Bound In Babylon

In one way or another we are all bound to Babylon. The best we can do is be IN this world, but not OF this world. I am bound even by homeschooling to follow certain rules and regs. All we can really do is sit back and laugh about thier stupidity and know that one day we will all be truly free.

 

Our? Got a mouse in your pocket? Or have you multiple personalities? I've made some excellent wine that a rational human would have a hard time calling "A true product of babylon ", unless their reason had already been befuddled by the drinking of it...

 

RRRREEEEEDDDDDD
SSUUNNSSHHIINNEE

SSUUNNNNNNNNNN
DDDOOOOOOOOGGG

EEEERRRRRRIIIICCCKK

REEEDDDD WWWOOOMMAAANNN
*And Clan

BBBBBBOOOOOOMMMMMMEEEERRRRR

 

wasn't babylon a city that got consumed in greed and then destroyed or something like that. And now we're repeating it's mistakes. I really have no clue, I just remember someone saying that'

 

hey wanderingturnip! Here you are on my case again! yes, indeed, wine is an exception to the rule, and i suppose beer too, in moderation, but as you may know, alot of people get addicted and it's horrible to say the least,and i can assure you, there are multitudes of people praying all over the world at this very moment for their loved ones to just live thru another day and not die from what alcohol can do.

 

this is nicely put =)

i'm right now about to finish my first year of the university, and regardless the worldddd of inspiration and the learning i'm finding in my classes, as amazing the connections i'm making from learning of the anthropology of religion and deviation of ancient civilizations... i'm feeling (these last many months) the up and downs of university. i know with my life i can't do anything besides commune life, or teaching. the posibility of teaching has been keeping me going for the degree, but truly, i know regardless i'm traveling and going west immediately after college, or i thought. throughout this year, even far before truly, i saw the beauty in leaving now, and only making more and more connections why to, but still i'm here in college because i'm embracing my mind, making these connections through books and great professors. i'm in love with this textbook growth, but my heart keeps telling me (along with continually being disgusted with college life in the dorms[babylon:society and people of], but just quieting these feelings), stop now. it's so heart to just simply follow my heart on this one =(, and i see you at the end of my tunnel now, about to graduate, very likeminded...

i have a post with my dilema here: http://hipforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=59499

***** i'm a taker to your final statement my friend!* not daniel quinn's definition of a taker [he puts a nice opinion on this subject, us being a taker or a leaver =)] but why is this movement so lethargic? i'm about to leave ol' babylon myself, but this is only to myself. there truly needs to be a gathering, a strong culture, not just TO ourselves. do you think there is truly a realistic chance of being recognized, with an accepting context instead of "bums", but also! is it truly important as long as we are together? and somehow able to find a way to manage this community within babylon, like MANY co-op living's do, with the people inside of them beyond content by following their own heart? it sounds as if this "live free of the institutionalized smog" can either be a revelation to the world, or at least america OR just a gathering of those who already share this paradigm. or are you simply talking about correcting everythign that is wrong (use of better word) with how we manage the social problems of america and the world. i feel i might be coming off a little attackyish, i truly am not, i'm just interested in how feel things should be taken care of? letting us live how we want, or do you think there is a revelation of what we think should be an objective reality, worthy of being shared with a world maybe not interested in hearing it? regardless, if you were also speaking literally with coming together, "any takers", i'd love to hear your dream of a gathering =) i truly can't wait till i meet people who can udnerstand me, and i can truly connect with. much love ~ethan

 

so many of you seem to be in on such beautiful (i heard nothing other then the world gathering, but i imagine them to be truly beautiful =P) gatherings. i can only imagine what they're like, but i believe i know, and they're exactly what this soul needs to be apart of. are gatherings truly quite common amoung those who share this worldview? i look forward to making such beautiful friends out there, and i hope, after hearing a few comments to the previous question, to attending these gatherings i already created so many expectations for.

 

A few years ago I was on my way to leave the babylon, but I didn't do it right and soon I found myself back deep in the mess.. I didn't really know about the Rainbow family thing then. I had heard something about it, but ignored. I've been studying in the university for a while now without getting very far in it and came close to some burnout or something and right now I'm feeling strongly that I need to leave this damn mess for a while and connect with some like-minded folk, get new perspective.
I'm a bit insecure right now about leaving the mess, I have a lot of debt (not that much but much for a student) and maybe I feel a bit lonely and scared too to go out to the wilderness.. I'd like to go to raibow-gatherings. There are some folks here in Finland, but I don't really know about it. Has anyone any advice for me? About the European Rainbow family?
Humbly, Mikko.

 

I'm on that band wagon......