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Nestlé​ admits slavery and coercion used in catching its seafood

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Impoverished migrant workers in Thailand are sold or lured by false promises and forced to catch and process fish that ends up in global food giant Nestlé SA's supply chains.

The unusual disclosure comes from Geneva-based Nestlé​ SA itself, which in an act of self-policing planned to announce the conclusions of its yearlong internal investigation on Monday. The study found virtually all U.S. and European companies buying seafood from Thailand are exposed to the same risks of abuse in their supply chains.

Nestlé​ SA, among the biggest food companies in the world, launched the investigation in December 2014, after reports from news outlets and nongovernmental organizations tied brutal and largely unregulated working conditions to their shrimp, prawns and Purina brand pet foods. Its findings echo those of The Associated Press in reports this year on slavery in the seafood industry that have resulted in the rescue of more than 2,000 fishermen.

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Just see how you are made with being and non-being. Something in you is present: that is your sexuality. That's why in deep sexual experience the past and future disappear and you are utterly present to the present moment and it becomes a moment of meditation. So is the case with death: if death suddenly is encountered, the mind stops, all past and future disappear again.

If you have been in an accident, when you see that another car is coming and there is no way to avoid it and the accident is going to happen - just a few seconds more and you are gone - in those few seconds all thoughts disappear. Suddenly there is silence, utter silence. Silence that you have been seeking your whole life and were not able to attain, is attained. It comes from nowhere. Death makes you again present to the moment; it brings you to the moment.

These are the two most potential experiences. Please, don't be afraid and don't avoid them.

-Rajneesh

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Reality Check: Proof U.S. Government Wanted ISIS to Emerge in Syria

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By Ben Swann
Guest Writer for Wake Up World

The world’s attention is fixed on Paris. France is a police state. There is concern over ISIS infiltrating Syrian refugees. And of course, the big question, how will the world rid itself of the Islamic State?

But before you listen to one more politician tell you what we need to do, you need to know what politicians knew about ISIS three years ago and the actions they still took…

Reality Check

It is one of the most viral discussions on the internet right now — “the U.S. and its allies must stop ISIS.”

After the Paris attacks that left 129 dead, more than 350 people injured and an entire nation in lock down, ISIS recorded a new video claiming that they will soon strike the United States, specifically Washington D.C.

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To Honour His Wife’s Death, Man Passes Out Love Notes & The World Responded #100LoveNotes

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For most of us, Friday, November 20th was a day like any other. We likely either went to school or to work, later returning to the comfort of our home. For Hyong Yi, however, Friday was the 1 year anniversary of the toughest day of his life — the day he lost his wife of 15 years, Catherine Zanga, to ovarian cancer.

Rather than mourning her loss in a conventional manner, Hyong, with the help of his two children, Alex and Anna, took to the streets to impact the people of Charlotte, North Carolina. What they didn’t expect was that, thanks to social media, their gesture would end up impacting the entire world.

Leading up to the day, Hyong wrote 100 distinct love notes that honour his wife, notes which he and his children handed out to passersby outside of St. Peter’s Catholic Church, where Catherine is buried. Those who were fortunate enough to receive a note were touched by the incredible gesture, with some shedding tears and others exchanging hugs of appreciation and love.

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Reconciling Nondualism, Cognitive Therapy & Gurdjieff

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It would seem that among the readers of Collective Evolution there is a very clear sense that “something is off” that germinated at an early age.  This prompted a search amid dissatisfaction with conventional belief systems.

My good friend Michael Jeffreys, who runs what was the Santa Monica Eckhart Tolle meetup but is now a more general Advaita-oriented satsang in Los Angeles, talks about this often, and lists many areas in which he searched looking for answers until Eckhart’s books and his own quest led him to a recognition that conceptual analytic “truth” is always off.

I have benefited greatly from my association with Michael, mainly in terms of peeling away the many unrecognized layers of beliefs and concepts that I took for granted.

In my own case, this resulted from a sort of reconciliation with three disparate but in my view congruent traditions—cognitive therapy, the Gurdjieff tradition, and Eastern thought and what is now commonly called Advaita or Nonduality.

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Triple Water Astrology – The Anaretic Degree! Sun in Sagittarius 2015 newsletter

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Welcome to Sun in Sagittarius! Sun in Jupiter’s sign brings a jovial, uplifting, abundant, expansive feel to mundane affairs. While Jupiter, the minor Sun, has plenty of enjoyable characteristics that help to usher in the holiday season, caution is advised in assuming that he has no undesirable qualities! I can say from personal experience that a Jupiter transit coincided with weight gain, and I couldn’t shake the pounds until Jupiter changed signs.

Jupiter in Virgo (which we are experiencing right now) is such an interesting case. The more I think about Jupiter in the earthy Virgo sign, the more I like him there. Jupiter is in classical detriment in Virgo. Virgo is a very analytical, grounded, detail-oriented sign, and Jupiter is more abstract, philosophical, and likes the big picture. Thus Jupiter has trouble squeezing into the Virgo sign! If you can manage do to so, Jupiter in Virgo is a fantastic opportunity to see both “the forest and the trees”. How powerful to be able to see both the big picture and the details within it. I also like Jupiter a bit muted by sign. He is still Jupiter, but not prone to excesses.

Daily Practice for Abundant Living

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Being mindful is what living in the 5th dimension is all about. BE perceptive (observant/discerning/aware) about your daily life, the actions you take, the words you speak and the thoughts you think.

When you walk, don’t just walk for the sake of getting from A to B. Walk with purpose. Notice what is around you, notice how the air or the breeze feels against your skin, notice the people you’re passing by. They are a part of who you are. Notice the sky, the clouds, the trees and other plant life around you. Realize that all of this represents abundance and let this realization bring a smile to your lips knowing you are abundantly blessed just for being here, for being alive!

When you eat, don’t eat for the sake of eating simply to relieve your hunger, or because it tastes good or because you’re in need of comfort. Eat because the food provides your body with nourishment that supports a healthy body. When you eat, first give thanks for the food and its true source. Chew the food slowly, savoring the flavors and the textures. When you eat mindfully and with purpose you will eat much less because your hunger will be satisfied easily. You will lose excess weight and gain physical strength.

Become mindful of your thoughts and when thoughts pop up that do not support your intentions, replace them with new thoughts, thoughts that DO support you and the abundant life you choose for yourself.

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Are We In The Midst Of A Great Awakening?

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We are living through the most exciting times in human history. Breakthroughs in every area of science are opening our minds to the beauty and mystery of the material world. At the same time technology is giving us the power to make many of our dreams come true.

But what makes these times even more exciting is that we stand on the threshold of the greatest changes in human consciousness ever. Whether it is our relationships with our loved ones, our attitude to money, the ever-increasing pace of life, or the environmental crisis, everything is pushing us to wake up to our full mental potential. We are being called to rediscover for ourselves the profound truths of which the great saints and teachers have spoken for thousands of years.

At their core, they all have been urging us to become wiser, more compassionate, more psychologically healthy human beings. To let go of our attachments to having things be a certain way, to be less materialistic, less egocentric, less greedy and hungry for power or status. And through this shift in consciousness to find peace in the moment — the inner peace we have been yearning for all along, but fruitlessly seeking in the world around.

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What You're Not Being Told About The "War On Terror"

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To resolve a conflict, you have to understand its causes, yet in the West, especially in the US, the average person knows almost nothing about the "terrorists" they're against. We're simply given this idea of a vague "radical Islam" that's threatening the whole world, yet terrorist groups like Daesh (ISIS/ISIL), Al-Qaeda, and Boko Haram are all centered around a very specific belief system: Wahhabism.

Wahhabism represents religion taken to its most ridiculous extreme, and is thankfully only practiced by a minority of Muslims. It views those who practice any other form of Islam as apostates, and it's punishment for apostasy is death. It's got a long list of "thou shalt nots" including things like music and dance, though exactly what is forbidden varies depending on who you talk to. One might wonder how such a backwards religion is now spreading in the modern world, it's often implied that Arabs and Persians are simply "uncivilized people", but its spread is not such a mystery when you realize how rich and powerful those backing Wahhabism are.

Wahhabism is closely tied to Saudi Arabia, you could even say Wahhabism is Saudi Arabia. Roughly 200 years ago, the founder of Wahhabism and the founder of the House of Saud allied together, so from the very beginning Saudi Arabia has been rooted in Wahhabist ideology. Saudi Arabia is the kind of theocracy that happens when the radical Muslims manage to take over a country.

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Top 30 Healthiest Foods Of All Time

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Source: www.mercola.com | Original Post Date: April 13, 2015 –

In a survey of at-home spending patterns on food among US households, the Economic Research Service (ERS) of the US Department of Agriculture revealed Americans are throwing a lot of their food budgets toward very unhealthy foods.

The average US household spent most of their food budget (nearly 18 percent) on refined grains followed by sugar and candies (at nearly 14 percent). The next highest category was red meat (mostly from concentrated animal feeding operations, or CAFOs), followed by frozen or refrigerated entrees and beverages.1

In stark contrast, Americans spent less than 0.5 percent of their food budget on dark green vegetables and a similar amount on orange vegetables. Other vegetables made up less than 4 percent of at-home food spending and whole fruits just over 6 percent.

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Daily Message ~ Monday November 23, 2015

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Dear Ones, you do not have to have the skill of spirit communication to work with us. We are always here to serve and assist you, in fact, it is our greatest pleasure! So how do you work with us? Through surrender and flow. Ask for our help! Allow yourselves to be led. It is by choosing surrender and flow, and staying there with your faith and trust, that you will have the tangible experience of how loved and assisted you truly are. So let go, know we will guide you tenderly and lovingly, watch for the signs and synchronicities, and allow the magic to happen. It is available to you right now. What are you waiting for? ~Archangel Gabriel

http://trinityesoterics.com/2015/11/23/daily-message-monday-november-23-2015/

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Waiting for the World to Serve You Tea and Crumpets

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God said:

If you cannot accept that you create your Life, perhaps you can accept that you contribute to your Life in the Process. Your thoughts speak for you. You may expect your Life to change while you stay the same. By and large, like it or not, you mastermind your life.

You would prefer not to accept this idea. You prefer to stay an innocent party. That’s just what you are, beloved, an innocent party. You don’t see and don’t want to see that you carry at least some responsibility for your life.

I’ve said these two points before in a hundred ways:

When you complain and complain, certainly you will have more complaints to complain about. When you are grateful for the goodness granted you in the world, you will have more goodness to be grateful for.

There is a sense in which you may feel that Life owes you a living. You may feel that Life is remiss in how it has treated you. You feel that this entity called Life should treat you with kid gloves. Certainly, this great factor, Life, could give you money as well as to someone else.

You may be thinking: "Wouldn’t it be nice if Life took care of me carte blanche?" Life does take care of you. You are taken care of you. You are here, aren't you?

You may not want to have to earn your keep. You may see those who do not take care of you the way you would like as scoundrels while they may well see you as a wastrel.

GFP Newsletter - 11/22/2015

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Man is made of two things: being and non-being. Man is a strange phenomenon. Something in him is very existential, and something in him is very non-existential. The existential is sex, and the non- existential is death; and man is a combination of sex and death. And unless you know both without any prejudice, you will not be able to transcend, you will not be able to become a real meditator.

One has to face these two facts. These are the ultimate facts of life, and these are the tests: if you face them, unafraid, they are holding the keys to eternal life. It is through them that you will be able to enter into the kingdom of God.

-Rajneesh

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14 Things Positive People Don’t Do

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Positive people don’t have a magical power that you don’t possess. Instead of letting stress control them, positive people take control of their life by managing stress and striving to improve every day. Check out these things that positive people don’t do, so you too can be happy and successful.

1. They Don’t Assume the Worst.

It’s amazing how many problems wouldn’t exist if we didn’t invent them. Positive people know that leaping to conclusions is usually a bad idea. Instead of freaking out about an unanswered text (“What if they don’t like me?”),

they go on with their day (“hmm, they must be busy!”). Before they decide another person is untrustworthy, they make an honest effort to find out more about them.

2. They Don’t Resist the Truth.

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