Choked Up, Dennis Kucinich explains why he left RFK Jr.'s Presidential campaign (Israeli apartheid >> genocide: policy differences) and why he is running for the US House again after being re-districted out a decade ago (America for regular Americans again.). I have set it to about 44+ minutes where he explains leaving the Kennedy campaign and deciding to run independently for Congress in his hometown of Cleveland, Ohio, where he was once the youngest mayor. Importantly, Dennis, and his interviewer both explain, earlier in the interview, a sensation I feel a lot, in my throat, something is wrong, a heavy and depressed feeling, about the Genocide in Palestine and the war in Ukraine. Have you ever felt anything like this? I am feeling it again now, like every other day.
"If it feels heavy and depressed it is because it's trapped, pushed down, likely too overwhelming to feel. It needs to flow, be felt."
There is more than one practice for this.
The "problem" is not that I feel it.
The problem is the actual anguish, which people cannot escape, and which a compassionate person will also experience to a lesser degree and in this way, which may not be tied directly to knowledge or thoughts, I think.
The formal ritual is not the thing. The thing is to feel the suffering of others, engage their suffering in your own heart, and send them love, the feelings you would have comforting a hurt and fearful child with a warm embrace.
One can do this while doing other things that don't need mental concentration, like riding a bike. Once you do it, not just the visualization practice, then you can just do it. It is a human up-close function, that can also be engaged distantly.
Many people would not believe this, and I don't seek to convince anybody it is possible.
I am describing my personal experience of this ancient Buddhist technique.
I am glad to learn that Mr. Kucinich plans to return to Congress.
I have been experiencing a lot of grief over Israel's treatment of Gaza, it awakens the grief of the loss of my only child (she died age 50 a few years ago). I am appalled at Biden's attitude towards Israel - his acceptance of the murders of Gazans. Surely the moral issue is more important than weapons sales to Israel. ?!
I am increasingly horrified by the US' increasing debt. National debt is the last thing we need.
I watched the State of the Union speech last night. Quite a performance. I have no confidence that Congress will put the nation's interests before their own. They could act to benefit the population, but they won't.
Yes, something is wrong, likely many things are wrong. I have learned a lot about history and economics since 2008. I do not feel proud to have bailed out the banks. I feel gulled. I begin to think that some of the federal departments (like HHS, FDA, even Treasury) should fold. What have they done for us lately? Maybe we need a Department of Peace and Prosperity.
Your remark about an apex predator is . . . disturbing, as I suppose it should be. I suppose it tarnishes all of us who live here. It's a club I did not choose to join. I may prove to be terminally naive.
Have you looked into the statements being made by Dr David Martin focussing on the criminal aspects of the genocide being perpetrated by the powers that be who are pushing the vaccines? He says it is more important to be concentrating on the criminal issues now rather than the health or scientific aspects at this stage.
I watched two videos of him today. Very thought provoking. He is one of my favorite thinkers.
The challenge of addressing the criminal issues is that is likely better done as a group, while focusing on the health and scienific aspects can be done solo. But as long as the criminal issues remain, we will be treated to a Son of Covid.
Yes, agreed. Hopefully all the fronts will continue to build momentum until significant players in the public realm feel compelled to ask questions and/or expose the extent of the harm being done so that the masses have their eyes opened. I keep thinking of all the parents who’ve had children killed or maimed - how great will their wrath be upon realising the criminal intent behind it all.
For Myself Dennis and Ron Paul were the last great Congressman !!!!!1
I was able to vote for each of them at one time or another, though in primaries.
John is the following a serious wondering:
"... a sensation I feel a lot, in my throat, something is wrong, a heavy and depressed feeling ..."
Yes, absolutely the case.
It's compassion, not cardiac. My cardiovascular status is very good.
I suspect that if anyone has some compassion, then the massive SOS going out from anguished people gets picked up.
Dennis does describe it, earlier in the interview.
The reason I asked you if you were serious is not because I doubted what you are feeling.
From my perspective what you are feeling is grief, deep deep sadness.
If it feels heavy and depressed it is because it's trapped, pushed down, likely too overwhelming to feel.
It needs to flow, be felt.
Slowly, gently, with kindness towards yourself.
We are made to feel, it's how we stay balanced and heal.
Tears, sobs, screams, anger, rage... whatever is, needs to flow without judgement.
Elizabeth wrote:
"If it feels heavy and depressed it is because it's trapped, pushed down, likely too overwhelming to feel. It needs to flow, be felt."
There is more than one practice for this.
The "problem" is not that I feel it.
The problem is the actual anguish, which people cannot escape, and which a compassionate person will also experience to a lesser degree and in this way, which may not be tied directly to knowledge or thoughts, I think.
I don't try to suppress it or turn my thoughts to something else. I engage this feeling with a Buddhist compassion-practice, "Tonglen" https://www.lionsroar.com/how-to-practice-tonglen/
The formal ritual is not the thing. The thing is to feel the suffering of others, engage their suffering in your own heart, and send them love, the feelings you would have comforting a hurt and fearful child with a warm embrace.
One can do this while doing other things that don't need mental concentration, like riding a bike. Once you do it, not just the visualization practice, then you can just do it. It is a human up-close function, that can also be engaged distantly.
Many people would not believe this, and I don't seek to convince anybody it is possible.
I am describing my personal experience of this ancient Buddhist technique.
Interesting perspective.
I don't doubt what you say, and the practice sounds beautiful.
And yes I feel similarly that there are beautiful ways to connect to the anguish and grief in this world.
But I would still say that a practice of setting up a vibration through one's body can release the physical weight, the physical symptoms.
It is not one or the other. This practice or that.
We are physical beings, we have bodies, we can be in a flow state of movement. Not just through exercising our bodies.
If I feel sadness well up in me, I can feel it get stuck in my throat, in the musculature. If I let myself sob or sing, it releases.
I am glad to learn that Mr. Kucinich plans to return to Congress.
I have been experiencing a lot of grief over Israel's treatment of Gaza, it awakens the grief of the loss of my only child (she died age 50 a few years ago). I am appalled at Biden's attitude towards Israel - his acceptance of the murders of Gazans. Surely the moral issue is more important than weapons sales to Israel. ?!
I am increasingly horrified by the US' increasing debt. National debt is the last thing we need.
I watched the State of the Union speech last night. Quite a performance. I have no confidence that Congress will put the nation's interests before their own. They could act to benefit the population, but they won't.
Yes, something is wrong, likely many things are wrong. I have learned a lot about history and economics since 2008. I do not feel proud to have bailed out the banks. I feel gulled. I begin to think that some of the federal departments (like HHS, FDA, even Treasury) should fold. What have they done for us lately? Maybe we need a Department of Peace and Prosperity.
;-( Susan wrote:
"Surely the moral issue is more important than weapons sales to Israel. ?!"
Not to an apex-predator in the realm of Power.
"The job of politicians is to deliver the people to the will of the owners." (somebody)
Your remark about an apex predator is . . . disturbing, as I suppose it should be. I suppose it tarnishes all of us who live here. It's a club I did not choose to join. I may prove to be terminally naive.
We're all terminal in this life.
Don't be terminal in eternity... Those apex-predators may be playing with that flame.
;-(
Have you looked into the statements being made by Dr David Martin focussing on the criminal aspects of the genocide being perpetrated by the powers that be who are pushing the vaccines? He says it is more important to be concentrating on the criminal issues now rather than the health or scientific aspects at this stage.
https://sagehana.substack.com/p/this-is-a-case-of-murder-it-is-not?utm_source=pocket_reader
https://youtu.be/Xwq5LDwDyEI?si=-r9wiVDEVOpwC22S
https://vigilantfox.substack.com/p/dr-david-martin-reveals-who-is-pulling?utm_source=pocket_reader
Yes. All chinks in the armor of the evil should be explored.
I watched two videos of him today. Very thought provoking. He is one of my favorite thinkers.
The challenge of addressing the criminal issues is that is likely better done as a group, while focusing on the health and scienific aspects can be done solo. But as long as the criminal issues remain, we will be treated to a Son of Covid.
Yes, agreed. Hopefully all the fronts will continue to build momentum until significant players in the public realm feel compelled to ask questions and/or expose the extent of the harm being done so that the masses have their eyes opened. I keep thinking of all the parents who’ve had children killed or maimed - how great will their wrath be upon realising the criminal intent behind it all.