URBAN SELF-DEFENSE & Equanimity

Excellent book Jam-packed with useful knowledge in a time of epic uncertainty, thievery and trickery!

The Art of Urban Survival with Stefan Verstappen

I never full bought into the so-called new age. Something just did not seen right about many of the teachings. However for a time I needed soft lovey-dovey teachings because of the damage I mostly inflicted upon myself and “allowed” others to inflict upon me. So, when I started my journey on this path it was people like Eckhart Tolle and Wayne Dyer who helped me grasp certain understandings of spiritual concepts. Am grateful for some of those teachings however much was left out.

Particularly in regards to this dark aspect of reality many in this movement say to avoid as if it will all just disappear if we do so. Or, that your giving energy to this dark force by looking at it allowing it to grow stronger. There is a certain level of truth to this because what we do give energy to on a "consistent" basis does grow. Both on a personal and collective level. The opposite is true when we avoid what is with wishful thinking that it will just go away on its own without any actions taken. The most important actions are increasing awareness and changing how we think and eat which positively influences all other aspects of how we live.


The idea of moral relativism in particular I find to be very deceitful! If someone can convince you that slavery is "just relative", guess what? You are a good little slave! One will hardly even question anything if it is all just relative so use discernment in any teaching because many are filled with truth mixed with lies. The fact is that there are many horrific things occurring on this lovely planet that do “require our attention” and being prepared for circumstances like the ones highlighted in this book is a great place to start. Yes, be kind, be cool, be love to the best of your ability but also be ready for the worst case scenarios that are unfolding in our current “WHAT IS” in reality.

I ended one of my videos on global consciousness with an Allan Watts quote below:

Yes and no! For how can one truly love their slavery while watching it increase as we suffer more and more? How can one love all of the things we know are corrupting and limiting the sentient experience? Even though love and hate are polar opposites of the same expression, a balance is required to have peace. The persistent extremity of either creates excessive imbalance causing internal and external conflict ultimately decreasing health and overall well being. Equanimity and being prepared holds the key! Would also be wary of any teachers mainly focused on either extremity not including both. There are a lot of teachers who will quote Jiddu Krishnamurti saying it is no good measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society who appear to be very well adjusted to it!Or those who will tell you how bad advertisers are yet participate in advertising on their channel.