In this dark time, Westerners have lost track of what is good for them, they turn to drugs, alcohol, unhealthy food, and other addictive habits and substances.

The news each day carries deeply unsetting stories of suffering and distress.

It is a severe situation, and it seems that it is almost too late to address it in any meaningful way.

So much technology has already been created, so many weapons and machines operating beyond anyone’s ability to question how they are to be used.

The course of conduct followed by nations, cultures, and individuals are slipping out of control.

The mind is in the grip of an all-powerful regime, hooked into patterns that make it profoundly difficult to develop deeper understanding.

These problems exist in the East as well, but in this domain it is the West that is leading the way.

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