The Declaration of "All-Out Peace"
Swami Beyondananda, spiritual leader to millions of FUNdamentalists
(accent on "fun") has launched a worldwide "blisskrieg" in a
declaration of "all out peace!"
"We've been holding our peace for far too long. It's time to let it out!
Why should peacekeepers keep the peace for themselves when the world needs
it so goodly nowadays?"
The Swami was interrupted numerous times by gleeful supporters shouting
the peace mantra, "Ah .. peace on it!" and waving banners reading "Our
World, Love It Or Leave It!" "Play For Nonjudgment Day" and "Disarmaggedon
Is Near!"
"It's a fight to the life!" Swami told his minions, vowing to open
the floodgates of love, light and laughter to cleanse the body politic of cultural,
economic and political toxins that have caused folks to "take things poisonally" --
and perpetuate war.
"These are challenging times," said the Swami, "which call for
Emerge-n-See measures. It is time for us to emerge from our fearful and powerless
hiding places and see the big picture. We have met the Savior and He is Us.
I see all these Children of God praying for Jesus to intervene, but we cannot
expect to be fed intervenously forever. Time for Children of God to grow
up, for Christ's sake, and become Adults of God for a change.
Playful adults, that is."
"Because the key to lasting peace is laughter," he told the crowd. "Do
you know what the leading cause of war and terrorism is? I will tell you. It
is seriousness. Seriousness is the most serious problem we face on the planet
today. I'm serious. Think about it. Every terrorist act -- not to mention terror
itself -- begins with seriousness. Everywhere we look, we are faced with laugh-threatening
seriousness." The Swami called on his supporters to "report any serious
behavior to the Department of Omland Security."
"Levity, on the other hand, helps us rise above whatever's been bringing
us down," the Swami continued. "Did you know that one Youngman of laughter
-- approximately the mirth contained in the average one-liner -- can release
up to a megahurt of emotional pain?"
Finally, the Swami outlined his plan for conducting the Blisskrieg and waging
all out peace. "It is very simple indeed. While it makes no sense to
take up arms against warfare, it makes all the sense in the world to lift
up arms and embrace anything that nourishes peace."
Whereupon Swami offered the following 5-point plan to spark outbreaks
of peace all across the planet:
1. Create A Department of Emerge-n-See Planning Now.
If war is a necessary evil, why not seek peace as a necessary good? We
should be putting at least as much energy and money into secretly plotting
peace
-- sneaking food and clothing into war-torn nations under the cover of darkness,
sending tanks to drought-stricken areas so that they can capture rainwater,
sending in comedy troops in an all-out amfunniest assault -- and an even
more controversial measure, dropping canisters of laughing gas on persistent
pockets of seriousness.
2. Enlist the World Religions to Do Something Useful. Prayer works.
According to Dr. Larry Dossey and others who have studied the healing
power of prayer, surgery patients who were prayed for tended to heal
more quickly.
Not only that, but if the people who were doing the praying were also prayed
for, results were even better! And it worked regardless of the language or
religion they were praying in. Instead of engaging in that childish and destructive
game, "My dogma's better than your dogma,"
the major religions would do better to organize a worldwide prayer calm-petition
-- it could be called the God Will Games -- and donate the proceeds to ending
spiritual hunger on the planet. Regardless of who wins the pray-offs, everyone
will benefit.
3. Support the Alter-Native Economy.
If we're going to aggressively wage peace, we want to spend more of our
wages peacefully. So support the alter native economy -- whatever alters
the natives
for the better. Our lives are by products of what we buy. So if you want
to counteract the profits of doom, only buy products with healthful and helpful
byproducts.
And consider trading in your old Dodge for an Evolvo and running your
karma on esteem.
Rising esteem can actually improve the overall atmosphere by causing
the heart to warm, and the head to cool. This may be the answer to global
warming!
4. Support the Peace Effort on the Om Front.
We've heard the experts say nothing will bring peace, so I say let's
prove 'em right. Our lives are so filled up with somethings that we have
no room
for nothing anymore! That's why my ultimate meditation tape, Sounds of Silence,
is completely blank. Think about it. Our minds are filled up with information
everywhere we go.
After a busy day thinking of everything, what a welcome relief it is
to think of nothing.
So as part of my work on behalf of inner peace, you can now come to my
Om Page and download as much healing silence as you need -absolutely
free! And
you can do your part for world inner peace by sending some peaceful silence
to a friend.
Sure this is a peacemeal approach, but it works. A little peace here,
a little peace there, and pretty soon you have one big peaceful meal
everywhere. Make
love not war, get a piece tonight!
5. Spread Contagious Laughter Wherever You Go.
If we truly want to bring about Nonjudgment Day, we need to do whatever
we can to increase the laugh force on the planet. Take the funniest jokes
from
the internet, and share them on the outernet. Commit random acts of harmless
comedy.
Practice Fun-Shui by creating playful beauty everywhere. Make sure you
spend some time each week laughing with friends and loved ones. Remember
that when
it comes to laughter, the more the merrier. And remember too, what goes around
comes around. In other words, the laugh you save may be your own.
6. Stop making holes in the Holy Land! Can't we all just get along?
What's this "my hummus is better than your hummus" BS? For crying
out loud, we're all human beans for God sakes. The same with the "my
missle is bigger than your missle" nonsense. I mean really, who gives
a pita?
It's a scientific fact that putting holes in your space suit takes all
the fun out of life. If you want to argue about it, do it on the moon
or somewhere
else. After all, we all come from the same factory! Now go out and have some
fun!
More FUNdamentalist wisdom at the Swami's website at http://www.wakeuplaughing.com