward positions. For three
months they remained there as my heart would not let me clean them
off. I just felt that they were special. Eventually I did clean
them off, but they were not easy to wipe away.
Who was the man on television, and did the presenters know he was
there? Were the handprints on my mirrors anything significant?
P.S., Crewe, UK.
(Benjamin Creme's Master confirms that the 'man on the *This
Morning* sofa' was Maitreya. The presenters did not see Him. The
handprints were manifested by Maitreya.)
>>>Sign of the time
Dear Editor,
In mid-February 2008, our contact in the advertising department at
the local newspaper *The Camden Journal* rang to offer us a
special last-minute deal: a front-page colour advertisement for
Benjamin Creme's lecture at a very good rate, because their client
had not sent their copy and they needed to fill the space. We
agreed and sent it immediately by e-mail. We were pleased as the
paper has a huge circulation in north London.
Two weeks later, on the day of Mr Creme's lecture, our contact
phoned to say a strange thing had happened: the week after the
advertisement had been published it unexpectedly appeared *again*
on the front page -- and no one in the newspaper office knew how
it had happened! They were baffled: he described it as a complete
mystery. (Our regular black-and-white advertisement was, as
arranged, published in the same paper.) Is it possible that we had
some help with this mysterious extra advertisement?
G.F., London, UK.
(Benjamin Creme's Master confirms that Maitreya was responsible
for the duplication.)
>>>Mistresses of Wisdom
Dear Editor,
At the end of February 2008, we held our customary Transmission
Meditation workshop at the Share International/Nederland
Information Centre. For various reasons it had not been advertised
as well as usual. First came a young woman from a Muslim
background. Just as we were starting came two Moroccan women, also
Muslims. The two women were somehow amusing, very chatty and
pleasant. They came in asking whether this was where they could
get "paranormal, para ... something or the other". It turned out
they had hoped they could get their fortune told or their auras
read. I explained that we wouldn't be doing that but that we would
have the op****tunity to transmit energies from great beings,
Masters.
How much would it cost? Nothing? Oh well then, in that case, they
would stay and see.
The taller woman had a strong, loud voice, was very forthright,
slightly masculine, asked lots of questions and made all sorts of
comments all the way through -- it was pleasant and funny. She was
dressed rather similarly to the way the Master Jesus had dressed
once when He came to the Information Centre in the guise of a
young woman. The other woman was darker, had wonderful eyes, was
plump, and wore a very large cap. She was quieter and sweeter.
Together they were rather a comedy duo.
Two of us were giving the workshop together; we gave the
background information, talked about the coming of the Imam Mahdi;
we also showed a few very short DVDs of various miracles.
Naturally, we began with some signs manifested for Muslims.
Everyone was fascinated and wanted to know more. Then the taller
woman suddenly stood up said: "You must advertise more. These
things are im****tant. People must hear these things. They should
be able to know these things. Why isn't it more widely known? Why
did you only have one or two small ads? Only *we* saw them -- they
were so small." She gestured, leaving a minute space between thumb
and forefinger. "This is im****tant for people to know. Have more
adverts." I can't remember if she actually articulated the
following, but I think she might have said something like "to give
people hope". The two jolly Muslim women left before we started
Transmission! Were they by any chance Masters?
C.Q. and F.E., Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
(Benjamin Creme's Master confirms that the talkative 'woman' was
Maitreya, and the 'quieter and sweeter woman' was the Master
Jesus.)
>>>Power of the 'hand'
Dear Editor,
My cousin George had been getting terrible headaches, so bad in
fact that the ambulance had to take him to the hospital where they
discovered a blood clot on the right side of his brain. The next
day he was operated on. I went to see him and he was in good
spirits and very positive.
A few days later I called and he sounded very down, sad and
worried. The doctors had told him that they would have to do
another, larger operation. George told me he had total trust in
the doctor and his team and had told them so. He went on to say
that when the doctors left his room he saw the figure of a man,
could not see his face clearly but it was definitely a man, and
that he felt confident and at peace. Since he is in St Joseph's
Hospital he thought it could be a religious experience. We spoke a
little about the Masters and his spirits rose.
He needed long-term care. When I visited him I took the card of
Maitreya's 'hand' and told him to read about it and use it. He was
so pleased that I brought it as he was looking for something to
help him.
Later, when I called, he was all excited. He said he put the card
up next to his bed and placed his hand over Maitreya's and said a
little prayer asking for healing. He immediately felt electricity
going into his hand (not in his body). He said he felt very
peaceful, positive and happy. It lasted about ten to fifteen
minutes. He was so overjoyed, he couldn't wait to tell me and was
bubbling over with joy. He said it was the best Thanksgiving
holiday he had ever spent. I told him I couldn't wait to tell my
friend and he said: "Yes, tell everybody, the hand works!" Could
you tell me if the figure in his room was one of the Masters and
whether the help he had from the 'hand' card was from Maitreya?
M.C., North Hollywood, CA, USA.
(Benjamin Creme's Master confirms that the man in his hospital
room was Maitreya, and that the help he received from Maitreya's
'hand' card was, indeed, from Maitreya.)
SIGNS OF THE TIME
In His Message of November 1977, Maitreya said: "Those who
search for signs will find them". Ever since, an increasing
number of miraculous phenomena have flooded the world:
appearances, crosses of light, healing wells, weeping icons and
statues.
In May 1988, an associate of Maitreya stated in *Share
International*: "The signs of Maitreya's presence in the world
will continue to increase. He is going to flood the world with
such happenings that the mind can never comprehend it."
>>>Mysterious figure appears in fire
On 2 April 2007, digital photographs taken during a mountainside
ceremony in Poland to mark the second anniversary of Pope John
Paul II's death caused a stir. During the late Pope's pontificate,
devout Poles would light fires on Matyska mountain, in southern
Poland, as a greeting to the Pope when he visited the area; since
his death the tradition has become a commemorative celebration.
Grzegorz Lukasik took various photographs during the event in
April and later realized that one held an image claimed to be that
of the late pontiff bending forward, making a sign of blessing.
The automatic time stamp on the digital image coincided precisely
with the time at which John Paul II died in 2005. "Maybe that was
a kind of a sign, given the time and the place where it was
taken," said Lukasik. (Source: *The Daily Telegraph*, UK)
(Benjamin Creme's Master confirms that the 'figure' is a sign,
manifested by Maitreya. The 'figure' is of the Master Jesus.)
(See also photograph 'Fiery sign' in *Share International*
September 2002)
>>>Dolphin to the rescue
Two beached whales in New Zealand have been rescued by a dolphin
which piloted them back out to sea.
The two pygmy sperm whales -- a mother and her calf -- had become
stranded in the shallows at Mahia beach on the east coast of the
North Island, a location notorious for whale strandings.
Volunteers had given up hope after the whales repeatedly beached
despite an hour and a half of attempts to encourage them to head
back out to sea. Local conservation officer Malcolm Smith said he
was about to get his gun to end their suffering when a friendly
dolphin known locally as Moko suddenly appeared, swam straight up
to the whales and communicated with them. They immediately
followed her back out to sea through a channel.
"She came directly to where we were and established contact, and
immediately those two whales seemed to relax," said Mr Smith,
adding that this was the first such recorded incident in his 30
years of whale rescue work. "I don't speak whale and I don't speak
dolphin," he said, "but there was obviously something that went on
because the two whales changed their attitude from being quite
distressed to following the dolphin quite willingly and directly
along the beach and straight out to sea."
The whales have not been seen since, he said, but Moko was back in
the bay, playing with swimmers as she has been doing for the last
year. "I shouldn't do this I know, we are meant to remain
scientific," Mr Smith said, "but I actually went into the water
with the dolphin and gave it a pat afterwards because she really
did save the day." (Source: BBC-tv, UK)
(Benjamin Creme's Master confirms that Maitreya inspired the
dolphin to come to the whales' help.)
>>>Forces of light
"Im****tant events are taking place in many parts of the world.
People everywhere will be astonished by the re****ts. These will
include, in unprecedented numbers, of spacecraft from our
neighbouring planets, Mars and Venus in particular." (Benjamin
Creme's Master, 'The gathering of the Forces of Light', *SI* March
2007)
>>>NASA's UFO records emerge
Film of a NASA space experiment being "swarmed" by UFOs has
attracted almost 400,000 hits on the website Youtube.
On 25 February 1996 the US space shuttle Columbia on mission
STS-75 was running an experiment in generating electrical energy
for in-orbit propulsion by collecting high-energy electrons in the
Earth's ionosphere and magnetic fields. A 12-mile long electrical
conductor cable known as an electrodynamic tether was run out from
the Columbia, but an unexpected voltage overload severed the
tether from the shuttle and it coiled away into space. As the full
length of the tether drifts away, the NASA footage shows hundreds
of circular, fla****ng UFOs swarming and darting around it until,
some 80 miles away, it can be seen completely straightened out and
doubled over on itself. (See 'UFO NASA's unexplained tether
overload incident' at www.youtube.com)
(Benjamin Creme's Master confirms that the Space Brothers repaired
and controlled the broken tether.)
>>>United Nations debate UFO policy
Following an interview with French aviation expert Gilles Lorant
on French radio station *Ici et Maintenant*, his account was
published on various websites of a series of United Nations
meetings to discuss the UFO phenomenon.
According to Lorant's information, approximately 40
representatives of 28 UN member nations attended a series of
secret meetings from 12-14 February 2008 at the New York
headquarters to discuss issues of security and public information,
in light of increasing UFO sightings in recent years.
Lorant is an attache to the Centre National de la Recherche
Scientifique (National Center for Scientific Research), a
government-funded research organization under the authority of
France's Ministry of Research. He is also a member of the
Institute of Advanced Studies for National Defense and was invited
to attend the UN meetings in a professional capacity.
According to Lorant, the meetings were convened at the request of
nation states concerned about the impact of increased UFO
sightings. Their main focus was to co-ordinate international
policy regarding the phenomenon; 2009 was agreed on as the year
when an official policy of "openness" to extraterrestrial craft
sightings would replace the denial and debunking policy pursued
since the early 1950s. However, this policy ****ft would be
dependent on certain global conditions being met: a state of
"peace and stability" in the G8 nations; developing countries
committed to "liberal democratic conditions"; and a continuation
of UFO sightings at current levels.
A major concern was that "adverse" public reaction could have a
serious negative impact on the US economy and lead to further
economic crises and recession throughout the world. A confidential
re****t discussed in the meetings had been prepared by the US Air
Force and a branch of the National Guard at the request of three
US senators, whose comments were included, and who it seems were
also at the meetings. The date of official public disclosure was
given as 2013, or at such time as extraterrestrial presence was
considered unambiguous. A re****t of the meetings is expected to be
issued from the United Nations at the end of March 2008 to member
nations who did not attend the meetings. (Source: opednews.com;
ufodigest.com; exopolitics.org)
>>>Astronauts speak of UFOs
NASA's UFO records go back years, and include sightings re****ted
by US astronauts on the 1969 Apollo 11 mission, both en route to
the moon and after landing. Though many such re****ts were
suppressed and do***entation and photographs 'lost', there are now
increasing numbers of former astronauts and NASA personnel
speaking out about their experiences, often on television talk
shows. Among them is Christopher Kraft, director of NASA's Houston
tracking base during the Apollo lunar mission. Since leaving NASA,
Kraft has confirmed a key conversation between Houston and
astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on the moon about
watching UFOs "lined up on the other side of the crater". The
conversation -- not publicly aired owing to an 'unexplained'
two-minute break in NASA's public transmission -- was monitored by
hundreds of independent civilian VHF radio operators, including
Soviet radio operators who published the transcript in Moscow.
(Source: youtube.com; *The Canadian*, Canada)
>>>UFO sightings around the world
USA -- *New York*: Posted on the YouTube website in February 2008
is a video called 'Massive UFO Brigade Over NYC'. Filmed with a
handy-cam in November 2007 in New York City at around 2.45pm, the
footage shows m***** of small, bright, UFO's moving quickly in
various formations, through the blue sky. Finally one larger
vehicle is seen in isolation. People posted responses to the video
confirming that they had witnessed the same phenomenon, as well as
similar 'massed' sightings on previous days. (Source: youtube.com)
(Benjamin Creme's Master confirms that these spacecraft were part
of "the gathering of the Forces of Light", and numbered 3,000.
They were from Mars.)
*Dublin, Texas*: Around 1 January 2008, welder Ricky Sorrells was
deer hunting in the woods in Dublin, Texas, when he first saw an
object above the trees so vast that it replaced the sunset sky and
he could not see its edges. He estimated its size as the length of
"three or four football fields". Sorrells viewed through his
rifle's telescopic lens and describes seeing a metallic coloured
object about 300 feet above him, with large round cone-shaped
regular indentations, 6 feet in diameter, 6 to 8 feet deep and 40
feet apart.
"While I was looking at this, it drifted to the right by about 100
feet. And I remember looking to my left to see if I could see the
edge of this thing." Suddenly it took off, he said. "It did not
tilt up to take off. It remained flat and took off at a 45-degree
angle. I never heard a sound. Never felt any heat ... It was so
fast, I still couldn't see a shape. It was like it was here and
then it was gone." He saw the craft again twice about 1.5 to 2
miles away and it was then that he realized how huge it was.
(Source: ufoinfo.com; empiretribune.com; earthfiles.com)
(Benjamin Creme's Master confirms that the Dublin UFO was a small
Mother****p from Mars.)
Mexico -- *Mezcala*: A glowing UFO re****tedly landed and spent
more than 30 hours on the ground in a small Mexican town about 100
miles east of Acapulco. Witnesses in Mezcala, Mexico, described a
saucer-shaped craft that passed over the town square slowly and
silently at an altitude of about 300 metres in the early morning
of 31 December 2007, before landing on a nearby hill. The craft
was observed by townspeople as well as personnel at a local gold
mine. While the UFO remained on the hill, it emitted flashes of
light.
Local newspaper *La Cronica Verspertina de Chilpancingo* re****ted:
"The object was seen by most of the population, ranging from small
children to the elderly and entire families. Despite being seen at
a considerable distance the luminosity affected the eyes of many
residents. The electricity levels of all the homes dropped
whenever the light's intensity increased, ranging from a soft
shade of light blue to a white and phosphorescent blue, acquiring
yellow, orange and soft red tones."
During the evening of 1 January 2008, people in over 20 trucks
tried to visit the site where the light could be seen, but the
light went dark. One group came within 50 metres of the craft and
described its colour as brilliant, galvanized sheet-metal, with a
white or light blue light. Their vehicles lost power and stalled,
however, and their camera batteries were drained, later returning
to normal.
Many residents took photographs and videos of the object from
their homes, approximately 4-6 kilometres away. Some of the images
were inexplicably distorted, and overexposed. Videos taken from a
distance of about one kilometre show the object as a large white
circle of encapsulated light. Symbols on the craft can be seen, as
well as a being in the centre of the light. Some witnesses also
say that a second light appeared above the craft on the ground,
and appeared to blink, as if communicating with the light below.
(Source: inexplicata.blogspot.com; unknowncountry.com)
(Benjamin Creme's Master confirms that the sighting was authentic.
The spacecraft was from Mars.)
UK -- *Woodford Green*: Two residents of this London suburb
re****ted seeing an unusual object flying through the sky on the
weekend of 23 February 2008. Darrell Greenway said: "I was walking
down the High Road ... It was a really sunny day. Someone shouted:
'Oh my God, what's that?' I looked up and there was this
white-grey dish-like thing up in the sky. It wasn't a plane ... It
was going really fast, and it was quite low, about the height of
Canary Wharf. I think it was aliens. I know people who have also
seen strange things in the sky." After the sightings were re****ted
in the local newspaper, the government's Ministry of Defence
issued a statement calling for calm, and said the object was most
likely an aircraft, balloon or similar object. But Greenway did
not agree. "They are trying to cover it up," he said. (Source:
*Wanstead and Woodford Guardian*, UK; www.thisislocallondon.co.uk)
(Benjamin Creme's Master confirms that this is an authentic
sighting of spacecraft from Mars.)
UK -- *London*: When Karolina-Slavka Mueller was driving through
central London with two friends at around 3.50am on 19 January
2008, she photographed Tower Bridge and the London Eye with her
mobile phone's camera. When she looked at the images later, she
was astonished to see a bright UFO above the Thames behind the
London Eye. "What's very strange about this is the fact that we
didn't actually see this object in the sky while I was taking the
photos," she said. "I only discovered it once I loaded the photos
onto my computer as I didn't even look at the photos until then."
The UFO appears on three shots taken about eight minutes apart,
and is shown flying at an angle, emitting a blue light. Experts
agree that the images have not been tampered with. (Source: *The
Sun*, UK)
(Benjamin Creme's Master confirms that this is an authentic
sighting of spacecraft from Mars.)
UK -- *****tsmouth*: When Hab Rahman was driving home from work one
night in February 2008 he took a photograph of a lit-up car park
in thick fog near his home in ****tsmouth. After uploading the
photograph to his computer he noticed a strange object in the
picture. Near the top right of the photograph a disc-shaped object
can be seen hovering in the sky.
Rahman said: "I've never really believed in UFOs but this is a bit
weird and freaky -- I just cannot think what else it could be."
The newspaper also contacted UFO expert Hilary ****ter, of the
British Earth and Aerial Mysteries Society, who confirmed that it
could be genuine, saying: "It would be very difficult to fake that
photo and the UFO is at a tilt, which is the way they normally
fly." (Source: *Metro*, UK)
(Benjamin Creme's Master confirms that this is an authentic
sighting of spacecraft from Mars.)
PHOTOS:
(see the photos below on the Share International website:
http://share-international.org/magazine/SI_current.htm)
The mysterious figure which appeared in a fire, manifested by
Maitreya
(see the photos below on the Share International website:
http://share-international.org/magazine/old_issues/2008/april_08_p
ictures.htm)
Photograph taken at the Temple Hase, Kamakura, Japan, in June
2004, showing a light blessing from the Master Jesus. Sent by M.F.
A TRIBUTE TO JANEZ DRNOVEK
Janez Drnovek, the President of Slovenia from 2002 to 2007 who has
died aged 57, was a second-degree initiate and a remarkable
leader. His political opponents acknowledged that he was largely
responsible for Slovenia's social and economic development.
After being diagnosed with cancer he left his presidential palace
in Ljubljana, dismissed most of his staff and moved with his dog
to a mountain cabin near the village of Zaplana.
In January 2006 he formed a group called the Movement for Justice
and Development. Its aims were to "raise human consciousness and
make the world a better place" and to "restrict the logic of
capital and profit and provide a social as well as an
environmentally more balanced world".
He also wrote a series of books with titles such as *The Thoughts
of Life and Awareness, Golden Thoughts*, and *Essence of the
World*, in which he explored his search for inner equilibrium and
world harmony. He had recently published another book,
*Dialogues*. "I have reached my inner peace and I am not afraid
any more," he declared.
Believing he had found "a higher consciousness", Drnovek embarked
on a personal crusade against what he called "all things evil" and
set out to share his positive outlook with the rest of the world.
(see the photo below on the Share International website:
http://share-international.org/magazine/SI_current.htm)
Janez Drnovek on a 'March against hunger' in Ljubljana on 13 May
2007. Slovenian co-workers displayed *Share International*
magazine backpage photographs outside buildings alongside the
march. Benjamin Creme's Master confirms the light as a blessing
from the Master Jesus. Photograph sent by Jelusa Pirc.
From our own correspondents -- an extract
PROMOTING PEACE: ONE SCHOOL AT A TIME
Interview with Greg Mortenson
by McNair Ezzard
In 1993 Greg Mortenson abandoned his attempt to climb the world's
second highest mountain, K2, in Pakistan's Karakoram mountains. On
the 50-mile hike back to civilization, Mortenson got separated
from his party. He spent the next seven days trying to find his
way down.
Tired and emaciated he eventually wandered into Korphe, a remote
and impoverished village in northeast Pakistan. As a guest of the
village, Mortenson was eventually nursed back to health. One
evening, near the end of his recuperation, Mortenson asked the
village chief, Haji Ali, if he could visit Korphe's school. The
next morning he led Mortenson up a steep village path to a frosty
bit of ground where 82 children were gathered to begin their
school day. Haji Ali told Mortenson that the village had no school
and that a teacher had to be shared with a neighboring village.
Mortenson watched that day as the children copied their
multiplication tables using sticks to scratch the dirt. "I felt
like my heart was being torn out ... I knew I had to do
something," Mortenson said. Deeply appreciative of what the
village had done for him, he promised Haji Ali that one day he
would build a school in Korphe.
So began a direction in Mortenson's life more dangerous, yet more
satisfying, than anything he had previously known. More than a
decade later, after being taken hostage, having numerous threats
made against his life, and surmounting financial as well as
personal barriers, he has managed to change the lives of thousands
of children and adults in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Through
building schools and educating the children, he has inspired
entire villages with a sense of hope for the future and a belief
that peace is possible. The *New York Times* bestseller *Three
Cups of Tea* is the story of Greg Mortenson's mission. Central
Asia Institute, a non-profit organization, was created with the
aim of sup****ting and furthering his work in Central Asia.
McNair Ezzard interviewed Greg Mortenson for *Share
International*.
Share International: What are the main goals of the Central Asia
Institute (CAI)?
Greg Mortenson: Our mission is to promote literacy and education,
and to build schools, especially for girls, in remote regions of
Pakistan and Afghanistan. We're apolitical and nonreligious.
Our bigger goal is to promote peace through education. I say that
in the context of the subtitle of the hardcover book, which came
out first. The publisher told me they would pick the subtitle:
"One man's mission to fight terrorism and build nations one school
at a time". I was opposed to that. Although I am a US military
veteran and served voluntarily for two years as a medic, I started
building schools and helping with female literacy eight years
before 9/11. Fighting terrorism is definitely not my primary
mission. In fact, it's quite low on my list.
If you fight terrorism, it's based on fear. If you promote peace,
it's based on hope. Ultimately, the real enemy is ignorance.
Ignorance breeds hatred. We have to have courage, faith and
commitment to promote peace more than to fight terrorism.
SI: Your book tells us there is an alternative to war and
terrorism through the building of bridges and empowering the
unempowered. Is that what you are talking about?
GM: Yes. The work is very difficult and sometimes dangerous.
Certainly, there are people there who want to promote violence,
terrorism and hatred. It's the same here in America.
I get letters from people who are serving in the military in
Pakistan and Afghanistan, and also from their parents. There is
one common denominator in all their letters. They say that what we
are doing there really means nothing unless we can help the
children get into school and give them alternatives.
SI: How many children are being educated at CAI schools? And can
you say something about the areas where you work?
GM: We have about 25,000 students now. We've built 61 schools that
are up and running, and about three dozen more are in tents,
rented rooms or halls. Basically, we're running about 100 schools.
In addition to our mission to educate girls and promote literacy,
we focus on the most extreme areas where there are no schools or
there is a lack of educational op****tunities. Those three extreme
areas are, firstly, regions of physical isolation at the frontiers
of civilization, the remote mountain valleys that are very
difficult to get to; secondly, areas of conflict and war, which in
Afghanistan would be along the border between Pakistan and India;
and thirdly, areas of religious extremism.
Most of these areas are impoverished, meaning they are at the
bottom of the ladder of society in terms of wealth. There are no
schools. In about 80 per cent of the areas where we work, there is
either no education or very little education, especially for
girls.
SI: CAI says that it has developed innovative techniques that
encourage people to take responsibility for their own well-being
and vitality. What does that mean?
GM: Once we convince the people to get a school going, we provide
skilled labor and free materials, such as cement and rebar
[reinforced concrete], for example. They provide the free land and
free sweat equity, meaning each house has to donate 10 to 30 days
of free manual labor. And they provide free resources like wood,
sand and crushed stone.
Basically, we make a 50-50 deal with the villages. Some people see
that as stingy. But when they assume responsibility and become
invested in what they are doing, they have a commitment to the
project. We have hundreds of villages that want a school.
Compare that with the US Provincial Construction Team, the civil
arm of the US military. They've built dozens of very beautiful
schools in Afghanistan. But you go by them and there are no
children in the school. Down the road about 200 or 300 yards
you'll see hundreds of children in a tent or outdoors. When I ask
the children why they aren't in their new school, they'll say they
didn't get an order to go back there. Then I go to the district
level education officer and ask him why the children didn't come
back to school. He'll say the contractor hasn't gotten all his
money or there's been no fulfillment of the agreement. The main
problem is that from day one the communities are never involved.
There is an outside contractor and a lot of money spent but the
community has no idea what is going on.
What the US is trying to do is a good thing. We just need to get
more community involvement. You will also save money. Those
schools usually cost about $200,000 to build. We can build the
same school for about $20-25,000, because we get free labor and
resources from the community.
SI: I understand that the children in CAI schools receive a
balanced education, neither fundamentalist nor slanted towards the
Western world.
GM: Our schools are secular. Children are taught reading, writing,
arithmetic and science, just like here in the US. But there are
three things that are a bit different, or non-conventional.
One is that we have a storytelling tradition in our schools. That
tradition is still very alive in their culture. We don't want to
eradicate that through books and literacy. Two or three times a
week we have the elders come in and do storytelling with the
children. They talk about their folklore, culture and heritage.
We also have hygiene, sanitation and nutrition cl*****, starting
with first grade. It's vital. We've had this going for about 12
years,
We also have Islamic studies in our schools, two to three hours a
week. It's required by the governments in Pakistan and
Afghanistan. Some people think this is controversial, but it's
what I call religious studies. The children learn about
Christianity, Judaism and Islam. It's more of a comparative study.
We don't promote any of the religions, but we do let the children
be exposed to the differences.
SI: Could you say something about the world's illiteracy rate?
GM: There is such a disparity in the world between the haves and
have-nots. There are about 1 billion people on the planet who live
on less than a dollar a day. There are 145 million children, ages
five to 15, deprived of literacy and education, according to
UNICEF. That means children aren't able to go to school due to
poverty, slavery, religious extremism, gender discrimination or
corrupt governments.
If we wanted to eradicate illiteracy, the global investment
required would be $6-8 billion per year for 15 years. The reality
is that in 2006 in Iraq, the US spent, for the Pentagon's war on
terror, $94 billion. In Afghanistan, the Pentagon budget was $14
billion. We spent $624 million for opium eradication in
Afghanistan, a figure that doubled from 2005, and the opium
production went up 60 per cent. In contrast, total US government
funding for education in Afghanistan in 2006 was $42 million.
SI: You have emphasized the im****tance of girls getting an
education. Why is that so im****tant?
GM: There is a proverb where I grew up in East Africa: "If you
educate a boy, you educate an individual. But if you educate a
girl, you educate a community." Often, boys leave the village, or
they don't send money back. But the girls stay behind.
All the studies show that if you educate a girl to at least a
fifth grade level, it does three things: it decreases infant
mortality; it reduces the population explosion; and it improves
the quality of health and the indices of life. But it takes one or
two generations.
A good example is in Bangladesh. In the 1960s, the female literacy
rate was under 20 per cent. Then they started a nationwide
campaign to eradicate female illiteracy. By the year 2000, female
literacy was about 70 per cent. The male literacy rate went from
50 to 85 per cent.
Another interesting impact of female education has to do with
young men going on *jihad*. I've talked about Islam to many of the
more enlightened, moderate Mullahs there. When a young man goes on
jihad, it can mean many things. It can mean a noble quest, like a
spiritual endeavor. It can mean going to a university, or it can
mean joining a terrorist organization. It's any type of quest.
A young man has to get permission and blessings from his mother
first. If he doesn't, it's very shameful or disgraceful if he goes
on that jihad. He'll be banished. If he becomes a martyr, he won't
go to heaven. When a mother has an education, she is much less
likely to condone her son engaging in violence or terrorism or
joining the Taliban.
After 9/11, before the US went into Afghanistan in October 2001,
there was a high desertion rate in the Taliban. They had a hard
time getting recruits. They were going around at gunpoint
targeting large swathes of illiterate, impoverished society
because the educated women were refusing to let their sons join
the Taliban, even at gunpoint.
A US colonel in Afghanistan had another interesting observation
about this. In the last year and a half, the Taliban have bombed
or destroyed over 400 schools. About 90 per cent were girls'
schools. They rarely shut down, bomb, or destroy a boys' school.
Their greatest fear, and what they perceive as the greatest enemy
of their movement, is the fact that when those young girls grow up
and become mothers they will have lost their ideological way: the
war of ideology in their hearts and minds will have been lost. The
Taliban will be unable to recruit students.
THE FUTURE BEFORE US -- A COMPILATION
We present a selection of quotations on the theme of 'The future
before us' -- from Maitreya (*Messages from Maitreya the Christ*,
and *Maitreya's Teachings -- The Laws of Life*), Benjamin Creme's
Master (*A Master Speaks*), and Benjamin Creme's writings. (For
the complete compilation see *Share International*, April 2008)
My Masters are developing, through Their groups, new forms and
structures for your life.
These will allow you better to express the Divine Beings which you
are, and thus complete the Plan.
Take part, My friends, in this great adventure of Spirit, and
allow Me to show you, and lead you into, your heritage.
(Maitreya, from Message No. 41)
>>>The Masters in the world
When the Masters establish Their presence in full view of the
world, a great change will take place in the relation****p existing
between humanity and Them. Whereas, until now, They have been
remote and removed from close contact with all but a few
disciples, in the immediate future the Guides of the Race will
foster a deeper and more continuous form of co-operation with
mankind. This process, known as the Externalization of the
Hierarchy, has already begun and several Masters have established
contact with groups on the physical plane. So far, this contact
has been restricted to groups working in the fields of economics,
administration and science, and to a lesser extent in education,
but the time will come when Their inspiration and guidance will be
given freely to all the groups working to rehabilitate the world.
From that time onwards, an entirely new system of communication
will be established between the Inspirers and humanity. For the
most part, telepathy will continue to be the mode of contact,
especially where disciples are concerned, but where necessary, the
Masters, Who have undergone special training for this purpose,
will use the ordinary modes of speech. This will bring within the
orbit of Their influence many who otherwise would not receive this
stimulus. Then the true training of humanity will begin. (Benjamin
Creme's Master, from 'The Masters in the world')
Our future on this planet is destined to be one of happiness where
everyone can enjoy life to the full. Corruption and chaos have
been created by politicians and the Masters have come to end all
of that and to make the politicians realize that they are not the
masters but the servants of the people. (Maitreya, *Maitreya's
Teachings -- the Laws of Life*)
>>>Children
Many children now coming into incarnation are more evolved than
the previous generations. They are more sensitive to the spiritual
energies -- and they are more intuitive. This is part of the
process of evolution. Each period brings into incarnation the
people who are equipped to deal with the problems of their era.
They are able to provide solutions to problems peculiar to their
time. We have reached a point now when more children are being
born who are equipped for the new time; they will transform our
life. In the next twenty-five to thirty years the world will be
radically changed. Many of those being born now will have an
awakened intuition. (Benjamin Creme, *Maitreya's Mission Volume
One*)
>>>Health and healing
Man is on the verge of a great discovery: that disease is the
result of imbalance; that correct balance is maintained by correct
thought and action and that such correct thought and action
involves his brothers and sisters everywhere. If man would end
disease he must first end separation. (Benjamin Creme's Master,
from 'Health and healing')
The Masters will institute Healing Centres, and train Initiates
and Disciples, who will be doctors of all kinds, in groups. These
groups will be made up of orthodox doctors, surgeons, homoeopaths,
acupuncturists, radionic practitioners. Colour and sound therapy
will be used; the groups will have spiritual healers, and someone
with etheric vision to advise on the state of the etheric body and
centres. They will work as a team. (Benjamin Creme, *The
Reappearance of the Christ and the Masters of Wisdom*)
Science, today, stands poised to contribute its share to the
conquering of disease. The etheric planes of matter await man's
exploration and study. Therein will be found the origin of that
disequilibrium of forces which manifests itself as the body's
ills. The treatment of disease will take on a new dimension when
the function of the force centres (chakras) as receivers and
dispensers of energy is understood and when their connection with
the major glands of the endocrine system is known. Already, of
course, there are those few practitioners who know this and who do
valuable work, but not until this knowledge is general shall we
see much advance in the understanding of the mechanism of disease.
It will not be long until this research into the etheric fields
begins in earnest. When it does it will transform the therapeutic
situation. The new psychology, the coming science of the soul,
will throw much light on the nature and cause of disease and point
the way to its prevention. In time, man will learn to approach and
work with the deva (or angelic) evolution, many aspects of which
are deeply engaged in the healing process.
Thus, stage by stage, disease will be eradicated from the world,
to be replaced by a vitality and well-being seldom seen today but
which is man's birthright, did he but know it. The stage is being
set for this transformation. The Masters, on Their return, will
point the way, and under Their wise guidance all shall be made
new. (Benjamin Creme's Master, from 'Health and healing' (part 2))
>>>Education
The direction of education in the future will be along the lines
of soul realization. Every child will be seen as a soul with a
particular ray structure, which will determine his/her particular
bent and direction, at a given point in evolution. This knowledge
will determine how much and what he/she can absorb, the degree to
which the child should be stimulated along certain lines. Soul
education is the new psychology. This is the way forward for
psychology....
Teaching itself will change from simply the imparting of knowledge
to the elucidation of the quality and purpose of the individual.
It is fitting individuals for life, not for particular jobs, which
is what 'education' largely does today, well or badly. It is
fitting individuals for their life destiny, coming from the
nature, the purpose, of the soul. All of this needs to be
understood if we are going to make an individual package or
educational programme for any child. (Benjamin Creme, *Maitreya's
Mission Volume Three*)
>>>New attitudes to death
While I am with you, I shall show you wonders of which
you cannot dream.
I shall show you the nature of God in a new way.
I shall remove from your hearts the fear of death, the fear
of life itself, the fear of your brother and yourself.
I shall help you to put behind you that ignorance, and to
walk with Me in the new Light.
(Maitreya, from Message No. 123)
Life in the universe is absolute; in creation it is always
relative. That is why people should not cry at death; it is not
something horrible or ghastly. Their friends and loved ones have
simply returned to their homeland. The books and writings received
by writers through channelled sources are a sign that this message
about life on the other side of death is beginning to get through
to humanity.
(Maitreya, *Maitreya's Teachings -- the Laws of Life*)
Life alone exists. Death is but the name for another level of
experience of life, continuous and unbroken except in man's
limited consciousness. The time is coming in which the experience
we call death, the intervening period, and the return to outer
manifestation will be recalled in full consciousness by man. Then
will man lose the fear of death and reap the harvest of the inner
planes of knowledge and bliss in total awareness of his true
identity as a Son of God. (Benjamin Creme's Master, from
'Continuity of consciousness')
Gradually, our approach to death will change. The fear of death
will go as we realize it is but a phase in the eternal life we
already have. When we have (as the Masters and higher initiates
have) continuity of consciousness, we will come into and leave
physical-plane expression in full awareness of the previous state.
The Masters have conquered death -- the body of an Ascended
Master, for example, is totally indestructible. (Benjamin Creme,
*The Great Approach*)
[Maitreya's] Teaching will remove, for men, the fear of death; His
very presence will be the guarantee of immortality. His words will
conquer, too, the fear which stalks through most men's lives,
crippling their spontaneity and joy. His experience will guide men
through the labyrinth of the evolutionary journey, ensuring safe
and sure passage for those who can follow His footsteps. As Friend
and Guide, Teacher and Mentor, this Eldest Brother of humanity
will fulfil His task. (Benjamin Creme's Master, from 'The teaching
of Maitreya')
Compared with the experience of birth, man's exit from this world
can be, and should be, painless indeed. But few know this, and
hence the fear. In this coming time the Masters and Their
Disciples will teach the truth about this experience we call
death, and man will wait serenely and hopefully for its call. When
this knowledge becomes general, a great new freedom will become
open to men. They will see life for what it is, as a stage in an
unending journey, and death itself as a further and less limiting
experience on that road. So man will conquer the fear of death.
(Benjamin Creme, *The Reappearance of the Christ and the Masters
of Wisdom*)
In the coming cycle of Aquarius, an entirely new approach to the
Law of Rebirth will be taken. No longer will the old, fatalistic
acceptance of all that happens as the inexorable hand of karma
hold sway in the East, condemning millions to lives of drudgery
and pain; no longer, in the West, will men ignore the fundamental
laws of their existence and the personal responsibility which the
working of these laws confers. Men will know that they themselves
create, through thought and action, the cir***stances of their
lives; but also that by the working of these same laws they can
transform and change for the better their natures and conditions.
This will lead to a revaluation of life's meaning and purpose and
a healthier approach to the fact of death. An understanding of the
continuity of all life, incarnate or not, will replace the present
fear; the old phobia of death as the end of everything will vanish
in the new light which will illumine the minds of men. Into the
darkest corners of superstition and ignorance this new light will
****ne, awakening men to an awareness of their divinity as immortal
souls. (Benjamin Creme's Master, from 'The Law of Rebirth')
The Voice of the People
In this section *Share International* focuses on the rising tide
of people power which will continue to swell until, under
Maitrey's wise guidance, the people will lead their leaders into
the creation of a just society in which the rights and needs of
all are recognized and met.
>>>People protest as cost of food spirals
Food prices are rising around the world and inevitably hitting the
poor hardest. When tens of thousands of people marched to Mexico
City at the beginning of 2007, sparked by the soaring cost of
maize, the protests went virtually unnoticed. "We need to feed our
children," protestors said.
Now, however, the world has woken up to the fact that high food
prices are prompting protests around the globe. The authorities
everywhere are uneasy, knowing that outraged and hungry crowds can
unseat governments.
Yemen, Egypt, Morocco, West Bengal, Senegal, Mauritainia, Burkina
Faso, Uzbekistan, Guinea -- the list of countries witnessing food
price protests continues to grow as governments nervously plan
action to ward off further social upheaval. In Lebanon and Yemen
food riots have already cost lives with people caught up in
violent protests. In Yemen, children have marched to highlight
their hunger. The Egyptian government has acted swiftly to make
cheaper subsidized bread available, no doubt prompted partly by
the memory of 1977 food riots that almost brought the government
down. In Pakistan, the authorities have had to issue ration cards
to the angry poor to enable them to buy flour. In Morocco, rioters
have been imprisoned and in Jordan strikes and demonstrations
forced the government to raise public sector wages.
The increasing cost of grains is also pu****ng up the price of
meat, poultry, eggs and dairy products. And there is every
likelihood prices will continue to rise, according to expert
predictions by the UN and developed countries.
A complex mix of the effects of climate change causing drought and
floods, plus high oil prices and growing populations, have
combined to produce a global food crisis. Some commentators say
that the chief culprit is the exclusive use of large tracts of
arable land to feed not people but the biofuel industry. Crops
such as corn, soybeans, sugar cane and other crops are seen as
sources of clean and cheap biofuel, which means a knock-on effect
-- less grain is available for human consumption, driving up
prices for basic foodstuffs. One newspaper headline captured some
of the outrage felt by the poor worldwide: 'Rising food prices?
Let Them Eat Biofuel.' The UN's Food and Agriculture Organization
estimates that 100 million tons of cereals are diverted to the
production of biofuels each year. (Source: *The Herald*, UK;
AllAfrica.com; Arab news.com; Associated Press)
>>>Tiny Alaskan village sues oil giants
The tiny village of Kivalina, on Alaska's northwest coast, is
suing 24 major energy firms over charges that greenhouse gases the
companies emit are threatening the community's existence.
Kivalina is home to around 390 Inupiat Eskimos and is built on an
8-mile barrier reef in the Arctic Circle. The villagers filed a
lawsuit in a federal court in San Francisco on 26 February 2008
against the defendants including BP, Exxon Mobil, American
Electric Power, Chevron and Shell Oil.
The lawsuit alleges that the village faces imminent destruction
from global warming because of greenhouse gas emission by the
firms. It claims that climate change has caused the melting of sea
ice that used to protect Kivalina from coastal storms. "We
normally have ice starting in October," read city administrator
Janet Mitchell in a statement, "but now we have open water even
into December so our island is not protected from the storms."
Outside experts, including the Government Accountability Office,
confirm Kivalina is directly affected by climate change and that
relocating it could cost $400 million or more. The suit invokes
the federal common law of public nuisance. It also alleges a
conspiracy by some of the defendants to mislead the public
regarding the causes and consequences of climate change.
"The campaign of deception and denial about global warming must
stop," said Colleen Swan, tribal administrator of Kivalina.
"Global warming and its effects are a reality we have to deal
with. People's lives are in danger because of it." (Source: UPI;
The Press Association, UK)
>>>Russians and Americans agree: no weapons in space
"The US and the USSR are no longer superpowers. Humanity is the
superpower. The will of the nation and country will be based on
the will of the people. The people will make sure politicians do
not make mischief." (Maitreya, *Maitreya's Teachings -- The Laws
of Life*)
It may surprise citizens of both countries but it appears that
Russians and Americans share many opinions and concerns.
Citizens in both the US and Russia agree that their governments
should co-operate to avoid an arms race from moving into space.
In Russia and America large majorities polled say they would
sup****t unilateral moves to show restraint and would like to see
resolutions to keep space free of weapons. Both groups were in
favour of non-interference in each country's satellites; both
groups wanted anti-satellite-weapons testing and deployment to be
banned.
Worldopinion.org polled more than 1,000 Americans and more than
1,500 Russians. The study was jointly developed by the Center for
International and Social Security Studies at the University of
Maryland, Knowledge Networks in the US and Levada Center in
Russia.
Large majorities in both the United States (78 per cent) and
Russia (67 per cent) say that their own governments should refrain
from placing weapons in space provided other countries also
desist.
The citizens of both countries, again in large majorities
(Russians 72 per cent; Americans 80 per cent), want to see a new
treaty ban on all weapons in space. Even when countered by
arguments about the potential military advantages, Americans still
sup****ted a ban on such weapon development.
In the US, the WorldOpinion poll indicated that such views
transcended party politics; there was strong cross-party consensus
on issues. Majorities in both the Republican and Democratic
parties want the US government to refrain unilaterally from
deploying space weapons. While there is also universal sup****t for
a treaty to ban these weapons, poll results showed more sup****t
coming from Democrats.
"What is striking is the robust consensus among Russians as well
as Americans, and among Republicans as well as Democrats that
space should not be an arena for the major powers to compete for
military advantage," said Steven Kull, director of
WorldPublicOpinion.org.
"The use of space for common protection is, in fact, far more
im****tant for all countries under the cir***stances of
globalization than the pursuit of national advantage in performing
traditional military missions," said John Steinbruner, director of
CISSM.
Respondents in both countries were asked: "how high a priority
should governments place on bilateral co-operation to prevent an
arms race in space". A very large majority in both countries -- in
fact 86 per cent in both the USA and Russia -- agreed that it
should be an im****tant priority. Respondents from both countries
also overwhelmingly reject the idea of preventively destroying
another country's missiles that could be used in an anti-satellite
attack. (Source: www.knowledgenetworks.com)
FACTS AND FORECASTS
Over the years, *Share International* has printed articles
outlining Maitreya's expectations concerning political, social,
environmental and spiritual changes in the world, as presented
to us by one of Maitreya's associates in the London community in
which He lives. From time to time, both Benjamin Creme and his
Master, too, have shared their prognosis of future developments.
In this section, "Facts and forecasts", our staff monitors
recent news, events and comments bearing on these insights.
>>>Sub-marine desertification on the rise
"Pollution of the air, seas and soil. This is the number one
hazard for humanity and is responsible for the ill health of
millions and the premature deaths of countless thousands. A slow
poisoning of the world's population is taking place throughout the
world and only the extraordinary resilience of the human biosystem
allows humanity to sustain itself even at the present level.
Secondly there is the decimation of the forests of the world. The
results of desertification are well-do***ented. This has a major
effect. Desertification is adding to the problem of pollution
because with every tree that is lost oxygen is lost to the
atmosphere. The third hazard is the warming up of the atmosphere,
the so-called greenhouse effect. This will have short-term and
longterm effects on the quality of life, including climate."
(Benjamin Creme's Master, *SI* September 1993)
Most people are now aware that growing desertification, which is
caused by global warming, is a serious problem. Most people
probably do not know that there are sub-marine deserts. The bad
news is that, just like their land counterparts, the undersea
deserts, too, are expanding, due to global warming through human
activity.
Whereas deserts on land can easily be seen, the detection of
sub-marine deserts requires the use of observation satellites
which analyse the colour of oceans. Thanks to an instrument called
SeaWIFs (Sea-viewing Wide Field-of-view Sensor), a satellite that
has been in orbit since 1997, a team of oceanographers from the US
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), have drawn
a map of the major oceanic deserts and their evolution over the
last 10 years. Their analysis reveals an expansion in surface area
of 6.6 million kilometres (twice the size of France) of
biologically inactive ocean deserts. Researchers say this
expansion is "considerably faster than the forecasts established
by all recent models".
Scientists have discovered that photosynthetic activity tends to
be reduced whenever the temperature of surface waters rises. The
hot surface waters do not mix with colder deep waters, and this
weakens the flow of nutrients carried up to the surface to feed
phytoplankton. Microscopic seaweeds are thought to trap and hold
huge volumes of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. An accelerated
depletion of the seaweed could weaken the capacity of oceans to
absorb the carbon dioxide, resulting in higher temperatures than
so far forecast by scientists. (Source: *Le Monde*, France)
(see the photo below on the Share International website:
http://share-international.org/magazine/SI_current.htm#top)
The undersea deserts are expanding, due to global warming through
human activity
THE EMERGENCE OF THE WORLD TEACHER -- IN BRIEF
All the great religions posit the idea of a further revelation
to be given by a future Teacher. Christians hope for the return
of the Christ, the Buddhists look for the coming of another
Buddha (the Lord Maitreya), while Muslims await the Imam Mahdi,
the Hindus a reincarnation of Krishna, and the Jews the Messiah.
Students of the esoteric tradition know all these as different
names for the same individual -- the Lord Maitreya, the World
Teacher, the head of the Spiritual Hierarchy of Masters, and they
look for His imminent return now.
In July 1977, Maitreya emerged from His centre in the Himalayas,
when least expected, "like a thief in the night". Since then, He
has lived in London as an ordinary man concerned with modern
problems -- political, economic and social. Since March 1978, He
has been emerging as a spokesman in the Pakistani-Indian
community. He is not a religious leader, but an educator in the
broadest sense -- pointing the way out of the present world
crisis. According to esoteric teaching, Maitreya manifested
Himself 2,000 years ago in Palestine by overshadowing His disciple
Jesus -- now the Master Jesus. This time Maitreya has come
Himself.
Maitreya's spiritual teaching: Maitreya does not intend to build
a new religion around Himself, nor to create followers, but to
teach humanity "the art of Self-realization". The first steps are
"honesty of mind, sincerity of spirit and detachment."
Maitreya's social concern is reflected in His list of priorities:
an adequate supply of the right food, adequate housing and shelter
for all, healthcare and education as a universal right. His
social message can be summarized in a few words: "Share and save
the world." Maitreya knows we will accept His advice and that we
are on the threshold of an era of peace and goodwill.
Since late 1991, Maitreya has been carrying out a series of
appearances like the one in Nairobi, Kenya. There, on 11 June
1988, He appeared miraculously, "out of the blue", at an
open-air prayer/healing meeting. He was photographed addressing
(in their own language) thousands of people who instantly
recognized Him as the Christ. Similar events have now been
witnessed by large numbers in different countries. In this way,
more and more people will receive proof of His presence and,
hopefully, in due course will demand media response. Maitreya
expects this approach to lead to the Day of Declaration, when He
will leave no doubt that He is the World Teacher. Maitreya will
mentally 'overshadow' all of humanity simultaneously. Each of
us will hear His words inwardly, telepathically, in our own
language, and all will know that the World Teacher is now among
us.
The information about Maitreya's emergence has been presented to
the public since 1974 by Benjamin Creme, chief editor of the
magazine *Share International*. His training for this work,
under a Master of Wisdom, began in 1959.
To summarize the historical perspective:
1982, 14 May: Creme reveals during a press conference in Los
Angeles that Maitreya lives in the Asian community in London,
and challenges the media to invite Maitreya to come forward.
Unfortunately, the media do not react.
1987, August: Benjamin Creme announces: "In the coming three
or four months, Maitreya will be working intensively to bring
about a breakthrough in international relation****ps in the
world." Less than a month later, the breakthrough comes, in the
political meetings between the Americans and the Soviets,
followed by the armaments agreement in December that no one had
thought possible.
1988: Maitreya appears, both in person and in dreams, to
well-known leaders in various countries, and to many ordinary
citizens. Manifestations of crosses of light are re****ted in
the US media and are seen by many thousands.
1989/2001: Crosses of Light are seen and filmed, from Canada to
Japan and from the Philippines to Slovenia.
1995, Sept/Oct: Peope world-wide witness the miraculous
disappearance of milk offered to statues of Hindu gods.
1991/2002: Maitreya appears miraculously before large groups of
people all over the world. In Tlacote (Mexico), Nordenau
(Germany) and Nadana (India) healing wells charged by Maitreya
attract growing numbers of visitors. By means of these
'miracles', Maitreya seeks to create a climate of hope and
expectancy in which He can emerge as the Teacher for all
humanity.
Since April 1988, through one of Maitreya's closest associates
in the Asian community of London, *Share International* has
received a series of articles. These outline Maitreya's
teachings and draw attention to developments which He expects to
take place in the world.
Outer events have demonstrated Maitreya's insight. As early as
1988, He foresaw the release of Nelson Mandela and the process of
*detente* in South Africa. Again in 1988, when Mrs Thatcher was
at the very peak of her powers, Maitreya said that she would
resign. In the same year He stated that governments everywhere
would have to give way to the "voice of the people", a statement
which found its most impressive proof in Eastern Europe.
Furthermore, Maitreya forecast the cease-fire between Iran and
Iraq; the withdrawal of foreign troops from Angola; the global
*rapprochement* between guerrilla forces and national governments;
the Armenian earthquake in 1988, and those in California and China
in 1989; the internal problems of the Soviet Union; the
establishment of peace in the Lebanon. In 1988 He promised:
"Many people will be healed from AIDS through the practice of
prayer". Dutch television announced in October 1995 that more
that 400 people have been cured of AIDS through prayer in Uganda.
Maitreya also forecast the election of a Democrat as President of
the United States and the positive developments in the relation
between Israel and the Palestinians. (Statement made in 1988:
"The Israeli army, against all expectations, will withdraw from
the West Bank and Gaza and return to its homeland.")
*A major event* which, Maitreya says, we may expect to see in the
near future and which he announced as early as 1988: *an
international stock market crash, beginning in Japan*.
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