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Entry: The Kissinger Connection Link: http://www.takimag.com/site/article/the_kissinger_connection#1401 Post contents: It was a delight to read Mr. Foy's article that ties so many strings of our recent past together. The underlying arrogance of Henry Kissenger that comes through whenever he speaks and the media choice to give credence as some magic knowledge and understanding, rather than a personal agenda emminating from the idea that there is a right or correct way to view humanity. That the vast majority of human kind don't have the time, willingness to think through, and mediate over the trust they place in our leaders has always been the basis of such people. Most of our institutions of society push for the belief that there is only one right way. Professor Roger Corless, PhD of Duke University developed the concept that there might be an alternative. In a little known article given in 1988 at a Colloquium of Buddhist Thought and Culture at the University of Montevallo, in Alabama titled in his usually humorous style, "Becoming a Dialogian: How to do Buddhist-Christian Dialogue without really Trying.", Professor Corless offers an answer to the problem of Plurality--a discussion of the absolute versus the relative. He posits a plurality of absolutes which he offers the label of "Co-Inherent Consciousness". Please seek out this article to understand this possibility. I shall return to Mr. Foy's excellent analysis and how this foray into esoteric thought might be of value. But first, I wish to quote how Professor Corless ends what he considered his most significant work. "I now function as follows, When praying or meditating, I function either as a Buddhist or as a Christian. Occasionally, I engage in a very strange and puzzling meditation on Buddhist-Christian co-inherence. When going about my business, I try to exercise compassion according to the principles of Buddhist karuna and Christian agape. When I study a problem I study either as a Christian or as a Buddhist. Then, if I wish, I can step back from these thoughts and examine the Buddhist and Christian data I have obtained. I have been in dialogue with myself, or as someone once quipped, I have become a Dialogian, and I have done Buddhist-Christian dialogue sponstaneously, without really trying." Mr. Foy correctly notices that Mr. Kissenger and his minions hold forth a absolute certainty. Whether personal agenda, honest belief, or psychological need, it allow no discussion and requires the darkness of secrecy. With such influence in leadership, there is little hope that the beautiful thoughts that began our nation can survive. Sent at: 2008 05 16