Is change possible?

There are always changes, but mostly this is an illusion, because the movement in one's thoughts and feeling and superficial changes on the outside happenings give the impression that there is 'change'.

Before a person can do something for a 'transformational change', it needs some basic information. I will list just a few:

O One must know and realize that a real change is not wanted, because the basic characteristic of any system is that it tries to keep oneself together in the state how it is. A change is only welcome when this means to make oneself stronger, more secure, or richer in one's property, whatever this might be... If for one reason one needs to give up something, then this is mostly causing suffering if not something else is received in exchange. Mostly a person will defend oneself against any kind of change or loss.

O Since many generations humanity is fed with concepts and images of all kind. Idealistic dreams have grown so strong that they cover reality with a dense cloud of mist. People are identified with their self image and are looking permanently for confirmation for it. Whatever one is doing serves for this purpose. In the first place this happens on the material level but then also on the mind and emotional field.

O People are getting their feeling of 'existence' out of their reactions on the mind and emotional level. If they don't find enough reason to react in their normal daily life, then they provoke incidence to be able to react, using other people for it - and then giving them and circumstances the fault.

All this has people made dependent on other people and circumstances, because all happenings, reactions, problems, things, suffering, happiness, actions, goals, excitement, entertainment and every thing else which is filling them, gives them the feeling of existence. Within this there is no essential change and there is no change possible. All stays in one's 'personal drama' and of course this can be pretty tough...

O Part of one's defense strategy is avoiding self confrontation or questioning oneself. If one is forced through circumstances then one's system reacts and with this one can escape, by attacking, hiding or just leaving with any kind of reason.

Trying to change something without the basic self knowledge, is like when a dog is trying to catch one's own tail: the dog is just turning around oneself. That's what most people are doing all their life long.

And even when people becoming 'spiritual', then they still stay with the same illusion and there is no real change. They have changed their concept and goal, but they haven't changed themselves, at least not in an essential way. Of course a 'spiritual' person will also defend one's position with teeth and claws, although avoiding extreme violence if possible...

Do you want to know what can be done that you can really change? Then ask for it!

There haven't been many dramatic changes in the way people lived their lives in the past 4000-6000 years, even more. The big difference was made in this last century, new lifestyles, technology. This will deffinately make people interact differently and change their lives. This could have some impact, but the changes will only be seen after a few hundred generations.

Nope, we are on the downhill slide, planets going to ruin, Big Brothers footsteps are getting louder, civilization clashes are looming and the slopes getting steeper. That is not going to change until the big crunch.

I have always observed that when change is more difficult than the suffering, most people choose suffering.

But when the suffering becomes more difficult than the change, people will mostly change.

no. namely because we did not evolve from monkeys. we were made by the lord God who made the earth also made Adam and Eve on the sixth day of creation. and I am not making this up.

yes,we have become consumed by greed.