SPIRITUALISM – FREEDOM IN THE WORLD

SPIRITUALISM – FREEDOM IN THE WORLD:

FREEDOM HOUSE'S FREEDOM IN THE WORLD MAP: I lived in India since my birth and I left India during 1984 due to a concern about my Freedom. I had reached the United States during 1986 to discover that I have lost all Freedom.
FREEDOM HOUSE’S FREEDOM IN THE WORLD MAP: I lived in India since my birth and I left India during 1984 due to a concern about my Freedom after alienation or estrangement from my birth social community. I had reached the United States during 1986 to discover that I have lost all Freedom; I had given up the Freedom associated with my Indian citizenship and found that my existence is not dependent upon Freedom but on Divine Providence and Divine Grace. Do I have a choice? Is Freedom an entitlement? Is there Freedom in Free World??? Freedom is it self-determined or is it determined by external causes???

The word ‘Freedom’ has many meanings –  theological, metaphysical, psychological, moral, natural, and civil. Freedom may mean enjoyment of personal liberty, of not being a slave, nor a prisoner, and in essence it speaks about the freedom in acting and choosing. Freedom may imply the state of not being subject to determining forces. Is it self-determined or is it determined by external causes???

FREEDOM AND FREE WORLD: 54th TIBETAN NATIONAL UPRISING DAY, MARCH 10, 2013:

Kalon Tripa Dr. Lobsang Sangay, political head of the Tibetan people, unfurls and raises the Tibetan National Flag on the 53rd National Uprising Day on March 10, 2012 in Dharamsala, India. Tibetan people are demanding their Right to Natural Freedom that was taken away by the military occupation of their Land. Freedom in Tibet is about oppression caused by foreign occupation.
Kalon Tripa Dr. Lobsang Sangay, political head of the Tibetan people, unfurls and raises the Tibetan National Flag on the 53rd National Uprising Day on March 10, 2012 in Dharamsala, India. Tibetan people are demanding their Right to Natural Freedom that was taken away by the military occupation of their Land. Freedom in Tibet is about oppression caused by foreign occupation.
Freedom in Free World: I have arrived in the United States for I shared the Motto of this Nation: "In God We Trust." The New Testament Book, Apostle Paul's Letter to Ephesians, Chapter 2, verse# 19 speaks of my quest for Freedom: "Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and aliens, but fellow citizens with God's people and members of God's household,..." How can I find that Freedom to enter God's household if I am a Foreigner, or Alien???
Freedom in Free World: I have arrived in the United States for I shared the Motto of this Nation: “In God We Trust.” The New Testament Book, The Epistle of Apostle Paul to Ephesians, Chapter 2, verse# 19 speaks of my quest for Freedom: “Consequently, you are no longer Foreigners and Aliens, but fellow citizens with God’s people and members of God’s household,…” How can I find that Freedom to enter God’s household if I am a Foreigner, or Alien??? There is a promise in The New Testament Book, The Epistle of Apostle Paul to Romans, Chapter 9, verse# 25: As He says in Hosea: “I will call them ‘my people’ who are not my people;”

“Free World” is a Cold War era term often used by the US to describe those countries that are not in the sphere of influence of Communist States like the Soviet Union, or the People’s Republic of China. United States is the Leader of the Free World, and it is the world’s Democratic Superpower. In response to Communist China’s military occupation of the autonomous nation of Tibet, United States to defend its own national interests and to combat the threat of Communist expansionism, initiated a program to render assistance to the Tibetan resistance movement to uphold the principles of Freedom and Democracy in the Land of Tibet. John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States(1961-1963) created  a military alliance/pact between the US, India, and Tibet to fight the military threat posed by China. During 1969, I made a deliberate choice to serve in India’s Armed Forces to face the military challenge and threat posed by China after it had brutally attacked India across its Himalayan frontier during 1962. On completion of my military training, I had joined this US, India, Tibet military alliance/pact and was posted to a military establishment called Establishment No. 22, a military organization also described as ‘Special Frontier Force’. I was very passionate about defending the cause of Freedom and Democracy. I spent several years in India and I had imagined that I had freedom to choose and act and had deliberately expressed this sense of personal freedom when I got married during 1973. This choice had its consequences. It initiated a process of alienation and estrangement from my birth-related Hindu-Brahman, social community. The first blow to my sense of social identity and birth affiliation was delivered during 1976 while I was at Armed Forces Medical College, Pune. By year 1982, I have recognized I have no freedom to choose, or act without compromising my sense of self-respect, and self-dignity. For all practical purposes, I was transformed into a Foreigner or Alien while I was still serving my country as a Commissioned Officer of its Armed Forces. It undermined my ability to serve in the Armed Forces to defend the Freedom of the country while I was perceived as a Foreigner or Alien. At that time, as the father of two young children, I felt that I have no choice other than that of leaving India to find a place in another part of Free World. Now, I am conscious of the lack of freedom to make choices, or I may state that I am only free to make a choice that is foreordained, or predetermined. In the drama of human life and history, do we have the capacity to choose our Life??? The issue of human freedom, and freedom in world may have to be reconciled with God’s omniscience, and omnipotence to understand as to what extent the will of an individual can and does determine some of his acts. If man is entirely dependent upon God’s power, can man make bad, or evil choices??? Do we need divine grace for both meritorious, and even bad acts??? How to define the problem of the universal supposition of responsibility for personal actions??? Can there be Freedom in the absence of Divine Providence, and Divine Grace???

DETERMINISM AND FREE WILL:

This Kid is apparently has Free Will and can choose to get wet in the rain. He can also choose to remain under a shade and keep dry. This ability to choose is operated by an external contingency called rain. Does man have the natural ability to make choices in the face of all types of external contingencies. Plato held that actions are determined by the extent of a person's understanding, or reasoning.
This Kid is apparently has Free Will and can choose to get wet in the rain. He can also choose to remain under a shade and keep dry. This ability to choose is operated by an external contingency called rain. Does man have the natural ability to make choices in the face of all types of external contingencies??? Plato held that actions are determined by the extent of a person’s understanding, or reasoning. The New Testament Book, The Epistle of Apostle Paul to Romans, Chapter 8, verses 28-30 describe the concept of “Predestination.” Verse# 30 reads: “Moreover, those He predestined, them He also called; those He called, them He also Justified; those He justified, them He also glorified.” I live in the expectation of finding this ‘glory’ in the eyes of God.

The term Free Will refers to the power or capacity to choose among alternatives. It refers to the ability to act in certain situations independently of natural, social, or divine restraints. Will is the factor which turns human thought into human action and behavior. Existentialist thinkers like Jean Paul Sartre speak about the concept of a radical, perpetual, and frequently agonizing freedom of choice. Sartre claims that man is “condemned to be free” even though his situation may be wholly determined. Behavioral psychologists hold the view that human action and behavior is determined by the nature of an external environmental stimulus. Sigmund Freud held the view that human actions are determined by hidden mental causes which control their actions; “You have an illusion of a psychic freedom within you which you do not want to give up.” Freud recommends that this “deeply rooted belief in psychic freedom and choice” must be given up because it “is quite unscientific.” Man appears to be subject to the Law of Cause and Necessity, or is governed by a doctrine of Determinism.

THE DOCTRINE OF PREDESTINATION:

Saint Augustine(354-430), Doctor of the Church, founder of Christian theology followed the doctrine of predestination or divine grace that states God's superintendence of the Whole Cosmos and everything in it.
Saint Augustine(354-430), Doctor of the Church, founder of Christian theology followed the doctrine of predestination or divine grace that states God’s superintendence of the Whole Cosmos and everything in it.
Martin Luther(November 10, 1483 to February 18, 1546), German theologian, leader of the Protestant Reformation held the view that everything is determined by God from the beginning.
Martin Luther(November 10, 1483 to February 18, 1546), German theologian, leader of the Protestant Reformation held the view that everything is determined by God from the beginning.
John Calvin(1509 - 1564), French Protestant theologian of the Reformation held the view that human free will is predetermined. While rejecting the role of free will, Calvinism maintains that God's grace is irresistible.
John Calvin(1509 – 1564), French Protestant theologian of the Reformation held the view that human free will is predetermined. While rejecting the role of free will, Calvinism maintains that God’s grace is irresistible.

Saint Thomas Aquinas held the view that God’s omnipotence does not include the predetermination of human will. The Roman Catholic Church teaches that predestination is consistent with free will since God moves the soul according to its nature. Do I make my own choices while God foreordained my circumstances? Does God have foreknowledge of my reaction to His Choice? If God foreordained the circumstances, the choices, and the destiny of the person according to His Perfect Will, how to explain the exercise of free will? It appears to me that God may elect or predestinate the circumstances of a person and make a choice on His own initiative on the basis of His knowing in advance the reactions of the person to His Will. Man’s free will is like the game of chess; man can make his moves while playing the game according to God’s plan while God is the second Player with whom man has to contend.

The Hindu Temple, Malibu, Southern California. Is this the Temple in which I am destined to worship the LORD GOD??? The New Testament Book, The Epistle of Apostle Paul to Ephesians, Chapter 2, verse# 21 reads: "In Him the Whole building is joined together and rises to become a Holy Temple in the LORD." Why does the Hindu-Brahmin community treat me as a Foreigner and Alien and provided the contingency to take away my Freedom???
The Hindu Temple, Malibu, Southern California. Is this the Temple in which I am destined to worship the LORD GOD??? The New Testament Book, The Epistle of Apostle Paul to Ephesians, Chapter 2, verse# 21 reads: “In Him the Whole building is joined together and rises to become a Holy Temple in the LORD.” Why does the Hindu-Brahmin community treat me as a Foreigner and Alien and provided the contingency to take away my Freedom???

Rudra N. Rebbapragada/ R. Rudra Narasimham, B.Sc., M.B.B.S.,

Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.A.

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SPIRITUALISM AND FUNDAMENTAL DUALISM

SPIRITUALISM AND FUNDAMENTAL DUALISM:

Spiritualism and Fundamental Dualism: Madhvacharya(c. 1199 - c. 1278) is the exponent of "DVAITA", the Indian School of Philosophy that claims a basic difference in kind between God and individual souls.
Spiritualism and Fundamental Dualism: Madhvacharya(c. 1199 – c. 1278) is the exponent of “DVAITA”, the Indian School of Philosophy that claims a basic difference in kind between God and individual souls.

Madhva of India had glorified difference between things. He traced back his dualistic thought to the Hindu scriptures known as the ‘Upanishads’. His main works are his commentaries on the Upanishads, the Bhagavad Gita, the Vedanta-Sutras, and the Indian epic poem of Mahabharata. Five types of distinctions, or differences are central to Madhva’s system of “DVAITA” philosophy: 1. distinction between soul and God, 2. distinction between soul, and soul, 3. distinction between soul, and matter, 4. distinction between God and matter, and 5. distinction between matter, and matter. Madhva refuted the “ADVAITA”, or Non-dualistic philosophy of Shankara(A.D. 788 – A.D. 820) who believed that the individual soul and the absolute Spirit(Brahman) are totally identical in all aspects and cannot be differentiated into two separate categories. Madhva rejected the Shankara theory of “MAYA” or ‘illusion’ which taught that only spirituality is eternal and the material world is illusory and deceptive. Madhva maintained that the simple fact that things are transient and ever-changing does not mean that they are not real. Madhva while rejecting the Advaita concepts of falsity and indescribability of world, did not oppose the distinction between the human body and the individual human soul. It appears that the various Schools of Indian philosophy to a large extent agree to a view that separates the individual human soul from its human body. However, it is interesting to note that Madhva thinks that the human individual is “Free” and is dependent only upon God. Madhva shared the Hindu belief in endless transmigration of souls through cycles of birth, death, and rebirth and stated that the “Release” is obtained by devotion to God. He promoted a view, ultimately it is God’s grace that saves man and that man must receive God’s grace through worship.

SPIRITUALISM – WHAT IS THE BASIS FOR HUMAN EXISTENCE?

SPIRITUALISM AND THE BASIS FOR HUMAN EXISTENCE: The structure and function of human ovum or the egg cell must be clearly understood to know the Spiritual Basis for Human Existence.
SPIRITUALISM AND THE BASIS FOR HUMAN EXISTENCE: The structure and function of human ovum or the egg cell must be clearly understood to know the Spiritual Basis for Human Existence. This egg cell is capable of immanent actions, displays cognitive abilities, and performs intelligent functions. It is conscious and is fundamentally distinct from non-living, inanimate, insentient, inorganic matter.

My view about human soul and spirit differs from the views shared by the three major Indian Schools of philosophy. In my opinion, the ground substance that is called ‘cytoplasm’ is a spiritual substance(the substance that I recognize as the substance associated with Soul/Spirit) and this corporeal substance or living matter is fundamentally distinct from non-living matter. The entire human organism is derived from the single, fertilized egg cell; therefore, the individual human soul cannot be separated from the human body it constitutes and develops to establish a human individual that lives or exists as a real, physical being that has objective identity apart from subjective living experience. To interpret the term ‘spirituality’, or ‘spiritualism’, I make a fundamental distinction between life, and non-life, between organic, and inorganic matter, between animate, and inanimate, between sentient, and insentient, between intelligent and mechanical functions, and between immanent actions, and transitive actions.

Rudra N. Rebbapragada/R. Rudra Narasimham, B.Sc., M.B.B.S.,

Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.A.

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SPECIAL FRONTIER FORCE – ESTABLISHMENT NUMBER 22 – THE FUTURE OF US-TIBET RELATIONS

“GIANTS, BUT NOT HEGEMONS” BY ZBIGNIEW BRZEZINSKI IN THE NEW YORK TIMES:

Jimmy Carter prior to his nomination as a candidate for presidential election had received a full briefing from the Central Intelligence Agency. President Carter is seen with his National Security Adviser Mr. Brzezinski and both of them were fully aware of the US-India-Tibet military alliance/pact to contain the military threat posed by People's Republic of China.
Jimmy Carter prior to his nomination as a candidate for presidential election had received a full briefing from the Central Intelligence Agency. President Carter is seen with his National Security Adviser Mr. Brzezinski and both of them were fully aware of the US-India-Tibet military alliance/pact to contain the military threat posed by People’s Republic of China. This is a photo image taken in Air Force 1 during 1977.
In this photo image from 1977, National Security Adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski is seen with US President Jimmy Carter and US Secretary of State Cyrus Vance. President Carter had reversed the policy of Dr. Henry Kissinger and had issued US visa to His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama during 1979.
In this photo image from 1977, National Security Adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski is seen with US President Jimmy Carter and US Secretary of State Cyrus Vance. President Carter had reversed the policy of Dr. Henry Kissinger and had issued US visa to His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama during 1979.

Mr. Zbigniew Brzezinski had served as the National Security Adviser in the administration of James Earl Carter, Jr., 39th President of the United States(1977-1981). He had published an essay in The New York Times on February 13, 2013 to share his views about the future of the US – China relations. I have reproduced the essay and my readers may notice that Mr. Brzezinski makes no mention about the 14th Dalai Lama, the Leader of Tibetan people and does not express any particular concern about the present situation inside Tibet. Hegemonism represents a policy or the practice of a nation in aggressively expanding its influence over other countries. Historically, the People’s Republic of China has displayed its hegemonistic doctrine by its military occupation of the autonomous State of Tibet after the Communist take over of power in China. To contain the military threat posed by China’s dominance over other countries of the region, the United States had pursued a policy of providing military assistance to Tibetans who are willing to resist the military occupation of their Land. India has also recognized the threat posed by China’s hegemonism and has joined the US efforts to resist the Chinese influence in Tibet. People’s Republic of China resorted to a massive, military retaliation and had attacked India across the Himalayan frontier during October/November 1962. The War of Aggression launched by Communist China resulted in the formulation of a military alliance/pact between the United States, India, and Tibet to defend their national security interests in the region. This alliance has created a military organization called Establishment Number. 22 during 1962 under the Kennedy administration and in 1966, this military organization was given the additional name of Special Frontier Force. Following President Kennedy’s initiative, all other succeeding US Presidents have continued their support to this military organization and the United States continued its participation in its military mission. However, during 1971-72, under Nixon’s presidency, the US took advantage of the political split between the Soviet Union and China and began a policy of normalizing the US – China relations. Dr. Henry Kissinger as the National Security Adviser and later as the US Secretary of State, had pursued a policy of keeping the 14th Dalai Lama at a distance while secretly participating in the military activities of Special Frontier Force. Dr. Kissinger had insisted that no US visa would be issued to His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, the temporal, and spiritual leader of the autonomous State of Tibet. Mr. Brzezinski as the National Security Adviser continued Dr. Kissinger’s policy of blocking the 14th Dalai Lama from visiting the United States while the US maintained the military alliance/pact with India and Tibet. Thanks to Cyrus Vance, the US Secretary of State, and President Jimmy Carter, the US had issued its first visa to the 14th Dalai Lama during 1979 and since that time His Holiness the Dalai Lama has visited the United States on numerous occasions. I would not think that the United States would ignore the problem of military oppression inside Tibet. The people of Tibet recognize that they have to struggle against a superior, military power if they have to regain their natural Freedom. When the oppressor is unjust, it would be futile to try reasoning to get justice from a tyrant like Communist China. In the words of Mahatma Gandhi, it may be said: “I want world sympathy in this Battle of Right against Might.” Communist China’s military occupation of Tibet can be reversed if Tibetans can overwhelm their opponent with a demand for right and just course of action. I would like to draw a comparison to the Battle of David vs Goliath described in The Old Testament Book of 1 SAMUEL, Chapter 17 to state my hope that Tibetans will prevail in this Battle of Right against Might and evict the military occupier from their Land.

US-TIBET RELATIONS: It is very surprising to read the essay published by President Jimmy Carter's National Security Adviser on the US - China relations. He makes no mention of this apparent US - Tibet relations. His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama is seen with Richard Blum, his wife, US Senator Dianne Feinstein, and former President Jimmy Carter.
US-TIBET RELATIONS: It is very surprising to read the essay published by President Jimmy Carter’s National Security Adviser on the US – China relations. He makes no mention of this apparent US – Tibet relations. His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama is seen with Richard Blum, his wife, US Senator Dianne Feinstein, and former President Jimmy Carter.
NOBLE PEACE PRIZE 2002. US President Jimmy Carter maintained a friendly relationship with the Tibetan Leader since 1979.
NOBLE PEACE PRIZE 2002. US President Jimmy Carter maintained a friendly relationship with the Tibetan Leader since 1979.

THE BATTLE OF DAVID vs GOLIATH:

THE BATTLE OF RIGHT AGAINST MIGHT. Just like David who had defeated the Philistine Champion Goliath, Tibet will prevail in its just battle against the military giant called China.
THE BATTLE OF RIGHT AGAINST MIGHT. Just like David who had defeated the Philistine Champion Goliath, Tibet will prevail in its just battle against the military giant called China.

The Old Testament Book of 1 SAMUEL, Chapter 17 gives a vivid account of this armed confrontation between Israel and the Philistine army. While Philistines encroached into Israel’s territory in Judah, they had taken a firm position at a place called Socoh. The Philistines occupied one hill and the Israelites another, with the Valley of Elah between them. Goliath was a gigantic warrior of the Philistine army. He was over eleven feet in height and for forty days he continued to openly challenge the Israeli camp to come forward and engage him in a personal combat to decide the result of the battle. David, a very young man with no military experience, who had come there to deliver some provisions to his brothers, had heard this challenge mockingly posed by Goliath. David went to face Goliath, armed with only a sling, and five smooth stones. David without any sense of fear shot a stone towards Goliath hitting him on the forehead. Goliath fell and David pulled the sword carried by Goliath to cut off his head. When the Philistines saw that their Champion was dead, they fled away conceding their defeat. David’s triumph over Goliath shows that the outcome of a fight is not controlled by the opposing sides’ military strength.

GANDHI'S APPEAL FOR SYMPATHY FOR HIS BATTLE - A STRUGGLE FOR JUSTICE
GANDHI’S APPEAL FOR SYMPATHY FOR HIS BATTLE – A STRUGGLE FOR JUSTICE. THE STRUGGLE OF TIBETAN PEOPLE FOR FREEDOM AND JUSTICE DESERVES THE SAME SYMPATHY.

Rudra N Rebbapragada
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“Giants, but Not Hegemons”

By ZBIGNIEW BRZEZINSKI,

His most recent book is “Strategic Vision: America and the Crisis of Global Power.”
Published: February 13, 2013, NY times

WASHINGTON — Today, many fear that the emerging American-Chinese duopoly must inevitably lead to conflict.
But I do not believe that wars for global domination are a serious prospect in what is now the Post-Hegemonic Age.

Admittedly, the historical record is dismal. Since the onset of global politics 200 years ago, four long wars (including the Cold War) were fought over the domination of Europe, each of which could have resulted in global hegemony by a sole superpower.

Yet several developments over recent years have changed the equation. Nuclear weapons make hegemonic wars too destructive, and thus victory meaningless. One-sided national economic triumphs cannot be achieved in the increasingly interwoven global economy without precipitating calamitous consequences for everyone. Further, the populations of the world have awakened politically and are not so easily subdued, even by the most powerful. Last but not least, neither the United States nor China is driven by hostile ideologies.

Moreover, despite our very different political systems, both our societies are, in different ways, open. That, too, offsets pressure from within each respective society toward animus and hostility. More than 100,000 Chinese are students at American universities, and thousands of young Americans study and work in China or participate in special study or travel programs. Unlike in the former Soviet Union, millions of Chinese regularly travel abroad. And millions of young Chinese are in daily touch with the world through the Internet.

All this contrasts greatly with the societal self-isolation of the 19th- and 20th-century contestants for global power, which intensified grievances, escalated hostility and made it easier to demonize the one another.

Nonetheless, we cannot entirely ignore the fact that the hopeful expectation in recent years of an amicable American-Chinese relationship has lately been tested by ever more antagonistic polemics, especially in the media of both sides. This has been fueled in part by speculation about America’s allegedly inevitable decline and about China’s relentless, rapid rise.

Pessimism about America’ future tends to underestimate its capacity for self-renewal. Exuberant optimists about China’s inevitable pre-eminence underestimate the gap that still separates China from America — whether in G.D.P. per capita terms or in respective technological capabilities.

Paradoxically, China’s truly admirable economic success is now intensifying the systemic need for complex social and political adjustments in how and to what extent a ruling bureaucracy that defines itself as communist can continue to direct a system of state capitalism with a rising middle class seeking more rights.

Simplistic agitation regarding the potential Chinese military threat to America ignores the benefits that the U.S. also derives from its very favorable geostrategic location on the open shores of two great oceans as well as from its trans-oceanic allies on all sides.

In contrast, China is geographically encircled by not always friendly states and has very few, if any, allies. On occasion, some of China’s neighbors are tempted by this circumstance to draw the U.S. into support of their specific claims or conflicts of interest against China. Fortunately, there are signs that a consensus is emerging that such threats should not be resolved unilaterally or militarily, but through negotiation.

Matters have been not helped by the American media’s characterization of the Obama administration’s relative rebalancing of focus toward Asia as a “pivot” (a word never used by the president) with military connotations. In fact, the new effort was only meant to be a constructive reaffirmation of the unchanged reality that the U.S. is both a Pacific and Atlantic power.

Taking all this into account, the real threat to a stable U.S.-China relationship does not arise from any hostile intentions on the part of either country, but from the disturbing possibility that a revitalized Asia may slide into the kind of nationalistic fervor that precipitated conflicts in 20th-century Europe over resources, territory or power.

There are plenty of potential flash points: North Korea vs. South Korea, China vs. Japan, China vs. India, or India vs. Pakistan. The danger is that if governments incite or allow nationalistic fervor as a kind of safety valve it can spin out of control.

In such a potentially explosive context, U.S. political and economic involvement in Asia can be a crucially needed stabilizing factor. Indeed, America’s current role in Asia should be analogous to Britain’s role in 19th-century Europe as an “off-shore” balancing influence with no entanglements in the region’s rivalries and no attempt to attain domination over the region.

To be effective, constructive and strategically sensitive U.S. engagement in Asia must not be based solely on existing alliances with Japan and South Korea. Engagement must also mean institutionalizing U.S.- Chinese cooperation.

Accordingly, America and China should deliberately not let their economic competition turn into political hostility. Mutual engagement bilaterally and multilaterally — and not reciprocal exclusion — is what is needed. For example, the U.S. ought not seek a “trans-Pacific partnership” without China, and China should not seek a Regional Comprehensive Economic Pact without the U.S.

History can avoid repeating the calamitous conflicts of the 20th century if America is present in Asia as stabilizer — not a would-be policeman — and if China becomes the preeminent, but not domineering, power in the region.

In January 2011, President Obama and now-departing Chinese President Hu Jintao met and issued a communique boldly detailing joint undertakings and proposing to build a historically unprecedented partnership between America and China. With Obama reelected and Xi Jinping preparing to take over China’s presidency in March, the two leaders should meet to revalidate and re-energize the U.S.-China relationship. Whether this relationship is vital and robust, or weak and full of suspicion, will affect the whole world.

Zbigniew Brzezinski was national security adviser to President Jimmy Carter.
His most recent book is “Strategic Vision: America and the Crisis of Global Power.”

THE US - TIBET RELATIONS: During the Cold War era, the National Security Adviser had an important role to contain the global threat posed by Communism. The US - China relations have improved primarily to contain the threat posed by the Soviet Union. At the same time, the US continued its support to its allies like Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and India, and it included a secret partnership with Tibet.
THE US – TIBET RELATIONS: During the Cold War era, the National Security Adviser had an important role to contain the global threat posed by Communism. The US – China relations have improved primarily to contain the threat posed by the Soviet Union. At the same time, the US continued its support to its allies like Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and India, and it included a secret partnership with Tibet.
1977. President Jimmy Carter with National Security Adviser. The era of Dr. Henry Kissinger was over and the Secretary of State regained the full responsibility of his office.
1977. President Jimmy Carter with National Security Adviser. The era of Dr. Henry Kissinger was over and the Secretary of State regained the full responsibility of his office.

 

While Mr. Brzezinski was the National Security Adviser, the US revoked the policy of Dr. Henry Kissinger and issued a visa to the 14th Dalai Lama, the Tibetan Leader and a partner of the US-India-Tibet military alliance/pact.
While Mr. Brzezinski was the National Security Adviser, the US revoked the policy of Dr. Henry Kissinger and issued a visa to the 14th Dalai Lama, the Tibetan Leader and a partner of the US-India-Tibet military alliance/pact.
During the presidency of Jimmy Carter, the Secretary of State, Cyrus Vance took full charge of the US foreign policy.
During the presidency of Jimmy Carter, the Secretary of State, Cyrus Vance took full charge of the US foreign policy.
During the presidency of Jimmy Carter, the Secretary of Defence, Harold Brown assumed control of the defence policy and maintained the military alliance/pact with India and Tibet.
During the presidency of Jimmy Carter, the Secretary of Defence, Harold Brown assumed control of the defence policy and maintained the military alliance/pact with India and Tibet.

 

 

 

SPIRITUALISM – THE STORY ABOUT DOG EVOLUTION

THE EVOLUTION OF DOGS FROM WOLVES: A STORY FROM THE WASHINGTON POST:

SPIRITUALISM - WOLF TO DOG EVOLUTION: The problem with the Theory of Evolution is its speculative nature. We have to establish valid, scientific principles that establish the existence of living things in Nature.
SPIRITUALISM – WOLF TO DOG EVOLUTION: The problem with the Theory of Evolution is its speculative nature. We have to seek valid, scientific principles that describe the basis for  the existence of living things in Nature.

The scientific journal Nature published an article in its recent issue dated January 23, Wednesday suggesting a hypothesis for the evolution of dogs from wolves. David Brown of the Washington Post has published a news story on that hypothesis. I contest this view as it does not take into account a principle called ‘soul and spirit’ that is the vital, animating principle found in all living creatures. The variations in genome are possible if, and only if there is an unchanging principle that could support the existence of a product generated by the genetic mutation or variation. However, the issue is not that of selective breeding of desired genetic traits. This hypothesis primarily deals with the production of a digestive enzyme called ‘AMYLASE’ and claims that this particular enzyme is a crucial factor that shaped the evolution of Wolf and its descent as Dog. Amylase enzyme produced by the digestive organ called pancreas helps the digestion of carbohydrates( starchy, plant matter) and its conversion into simple sugars like glucose that is used by cells as a fuel. Cells can utilize glucose (sugar) only with the help of a hormone called ‘INSULIN’ that is secreted by a small group of cells called the islets of Langerhans found in the pancreas. If dogs have to survive in nature eating plant matter such as starchy foods, the existence is shaped by the ability to produce Insulin hormone. Dogs by their nature are carnivores that primarily consume animal matter as food. The ability to use ‘AMYLASE’ enzyme and the use of plant matter as food is of minimal importance. However, it will be more interesting to know about the discovery of Insulin hormone by conducting experiments on dogs.

Insulin is the first protein to be sequenced(1951). It is a protein of 21 Amino acids in two cross-linked chains. Insulin is essential for the uptake of Glucose(Sugar) by cell membranes. It also increases protein synthesis in muscles. Insufficient Insulin in the body causes Diabetes.
Hormone Insulin was first discovered in 1923. Insulin is the first protein to be sequenced(1951). It is a protein of 21 Amino acids in two cross-linked chains. Insulin is essential for the uptake of Glucose(Sugar) by cell membranes. It also increases protein synthesis in muscles. Insufficient Insulin in the body causes Diabetes.
The Discovery of Insulin Hormone; The hormone was discovered and its role and use was established by conducting experiments on dogs.
The Discovery of Insulin Hormone; The hormone was discovered and its role and use was established by conducting experiments on dogs.
The Discovery of Insulin by Sir. Frederick Grant Banting, Dr. Charles Herbert Best, and Dr. John James Rickard Macleod paved the way for the treatment of Diabetes Mellitus. They received the 1923 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
The Discovery of Insulin by Sir. Frederick Grant Banting, Dr. Charles Herbert Best, and Dr. John James Rickard Macleod paved the way for the treatment of Diabetes Mellitus. They received the 1923 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.

THE PROBLEM WITH THE THEORY OF EVOLUTION:

This discussion is not about God. We have to discuss what is called ‘creativity’. How do we make things that are original? I appreciate the research work that compares the DNA of dogs and wolves. We have to remember that modern man, or Homo sapiens sapiens has arrived in recent times and the paper clearly points out that agricultural activity and the development of social structures is of recent origin. It appears very easy to suggest that dogs can change their digestive abilities and increase specific enzymatic activity under the influence of a mechanism called ‘Natural Selection’ as it gives an advantage for their survival and reproductive success. How many of you have heard about the enzyme called ‘amylase’? If most of us are not sure as to which enzymes we use for our living functions, how could dogs selectively guide themselves to increase specific enzymatic activity after a short span of social interaction with human beings?  The interaction between dogs and humans may have started about 11,000 years ago after the development of human societies. Kindly explain the Science, and the reasoning process applied to claim that wolves could evolve into dogs within that short span of time? Evolution is about spontaneous, random, and unguided changes in the genes, and the selection of traits that may give reproductive success and increase the ability of survival in nature. To transform a wolf into a dog is like winning the LOTTO in the first chance of purchasing the ticket. There is no natural mechanism to change the genome at one’s will and pleasure, and as per one’s convenience. Now, I can cite reports about thousands of human beings changing their diet on account of gluten(protein found in Wheat and a few other grains) sensitivity, and Lactose intolerance. The problem of food sensitivity and allergy has become a very important issue and the US policies mandate disclosure of allergen information on most of the processed food items. The problem of gluten intolerance is so severe, most consumers with gluten sensitivity only buy items that are clearly marked as “GLUTEN FREE.” The consumer demand for such gluten-free products has increased and in all US grocery stores we find hundreds of items that are sold as gluten-free. Now, we have third-party agencies which test these products and affix the gluten-free label and certify them as such. It demands that the manufacturer cannot use any kind of Wheat or gluten ingredient in the entire manufacturing facility. We fully understand the nature of this gluten sensitivity problem and there is no easy choice. Similarly, I find other people with a variety of food allergies and sensitivity issues. Kindly share that natural mechanism that evolutionary biologists call ‘Natural Selection’ and show me the way to help these thousands of people who are forced to change their diet as there is no other option.To believe in this story about Wolf to Dog evolution, kindly spare a few minutes and give me a rational explanation.

Spiritualism-The problem of Dog Evolution. Dogs by nature are carnivores. The human diet that includes food with plant matter(starches) is not good for dogs. The problem of obesity has become very common among human pet animals.
Spiritualism-The problem of Dog Evolution. Dogs by nature are carnivores. The human diet that includes food with plant matter(starches) is not good for dogs. The problem of obesity has become very common among human pet animals.
Spiritualism-Dog Evolution-The Problem of Diabetes: We need to recognize the nature of dog as a carnivore and provide a diet that consists primarily food from animal matter. Dogs cannot depend upon 'AMYLASE' enzyme to defend their well-being consuming human food.
Spiritualism-Dog Evolution-The Problem of Diabetes: We need to recognize the nature of dog as a carnivore and provide a diet that consists primarily food from animal matter. Dogs cannot depend upon ‘AMYLASE’ enzyme to defend their well-being consuming human food.
AMYLASE ENZYME : The problem of Dog Evolution has to discuss the issue about origin of proteins that are called 'Enzymes' that perform as biological catalysts. How does the mechanism called 'Natural Selection' select the specific proteins and determine the sequential use of these enzymes to perform specific metabolic functions?
AMYLASE ENZYME : The problem of Dog Evolution has to discuss the issue about origin of proteins that are called ‘Enzymes’ that perform as biological catalysts. How does the mechanism called ‘Natural Selection’ select the specific proteins and determine the sequential use of these enzymes to perform specific metabolic functions?

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SPIRITUALISM - THE STORY ABOUT WOLF TO DOG EVOLUTION MUST BE BASED UPON CURRENT UNDERSTANDING OF THE PROBLEMS OF FOOD ALLERGENS, FOOD SENSITIVITY, AND FOOD INTOLERANCE.
SPIRITUALISM – THE STORY ABOUT WOLF TO DOG EVOLUTION MUST BE BASED UPON CURRENT UNDERSTANDING OF THE PROBLEMS OF FOOD ALLERGENS, FOOD SENSITIVITY, AND FOOD INTOLERANCE.

There is no finality about these conclusions

“The findings, published Wednesday in the journal Nature, support the hypothesis that dogs evolved from wolves who found a new food source in refuse on the outskirts of human settlements. Eventually they came to tolerate human contact and were brought into the household to be guards, workers and companions.”

Learning to love grains, potatoes was key to the evolution of dogs

By David Brown, Washington Post.

Published: January 23, 2013

You know that dog biscuit shaped like a bone but made mostly of wheat? Your dog’s willingness to eat that treat, instead of going for a bone in your thigh, helps explain how its ancestors evolved from wolves into house pets.

A team of Swedish researchers compared the genomes of wolves and dogs and found that a big difference is dogs’ ability to easily digest starch. On their way from pack-hunting carnivore to fireside companion, dogs learned to desire — or at least live on — wheat, rice, barley, corn and potatoes.

As it turns out, the same thing happened to humans as they came out of the forest, invented agriculture and settled into diets rich in grains.

“I think it is a striking case of co-evolution,” said Erik Axelsson, a geneticist at Uppsala University. “The fact that we shared a similar environment in the last 10,000 years caused a similar adaptation. And the big change in the environment was the development of agriculture.”

The findings, published Wednesday in the journal Nature, support the hypothesis that dogs evolved from wolves who found a new food source in refuse on the outskirts of human settlements. Eventually they came to tolerate human contact and were brought into the household to be guards, workers and companions.

Another theory is that wolves were captured by hunter-gatherers, who tamed, bred and eventually settled down with them.
Dog evolution is a contentious subject, and the new findings are unlikely to settle the debate. Among the uncertainties is when some wolves began to evolve into dogs.
Human-tolerant — if not fully domesticated — canids may have existed as many as 33,000 years ago. Archaeological remains reveal dogs and humans sharing the same graves 11,000 years ago. That was at the dawn of agriculture; the two species appear to have been at least acquaintances by then.

“Pretty much everyone without an agenda agrees that we don’t really have a good handle about why wolves domesticated into dogs when they did,” said Adam Boyko, a geneticist at Cornell University who studies dog evolution and was not involved in the new research. “But it does seem reasonable, and in agreement with the fossil and genetic record, that it could have predated agriculture somewhat.”

The evidence of natural selection in the number and efficiency of key digestive enzymes supports the hypothesis that dogs may have domesticated themselves as a way to exploit the garbage of permanent human settlements.

“Humans had nothing to do with it,” said Raymond Coppinger, an emeritus professor of biology and expert on dog evolution at Hampshire College in Massachusetts. “There was a new niche that was all of a sudden available for somebody to move into. Dogs are selected to scavenge off people.”

Accompanying the dietary change — and probably evolving along with it — were behavior changes that allowed dogs to tolerate living near people and ultimately being adopted by them. The Swedish researchers found strong evidence of genetic differences in brain function — and particularly brain development — between wolves and dogs, which they have not yet analyzed.

In the new study, Axelsson and his colleagues examined DNA from 12 wolves and 60 dogs. The wolf samples were from animals from the United States, Sweden, Russia, Canada and several other northern countries. The dogs were from 14 breeds.

The researchers compared the DNA sequences of the wolves and the dogs (which are subspecies of the same species, Canis lupus) and identified 36 genomic regions in which there are differences that suggest they have undergone recent natural selection in dogs.

In particular, dogs show changes in genes governing three key steps in the digestion of starch. The first is the breakdown of large carbohydrate molecules into smaller pieces; the second is the chopping of those pieces into sugar molecules; the third is the absorption of those molecules in the intestine.

“It is such a strong signal that it makes us convinced that being able to digest starch efficiently was crucial to dogs. It must have been something that determined whether you were a successful dog or not,” Axelsson said.

The change is at least partly the consequence of dogs having multiple copies of a gene for amylase, an enzyme made by the pancreas that is involved in the first step of starch digestion. Wolves have two copies; dogs have four to 30.

As it happens, amylase “gene duplication” is also a feature of human evolution. Humans carry more copies of the amylase gene than their primate ancestors. People also produce the enzyme in saliva, which allows the first steps of digestion to occur while food is still in the mouth. That, in turn, rewards chewing and increases the palatability of food.

In dogs, however, the increased amylase activity occurs only in the pancreas. The enzyme isn’t at work in their mouths, probably because the food doesn’t stay there long enough. Dogs may be able to eat human food, but they still wolf it down.

The researchers found 19 genome regions containing nervous system genes that are significantly different between wolves and dogs. Eight regions contain genes governing brain development.
How those genetic mutations explain dog behavior is a topic of future research. However, the fact that so many are involved in brain maturation supports the theory that dogs are really wolves that never grew up.
Sociability around strangers, curiosity and playfulness are traits seen in both wolf pups and dog pups. So are floppy ears, broader faces and liberal tail-wagging. They all persist in adult dogs but are largely extinguished in adult wolves.

This retention of juvenile traits into adulthood — a phenomenon known as “neoteny” — is a key feature of domestication, some biologists believe. In a famous four-decade, 40-generation experiment in Russia, these traits emerged in foxes when scientists selectively bred the animals for tameness.

But the process may not require human intervention. Similar behavior probably evolved naturally in dogs. The willingness to wander fearlessly among people is a big plus if scavenging human food is your business (as it still is for millions of “village dogs” around the world).

There’s a theory that this “self-domestication” also happened in the evolution of Homo sapiens.
As people created permanent settlements — and running away from those you didn’t like (or killing them) became less of an option — there may have been a survival advantage to being cooperative and self-controlled. It’s possible that studying the genes that determine dog sociability might shed light on how a less aggressive, more civilized human evolved, Axelsson said.

It would also help explain why dog is man’s best friend. They grew up together.

 

A TRIBUTE TO THE SCIENTISTS WHO DISCOVERED INSULIN:

 

Sir Frederick Grant Banting(1891-1941), Canadian physician isolated pancreatic hormone, later called Insulin.
Sir Frederick Grant Banting(1891-1941), Canadian physician isolated pancreatic hormone, later called Insulin.

 

Dr. Charles Herbert Best, Canadian physiologist with Sir Banting isolated the hormone from the pancreas during 1921.
Dr. Charles Herbert Best(1899-1978), Canadian physiologist with Sir Banting isolated the hormone from the pancreas during 1921. This discovery demonstrated the usefulness of Insulin to treat Diabetes Mellitus.
Dr. John James Rickard Macleod(1876-1935), Scottish physiologist shares the credit for the discovery of pancreatic hormone that could be used to treat Diabetes Mellitus.
Dr. John James Rickard Macleod(1876-1935), Scottish physiologist shares the credit for the discovery of pancreatic hormone that could be used to treat Diabetes Mellitus.

 

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BHAVANAJAGAT – 2012 IN REVIEW

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English: The border between Liechtenstien and ...
English: The border between Liechtenstien and Switzerland (Balzers – Trübbach). In the background the castle Gutenberg and the liechtenstein alps, Deutsch: Die Grenze zwischen Liechtenstein und Schweiz (Balzers – Liechtenstein). Im Hintergrund die Burg Gutenberg und die Liechtensteiner Alpen. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

 

Regierungsgebäude (Government Building), Vaduz...
Regierungsgebäude (Government Building), Vaduz, Liechtenstein – Seat of Government and Parliament. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

 

Impressive scenery in Liechtenstein, Europe.
Impressive scenery in Liechtenstein, Europe. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

 

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English: Heliport in Balzers, Liechtenstein. In the background the castle Gutenberg and Liechtenstein Alps Deutsch: Hubschrauberlandeplatz in Balzers, Liechtenstein. Im Hintergrund die Burg Gutenberg und die Liechtensteiner Alpen (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

 

Vaduz Castle, Liechtenstein
Vaduz Castle, Liechtenstein (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

 

Deutsch: Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein, Vaduz
Deutsch: Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein, Vaduz (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

 

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Map of Liechtenstein in closer view (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

 

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English: Johann I, prince of Liechtenstein (1760–1836) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

 

 

 

SPIRITUALISM – THE SPIRIT OF FREEDOM

SPIRITUALISM – THE SPIRIT OF FREEDOM :

Pope Benedict XVI delivering the Vatican's traditional Christmas Day "Urbi et Orbi"(to the City and to the World) Message from the central balcony of Saint Peter's Basilica on Tuesday, December 25, 2012.
Pope Benedict XVI delivering the Vatican’s traditional Christmas Day “Urbi et Orbi”(to the City and to the World) Message from the central balcony of Saint Peter’s Basilica on Tuesday, December 25, 2012.

Pope Benedict XVI in his traditional Christmas Day Message has wished for Peace, Freedom, and Justice to the people of all nations across the World.

WHAT IS FREEDOM????

Spiritualism-The Spirit of Freedom: What is Freedom???? The Statue of Liberty symbolizes human aspiration for Freedom and Liberty.
Spiritualism-The Spirit of Freedom: What is Freedom???? The Statue of Liberty symbolizes human aspiration for Freedom and Liberty.

John Milton(1644) demanded, “Give me the liberty to know, to utter, and to argue freely according to conscience, above all liberties.” British Bill of Rights(1689), French Declaration of the Rights of Man(1789), and The U.S. Bill of Rights(1791) describe Civil Liberties and Individual Freedoms. John Stuart Mill(1806-73), English Philosopher, and Economist had observed, “Over himself, over his own body and mind, the individual is sovereign.” Being sovereign, means that the person, or entity acknowledge no superior. To be a sovereign shows the ability not to accept commands from anyone. In Political Science, when States are called Free and Independent, their autonomy or sovereignty means that they have full power to levy War, conclude Peace, contract Alliances, establish Commerce, and do all other acts and things which independent states have the right to do. The terms Freedom and Liberty are often used to describe the opposite of servitude, slavery, or bondage. It describes the act of  releasing or setting free of a slave or prisoner from physical servitude or imprisonment. Freedom means the state or quality of being free from the control of some other person or some arbitrary power and it gives the person the ability to act, move, and live without hindrance or restraint. Similarly, Liberty describes Freedom from arbitrary control, confinement, and compulsion imposed by rules, regulations, laws, and traditional practices. However, Freedom does not constitute License which implies the ability to violate the usual rules, laws, or practices either by consent or as an abuse of Liberty. The purpose of Freedom is not that of imposing Anarchy which is the complete absence of government. Anarchy may lead to political disorder, lawlessness, and may contribute to disorder in various spheres of human activities, and human interactions. Freedom, and Liberty cannot be disassociated from Peace, and Justice, and equal protection of Rights of all the members of any social community or national entities. Liberty cannot be allowed to grow without limit at the expense of Justice and Order. The concept of Freedom, Liberty, and Freewill expressed in human thought and literature has very limited application in Natural Sciences. The establishment of Life on planet Earth speaks of the operation of the Laws of Nature. Life has emerged from discord, disorder, and chaos; it reflects the nature of sequential, guided, and purposeful interactions of atoms, and molecules to seek peace, harmony, and tranquility to get over the consequences of random, unguided, and spontaneous interactions which have no purpose.

THE SPIRITUAL BASIS OF HUMAN EXISTENCE:

Spiritualism-The Spirit of Freedom: Jesus Christ offers the hope of Freedom from Death. What is Believer's Freedom????
Spiritualism-The Spirit of Freedom: Jesus Christ offers the hope of Freedom from Death. What is Believer’s Freedom????

It must be clearly recognized that Freedom or Liberty is a product of man’s mental imagination and it has no physical correspondence with an external reality. From the viewpoint of a scientific observer,  the human subject exists without Freedom, or Independence as the subject cannot be detached from its external source of support. Freedom or Liberty is a subjective, personal experience and it cannot be tested or verified using the protocol of objective Science. In other words, man’s subjective, mental experience called Freedom, or Liberty exists if, and only if  his existence is sustained by the rules, laws, and conditions imposed upon the reality called Life. Man’s status in Nature is characterized by the absence of “Independence” as it is conditioned by dependence. Man does not have “Sovereign” powers to rule or govern his own human body which comprises of independent, and functionally autonomous, individual, living cells. The Living System requires constant supply of energy from an external source and the ability to acquire this energy is independent of man’s control over his own body. Man may appear to have the freedom to choose death, and the same is not true about keeping his own existence. To live, and to perform living functions, man needs support, and man has no choice other than that of dependence. Man has the desire to exist as an independent Individual with Individuality while being attached, and while surviving on support from an external source. In Life, or Death, man needs Mercy, Grace, and Compassion of a Supreme Being who may control the source of external energy and constitute the principle called Divine Providence.

What is Soul? What is Spirit?:

Spiritualism-The Spirit of Freedom: Soul and Spirit describe two-sides of the same coin.
Spiritualism-The Spirit of Freedom: Soul and Spirit describe two-sides of the same coin.

Soul/Spirit is stated as the vital, animating, life principle found in all living entities. Spirit is often used to describe the moral nature of man, a specified mental, or emotional attitude that characterizes words, actions, opinions, and etc., Spirit is used to refer to the intelligent or immaterial part of man as distinguished from the human body, and mind. The term Spirit considers the possibility of the existence of  an immaterial reality that is imperceptible to the organs of sense perception. The life principle displays both material and immaterial aspects. Hence, I would like to suggest that Spirit and Soul represent the two-sides of the same coin. Spirit and Soul influence human nature in two different ways. Under the influence of Spirit, man seeks his Freedom, or Independence. Spirit gives the ability to man to generate new, original, and creative thoughts that form the contents of his imagination. Man applies imagination and uses inspiration from within or without to create new, and original products. Whereas Soul is the guiding mechanism that establishes the dependent, or conditioned nature of man’s existence. The recognition of the nature of dependent existence generates an emotion or feeling called ‘Devotion’ and man learns to act in obedience of an unknown Supreme Being. The presence of ‘Devotion’ is detected in human behavior and actions that display a sense of humility and modesty. Freedom, and Dependence are the two basic elements of human nature that are perpetually in tension with one another. While the Spirit is dominant, man seeks total Freedom and expresses this Freedom to constantly manipulate the dependent nature of his conditioned existence which may include a desire to seek Freedom from Death through his works, and actions. With the help of his Soul, man totally surrenders his sense of self-pride, ego, or arrogance. His deliverance, or salvation, or liberation is entirely dependent upon the Mercy, Grace, and Compassion of his LORD God Creator.

JESUS CHRIST – THE “SPIRIT” OF FREEDOM:

Spiritualism-The Spirit of Freedom: Life through the Spirit. The Book of ROMANS, Chapter 8, verses 1-17; "Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the Law of the Spirit of Life set me Free from the Law of Sin and Death."
Spiritualism-The Spirit of Freedom: Life through the Spirit. The Book of ROMANS, Chapter 8, verses 1 & 2; “Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the Law of the Spirit of Life set me Free from the Law of Sin and Death.”

Apostle Paul’s Letter to the Galatians has been called the “Magna Charta” of Christian Liberty. However, it must be noted that the essence of Christian Freedom is stated as deliverance from bondage of sin and its consequent moral corruption of human nature. Apostle Paul declares, “It is for Freedom that Christ has set us Free.”( Galatians, Chapter 5, verse 1) The Freedom advocated by Apostle Paul refers to freedom from the ceremonial laws of Jewish Old Testament customs and traditions. He demands Galatians to live as released prisoners or freed slaves and at the same time it was not an invitation to lead immoral lives. He specifically instructs that the Freedom described relates to freedom from sinful nature; “So I say, live by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of sinful nature.”( Galatians, Chapter 5, verse 16 ) In the Gospel according to Apostle John, Chapter 6, verse 63, Jesus describes the distinction between the Spirit and human body; “The Spirit gives life; the flesh counts for nothing. The words I have spoken to you are Spirit and they are life.” This Spiritual Liberty involves man becoming the slave of God; “But now that you have been set Free from sin and have become slaves to God, the benefit you reap leads to holiness, and the result is eternal life.”( The Book of ROMANS, Chapter 6, verse 22) Spiritual Liberty never condones the abuse of Liberty and there is no exemption from the exercise of individual judgment. The Book of JAMES, Chapter 2, verse 12 stipulates the Law of Liberty; “Speak and act as those who are going to be judged by the Law that gives freedom.” The use of Liberty and Freedom is limited by consideration of obedience of Law and acting in accordance with moral precepts as man exists in the world as a created being and not as a Sovereign or Independent entity.

I wish all of my readers a Merry Christmas and a very happy New Year.

Rudra N. Rebbapragada, Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.A.

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Soul and Spirit-Unchanging Principle in a Changing World

Soul and Spirit-Unchanging Principle in a Changing World: Sun, and other stars in our neighborhood orbit the center of the Milky Way Galaxy every 230 million years, because the entire Galaxy is rotating. Apart from this motion, the galaxies are moving apart from each other at a great speed in Space. Man’s Perception of Time remains a subjective, illusionary experience and man has no perceptional ability of changes in Earth-Space relationship other than that of knowing the apparent motion of stars and planets in the Celestial Sphere.

We exist on the surface of a fast-spinning celestial body which changes the position at which we live all the time without giving us a chance to know as to where exactly we exist. Earth has no choice and it participates in the motions of Sun and of the Milky Way Galaxy. At every given instant, we are on the move. In a changing world, spiritualism describes the operation of an unchanging principle. In a changing world or universe called “JAGAT”, the term called “BHAVANA”(Soul/Spirit) provides the unchanging operating system to make the human existence a reality. The vital principle named Soul/Spirit does not exclusively belong to the transcendental or metaphysical realm or domain. It belongs to the terrestrial world where man, and life exist.

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Nasa has shown us views of the Big Marble, the breathtakingly beautiful planet on which we live because it studies space and the Earth. The first Big Blue Marble photo was released in 1972 and each subsequent release of images has increased in quality so that the newest 2012 release of the Big Black Marble, or Earth at Night, are stunning. The Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (NPP) satellite was launched last year by NASA, NOAA, and the Department of Defense. It orbits 512 miles above our planet’s surface and has an extremely sensitive sensor that can detect
the nocturnal glow produced by Earth’s atmosphere. In fact, it can see the light given off from a single street light or one glowing light on a boat floating alone on the ocean. The VIIRS (Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite) carries a low-light sensor that can distinguish night lights with six times better spatial resolution and 250 times better resolution of lighting levels (dynamic range) than before. NASA added a global composite image, constructed using cloud-free night images from a new NASA and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) satellite, shows the glow of natural and human-built phenomena across the planet in greater detail than ever before. So here is the series of the Big Marble in Old, New, Aqua, Blue, White and Black Marble. If you stop to think that this is our home, all of us regardless of where on the globe you are located, then it somehow seems possible that we could achieve peace on Earth around this holiday season for Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and Boxing Day. It also shows why we should protect our environment . . . it belongs to your children’s children and us all. Thank you NASA! You ROCK!

North and South America at night twinkling with light in the darkness
Soul and Spirit-Unchanging Principle in a Changing World

This image of North and South America at night is a composite assembled from data acquired by the Suomi NPP satellite in April and October 2012. The new data was mapped over existing Blue Marble imagery of Earth to provide a realistic view of the planet. NASA added, The day-night band observed Hurricane Sandy, illuminated by moonlight, making landfall over New Jersey on the evening of Oct. 29. Night images showed the widespread power outages that left millions in darkness in the wake of the storm. Photo #1 by NASA Earth Observatory/NOAA NGDC

USA at night, twinkling with lights
Soul and Spirit-Unchanging Principle in a Changing World

The continental United States at night is a composite assembled from data acquired by the Suomi NPP satellite in April and October 2012. The image was made possible by the satellite’s day-night band of the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS), which detects light in a range of wavelengths from green to near-infrared and uses filtering techniques to observe dim signals such as city lights, gas flares, auroras, wildfires and reflected moonlight. Photo #2 by NASA Earth Observatory/NOAA NGDC

Black Marble - Africa, Europe, and the Middle East at night
Soul and Spirit-Unchanging Principle in a Changing World

Black Marble, Africa, Europe, and the Middle East. NASA reported, Unlike a camera that captures a picture in one exposure, the day-night band produces an image by repeatedly scanning a scene and resolving it as millions of individual pixels. Then, the day-night band reviews the amount of light in each pixel. If it is very bright, a low-gain mode prevents the pixel from over-saturating.  If the pixel is very dark, the signal is amplified. The Earth Observatory wrote of the night lights on our globe, Scientists are using new images of Earth’s dark side to gain insight on human activity and poorly understood natural events. Photo #3 by NASA Earth Observatory/NOAA NGDC

Black Marble Europe at night 2012
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Black Marble Europe at night 2012. For all the reasons that we need to see Earth during the day, we also need to see Earth at night, said Steve Miller, a researcher at NOAA’s Colorado State University Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere. Unlike humans, the Earth never sleeps.Photo #4 by NASA Earth Observatory/NOAA NGDC

Black Marble 2012 - night lights of Asia and Australia
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Black Marble, Asia and Australia. On Out of the Blue and Into the Black, Miller is quoted as saying, The night is nowhere near as dark as most of us think. In fact, the Earth is never really dark. And we don’t have to be in the dark about what is happening at night anymore either. Photo #5 by NASA Earth Observatory/NOAA NGDC

Why is unihabited western Australia so bright in the dark
Soul and Spirit-Unchanging Principle in a Changing World

Why is Western Australia So Bright? Careful observers of the new Black Marble images of Earth at night released this week by NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have noticed bright areas in the western part of Australia that are largely uninhabited. Why is this area so lit up, many have asked? The sensor on the satellite is so sensitive that it picked up wild fires at night. Photo #6 by NASA Earth Observatory/NOAA NGDC

The Lights of London, Black Marble
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The image above shows London and the southern half of Great Britain as it appeared on the night of March 27, 2012. NASA Earth Observatory Photo #7 by Jesse Allen and Robert Simmon, using VIIRS Day Night Band and MODIS Blue Marble data

Earth at Night in HD. Video #1 by NASA Earth Observatory/NOAA NGDC

USA East Coast lights on Friday, June 29th, 2012
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USA East Coast lights on Friday, June 29th, 2012. NASA Earth Observatory Photo #8 by Jesse Allen and Robert Simmon using data from the NASA/NOAA satellite S-NPP

Composite map of the world assembled from data acquired by the Suomi NPP satellite in April and October 2012
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Composite map of the world assembled from data acquired by the Suomi NPP satellite in April and October 2012. Photo #9 by NASA Earth Observatory/NOAA NGDC

Black Marble - City Lights 2012
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Black Marble “ City Lights 2012. NASA’s Earth Observatory said, Earth at Night 2012: It’s the end of the night as you know it; you’ll see fine. Photo #10 by NASA Earth Observatory/NOAA NGDC

Black Marble 2012, Asia at night
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Black Marble 2012, Asia at night. NASA’s Earth Observatory wrote, Away from human settlements, light still shines. Wildfires and volcanoes rage. Oil and gas wells burn like candles. Auroras dance across the polar skies. Moonlight and starlight reflect off the water, snow, clouds, and deserts. Even the air and ocean sometimes glow. Photo #11 by NASA Earth Observatory/NOAA NGDC

Most Amazing High Definition Image of Earth - Blue Marble 2012
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Most Amazing High Definition Image of Earth  Blue Marble 2012. Photo #12 by NASA/NOAA/GSFC/Suomi NPP/VIIRS/Norman Kuring

White Marble, Arctic View
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The Blue Marble 2012 turned into a White Marble with this snow and ice Arctic View. Fifteen orbits of the recently launched Suomi NPP satellite provided the VIIRS instrument enough time (and longitude) to gather the pixels for this synthesized view of Earth showing the Arctic, Europe, and Asia. Photo #13 by NASA/GSFC/Suomi NPP

NASA Blue Marble 2007 West
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NASA Blue (Aqua) Marble 2007 West.ย Photo #14 by Reto Stรถckli, based on data from NASA and NOAA

NASA Blue Marble 2007 East
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NASA Blue (Aqua) Marble 2007 East. Photo #15 by Reto Stรถckli, based on data from NASA and NOAA

NASA's IMAGE Spacecraft View of Aurora Australis from Space
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NASA’s Spacecraft View of Aurora Australis from Space. NASA file image acquired September 11, 2005. Photo #16 by NASA / Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio

From space, the aurora is a crown of light that circles each of Earth’s poles. The satellite captured this view of the aurora australis (southern lights) on September 11, 2005, four days after a record-setting solar flare sent plasma”an ionized gas of protons and electrons”flying towards the Earth. The ring of light that the solar storm generated over Antarctica glows green in the ultraviolet part of the spectrum, shown in this image. The observations of the aurora are overlaid onto NASA’s satellite-based Blue Marble image. From the Earth’s surface, the ring would appear as a curtain of light shimmering across the night sky. Video #2 by NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio via LittleSDOHMI

Blue Marble - 2002
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Blue Marble  2002.ย Photo #17 by NASA Earth Observatory

NASA's Blue Marble in 2002
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Blue Marble 2002: At the time, This spectacular blue marble image is the most detailed true-color image of the entire Earth to date. Photo #18 by NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Image by Reto Stรถckli (land surface, shallow water, clouds). Enhancements by Robert Simmon (ocean color, compositing, 3D globes, animation). Data and technical support: MODIS Land Group; MODIS Science Data Support Team; MODIS Atmosphere Group; MODIS Ocean Group Additional data: USGS EROS Data Center (topography); USGS Terrestrial Remote Sensing Flagstaff Field Center (Antarctica); Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (city lights

Blue Marble 2000
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Blue Marble 2000. Photo #19 created by Reto Stockli with the help of Alan Nelson, under the leadership of Fritz Hasler

Earth image and star field background, released in 2000
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Earth image and star field background, released in 2000. Photo #20 by NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio / The Blue Marble data is courtesy of Reto Stockli (NASA/GSFC) / Laura Rocchio (NASA/GSFC)

First Blue Marble image captured from Apollo 17 on Dec 7, 1972
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First Blue Marble image captured from Apollo 17 on Dec 7, 1972. View of the Earth as seen by the Apollo 17 crew traveling toward the moon. This translunar coast photograph extends from the Mediterranean Sea area to the Antarctica south polar ice cap. This is the first time the Apollo trajectory made it possible to photograph the south polar ice cap. Note the heavy cloud cover in the Southern Hemisphere. Almost the entire coastline of Africa is clearly visible. The Arabian Peninsula can be seen at the northeastern edge of Africa. The large island off the coast of Africa is the Malagasy Republic. The Asian mainland is on the horizon toward the northeast. Astronaut photograph AS17-148-22727 courtesy NASA Johnson Space Center Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth. Photo #21 by NASA

Our Big Marble over the years in Old, New, Aqua, Blue, White or Black Marble
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What is your favorite Old, New, Aqua, Blue, White or Black Marble? Blue Marble “ Astronaut photograph 1972; Blue Marble 2002; Aqua Marble 2005; Bottom row left to right: Blue Marble 2012; White Marble 2012; Black Marble 2012. NASA Goddard Space Flight Centerย wrote, Since we have escaped the bounds of gravity, visions of Earth have inspired and captured the imagination. Here are a few of the most iconic views of our planet returned by both living astronauts and robotic spacecraft in orbit throughout the space age. Photo #22 by Apollo 1972 / NASA / NASA Earth Observatory

There is so much Joy in Sharing. Wish all of my readers a Very Happy Holiday Season.

Soul and Spirit-Unchanging Principle in a Changing World. A Designer Universe is described by a Greek word called ‘COSMOS’ which means Beauty and Order.

SPIRITUALISM AND VIOLENCE – GRIEF AT SANDY HOOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

SPIRITUALISM AND VIOLENCE – GRIEF AT SANDY HOOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL:

Spiritualism: Grief and Compassion at Sandy Hook Elementary School, Newtown, Connecticut, Friday, December 14, 2012.
Spiritualism: Grief and Compassion at Sandy Hook Elementary School, Newtown, Connecticut, Friday, December 14, 2012.

In U.S. history, the second-deadliest school shooting took place at Sandy Hook Elementary School, Newtown, Connecticut during the beautiful morning hours on Friday, December 14, 2012. The killing of 20 school children and other adults will force us to reflect upon human nature.

The tragedy at Sandy Hook: 6-year-old Emilie Parker is one of the shooting victims. She is seen in this photo with her father Robbie Parker.
The tragedy at Sandy Hook: 6-year-old Emilie Parker is one of the shooting victims. She is seen in this photo with her father Robbie Parker.

This act of violence at Sandy Hook compels us to examine the Spiritual Basis for human existence.
This act of violence at Sandy Hook compels us to examine the Spiritual Basis for human existence.

AGGRESSION AND HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS:

Among animals, man has the ability to kill members of his own kind for reasons other than that of food, territory, and reproductive success. However, I do not consider that aggression is innate to human nature. The thought to commit an act of violence may enter the human mind because of an external, environmental stimulus. For an infectious agent to enter human body and cause a diseased condition would require a degree of susceptibility to that infection. A person who is not in proper relationship with his own self, and with others is susceptible to be taken over by harmful emotions such as anger that generates the desire to commit an act of violence. The gunman at Sandy Hook Elementary School could be described as a victim of his inability to formulate harmonious relationship both at personal level and interpersonal level. Mental Health involves the ability to develop harmonious social relations. In my view, the basis for external, harmonious, social relationships begins at a personal level; the ability to define one’s relationship with oneself.

THE SPIRITUAL BASIS FOR HUMAN EXISTENCE:

This act of violence at Sandy Hook Elementary School illustrates man’s estrangement or alienation from his true or real nature. I would like to reinforce the fact of the spiritual basis for human existence. In life, or death, man needs the mercy, grace, and compassion of his Creator. Man does not exist in this physical world because of his intellectual, or physical effort. It is a good time to explain the dependent nature of human existence and invite peace, harmony, and tranquility in the living condition by accepting the Divine Providence with a sense of respect and humility. The act of acceptance  of Divine mercy, grace, and compassion generates the emotion called ‘devotion’ which provides a sense of comfort and makes the person stress-resistant, and imparts the ability to overcome the feelings of fear, and the sense of grief generated by the loss of life.

GRIEF AND COMPASSION AT SANDY HOOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL:

SPIRITUALISM AND VIOLENCE: GRIEF AND COMPASSION AT SANDY HOOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
SPIRITUALISM AND VIOLENCE: GRIEF AND COMPASSION AT SANDY HOOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

It is human nature to respond to grief with feelings of compassion. I describe, that human nature is constituted by the principles  called ‘spirit’, and ‘soul’. In ‘spirit’, man seeks freedom, and with ‘soul’, he establishes the dependence that supports the human existence. The violence, and aggression that we have witnessed is a response to an external environmental stimulus. Man betrays his own true nature or fails to recognize his real self; and this sense of estrangement or alienation from reality leads to behavior that destroys peace, harmony, and tranquility in man’s interactions with others in his environment. This gunman at Sandy Hook Elementary School had utterly failed to defend his own freedom as he got alienated from his own ‘spirit’ and had failed to recognize his own ‘soul’ that sustains his existence. This loss of freedom had caused him to end his own existence using the same gun with which he had attacked others.

Rudra N. Rebbapragada,

Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.A.

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Related Articles:1. Spiritualism – Human Existence and Human Nature. http://Bhavanajagat.com/2012/02/11/Spiritualism-Human-Existence-and-Human-Nature/

 

2. Spiritualism – The Key to Human Nature. http://Bhavanajagat.com/2012/01/17/Spiritualism-The-Key-to-Human-Nature/

 

 

SPECIAL FRONTIER FORCE – ESTABLISHMENT NUMBER 22 – CHINA – TIBET DISPUTE

SPECIAL FRONTIER FORCE AND CHINA – TIBET BORDER DISPUTE:

People's Republic of China's province called Tibetan Autonomous Region or "TAR" was established in 1965 after Communist China had annexed Tibetan territory and illegally added it to adjoining Chinese provinces. Hence, there is a valid dispute about China-Tibet boundaries.
People’s Republic of China’s province called Tibetan Autonomous Region or “TAR” was established in 1965 after Communist China had annexed Tibetan territory and illegally added it to adjoining Chinese provinces. Hence, there is a valid dispute about China-Tibet boundaries.

Tibet_Protests_map_2008-2009

The fact that India does not trust People’s Republic of China is clearly established when India had joined a multinational defense plan or pact between the United States, Tibet, and India during November 1962. It is surprising to note that people who write about the Sino-Indian border conflict make no reference to the history of Tibet. To state very briefly, the Great Fifth Dalai Lama founded the Ganden Phodrang Government of Tibet in 1642. The successive Dalai Lamas have headed the Tibetan State for nearly four centuries. From 1279 to 1368 Tibet was under the nominal control of the YUAN or Mongol dynasty of China, but subsequently regained its independence. In 1644, the Manchu or QING dynasty was established in China and Tibet came under its nominal protection although for the most part the country retained control over its internal affairs. With the downfall of the QING or Ching dynasty, the Great 13th Dalai Lama declared Tibet’s Independence on 13th February, 1913. For 39 years, from 1911 to 1950, Tibet was an independent nation. In Political Science, when states are called free and independent, their autonomy or sovereignty means that they have full power to levy war, conclude peace, contract alliances, establish commerce, and do all other acts and things which independent states may have the right to do. In its capacity as an independent nation, Tibet signed a treaty called the McMahon Treaty( following the Simla Agreement) which established the border between India and Tibet. The Republic of India after gaining its full independence during 1947 had not annulled or revoked this treaty. As such, for all legal purposes, this treaty is valid. People’s Republic of China came into its existence after the Communists took over mainland China during 1949 and had forced the Nationalist Party(Kuomintang) establish the Republic of China in Formosa or Taiwan. Both the Nationalists, and the Communists seek the reunification of Taiwan with the mainland. That issue is not yet decided. Meantime, Communist China had invaded Tibet during 1950 and had occupied it. In 1951, a defeated Tibet signed a treaty making Tibet a part of China. However, most Tibetans do not recognize this treaty and do not accept its legitimacy. In 1959, after a failed, massive Tibetan uprising, the 14th Dalai Lama and about 100, 000 of his followers escaped to India. Tibetans have established the Tibetan Government-in-Exile, and on September 02, 1960, the first members of the First Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile took their oath of office. In September, 2012, Tibetans have celebrated 52nd Democracy Day. During 1965, People’s Republic of China had formed a province that it named as Tibetan Autonomous Region or “TAR.” In doing so, Communist China had annexed several parts of Tibet and had added them to its own territory. Tibetans have not agreed for this seizure of their territory. One of the central demands of the Tibetan Government-in-Exile is that of unifying all the Tibetan territory that is now under Chinese military occupation.

We have to very important issues; 1. Unification of Republic of China with People’s Republic of China and establish a national entity called China, and 2. demarcating the border between the new “ONE-CHINA” and its neighbor, Tibet. Tibetans have not surrendered their claims for independence, freedom, and self-determination. As such, Tibet is not a part of China and the borders of China’s province called “TAR” do not establish the legitimate borders between Tibet and China. As far as the issue of Tibet and India border is concerned, today Tibetan soldiers along with Indian Army are deployed along the Himalayan frontier and they are willing to defend the frontier as best possible and would lay down their lives to resist Communist China’s expansion. China is free to play its pranks and gimmicks, but, in reality, we exercise the control on ground and we have established a Line of Control. The so-called lucrative trade and commerce between India and China will stop if China crosses this Line in another foolish excursion to display its superior power. Such an attack would definitely draw the United States into this battle to support its partners of the military alliance/pact.

Rudra N Rebbapragada
Ann Arbor, MI 48104-4162, USA
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Dr. R. Rudra Narasimham, B.Sc., M.B.B.S.,
Ex-Personal Number:MS-8466. Rank:Lieutenant/Captain.
Branch:Army Medical Corps/Short Service Regular Commission(1969-1972).Designation:Medical Officer.Unit:South Column,Operation Eagle(1971-72),
Ex-Personal Number:MR-03277K. Rank:Captain/Major.
Branch:Army Medical Corps/Direct Permanent Commission(1973-1984).
Designation:Medical Officer.
Unit:Headquarters Establishment Number. 22 C/O 56 APO(1971-74),
Organization: Special Frontier Force.

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India forgets that China cannot be trusted
G.PARTHASARATHY

December 5, 2012:

National Security Advisor Shivshankar Menon’s optimism over reaching a border pact with China is hard to understandNational Security Advisor Shivshankar Menon’s optimism over reaching a border pact with China is hard to understand.

One cannot but be surprised by the statement of the National Security Advisor (NSA) Shivshankar Menon brushing aside the serious implications of Chinese actions, while voicing optimism that “we are in the
process of agreeing on a framework to settle the boundary”.

Have we forgotten that after agreeing to delineate the Line of Actual Control, the Chinese backed off
on the entire process?

In 2005, Premier Wen Jiabao agreed that “in reaching a border settlement, the two sides shall
safeguard due interests of their settled populations in border areas”.

This clearly signalled that there was no question of transferring territories containing settled populations
and addressed Indian concerns on Chinese claims to Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh. Within a year, however, China was laying claim not merely to Tawang, but the entire state of Arunachal Pradesh.

One can only conclude that the new “framework” the NSA spoke of to settle the boundary issue would
be about as successful as the much-touted “Joint anti-Terror Mechanism” with Pakistan, which came
apart with the 26/11 attacks.

Just a day before the NSA spoke, Army Chief General Bikram Singh described bilateral relations
with China as “absolutely perfect” and added that mechanisms were now in place to solve any issues
between the two countries. This was an astonishing comment, at a time when the army wants additional
strike formations, apart from vastly improved communications on the border with China.

Was it because Singh feels the army is unlikely to get its needs fulfilled soon, and needs to sound
conciliatory to the Chinese? Do the other two Service Chiefs and the Defence Minister share this
optimism? All these issues need to be debated now that Parliament is in session.

INTERNAL RUMBLINGS

China can now be described as a “dynastic dictatorship,” after its 18th Party Congress.
Outgoing leader Hu Jintao voiced concern at the growing dissatisfaction in China over political corruption.

The Party Congress had been preceded by the downfall of its rising star Bo Xilai, whose lavish and
flamboyant lifestyle had led to the conviction of his wife for murdering a British businessman and
revelations of the billions of dollars of assets that Bo and his family had acquired.

This was followed by a a well documented leak, quite evidently by Bo’s supporters, about
ill-gotten wealth accumulated by Prime Minister Wen Jiabao and his family.

China’s worst kept secrets about dynastic politics in the Communist Party became public when
it emerged that four of the seven members of its highest decision-making body, the Standing Committee
of the Politburo, were “Princelings,” or descendants of first generation, Mao-era political leaders.
Most “Princelings”, including Party Chief Xi Jinping, lead lavish life styles, with families having
extensive business interests. The contradictions between having an open economy linked to foreign
markets on the one hand and a one-party, authoritarian political structure perceived to be
unresponsive to pubic grievances on the other, are coming to the forefront in China.

China will continue to seek new ways to further open up its economy and maintain a high growth rate.
But the “Princelings” are unlikely to bring any changes in the basic authoritarian nature of the State
apparatus. Tutored by Deng Xiao Ping, who was determined not to follow the glasnost and perestroika
path of Gorbachev in the Soviet Union, the new dispensation will be averse to increasing democratisation.

TERRITORIAL AGGRESSION

With jingoistic propaganda, evidently to divert public opinion away from domestic issues like high level corruption, China is obviously in no mood to show any flexibility on its territorial claims along the Sino-Indian border. As Chinese passports are generally valid for ten years, there can logically be no change in China’s territorial claims in this period.

China will continue on its path of rapid military modernisation, combined with an assertive line
on its maritime and land boundary claims.

China’s recent decision to depict the entire South China Sea, together with Arunachal Pradesh and
parts of Ladakh as Chinese territory in maps on Chinese passports, has to be seen in the light of this
growing Chinese readiness to use force and military coercion to enforce its territorial claims. One has
recently witnessed aggressive Chinese postures resulting in a virtual naval takeover around the
disputed Scarborough Shoal, claimed by the Philippines.

A similar aggressive approach has been taken on recent tensions with Japan, with Chinese naval vessels entering territorial waters, adjacent to the disputed Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands.

China has evidently been emboldened by the American assertion that while the US does have a stand on freedom and maintenance of peace and stability in the South China Sea, it “does not take sides in (maritime) disputes”.

ECONOMIC CONCERNS

New Delhi is now talking of getting superfast trains and rail equipment from China, at a time when there is growing concern at our over dependence on second rate Chinese power equipment.

There are also concerns about dangers to cyber security and communications infrastructure posed by
imports from China. Should we not insist on co-production, together with transfer or technology, in such strategic sectors, with preference for cooperation with friendly countries like Japan, France and Germany?

(The author is former High Commissioner to Pakistan.)

Keywords: India and China, Indo-China relation, National Security Advisor, Shivshankar Menon, serious implications of Chinese actions, boundary, Line of Actual Control

Comments:
Dear Mr GP, Many thanks for this caution. Will the ears listen to and the eyes see the ground realities instead of indulging in this ‘all is well’ kind of assumption and self assurance? . The present atmosphere is somewhat similar to the one that prevailed in early 1960s when our leaders wrongly assumed that China would never attack India. Reference is invited to the recent interview granted by Dai Bingguo Chinese Negotiator to PTI (covered by this publication) covering China – Pakistan relationships and China’s territorial claims. We need to exercise extra caution, think and act carefully. I held the view earlier that China will think twice before attacking India once again. But am forced to rethink. Camradely with China can wait. Recent bonhomie in the form of financial assistance, collaboration in power and infrastructure may not be entirely and mutually beneficial. One may need to read the fine print very carefully! Thanks for this opportunity to interact.

Regards

from: Dr.Guru.Raghavan
Posted on: Dec 5, 2012 at 23:08 IST

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Special Frontier Force-Establishment Number 22-Operation Eagle-Gallantry Award

An Open Letter to the President of India regarding the grant of Gallantry Award for participation in Operation Eagle while serving with Establishment Number. 22, also known as Special Frontier Force.
An Open Letter to the President of India regarding the grant of Gallantry Award for participation in Operation Eagle while serving in Establishment Number. 22, also known as Special Frontier Force.

SPECIAL FRONTIER FORCE-OPERATION EAGLE-GALLANTRY AWARD

President of India-Special Frontier Force-Operation Eagle-Gallantry Award
Shri. Pranab Kumar Mukherjee, President of India: He is requested to decide about the merit in my claim for a Gallantry Award for my participation in a military action called Operation Eagle conducted by a multinational military organization called Establishment Number. 22 or Special Frontier Force.

To

Honourable President of India,
Rashtrapati Bhavan,
New Delhi, India.

Sir,

Reference: Grievance Registration Number: PRSEC/E/2009/05526.

1. With due honour and respect I submit to you that I was granted President’s Commission and was appointed in the rank of Lieutenant on 26 July 1970 to serve in the Regular Army. This appointment was duly confirmed and a notification was posted in the Gazette of India. As per the directions that I had received at the time of this appointment, I reported on 22 September 1971 for duty at a multinational military organization called Headquarters Establishment Number. 22 which is also known as Special Frontier Force. During 1971, I participated in a military action named Operation Eagle and this battle plan was duly sanctioned by the Prime Minister of India. I am seeking your help to obtain due recognition for the service rendered by me during Operation Eagle. The participants of this military action are entitled to receive military decorations, medals, honours, and awards as per the eligibility criteria established by the Prime Minister’s battle plan. I have shared some details about Operation Eagle at my Homepage of Bhavanajagat.com and the details are as follows:-

1. http://Bhavanajagat.com/2010/04/03/Award-of-Gallantry-Awards-Indo-Pak-War-of-1971/

2. http://Bhavanajagat.com/2011/10/01/Operation-Eagle-Gallantry-Award/

2. I request you to give this petition a careful consideration and ask the Government of India to take the necessary action to grant the Gallantry Award. If the information that I have provided is reviewed by our Enemy against whom I was directed to take action, the Enemy may discover some merit in my claim and may choose to punish me for my action. Kindly note that Award or Punishment are two-sides of the same coin and it depends upon the perception of the party viewing the coin. If there is any merit in my claim, fairness and justice demand appropriate action.

Thanking You,

Yours Faithfully,

R. Rudra Narasimham.

Ann Arbor, MI 48104-4162, USA

Special-Frontier-Force.Establishment22

SERVICE INFORMATION:
Personal Number:MS-8466. Rank: Captain.
Branch:Army Medical Corps/Short Service Regular Commission(1969-1972).Designation:Medical Officer.Unit:South Column,Operation Eagle(1971-72),
Personal Number:MR-03277K. Rank:Captain/Major.
Branch:Army Medical Corps/Direct Permanent Commission(1973-1984).
Designation:Medical Officer.
Unit:Headquarters Establishment Number. 22 C/O 56 APO(1971-74),
Organization: Special Frontier Force.

President’s Commission 26 July 1970.pdf

President’s Commission Dated 20 September 1971.pdf

Shri. Varahagiri Venkata Giri ( 1894 - 1980 ). My grandfather knew him very well during the years they had spent in Madras(Chennai).
Shri. Varahagiri Venkata Giri ( 1894 – 1980 ). The Fourth President of India had granted me President’s Commission and had appointed me in the rank of Lieutenant on 26 July 1970. Dr. Kasturi. Narayana Murthy, M.D.,my maternal grandfather knew him very well during the years they had spent in Madras(Chennai).
President of India Shri. V. V. Giri is seen with Field Marshal Sam Bahadur Manekshaw and Prime Minister Indira Gandhi after India's victory in 1971 War that liberated Bangladesh.
President of India Shri. V. V. Giri is seen with Field Marshal Sam Bahadur Manekshaw and Prime Minister Indira Gandhi after India’s victory in 1971 War that liberated Bangladesh.
I was granted President's Commission to serve in the Regular Army and was appointed in the Rank of Lieutenant on 26 July, 1970.
I was granted President’s Commission to serve in the Regular Army and was appointed in the Rank of Lieutenant on 26 July, 1970.
The grant of President's Commission is not a State Secret.The notification about this appointment in the rank of Lieutenant was duly published in the Gazette of India.
The grant of President’s Commission is not a State Secret.The notification about this appointment in the rank of Lieutenant was duly published in the Gazette of India.
A Personal Tribute to Colonel B K Narayan, The Regiment of Artillery, Indian Army.

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A Sermon in Kaptai, Bangladesh Ops 1971-72. A personal tribute to Colonel B K Narayan, Islamic Scholar who served in Olive Green Uniform. The Imam of Friday Prayer in Kaptai on December 17, 1971: Glorious Quran, Surah VIII, SPOILS OF WAR, Verse 01: “And if they incline to peace, incline thou also to it, and trust in Allah.Lo! He is the Hearer, the Knower.”