[Thespiritexpress] Book recommendation

Riantee Rand riantee at mcn.org
Fri Jan 22 09:00:39 PST 2021 

I love all of you for expressing so beautifully the different aspects of a topic. I am in agreement with all of it.
The differences are what makes the beauty of the Whole and in unity consciousness there is not an opinion that I disagree with, they all bring more understanding and clarity.
Thank you Viktoria for your pebbles.
Only love
Riantee

> On Jan 22, 2021, at 08:28, Roz via Thespiritexpress <thespiritexpress at lists.mcn.org> wrote:
> 
>> Thank you Taylor for clarifying this, you said it so beautifully. And
> also Mary for your words about Othering which is so inherent in the way we
> think. And of course Riantee for your enlightening words.
> Having lived, grown up and worked side by side for many years in the black
> communities in Chicago and St. Louis, I saw first hand how differently my
> black friends were treated by white society and the police. Parents had to
> train their children, especially boys, how to deal with police if they
> were profiled and treated with disrespect so that they would not get
> arrested or killed just for being black: pulled over while driving for a
> broken tail light and put in jail, and then treated badly or even killed.
> Going into a store in a white neighborhood or downtown and watched closely
> so they don't steal, etc. Not being able to get a good job because of the
> color of their skin. Not being able to get good housing, poor schools, and
> the list goes on.  BLM was coined by a black person last year because of
> all the police killings of black people over the years, and then the
> George Floyd murder that all the world could see that created such an
> outcry. Even after that, there were and still are more police killings. 
> It is true that all lives matter, of course, but in this country it has
> been the experience of the black community that their lives do Not matter
> as they have been killed by police for no good reason. This has been the
> history of our country since the beginning. We live in a predominantly
> white world here and it is difficult to relate to the true experience of
> the black community. We can live in cities where there are black people
> but if we stay in our white neighborhoods and do not mix with black people
> at school or at work, we don't really know how it is for them.
> 
> I agree with you that black lives inspire, black lives uplift, energize
> and bless, and that is beautiful and inspiring, and we must remember how
> the this slogan came to be and what it means to black people. Sadly, this
> slogan has become emotionally charged and misunderstood. I feel that it is
> up to us as white people to take the time to understand it more fully from
> where it originated.
> 
> With love and respect,
> Roz
> 
> 
> 
> Dear Viktoria, Riantee, Mary and All,
>> Thank you for sharing your thoughts and wisdom.
>> Viktoria I feel moved to clarify briefly what I am learning about the
> BLM
>> movement and white supremacy.
>> Black Lives Matter was created to address and shed light on the
> inequality
>> and injustices that exist for black and non-white people in our country
> and globally. To deny that racial profiling exists, especially by some
> in
>> law enforcement, only perpetuates the injustice.
>> That’s why I believe it’s important for white people to recognize how
> differently they are treated in our culture and to recognize white
> privilege. I believe it’s important to listen to non-white people about
> what their experience is like living in a world of white imperialism,
> colonialism and domination.
>> Deep listening and understanding is being called forth at this time so
> that true healing can take place and true equality and justice can
> occur.
>> Rather than continuing to divide us, understanding the system and
> insidious nature of white supremacy can help us move beyond it and
> embrace
>> our true one race - human.
>> I owe it to my non-white friends to understand their experience and see
>> how they are treated differently than I am, simply because they have
> more
>> melanin in their skin.  This recognition and understanding can help to
> heal the racial injustice that sadly exists in this country and in this
> world.
>> I agree with you that black lives inspire, black lives uplift, energize
> and bless despite the fact that throughout history they have been
> marginalized and told that they were inferior.
>> Their collective human spirit is truly remarkable, against so many odds
> and such ignorance.
>> I like your word “Othering” Mary. That seems to be what our egoic
> structure is hard wired to do. As we evolve, both individually and
> collectively, and loosen our identity with our egos, we can see othering
> for what it is and dissolve it into the truth of our connection. On the
> surface we may look differently but underneath we are all the same and
> are
>> all interconnected, riding the mystery. It’s a beautiful thing. Love
> heals and healing is being called forth now, both individually and
> collectively. I’m grateful to be doing this healing work with all of
> you.
>> Thanks for listening.
>> Taylor
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>> On Jan 21, 2021, at 3:46 PM, Mary Melkonian via Thespiritexpress
> <thespiritexpress at lists.mcn.org> wrote:
>>> Beloveds, I want to suggest another word for the zeitgeist of the
> moment that has been forever: OTHERING.  I became “the other”in my own
> family(White RC) when I married a “foreigner” , Armenian, Lebanese.
> (BTW, Armenia as the first country to take Christianity as an official
> religion. ) and I was automatically was OTHERED when I was married to
> Vahe’ Minas Melkonian.  When my mother-in-law got to know and like me
> she said to my face: “I like you, Mary; you are pretty and smart BUT
> you
>>> are not Armenian”. DUH?
>>> My beautiful black new bestie, Mylene, from Burundi, tells me that they
> have their own version of OTHERING and amazingly, they discriminate by
> NOSES!  Who knew?  Know you know. PROJECTION, INDEED!!! Mary   BTW, I
> am
>>> always ready to say that there is only ONE of us here.  Only ❤️ MM Sent
> from my iPad
>>>>> On Jan 21, 2021, at 2:11 PM, Viktoria Zaita via Thespiritexpress
> <thespiritexpress at lists.mcn.org> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Thank you Taylor for bringing up the topic, and Riantee, for your
> enlightened perspective , you are such a breath of fresh air to me,
> always.
>>>> I just would like to add, what I  learned in Mastery , and from all of
> you,
>>>> that thoughts, and words literally create reality into existence! I
> learned the importance of putting the right pebbles into the pond, and
> dreaming accordingly  into manifestation.
>>>> When I heard "black life matters" the first time , and every time, I
> felt deeply outraged. As if somebody would say to me a Hungarian,
> that
>>>> "Hungarian lives matter"! Single me out on  the  basis of my genes,
> and
>>>> condensingly approve , that  I have a right to live!!!   How dare you?!!!
>>>> "Black life matters"  is a deeply racist slogan, so is "white
>>>> supremacy."
>>>> What they seem to be  against for the innocent benevolent  onlooker ,
> on the surface,  the very same  things  they are creating  into
> existence: racism, anger, violence, guilt for sins, one never
>>>> committed.
>>>>  Repeating these  slogans , over and  over again, until collectively
>>>> we solidify it into our shared  reality.
>>>> I cannot  utter these words, and sorry, I cannot  listen to them either.
>>>> But if we have to make a distinction based on race, I   am willing to
> say with full gusto:  Black lives inspire, black lives uplift, black
> lives energize, black lives bless!
>>>> These are my pebbles into the pond.
>>>> Viktoria
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Danleigh via Thespiritexpress <thespiritexpress at lists.mcn.org>
> To: thespiritexpress at lists.mcn.org
>>>> Sent: Wed, Jan 20, 2021 8:15 pm
>>>> Subject: Re: [Thespiritexpress] Book recommendation
>>>> Yes.  Thank you Taylor for opening this up .. and thank you Riantee
> for
>>>> opening the door even wider.
>>>> Dani
>>>> On 1/20/21 7:27 PM, Riantee Rand via Thespiritexpress wrote:
>>>> Dear Taylor.
>>>> I thought a lot about what you brought up at Mastery. Thank you for that.
>>>> For years I have been uncovering all the small forms of racism hiding
> in the recesses of my psychy under different names, often not
>>>> recognizable as such.
>>>> You say: "I personally plan on spending the rest of my life unpacking
> all the layers of everything she so clearly addresses in this book.”
> And it would probably take a life time to do that (quite a chase!),
> but
>>>> for myself, especially after the lesson we read on Tuesday I have been
> reminded of  a much easier way to do it. I just have to remember,
> every
>>>> time I encounter another, when I learn about their lives, easy or
> burdened, that IT IS THE PERFECT LIFE FOR THEM and that they called it
> to themselves because it is designed to perfection ‘just for them.’
> When I truly and totally understand and trust this, TOTAL EQUALITY IS
> ESTABLISHED. I just have to remember when I feel sorry for the
> unfairness of some situations, or when I am in awe of another’s
> accomplishment, or when I compare myself to others, that MY LIFE IS
> PERFECT FOR ME. In this way we are all equals and there is no room for
> victimization.
>>>> Much love and gratitude from me also for all of you who share their
> wisdom during Mastery.
>>>> Riantee
>>>>> On Jan 19, 2021, at 19:31, Taylor Slevin via Thespiritexpress
> <thespiritexpress at lists.mcn.org> wrote:
>>>>> Dear Toni and all who were in the Mastery Class today,
>>>>> The book that I highly recommend is called “White Supremacy and Me”
> by
>>>>> Ayala F. Saad
>>>>> and working for equality for All.
>>>>> Sending much love and gratitude to You and Everyone on this path of
> awareness,
>>>>> Taylor
>>>>> Sent from my iPhone
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