HUMAN RIGHTS:
"The Supreme Law above All other Laws "
The Law Of Love fulfills the whole Law of Life.
All other rules and commandments are subordinate
to this one law, and they must not conflict with it.
"The Law of Nonviolence, which is the Law of Love,
is the Law of our Species."
- Mahatma Gandhi -
EXCERPTS FROM THE BIBLE:
[Let it be known that Only One Sky Foundation is NOT a Christian ministry as such, but the following excerpts below are of an understanding that are universally recognized, accepted and agreed upon as fundamental ethics to maintaining Loving Kindness, Compassion, Respect, Honor and Equality ... humanitarian values that are so needed in today's so-called modern civilization]
1) For the whole law is fulfilled in one word, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself." - Galatians 5:14
2) Owe no one anything, except to love one another; for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law. - Romans 13:8
3) Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfilling of the law. - Romans 13:10
4) If you really fulfill the royal law, according to the scripture: "You shall love your neighbor as yourself," you do well. - James 2:8
(Also known as the Ethic of Reciprocity)
"TREAT OTHERS AS YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE TREATED"
"Do unto others as you would have them do to you." Luke 6:31
"Do not do to others that which would anger you if others did it to you." Socrates 5th century
"This is the sum of duty: do not do to others what would cause pain if done to you." Mahabharata 5:1517
"All things are our relatives; what we do to everything, we do to ourselves. All is really One." Black Elk
Promoting The Golden Rule is not "establishing religion" in any Constitutional sense, because it is held in common by religions which are otherwise in competition. Therefore, all governments everywhere can actively promote The Golden Rule without fear of establishing or favoring any particular religion.
"Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly. I can never be what I ought to be until you are what you ought to be. This is the interralated structure of reality." - Martin Luther King, Jr.
(Rules and Regulations versus Natural Law)
0) On Legislation by Lysander Spooner
"What, then, is legislation? It is an assumption by one man, or body of men, of absolute, irresponsible dominion over all other men whom they can subject to their power. It is an assumption by one man, or body of men, of a right to subject all other men to their will and their service. It is an assumption by one man, or body of men, of a right to abolish outright all the natural rights, all the natural liberty of all other men; to make all other men their slaves; to arbitrarily dictate to all other men what they may, and may not do; what they may, and may not, have; what they may, and may not, be. It is, in short, the assumption of a right to banish the principle of human rights, the principle of justice itself, from off the earth, and set up their own personal will, pleasure, and interest in its place. All this, and nothing less, is involved in the very idea that there can be any such thing as legislation that is obligatory upon those upon whom it is imposed." - Lysander Spooner in 1882
1) Universal Declaration of Human Rights
On December 10, 1948 the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted and proclaimed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights the full text of which appears in the above link. Following this historic act the Assembly called upon all Member countries to publicize the text of the Declaration and "to cause it to be disseminated, displayed, read and expounded principally in schools and other educational institutions, without distinction based on the political status of countries or territories."
2) Declaration of Independence
[Laws of nature / Unalienable rights / Self-government]
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with inherent and inalienable rights; that among these, are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness; that to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed; that whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it, and to institute new government, laying its foundation on such principles, and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their safety and happiness." - Declaration of Independence as originally written by Thomas Jefferson, 1776. ME 1:29, Papers 1:315
Congress of the United States begun and held at the City of New-York, on Wednesday the Fourth of March, one thousand seven hundred and eighty nine. The Conventions of a number of the States having at the time of their adopting the Constitution, expressed a desire, in order to prevent misconstruction or abuse of its powers, that further declaratory and restrictive clauses should be added.
4) Rights of Indigenous Peoples
[United Nations Declaration]
"AFFIRMING that indigenous peoples are equal in dignity and rights to all other peoples, while recognizing the right of all peoples to be different, to consider themselves different, and to be respected as such,
AFFIRMING ALSO that all peoples contribute to the diversity and richness of civilizations and cultures, which constitute the common heritage of humankind,
AFFIRMING FURTHER that all doctrines, policies and practices based on or advocating superiority of peoples or individuals on the basis of national origin, racial, religious, ethnic or cultural differences are racist, scientifically false, legally invalid, morally condemnable and socially unjust,
REAFFIRMING also that indigenous peoples, in the exercise of their rights, should be free from discrimination of any kind, . . .
5) The Law of Nations is the Law of Sovereigns
The de jure united States of America was created under, and expressly recognizes and is subject to the Law of Nations, pursuant to the Constitution for the united States of America, Article I, Section 8, Clause 10, to wit: “Congress shall have Power....To define and punish Piracies and Felonies committed on the high Seas, and Offences against the Law of Nations...”
The essential nature of the Law of Nations was further explained by James Kent in Volume I of his “Commentaries On American Law.” In Part I, “Of The Law Of Nations”, Lecture I, “Of The Foundation And History Of The Law Of Nations”, Kent stated: “During the war of the American Revolution, Congress claimed cognizance of all matters arising upon the law of nations, and they professed obedience to that law, ‘according to the general usages of Europe.' By this law, we are to understand that code of public instruction, which defines the rights and prescribes the duties of nations, in their intercourse with each other. The faithful observance of this law is essential to national character, and to the happiness of mankind
The Law of Nations or the Principles of Natural Law (1758)
The Law of Nations - Introduction
6) Ko Hawaii Pae Aina - "HAWAII"
[The Reinstating of a Lawful Sovereign Nation]
Ke welina mai nei, he mau mea pono i o Ko Hawaii Pae Aina
"Welcome Home to Kanaka Maoli and welcome foreigners to the Royal Patented Domain, these are all proven facts about your Constitutional Sovereign Nation in the Family of Nations, Ko Hawaii Pae Aina. It is comprised of all of the landed property belonging to Hawaiiloa a great Navigator King and founder of Pacific trade, commerce and oceanic development within the Pacific Triangle and outer Pacific Rim."
"Royal Patents and Court Decrees are viable, lawful and un-extinguished. There are families that live on their lands today, outside of the foreign assertion of laws and illegal codes, they are waiting for a nation of one."
For the complete understanding of this truth go to the Ko Hawaii Pae Aina web site.
Conveying and Celebrating the unalienable rights to freedom, justice and the pursuit of happiness through the assembly of freedom loving people, under the divine governance of unconditional love. The era of religious and political dogma is over, "been there done that", finished, kaput! It is now time for a collective awakening for "Truth" to reign Supreme and to be lived ... not just talked about through conceptual thinking, philosophy or religious rhetoric. We are giving birth to a new paradigm!
8) Albert Einstein
[A Human Being is a part of the Whole]
A human being is a part of the whole, called by us the "Universe," a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest, a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty. -
9) A Community of the Spirit (Rumi)
There is a community of the spirit.
Join it, and feel the delight
of walking in the noisy street,
and being the noise.Drink all your passion,
and be a disgrace.Close both eyes
to see with the other eye.Open your hands,
if you want to be held.Sit down in this circle.
Quit acting like a wolf, and feel
the shepherd's love filling you.At night, your beloved wanders.
Don't accept consolations.Close your mouth against food.
Taste the lover's mouth in yours.You moan, "She left me.""He left me."
Twenty more will come.Be empty of worrying.
Think of who created thought!Why do you stay in prison
when the door is so wide open?Move outside the tangle of fear-thinking.
Live in silence.Flow down and down in always
widening rings of being.
10) "Genius"
[This "motto" is actually from W.H. Murray, "The Scottish Himalayan Expedition", with the Goethe quote "Genius" at the end.]
Until one is committed there is the chance to draw back; always ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation) there is one elementary truth, the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then providence moves too. All sorts of things occur to help one that would not
otherwise have occured. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one's favour all manner of unforseen incidents and meetings and material assistance which no man would have dreamed would come his way."Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it! Boldness has genius, magic, and power in it. Begin it now!"
11) The Holy Longing (1814)
Tell a wise person, or else keep silent, because the mass man will mock it right away. I praise what is truly alive, what longs to be burned to death. In the calm water of the love-nights, where you were begotten, where you have begotten, a strange feeling comes over you, when you see the silent candle burning. Now you are no longer caught in the obsession with darkness, and a desire for higher love-making sweeps you upward. Distance does not make you falter. Now, arriving in magic, flying, and finally, insane for the light, you are the butterfly and you are gone. And so long as you haven't experienced this: to die and so to grow, you are only a troubled guest on the dark earth.
12) Chief Tecumseh
[Shawnee / 1768 - 1813]
So live your life that the fear of death can never enter your heart. Trouble no one about their religion; respect others in their view, and Demand that they respect yours. Love your life, perfect your life, Beautify all things in your life. Seek to make your life long and its purpose in the service of your people.
Prepare a noble death song for the day when you go over the great divide. Always give a word or a sign of salute when meeting or passing a friend, Even a stranger, when in a lonely place. Show respect to all people and Bow to none. When you arise in the morning, give thanks for the food and For the joy of living. If you see no reason for giving thanks, The fault lies only in yourself. Abuse no one and nothing, For abuse turns the wise ones to fools and robs the spirit of its vision.
When it comes your time to die, be not like those whose hearts Are filled with fear of death, so that when their time comes They weep and pray for a little more time to live their lives over again In a different way. Sing your death song and die like a hero going home."
13) Thomas Jefferson
[Third President of the United States / 1801-1809]
"God... has formed us moral agents... that we may promote the happiness of those with whom He has placed us in society, by acting honestly towards all, benevolently to those who fall within our way, respecting sacredly their rights, bodily and mental, and cherishing especially their freedom of conscience, as we value our own." - Thomas Jefferson to Miles King, 1814. ME 14:197
"The moral law of our nature... [is] the moral law to which man has been subjected by his Creator, and of which his feelings or conscience, as it is sometimes called, are the evidence with which his Creator has furnished him." - Thomas Jefferson: Opinion on French Treaties, 1793. ME 3
"He who made us would have been a pitiful bungler, if he had made the rules of our moral conduct a matter of science. For one man of science, there are thousands who are not. What would have become of them? Man was destined for society. His morality, therefore, was to be formed to this object. He was endowed with a sense of right and wrong merely relative to this. This sense is as much a part of his nature, as the sense of hearing, seeing, feeling; it is the true foundation of morality... The moral sense, or conscience, is as much a part of man as his leg or arm. It is given to all human beings in a stronger or weaker degree, as force of members is given them in a greater or less degree. It may be strengthened by exercise, as may any particular limb of the body. This sense is submitted indeed in some degree to the guidance of reason; but it is a small stock which is required for this: even a less one than what we call Common sense. State a moral case to a ploughman and a professor. The former will decide it as well, and often better than the latter, because he has not been led astray by artificial rules." - Thomas Jefferson to Peter Carr, 1787. ME 6:257, Papers 12:15
"[The people] are in truth the only legitimate proprietors of the soil and government." --Thomas Jefferson to Pierre Samuel Dupont de Nemours, 1813. ME 19:197
"[It is] the people, to whom all authority belongs." --Thomas Jefferson to Spencer Roane, 1821. ME 15:328
14) On Laws
[The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran]
But you who walk facing the sun, what images drawn on the earth can hold you?
You who travel with the wind, what weathervane shall direct your course?
What man's law shall bind you if you break your yoke but upon no man's prison door?
What laws shall you fear if you dance but stumble against no man's iron chains?
And who is he that shall bring you to judgment if you tear off your garment yet leave it in no man's path?
People of Orphalese, you can muffle the drum, and you can loosen the strings of the lyre, but who shall command the skylark not to sing?
15) On Crime and Punishment
[The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran]
Then one of the judges of the city stood forth and said, "Speak to us of Crime and Punishment." And he answered saying: It is when your spirit goes wandering upon the wind, That you, alone and unguarded, commit a wrong unto others and therefore unto yourself. And for that wrong committed must you knock and wait a while unheeded at the gate of the blessed. Like the ocean is your god-self; It remains for ever undefiled. And like the ether it lifts but the winged. Even like the sun is your god-self; It knows not the ways of the mole nor seeks it the holes of the serpent. But your god-self does not dwell alone in your being. Much in you is still man, and much in you is not yet man, but a shapeless pigmy that walks asleep in the mist searching for its own awakening.
And of the man in you would I now speak ...
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