Gajalakshmi
Paramasivam – 20 April 2015
Measure for Measure
Is Australian Life worth only $450,000?
The basis of Racial Equality, Privacy Law and
the Doctrine of Separation of Powers - to my mind – is fundamentally the same.
One needs privacy / to identify with one’s own Truth. One travels with others
including through laws but finally to identify with one’s own Truth one has to go it alone. These laws are vehicles that take us close to the place of worship. They
cannot take us inside because of the walls around the altar / nucleus/ soul of the place of worship. Our
body which gives us particular form is that wall. That inner pathway is our own
diversity. Some construct walls around themselves because they want to go it
alone or because they have gone it alone in the past. This is fine – so long as
they do not receive benefits from others pathways.
It is for this reason of realizing our
sovereignty that we need privacy. But one must earn that privacy by
contributing more to the common pathway than one has derived from that common
pathway. The environment in which we
live needs us to have that Privacy because when we discover our own Truth we add Universal
Energy to our Environment. That Universal Energy is the ultimate empowerment
that protects our earnings and savings. One who lives in her/his Truth identifies
with the Truth of the environment. It happens instantaneously. They say that Light Energy does not need a
wave to travel through. Hence, to my mind – lightening speed. Truth likewise is
instantaneous and is Still. It travels so fast that It is still. It does not need the wave of law/reasoning through which to travel. Where there is True
need True Service immediately connects
itself to the need.
The basic duty of any Government is to be
this True Service to each of its common citizen. Hence Sovereignty of the
Individual is as important as the Sovereignty of the Country. Where religion is
part of the common pathways/laws through
which individuals travel towards experiencing
Sovereignty there
needs to be separation of powers at an early stage – so that the group would
discover its Sovereignty in its own privacy. Where a member of the group
backtracks to the early section of the common path – that member is bound by
the common pathway and not the religious pathway.
In Sri Lanka, where Buddhism is the
foremost religion as per Article 9 of the Sri Lankan Constitution – Separation
of powers is required for other religious groups at the structural level of
governance . Some of us may choose the common secular pathway – especially in citizen-to-citizen
connections and networks but if we are to follow the law closely – as the
Government is required to – then we are entitled to travel with our own
cultural group from the very beginning. The
Sri Lankan Constitution confirms this
need this through Article 9. It is
further confirmed by articles 10 and 14 (1) (e ).
A fellow Australian of Sinhalese origin responded
in relation to my articles on the Bali 9 :
[The
activities of this Tamil drug smuggler and others engaging in this despicable
trade has brought death and suffering to a large number of Indonesians. Can
Gaja Param and the Australian Tamil Management Service tell us what punishment
should be given to this criminal ? ]
I responded as follows:
[I
believe that the only person with the authority to punish me is myself.
Often because we do not identify with the damage caused to others through our
weaknesses – we develop systems as a group – starting with family – so as to
maintain our sovereignty as a group. When we accept the authority of
service providers above us – we are entitled to draw from the common pool of
benefits. The moment we punish someone unjustly – we lose our own
Sovereignty.
In
the case of Myuran – he is entitled to our merits in this issue. ‘Our’
here means – family and Community and in Myuran’s case Australian Nation
because he did not see himself as being different to others in the group.
I doubt that my support would have been invoked in support of someone who did
identify himself to be from a Tamil only group. To the extent
Myuran invested in us, he is entitled to our ‘Public Resources’. Hence his
crime becomes ours in Common. Myuran has demonstrated deep fondness for
his Mum and immediate family and they for him. Without having felt
remorse – Myuran would not have developed this fondness leading to true Love.
He has thus paid his dues – not as an individual but as part of a Community and
Nation. Whoever punishes him after that is using excessive authority. If
someone had already been damaged by Myuran’s actions – that someone has the
authority to get even with him. But this is NOT the case. It is Australia
v Indonesia now. As an Individual Myuran is no longer guilty and is a
free man – even if he were physically in prison. If you still keep allocating
lower status to him as if he was a criminal – you cannot be an
Australian. You are more like an Indonesian. Read the article below to
know how to my mind - these ‘natural collusions’ happen: Politician;
Administrator; Governor – Sri Lanka & Indonesia at http://austms.blogspot.com.au/
In that article I have shared with readers
- the natural influence (as per my mind) - that the Indonesian and Sri Lankan - law and order systems
- had over each other. Both countries have demonstrated strong local / domestic
attachments and weak investment in globalization. Hence their common principles
on the basis of which law and order is maintained are bound to be inconsistent
across cultures. Every innocent person punished takes value
away from the Sovereignty of the punishing group. Once an offender pays her/his
dues needed to cure her/him – and restore her/his sovereignty - s/he is an
innocent person for that issue. Every offender damages her/his sovereignty when
s/he knowingly or otherwise damages another’s ability to cure her/himself
through her/his Truth. Two or more
self-governing groups would naturally and quietly join forces. Similarly, two or
more groups with poor record of law and order would also join forces naturally. At both
extremes they become forces that travel freely as per their nuclear power.
Mental force is higher than physical force. Truth transcends the mental force
also and becomes uplifting Spiritual merit or down-pulling sin.
Hence
we need to develop / adopt laws that would prevent such natural collusions between
down-pulling forces that effectively compound sins. Laws help us mark the offenders wrong – and this
prevents accumulation of sin. Had I been heard when I went to speak to the Vice
Chancellor of the University – and the wrongs were recognized and addressed –
the University would have saved itself the public humiliation that followed. Likewise Australians would have been saved the
pain and helplessness of Bali bombing if
Mr. Howard had heard me genuinely. Eventually we get as per our own earnings. I
had strong investment in multicultural systems and Mr. Howard’s was weak. By listening
to me – Mr. Howard would have empowered himself. Mr. Abbott did and the Bali 9
matter has already invoked world attention due to which I identify with the returns of my own
investment in global standards. If the Indonesian Government is also listening –
we would achieve an outcome that would respond to all investors – each as per
their own level of investment in the issue.
According to news reports:
[THE
beheading of two domestic workers in Saudi Arabia makes no difference to
Indonesia's plans to execute two Australians and eight others, its
attorney-general says.]
The news reports state also:
["From
the beginning, the government has struggled to provide her with assistance and
has asked the family [of the victim] for forgiveness," Indonesia's foreign
ministry said in a statement.]
This confirms that if Indonesian Government
had punished the perpetrator – ‘forgiveness
from the victim’s family’ would have freed the offender from the Death
Penalty. Applying that to the Bali 9 matter – when our Australian Prime
Minister urged for Clemency to be
considered – the Indonesian Government which expected that of the Saudi
Government ought to have ‘forgiven’ – through the Clemency provision. In any case in this instance there was no
death on Indonesian soil to take life
for life.
Indonesian Government accepting the laws of
Saudi Arabia on Indonesians is more natural than Australian Government accepting the laws of Indonesia on
Australians. The reason is Common Belief. Truth is the basis of any reliable
law/theory. One ought to have discovered the Truth or one has to have belief in
the person who made the discovery that forms the basis of the law. Where such
basis is Islam – then one needs to question whether punishing a Christian or
Hindu through such a law is valid. As stated above – if someone punishes
another – without that common belief by the punisher – such punishment is
immoral/sinful. Where one identifies that the cultures of the two parties
concerned are different – one needs to abstain from applying laws that are
culture based. Given that Indonesia seeks to benefit from the work of global
minds – it needs to choose carefully the types of offences that would attract
serious punishment including the ultimate death penalty – not only for
foreigners but also for global minded Indonesians. The wider our investment the
less we need to expressly use the local belief based path.
As per the law of Nature – every unit of
cost will produce its equal unit of benefit. In the system of democracy the
beneficiary accepts costs that are equal to the benefits s/he enjoys. This
leads to the service provider becoming a facility leading to equal status for
both provider and beneficiary. The value is calculated through a
self-assessment process. As per the
laws of Nature – one who has punished her/himself has restored her/his independence and
therefore is Sovereign again. Australians are more likely to punish themselves
as per their own calculations than Indonesians or Sri Lankans who have invested
less than Australians in Elimination of
Racial Discrimination. Hence when an Australian is punished by Indonesian
authority it needs to be strictly on Equal and Opposite basis. To the extent the Australian benefited
by using Indonesian facilities/resources – Indonesian Government has the
authority to recover those costs. This includes the cost of educating the
Indonesian Public against crimes. To that extent the penalty could be demanded
from the Australian – and where the Australian is not able to pay – the
Australian could be imprisoned. I myself went to prison for refusing to pay on
the basis of my assessment that I
was ‘not guilty’. By doing so I was
strengthening the system of self-assessment and therefore Democracy. Had I found myself to be guilty – I would have
accepted the fine. It was in the footsteps of Gandhi’s non-violent non-cooperation.
This approach is needed when the governing force and the one being governed are
of different cultures in relation to that issue.
Money is the parallel of votes in
democracy. Like Equal Opposition in Parliament – one who damages opportunities
and benefits – and reimburses that cost – is now entitled to govern / decide
and mentally exit the area of confinement. Reconciling this with the physical
is the responsibility of the Government. How is the cost determined? The economic value of a common
citizen could be calculated using financial statistics. The Human Force value
and the Common National Ownership require more complex calculations and hence
we use belief based insight. These
cannot be used on ‘outsiders’. Likewise
outsiders cannot damage these inner values. So far as outsiders are concerned the
damage is limited to the economic value. If
Indonesia does not have the knowledge to calculate the costs – then one
could use the Equal & Opposite Benefits method – just as we have Equal
& Opposite ‘other side’ in parliament.
According to reports the value of the
Benefit carried by the Bali 9 was Four
Million Australian Dollars. This would make it about $450,000 per person.
Is that the value of Common Economic Value of Indonesian life? It certainly is
NOT the value of Common Economic Value of Australian life.
The deeper damages to the person and the
community that the person belongs to and/or lives in – are NOT within the
jurisdiction of Indonesians in this
instance. Such Authority and the
Responsibility rests with the Australian systems – the Government, Community
and Family systems used confidentially and internally. Each participant has a
role of responsibility and these need to be clearly defined where there are
clear demarcations of jurisdiction and separation of powers. The Australian
Government has the Responsibility to invoke UN intervention to protect this
attack on the Sovereignty of Australia.
This is urgently required due also to the following report:
[Lawyers
last week lodged a challenge with the Constitutional Court to challenge the
clemency process, but the court is yet to register it.]
Now that we Australians believe that the
Bali 9 have paid the value of more than 4 million dollars worth of benefit any
further punishment would be an attack on our Sovereignty and damage to our
investment in Democracy. Why do we need Democracy if we cannot as a nation
redeem an repair our damaged Sovereignty through a self-assessment process?
Anyone punishing Australian beyond economic / physical damage must do so as an
Australian authority would punish except where the visible damage is so
terrible/inhumane that time and place
demarcations are lost consciousness of
and Measure for Measure method is used to defend the Sovereignty of the
attacked. If this principle is not upheld, Australia is effectively being ruled by
Indonesia.
Appendix
The Damage to cohesion due to Buddhism in
the Constitution of Sri Lanka: An email discussion:
Buddhist Sri
Lankan:
1.
[But I doubt you have really
understood the position of Buddhism in relation to military service.]
Hindu
Sri Lankan:
Why do I need to understand the position of Buddhism in relation
to Sri Lankan Governance? Did Buddha appoint the Government on the
basis of his own belief and wisdom? If yes, then I would take it that Buddha is
the ruler showing me the pathway and given that I was born in that part of the
world called Ceylon – the Lord meant for me to know and understand Buddhism in
my pathway. Since Ceylon/Sri Lanka was already benefiting from Democracy, I am
entitled to keep Buddhism completely away from my life. By doing so – I have
also the obligation to live within my own cultural beliefs – and Defend my
territory which has been provided for in the Constitution through articles 10
& 14. Having chosen the narrower pathway of a minority group I have the
obligation to that whole to not disturb those using the express pathway of
Buddhism. If I gain knowledge – my mind gets activated and I would not get to
my destination of Truth as quickly as I would if I had been undisturbed
by Buddhism which is external to me by culture. Once I realise the Truth
– the whole benefits – including Buddhists. Hence I need to promote Separation
of Powers towards the betterment of the whole and not join the majority as a
weak follower.
Buddhist Sri
Lankan:
2.
[And a kingdom just like any other
state cannot survive without security forces, a police service and a criminal
justice system. All of which inevitably involve a degree of violence.]
Hindu
Sri Lankan:
Violence is not physical damage. When one kills to defend one’s
home territory – there is NO VIOLENCE. Many years ago when a strong
LTTE supporter was arguing against my condemnation of ‘violence’ by the LTTE –
a Tamil Diaspora leader rang. The argument continued at his level. This
leader – an academic – who had knowledge of my Gandhian pathway - said that
Gandhi also had stated that we had the right to attack when our homes were threatened.
My response to him was that LTTE did not stop there. They sought to attack
another in their home area and that was VIOLENCE. Similarly the attacks by the
Sri Lankan Armed Forces on those who believed that they were defending their
homeland – including through the assistance of the LTTE. Once you bring
religion into to governance – belief by others becomes difficult for the
government to identify with. Hence Defence Forces become Attacking
Forces. Violence is violence when one’s belief is attacked even by word
or thought. Often those who take more benefits than they have earned end up as
attackers when they have the status authority. For my part I do mark Tamils
wrong to the extent they attack other religions in the name of Defence.
Where they are not able to change – I include them as part of myself and
prevent them from going it alone. This is my main current contribution to Sri
Lanka
You state:
Buddhist
Sri Lankan:
3.
[In fact no society can survive
without some form of defense or security.]
Hindu
Sri Lankan:
Every society can lead wholesome life without attack on other
cultures.
Buddhist
Sri Lankan:
4.
[The Buddha therefore was
not so naïve as to advise the rulers, who were his patrons and followers, to do
away with their military forces and criminal justice systems in the name of
non-violence. He did not expect rulers to become lame ducks in the face of
internal or external threats to their kingdoms.]
Hindu
Sri Lankan:
No. Buddha had the duty to promote non-violence by educating the
kings to limit their armed actions only to defend – including to defend others’
beliefs - by attacking intruders from within the Government. The difference
here is – that in Hinduism – Rama & Krishna became examples of such
Governance forces. Buddha was advisor and he himself did not become the
physical example through any position. Hence there can be no Buddhist
manifestation within the apparent Government. Our pathway is the fluid form of
our status. Given that Buddha did not take the pathway of defending through
arms – as the monarch was entitled to – he did not have status in the government.
In fact Buddha renounced his monarchical status towards this. Krishna took part
in the war as a chariot driver. In his own part of the kingdom, Krishna killed
his own uncle to reclaim the throne. Hence Krishna has monarchical status in
addition to being the Guru of Monarchs. Buddha like Christ – was the driving
force without any apparent position in governance. Hence their philosophy does
not have legitimate status in a government by military. Your quote “sin writes history
virtue is silent” outlines this structure.
Buddhist
Sri Lankan:
5.
[Yet at the same time Buddha did not
deny that violence and bloodshed was bad karma. But their bad effect could be
mitigated by the performance of good deeds and meritorious acts. This is
what he expected of rulers when he advised them on good governance (dasa raja
dharma or dharmishta samaja).]
Hindu Sri Lankan:
Has this happened in Sri Lanka for those in Government?
Are they able to identify with the excesses? If not – they need the
victims’ representatives to manifest this. Take for example myself. When
I do this – I am often called a Tigress / LTTE supporter. Is that not a
violent thought? What meritorious actions has your group done to diffuse that
karma and pave the way for good governance?
Buddhist
Sri Lankan:
6.
[If we take ‘sin’ in that sense it means
attachments in all forms are the cause of samsara (cycle of birth, death and
rebirth) and makes ‘the world go round’ as they say, whether we call it
passion, love, human history, civilization, development, democracy,
dictatorship, revolution, competition, aggression or whatever. ]
Hindu Sri Lankan:
Everything physical has two opposite sides along the lateral or
vertical planes – as in X axis and Y axis. If you stand at the nuclear point
you can see only one half fully at any point in time. Hence every action has an
equal and opposite reaction. Where one is not aware of any other one has to
wait for ‘time’ to show the reaction. Where there is an Equal Opposite
available – the two combine to show the whole picture. Hence equal opposition
in parliament. Where it is a monarchy – the other side needs to be in the mind
for a balanced living. One who knows both sides in the mind is an
Administrative leader. One who knows only one side is a politician.
If therefore a politician takes more power than is needed to complete
her/his side – and does so by silencing the real other side – s/he sins. If the
politician takes less – than her/his entitlement – and facilitates others to
express themselves s/he becomes a governor to that extent – like Buddha was. A
governor is NOT relative.
In terms of samsara – to the extent we enjoy less benefits than
we have earned we are like ascetics. Without this latent power – the world
cannot move around Itself. We call this Chithambara Chackckaram. Chithambaram
is the place of Dancing Shiva. Chackckaram is cycle. That personification is of
the five forms of Energy in a Common Force powerful enough to still
‘time’. It’s therefore virtual reality/experience. One who enjoys less
than her/his earned benefits becomes the system that is the source of such
benefits. Hence ‘Thou art that’. Hence if I have contributed to Sri Lanka
more than I have derived from Sri Lanka – then I am a Sri Lankan Governing
force. I do not need anyone to endorse me as such. In fact a government
authority that endorses me as something less – is an attacker – a violator of
my realized rights - even if s/he were the head of State. That attack is
a sin. One who has less ownership must take lower position in samsara –
the relative world. It is the government’s duty to ensure that s/he does.
Buddhist
Sri Lankan:
7.
[Escaping
from this vicious cycle is an individual effort. The Buddha only showed the
way. Those who want to devote their entire lives to that quest may tread the
spiritual path by becoming bhikkus (monks). They are forbidden to bear
arms or join the military. But not everyone is going to become monk or a nun or
is in a position to become so.]
Hindu Sri Lankan:
Do we not have Jathika Hela Urumaya – a political party of Buddhist monks playing an
active role in the government structure and activities? To my mind – they are sinners
if they fail to openly balance the other side of the benefits they earn.
The have the right to represent a geographic area where majority residents are
monks and nuns. Because politics is one sided samsara they may need to
have a place in parliament to have the status to oppose disturbance to their
Buddhist area. . They do not have the moral authority to represent Buddhists
who are in general samsara. In fact when
they support those who take more than their earned benefits and are therefore
sinners – these monks become sinners.
Buddhist
Sri Lankan:
8.
[The
adviser tells the king " my son, yourself depending on the Dhamma,
revering it, doing homage to it, and venerating it having the Dhamma as your
badge and banner, acknowledging the Dhamma as your master, you should establish
guard, ward and protection according to Dhamma for your own household, your
troops in the Army, your nobles and vassals, for Brahmins and householders,
town and countryfolk, ascetics and Brahmins, for beasts and birds. Let no crime
prevail in your kingdom"]
Hindu Sri Lankan:
Interesting
that the advisor has used the specific word ‘Brahmins’ – the Priest Caste in
Hinduism. Aren’t Buddhist monks the Priests in the above passage? How can
they be Kings/Politicians? The above passage in essence is what I have
said before – about violence. Protecting Dharma includes diffusing
word attacks on Dharma – above any religious value. The religion is only the
pathway. Dharma is the destination – the invisible pathway which protects even
its attackers.
Buddhist
Sri Lankan:
9.
[Throughout Sri Lanka’s 2500 year-history all
kings have maintained armies and fought wars in defense of their kingdoms.
During most of the 20 centuries Buddhism was the main religion and was
upheld by the State.]
Hindu
Sri Lankan:
But those very Buddhist kings failed to protect Ceylon from
foreign invasion. In other words – they failed to defend their nation including
its Buddhist culture. When they could not defend their own ruling religion they
lost the merit to rule over other religions. If prior to colonization the
Buddhist monarchs had upheld their sovereignty – they would have been saved by
that true power. It was because of Hindu Gandhi who was able to invoke the
power of Truth and therefore the power of Sovereignty - that Buddhist Sri
Lankan Monarchs got their release from colonial power. Upholding the State must
mean upholding its Sovereignty. All the centuries prior to 1948 are wiped out
in terms of structure. Only the true contribution remains as an
invisible power. Unless this is known to be stronger through Buddhists than
other religions – Buddhism has Equal place and NOT foremost place in Sri Lanka.
Taking power through the Constitution in addition to majority vote is an
accumulation of sin where the opposition is suppressed to become a
minority. .
Buddhist
Sri Lankan:
10.
[Some rulers and soldiers in the latter
stages of their lives became monks and followed the spiritual path. One modern
example is Major General (retired) Ananda Weerasekera, who is today known as
Venerable Buddhangala Ananda.]
Hindu Sri Lankan:
One does not become spiritual by becoming a monk. I live in
samsara – and I lead a spiritual life. Are you ready to accept that and call me
Venerable Gajalakshmi? Attachments to those titles are also attachments
to the physical.
Warm Regards
Gaja
