I didn’t say set fire to the Knesset!

Sitting relaxed, eyes closed, and breathing slowly, let’s to take ourselves back to childhood, to the days just before we began going to school. At home, preparations at are taking place – we need new clothes, a school bag and pencils. How exciting, but scary it is, to step into the real world of grown ups for the first time. There are so many unknowns, so many questions: Where will we eat lunch? What will it be like? What will I have to do? Can we remember what our parents told us about what it would be like? Can we still taste the surprise of how different school was, from the romantic way they described it? …. Well, yes, they lied to us, and continued to do so, on most matters of state and religion.

Of course, its not their fault, for each holds the opinion afforded by his rank. All primates, which live in groups, form male dominance hierarchies. Humans are no exception, which means that despite love, all the good intentions in the world and even guruji’s blessings, the uncomfortable bottom line is, that the largest, most violent and/or manipulative monkey wins control of the group. This often ignored principle is the same in all institutions, whether family, school, meditation group or military – that the meanest, gets first pickings of the food, sex and wealth. Now, Shmeiki Baba is 173cm tall, not very mean, and only a little bit violent, which poses a problem, as an alpha male pretender.

The thing is, for almost all of us, modern life necessitates being trapped in a complex web of values, upheld by our education, work, family and friends, and glued in place by nationalistic media. It is easy to forget that our one true duty, is to be aware of the life-force which runs though us. This ought to be the end of the story, but In Israel, the success of the pioneers, whose dream to become guardians of a physical nation whose structures rival any country, has led us to become institutionalized, and imprisoned by our own hands. They could never have envisaged, that we their heirs would live like robots, tow the line, and pay heavy taxes to such a self interested administration, whilst standing obediently to attention at the independence day siren. We, the grandchildren of the purposeful and the fearless, now are frightened of disapproval, and worse – accusations of not being team players. ‘This is how it is’ we are told by our parents, who want us to quietly endure the same bullshit as they do. They know no different – and some fathers see children as genetic photocopies, declaring with pride, “I was a fighter in the army, and my son, God dammit, will be the same.”

Er, Shmeiki Baba, have you got a better suggestion for how we should live?

Well, let’s get it straight from the start – trying to fight our institutions directly, would be a futile and bloody experience. There have been many revolutions at different points in history, each based around an ideology, of somehow making man a better person. Each was doomed to fail from the outset, for as revolutionary leaders smash old institutions, new ones are rapidly formed, which are often even more pernicious than the last. It is one of the paradoxes of Man, that whilst striving endlessly for freedom, he also creates male dominance hierarchies, which, by their nature, imprison him. And now, as our institutions are administrated with modern technology, and steered by the homogenising force of globalisation, the air we breathe can only become more stifling. It’s a tendency which we can’t really fight. That’s why, its best to laugh, not take them seriously, and wherever possible ignore them completely.

Let’s put our focus instead, on truly fulfilling stuff, like: Shmantric Sex, for when we are full of love, and connected to the source, what need have we for identity and rules? And let us also explore the Shmychedelic experience – for nothing smashes institutional beliefs like mind altering substances, which of course is why they are generally illegal. For complicated minds, drastic measures are needed, which is why we also offer Sadopassana and other Shmechniques, to reach the edges of our potential, far beyond the limits of social position. Let us take the opportunity to do these things now, because time is running out. The 21st December 2012, spells the end of the Shmayan Calendar, and the arrival of some key change – yes, this day might pass like a smelly, cosmic fart, but it might also spell a cataclysm, a major reset for mankind, and life as a whole on earth. We don’t know whether it will come in the form of global financial collapse, a juicy mushroom explosion, a new killer virus, or creatures from out of space. What we can know though, is that those of us who act like ex-convicts unable to cope on the outside, won’t live. Those who can adapt, and think outside the box, might stand a chance of survival.

Why did it have to end up like this?

Well, we’ve evolved more than the other primates, and our institutions, are the result of our collective wild egos, and correspondingly embody our worst characteristics. But let’s try to see this as a temporary stage for man – just a few thousand years of sectarian insanity, a natural reaction to losing both sacred love and the connection to earth once provided by magic mushrooms. The good news, is that enough of us now understand that our institutions, even those founded on elitist ideals, are only breading grounds for the mediocrity and loss of self.

You sound quite defeatist about all this. Is there really nothing else we can do?

No, there are things that can be done, if you’ve really got the energy for it, for a start all institutions need splitting into autonomous sub groups of 120.

Why 120?

Because, however many friends you have on Facebook, research has shown that the natural, healthy limit for groups of humans is just 120. That’s why primitive man lived in groups of up to that size. 120 turns out to be the maximum number of faces we can easily remember, and the biggest number of people we can hold a personal relationship with.

Larger groups lead to dehumanization, and the subjugation of individual needs to the common good, and the tragi-comic conflict, between love and duty, which shows itself repeatedly in art – Increasingly, we’ve tried to reduce the conflict by minimizing love – and see where its got us. If we are to have any hope, we must instead reduce our sense of duty. But I didn’t say set fire to the Knesset….. we have to accept the world the way it is.

There are some other steps we can take to improve our lives, such as: by living in small autonomous communes, educating our children ourselves, and choosing sexually fulfilled women as leaders. The problem is, most sexually fulfilled women have much better things to do than to be leaders.

What about the institution of Shmeiki, doesn’t it also run the risk of being stagnant too?

Well yes, but we constantly laugh at ourselves, and in case we should ever become too serious, we’ve adopted an Al Qaeda style cell structure, where each unit operates independently of any central command structure.

There’s time for one more question.

I wanted to opt out of the main stream, and live in an alternative spiritual community, so I moved to Amirim. But beyond the beautiful view, I felt sickened by hypocrisy there. Is it possible to make a community which doesn’t fall into the pitfalls of normal institutions?

…Communities founded on spiritual ideals, are havens for untalented people, who spend their time pretending to be happier than they really are. But see the positive side – if you have the inclination to receive the first slice of vegetarian quiche , and have sex with the prettiest of the 30-something therapists, who hide under their beds to eat kabanos, spiritual communities like Amirim, are easy places for us to exert ourselves as alpha male. By the way, for yoginis who get a twitch in their knickers and a longing for a strap on lingum, when they hear phrases like alpha male, and male dominance heirachy, don’t worry, nowadays women can also exert themselves as alpha males.

Sadopassana

Let’s begin by sitting nice and relaxed, taking a few deep breaths, and removing our shirts, so that our shoulders are bare. Gently close the eyes, turn the head to the left, and begin to kiss the shoulder…Now, being careful not to strain the neck, nestle the nose in the armpit, and little by little, move the face around and about, enjoying the softness and the warmth. Breathe in deeply through the nose, and again, to connect with the scent … maybe it’s a little sweet… maybe it’s a little spicy. This is the very smell of our essence, one of the nine Sacred Shmeiki Signatures of being, which I’ll say more about another time. Now do the same with the other shoulder. Kiss it…nestle the nose…move it around…and inhale.. Spend some time moving between armpits. Notice how the smell is a little different in each…

…Aaand rest.

Now, I want to talk about Shminky Shmantra within the framework of pleasure and pain, and control and submission.

Pleasure is the physical experience of joy. When we are flowing with life, we find it in limitless ways, light and shadow, the tangy crunch of an apple, the tinkling of a mountain stream, Miri Aloni singing at Kikar Magen David.

But are we addicted to pleasure? Is it a problem? Well, if there is no contrast, no difference between background and foreground, no un-pleasurable thing to compare the pleasure with, then the senses become numb. We only have to fast for a day, to find that hunger is the best of cooks.

What helps drive this addiction to pleasure, is our fear of pain. But tornados and tsunamis are violent. Animals hunt with claws, teeth and venom, and attack when they feel threatened. In every group, there are hostile and sometimes fatal power struggles.

Fear of violence, whilst natural, separates us from the fullness of life. As spiritual people, we look to transcend violence, to live on a higher, peaceful, plane, but in doing so, might we not be living in denial of our darker sides, which in some cases need to experience inflicting or receiving pain?

The urge for violence and the urge for sex can become intertwined within the murky depths of our subconscious. Part of sex is all about control and submission, and in man’s complexity, there are places, where the opposites of pain and pleasure meet. Some call it perversion. In Shmeiki, we prefer to call it Shminkiness.

I once witnessed a rather mundane show at the then Dungeon Nightclub in Tel Aviv. It involved a queen hoisting her slave on a crane, sticking a lit candle up his bottom, and proceeding to beat him with a variety of implements, to the rhythm of the music. What was more interesting than the show, was the Haredi man in the gallery upstairs, who was transfixed by the proceedings. I was impressed he could be so liberal. That was, until the show finished, and the slave kneeled in front of his queen and bowed to her, and the Haredi man in the gallery clasped his hands over his eyes in disgust. I wonder what would have happened if he’d met Yona Vollach, and she’d asked him to “put the tefillin in my mouth, a bridle bit, ride me I am a mare…”

In New Age circles, to varying degrees, the guru / follower relationship revolves around control and submission. For many, coming to a guru is a way to return to a blissful, childhood state, where decisions are made for us, and we can go beyond our egos, by trusting guruji, obeying guruji, bowing to guruji, and sometimes touching or kissing his feet. This power exchange is best temporary. Of course, for me to successfully adopt the role of Shmeiki Baba, you must accept to listen as followers, otherwise it simply won’t work – you’ll say, “Who the hell do you think you are talking to?”

As humans there are three states we can approach each other from: Child, friend, or parent. If there is any crossover, both sides must correspond. For example, if two friends of similar status meet, and one wishes to receive guidance, the interaction can only function, if the friend who is required to give guidance, switches to play the role of parent. If he wishes to stay in the role of friend, he might say, ‘grow up, you’ve got to decide this for yourself.’ What’s healthy is to acknowledge which position we are acting from, and to be able to switch between roles, without getting stuck in just one.

But where is all this inherent violence we’ve been talking about? Sometimes it is not evident; it often remains in the collective subconscious, because its uncomfortable to talk about, and easier to deny. And here lies a danger, and the open door to manipulation and abuse. If there is a will to suffer, there is no need to walk down any lonely, ascetic path of broken glass, with a self effacing bow – holy, shmoly, no, there are lots of enjoyable ways we can get our masochistic kicks! And for this reason, we use the compassionate, loving environment of Shminky Shmantra to explore physical and mental violence, as a consensual game with friends and loved ones. Here, a blow from a whip, is like the blow of the Zen master’s stick. It brings us to the present.

Let’s practice a simply introductory Shmechnique, now. It is called the face slapping circle.

Move into a circle. Now Ronen, would you like to begin by smacking the face of Sara sitting on your left.
It needs to be a proper slap, open handed and with a relaxed flexible wrist. Do not punch and avoid hitting the ear. Sara accept the blow, it is only a sting. Watch any thoughts arising. So begin.

- Er, I can’t hit a woman

- Ronen, that is only programming. Break the taboo.

Ok, here goes.

Ouch.

Now continue around the circle.

Slap. Ouch. Slap. Ouch. Slap. Ouch. Slap. Ouch.

Ouch. Wow, Shoham that was hard. Did you notice how it got stronger and stronger?

Feel free to play this game later by yourselves. The only rule to consider is that you are not allowed to return the slap to the person who hit you, you must give it someone else, which means you have to play with more than two people.

Ok, the next exercise is over the knee spanking. Who doesn’t like a nice spank? Split into pairs. Take turns to spank each other. If you find its getting out of hand, and you want your partner to stop hitting you, say ‘om Shmeiki.’

Spankers, never descend into anger or frenzy. Each blow, is a meditative reminder to you too. Focus on the sign of health and vitality, as your partner’s ass becomes red, and remember that ultimately there is no difference between his ass and yours.

For people who really want to get into this more, you might be interested in the Shmeiki Sadopassana Course taking place in February in Israel. Here we get to explore Shminky Shmantra deeply, with various meditations and techniques of control and submission, including pain, humiliation, restraints, and leather clothing. The new Shmeiki GSM electric shock machine TM will also be featured at this event. It is a genital attachment worn by all participants, which is able to deliver an electric shock. The device comes with a small antenna, and is activated by mobile phone. In Sadopassana, when one person makes a mistake, everyone gets the shock. What fun! Any Questions?

Jonathan buys the Chakras

Shmeiki Baba’s chakras were sold to Jonathan a devotee of Shmeiki Baba yesteday, for $0.99 US. Jonathan described his purchase as “a bargain. I was willing to pay a lot more, but luckily for me, no one else bid.” Asked what benefits he felt the chakras had bought him, he answered, “well, durr, none, its just a joke, we all know chakras don’t exist!”

Facebook and Om Shmeiki Healing Foundation harmonize

Friends, those of you with facebook accounts, are invited to join the Om Shmeiki Healing Foundation Facebook Group. You can discuss your concerns there, whilst we still don’t have a forum here.

Love

Shoham

Chakras…Shmakras

As we sit here together, meditating, our focus entirely in the moment…here… and now… let’s bring our attention to the energy flowing up our spines…it starts as a tickling sensation in the lower back, and….. no, it’s not your neighbour’s foot, Neru, sit down.

So now, as we go deeper inside…yes…deeper… and deeper… we tune into the cosmic radio, which rings in our ears, and we see lights , behind our closed eyes… this is the train of enlightenment coming to run us down…Yes…now there is an increase in heart rate… a few spontaneous twitches of the body…and we even begin to envisage ourselves larger, larger, larger than our bodies… Oh such is the power of suggestion!

In man’s wisdom, we’ve put a label on these bodily phenomenon. We call it our kundalini rising. Now, I have something important to say – If, whilst meditating, we don’t feel our kundalini rising, please don’t tell anyone, because they’ll think we are of low consciousness, nothing but some poor followers of Viva Kawanker. So, we must say to our friends stuff like “wow, this morning, my kundalini was going crazy, it must be the full moon” – the idea is simple: if others believe our bullshit, it’s easier for us to believe it too.

Now, if kundalini isn’t enough, there are other hierarchies of subtle energy to get mixed up in, like chakras and sefirot. Of course, non of them do what’s promised on the box. None of them help us remain present, but all of them create more irrational, hallucinogenic constructs in our minds.

Shoham informs me that on Amazon there are no less than 13,000 books on the subject of Chakras. This demonstrates the fact, that as you can’t put your finger on your chakras, or anyone else’s for that matter, its ample ground for writing nonsense, and making money from the gullibility of the searcher’s soul.

Yes a question?

Swamiji, you can’t say that chakras don’t exist, they are ancient wisdom!

Yes, sweetie, chakras are ancient wisdom, just like the fact that the earth is flat, the sun rotates around it, traffic wardens are human, and there is a fiery place called hell. Until recently, ancient wisdom involved, burning people at the stake, dragging them by horses, and cutting them into pieces, et cetera.

There is only one upside to ideas about chakras and kundalini, and that is that they can sometimes remind us that the world is not what we think. And yes, the world is a mystery. Now, in our minds, this mystery can allow an empty space of not knowing to open up, which, when we focus on it, allows us to connect to the infinite. Of course, it can be quite frightening, like the feeling of falling through darkness, which is why many people lose their nerve, and grab hold of the nearest chakra tree, without wondering how weak and brittle are those branches.

Now, let’s stay in the dark and allow ourselves to fall, and leave the concept of mystery as a mystery, and not use this empty space like a shit pit at a rainbow gathering. Remember – we see what we want to see – like fairies, chakras only exist, if we believe they do… Let us be quiet and ponder for a minute these questions: When did we last truly experience our chakras? What was that experience? How is that experience really a Chakra experience?

[silence]

Chakras for sale

Now, given what I’ve just said, I’ve asked Shoham to make the unprecedented experiment of offering my Chakras for auction on E-bay. Someone called Johnnie Hippie has already started the bidding off at $0.99 Perhaps you’d like to make a bid to buy my chakras too. If so, please click here. Note, that my chakras come with free shipping and a 14 day, full, no questions asked, money back guarantee.
What… But… Shmeiki Baba…without your Chakras… you might die!
Don’t worry, Neru, there can be no danger posed by removing chakras, nor any danger for a potential buyer, in installing them. Anyway, what do I need chakras for, when I’ve got my Shmakras.

Shmakras, what on earth are Shmakras?

Well, for the same reason that ideas about Chakras get misconstrued, I had decided not to mention them. But I guess it’s slipped out now. I don’t want to confuse you, but unlike chakras, Shmakras do exist. They are our true energy centres – they can change shape, move around, and sometimes even make contact other peoples’ Shmakras by themselves. In most people, there are 4 Shmakras, each has a given colour, a corresponding crystal, and an element.

The Throat Shmakra, symbolized by the colour of green phlegm, corresponds to the element air, and to crystals of broken glass. When the throat Shmakra tingles, it means we need a drink, and/or have been smoking to much.

The Heart Shmakra, constantly changes colour. It corresponds with the element air, as well as with crystals from the Shmeiki Holy Temple of Love. When activated, we feel compassion or love.

The Stomach Shmakra, often shaped like a beef burger, is coloured ketchup red, and corresponds to the element fire, and to crystals of MSG. When the Stomach Shmakra is activated, we know we need to eat. If the tingling becomes a pain, it might be amoebas.

The Genital Shmakra, symbolized by the yellow of cum stains, corresponds with the element earth, and to crystals of MDMA. When we get a tickling sensation in our Genital Shmakra, it means, we’re getting turned on. If that tickling becomes a persistent itching, it might be the crabs, which unfortunately began to spread after last week’s Shmantric Ceremony.

Now, that’s about it for subtle energies. Shoham there is something you’d like to say?

Errr, only that I’ve set up a Facebook group for the Om Shmeiki Healing Foundation, which you are all invited to join. I’ve also decided, that in the name of Shmeiki Energy, I will reveal my breasts live on the internet, when this group reaches 1000 members.

Oh dear, Shoham, I’m really not sure that’s a good idea.

Don’t worry Shmeiki Baba, I know what I’m doing. When the group has
10000, I’ll do even more.

Well, if its in the name of Shmeiki, and it makes you happy, I guess its ok. Now there’s just time for our shmechnique. This week, we’re helping to save New Age folk and the environment by finding all books we can on Chakras and Kundalini and cutting them into pieces of toilet paper, which we’re distributing free to the poor at Kikar Dizengoff, Tel Aviv, on Friday at 1pm.

Ah yes, finally, following Shmatsang, there is a special meeting for members of the Secret Army of Shmeiki, who as we all know are soon to begin infiltrating other spiritual groups in order to turn them over to Shmeiki.

Life

Yesterday a follower asked Shmeiki Baba, ‘what is life?’ Almost immediately, Shmeiki Baba, sitting in his comfy armchair, went into a trance, and this is what he channelled:

Life drinks from its own fountain
Life is the fourth side of the triangle
Swimming in synchronicities
Deliberately devastating
Colliding with comets

Life delivers
And is delivering
For life is ablaze
Life is in orbit
Life is sauce for the source

Life say answer lie in question
Life is a search for the word ‘zit’ on Youtube
Life is a gangster rapper
Clutching at straws,
Gnashing his jaws, soothing his sores

Life is….
to the left 2, 3, 4,
to the right 2, 3, 4
But life is little interested in law and order

Life is a phenomenal phenomenon
Responsible for irresponsaliberties.
Life has marmite in its underwear
Life is eating Gado Gado in the Gazebo

Life says, “Because I’m worth it, with or without Pantene.”
Life finds vegetarians quite chewy
Life offers meditation, crystal healing therapy, and Weapons of Mass Destruction.
Life has been kidnapped by group of disabled Zionist lesbians,
armed with jars of gluten free marmalade in orthopaedic stockings.

The Frecha

Earlier today Osnat, who is sitting here on my left side , wearing those big hoop earrings, came up to me very upset, because she feels insulted by some of the people in this group, so today, I want to offer her an opportunity to talk through her issue.

So Osnat what do you have to say?

Well, like, people here have been calling me a frecha. As if! Anyway, so what if I am a frecha?…. There’s only thing I give a shit about now, and that’s will it stand in the way of me getting enlightened?

Well, your self examination is commendable, but first of all kapara, if you want me to answer you properly, can you stop chewing [gum]?

-What’s your problem?

My problem is that you sound worse than my dad slurping hot soup and its disturbing my shmakras. So, please take it out………. Now…. let’s begin as usual by defining our terms – what is a frecha and what is enlightenment?

What’s a frecha isn’t exactly a new question. Ofra Haza sang so beautifully about it,
… nails… lipstick…… dancing……the latest jeans…..fashion and a cold stare….
but look where it go her. Sadly, frecha standards can only fall, and today, the plastic baton is being carried forward in a much more insipid way by the likes of Sarit Hadad and Maya Bosilka.

The frecha is inceasingly, a low class try-hard, who lacks talent, and sees herself as the centre of her own little universe, but doesn’t register frequencies beyond those of her mobile phone. For her, being sexy and getting what she wants is paramount. But in fact, this part of her character is actually helpful for spiritual advancement, because she’s focused on the right stuff – her self.

We say that selfishness is beautiful, and in this sense, so is the frecha, because she is clear with other people about her needs and limits. And whilst she lacks any concept of cosmic unity or even common decency, she isn’t necessarily as damaging as the over educated polish Jewess, who capitulates on all the things that are really important to her, and will never forgive you for it.

There are other positive sides to being a frecha. She wears high heels, she lives close to the ground, and is total in her behaviour, meaning she lives life in the now, and doesn’t save happiness for a future day. Also, if there is a suspicious package on a bus, she isn’t frightened to shout about it.

In this vein we can see that a simple mind can be easier to fix than a complex one. You know, a good number of the masters of old were working class, non educated people, like Kabir, Guru Nanak and Guru Angad. You see, education makes it more difficult for us to undo our conditioning, and to become an empty vessel for life to flow through. Osnat, Sarit and Maya and the rest of you, there is hope, but only if you stop chewing that ghastly gum, and whilst you are at it, throw away that tacky lip gloss.

OK, I think we’ve buried that one, now let’s look at enlightenment – ?

Enlightenment, is the final goal of full, constant, self realization – permanent union with the one. Call it what you want, I piss on it and urge you to scrap this bullshit concept, because the very idea hinders us from what it points to.

You see, enlightenment is a lie, a fiction, a manipulation. Its like the dream of being a movie star, or winning the lottery. We spiritual teachers, sell this lie in new age circles, because it offers a hope which can’t be proved to exist or not. We say: if you listen to me and give me your money, I’ll point the way.‘ Well, will I hell! There aint no state of permanent enlightenment. – it can only be temporary. If you focus on the present, you are there – that’s all it is.

There are of course different levels of consciousness, the highest is when we experience moments of complete ego dissolve, and cease to separate ourselves from the world. Last week I introduced our Shmeiki One course, which includes 5 Shmechniques, Shmeiki techniques for bringing us to the present: Shmantric sex, Shmychedelics, wasabi snorting, communal shitting, and opening to the retard within. But listen guys, you can make any technique of your own, which can be just as effective at bringing you to the present moment as any other. In this vein, I encourage you to release your creativity and inventiveness, and by and by you might transcend your frecha nature.

One final thing to say on this question, is that if cracks are appearing in the makeup, and the frecha’s soul is yearning for enlightenment, the new age is clearly not so new any more, its reached the mainstream, which is what needs to happen. So, let Shmeiki be in fashion. Just remember that the idea of enlightenment is just as superficial as frechot themselves.

Osnat, has this helped you at all?

As if!

I see we have a long way to go.

Well there’s just time for this week’s Shmechnique. Everybody, please print out this picture of world banking logos, and at 12 pm on Friday, place it in the toilet and then urinate on it. Whilst you are urinating, focus your attention on your own happiness, beyond duty and social conditioning, and know in a deep place in your heart, a new way of life is emerging for all of us, based not on money but on love and the maximization of mans’ true potential.

Om fucking Shmeiki

How to make a profit making cult

All the while, our world spins round the sun, never missing a turn, Shmeiki Baba continues to share his knowledge. This week, he’s running a special seminar on how to develop a profit making cult.

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…..Friends, everyone sitting here knows it’s better to avoid cults, but since the recession has arrived, and a war with Iran is on the cards, I guess there’s little to lose……

Now, there are a number of simple steps to starting a cult.

No. 1. Make like a guru.

The dynamic at work between Guruji and his followers is as follows: I am still a slave to the whims of my mind, you are too. But rather than being a slave to the whims of your mind, gain a little space, and be a slave to the whims of my mind instead. You see there are givers and takers in this world. Some people need to give, and it’s a mistake not to allow them to do so. Of course when we adopt this stance, people will have expectations. So we ought to be spontaneous, light and easy, like children. Our words must be wise and humorous, like fathers. And like brothers, we must share some of what we have. This is how we become the embodiment of compassion, even when faced with lost, pathetic people who come to feed off our energy.

Dealing with fucked up people, is the one downside to this business. We must think of them as ugly people waiting to become beautiful, as geeks soon to turn cool, as victims about to turn victorious. Let us remember that the power of transformation is limitless.

2. The Schpiel

We need to spend some time writing down what we’ve learnt from experience, and distil it down to form the backbone of our ideology, which we can of course expand, change and contradict over time. But let’s always try to steer followers away from philosophy, and instead focus on the here and now. We can use phrases such as ‘my words only point, they are not the thing itself’ and ‘truth is beyond logic and lies within paradoxes,’ to get away with most inconsistencies.

We must feel free to say anything we want, but it’s important to remember to speak slowly, with a sincere smile, and to meet everyone eye to eye – and never be the one to look away first. Some simple NLP style communications techniques can help make people feel warm – notice how I try to use the inclusive ‘we’ rather than ‘you.’

Like a cyclone needs certain conditions to form, if we make the right conditions, the cult will form. It is a natural phenomenon, an instinctive grouping system amongst humans, based around finding security in consensus.

2. The Gospel.

We do also need write one more thing – a ridiculous and improbable story about how our philosophy came to being. Its best, though not necessary, to hang it on a prophet or other mysterious channel of ultimate truth. For example, Shmeiki appeared to the Shmeiki Baba when his haemorrhoid began talking during a trip. Its good that the story is improbable, so that when followers believe it, we know they are properly hooked.

3. Regular group meetings.

This is where the group dynamic of the cult begins. At the beginning two or three people is enough. At the meetings, talk briefly about philosophy, and concentrate on fun techniques, meditations and social games. Aim to increase the numbers of meetings, in order gradually to take people away from their old friends and family.

With around nine strong members it’s viable to start a commune, in a house in the countryside. It is they who will pay for its rental and maintenance. Create a regime which is exciting and light-hearted, but which results in sleep for only short periods and at strange times. We need to replace the followers old identity with a shiny new identity, which is based on freedom and self development. We have our own Shmeiki vocabulary to express our group’s ideas: shmantra, shmoga, and shmundalini. Remember to reward loyal followers with appropriate positions of responsibility.

4. Techniques and activities.

Followers need techniques to help them focus on the now. Shmeiki has many techniques. Almost all of them work with equal effect, except psychedelics, which if used properly, can work better than everything else. Techniques can come from anything though, for example the Shmeiki Healing Foundation is currently organizing a Rename Your Street Day, in support of human liberation. Followers are currently working on special new names for streets in Israel. Initial proposals are: Moshe the Rapist Avenue, and Ehud the Embezzler Street…..

5.Courses

Running courses is a key income generator. But running a Teachers Training Program is even more important – this is where we train other people to run our courses, so they can share in our system’s profits. This is a basic pyramid selling scheme, and a great source of wealth.

As you can see, setting up your own cult is a lot of work. If it sounds a bit daunting, but you find yourself attracted to the Shmeiki way, you are welcome to take part in our own Shmeiki Teacher Training Course, which will allow you to run your own profitable Shmeiki courses. You can talk to Shoham about this later, and also check www.shmeiki.com for details.

6. The Inner Circle

Graduates of the Teachers Training Course, comprise the elite of spiritual followers and sit closest to Guruji. In Shmeiki, they are known as The Secret Army of Shmeiki. The goal of the secret Army of Shmeiki is: to make a non serious world. Our main weapon is: the practical joke. Our one true duty is: to see the funny side of things. Our salvation lies: in laughter. We know that this, and by ‘this’ we mean ‘the universe’, is one VERY big joke. And this is why, we, the Shmeiki warriors, are not held down by loans or mortgages, but are mobile, self sufficient, and generally like to live a life of lazy, hippy luxury in various third world beach paradises.

5. Manufacture key products

In most businesses, the key cost is labour. One of the advantages of having a cult is that we are provided a workforce, who work from love, and who we don’t need to pay. As we speak, around the world cult members are working away, making incense, and amulets, distributing books and dodgy mineral, without so much as a dollar being paid to them.

Some products cults make, relate to practices within the cult. For example, those wishing to complete Shmeiki 1, need to make a secret rubber g-string, inscribed with the Shmeiki logo. Its done using a sheet of rubber, some glue, a roll of red cotton, and a strong needle. We sell both the kit and the finished items on www.shmeiki.com.

There is time for just one quick question.

Yes, Shmeiki Baba, do you make a living from the Shmeiki Healing Foundation?

Luckily, Shmeiki Baba has only simple requirements –he needs just one Rolls Royce, and a token Hollywood actress to become a Shmeiki devotee….. Perhaps Selma Hayek is interested….. Shoham, before I forget, can you make a note to call her agent?

Yes, sorry, I make a good living, but spreading the word of Shmeiki is expensive. Luckily, I am blessed with a few, generous supporters. If you would like to join them, there is a donate button on shemiki.com.

Shmeiki Baba on Conspiracies

Om Shmeiki
Om money pad me
Stick it up your bum

Shoham, could you read today’s first question?

Yes Babaji…..

I’ve been watching a lot of conspiracy movies on the internet like Zeitgeist, and Loose Change and I reckon they are right – there is an evil elite ruling the world. I reckon that after they’ve put us under the control of an all powerful global government, they are going to cause 80% of the world’s population to die, and put microchips in the arms of the remaining 20%!

…..Hmmm…… Well conspiracy theories say ‘things are not what they seem.’ And yes, that is the case. It is in private, at unreported gatherings, like the Bilderberg Group, the Trilateral Commission, and the Commission on Foreign Affairs, that the owners of global corporations, politicians and even royalty, agree their secret agenda for global domination. It is they who conspired the fall of the twin towers, and the subsequent “war on terror.” Their aim was to justify a reduction in civil liberties and an increase in the techno-surveillance of consumers. The war on terror has made private military contractors extremely rich on American taxpayer’s money. And significantly, despite the shiny new puppet in the oval room, nothing has changed …. What, you don’t really believe there was an election just now? Get real. The Americans have technology 50 years more advanced that what they show us, and aliens visit earth on a regular basis, but keep quiet about it.

Sure, the whole system stinks to high heaven….but we must see this mess, as a necessary part of man’s evolution. The important question which must ultimately arise when faced with most conspiracy theories is: So what? – because the only use conspiracy theories can be, is to bring the realization, that by going to work every morning, as paid slaves, we earn money to pay for a bunch of things we don’t actually need, and so perpetuate the prison we have built with our own hands.

We need to be aware, that if our immediate happiness is not our focus, if we allow ourselves to be unhappy, then conspiracy theories merely offer someone to blame, and a release of personal responsibility. In this way, conspiracy theories are like psychedelics – we need to know how to use them properly, or they will backfire on us.

But its not all bad news! The good news is that we can still choose how we use our time – We can opt to live in freedom, running around naked, outside the mainstream, in the countryside, close to nature.

Any questions?

Yes. Shmeiki Baba, I do need some money for food, my yoga classes, a ticket to India once a, so how should I earn my living?

Do what you love. Allow your talents to flow, and by and by, the money will come. Oh yes, and if you have a TV, sell it.

Om Shmeiki, Om.

Identities separate us from life, so strip away the layers, get naked!

……I’m so happy to look at all your smiles and gleaming eyes, and to experience the great love in this room.……Despite my wish to preserve this delightful atmosphere, I’m going to talk about our identities and our poses, in light of the recent riots in Akko, which have begun to spread around the country.

Much has been written about the violence in the media, but who has asked the salient question: how many of the Jews and Arabs fighting have had good Shmantric sex recently? I’m sure even fewer have ever considered putting their identities to the psychedelic test.

To be fair to the rioters on both sides, they are blind products of our fucked up system. We’ve all been conditioned to construct identities from just about everything. I am an Israeli, I am a Jew, I am an Arab. Even: I am successful. I am a yoga teacher, I am a vegetarian who only eats organic. I’m a Vipassana Meditator, which means I’m a really good person.

Of course, when we cut the crap, we know in our hearts that there can be only one true identity: I am conscious. This means: I am alive, and I am aware of it. In this state, there is no pose, we identify with the universe as a part of it. It is only here that true character can develop, and for this reason, in Shmeiki, all other identities are the butt of jokes – for good reason too, because boy do we like to laugh.…. laughter – the great Shmeiki therapy. You know, In Israel, we see how comedy and tragedy are a breath apart, which means, if we do not laugh, we will cry.

I am an Israeli

Now let’s see….. you know, many Israelis come to me, looking to drop their identity. And all I can say is oi va voi. It is way more difficult to drop being an Israeli than to drop being Spanish, Swiss or Singaporean. Why? Our enemies intensify our sense of being Israeli, and unite us. Everywhere we go, the message is reinforced: The Iranians, the Syrians, Hamas, Hezbollah want to kill us. If we stop fighting for our land, caring about being Israelis, it will be the end of us.’ And anyone who does not take the threat seriously, is seen to be disrespecting those who have died and also those who daily put their lives on the line.

And so, the question arises: do new age ideas about dropping identity spell suicide for Israelis?
Well if we are the only ones to drop our identity, and our enemies don’t do it as well, well then yes, it might well spell suicide. But this threat cannot hold us back, it would mean they have won! This is why we ought to begin our work quietly, on an individual level.

Yes, those of us lucky enough not to take being Israeli seriously, do so at the expense of those in the military and its affiliated programs, who are simply not in a position to drop their guard. Sure, its not fair, but that’s tough luck. Again – we cannot stem the evolution of our consciousness for a broken ideal, and we also can’t help that an identity we once saw as super important now seems a bit ridiculous.

Luckily for us, nationalism is pretty untenable when our leaders show such persistent incompetence and corruption. And luckily for Israel, our enemies lack the intelligence to understand, that as we currently stand, all they would have to do to win the war, is to stop fighting, and sit back for long enough to watch Israel’s various factions, no longer united by a common goal, destroy each other.

In the little utopia I’m imagining, we need the religious Jews and Muslims not to take themselves too seriously either. Yes that might be a problem. Here I say, bring on the shmantric sex and the (legal) psychedelic experience. And if all else fails, we’ll just have to content ourselves that the various Shmeiki techniques will make life in the nuclear bunker more fun.

I am a Jew

‘Hear Oh Israel’ – chill the hell out! – Religion isn’t meant to be taken so damn literally. Yes, the bible is the word of God, but then so is the phone book, and that includes the phone book for Ramalla.

And don’t think that traditionally minded Jews outside Israel are any less screwy, quite the opposite. They suffer the enforced schizophrenia of divided identities. They are part French, part Jew, and they are consigned to the uncomfortable position of sitting on two chairs. That’s why they often look like they’ve got carrots stuck up their asses. They want to feel special, and being part of a minority ensures it. So by buying a seat in the synagogue, sporadically dressing in expensive clothes and making prayers in a language they don’t understand, they pay dumb lip service to a distant God. The insecurity which results from this insanity, in turn drives the ambition for professional status, fast German cars, and high maintenance Jewish princesses.

Shmeiki knows one thing, that if you just can’t drop it, if you really do insist on keeping your Jewish identity, for God’s sake, do it in context, do it in Israel, and do it with a sense of humour. Remember, nothing in Judaism precludes you from practicing Shmantric Sex, and tasting the psychedelic experience. Try it and you will learn to smile again.

[Unfortunately this week’s shmatsang was cut slightly short by a Sanyasin who attacked the Shmeiki Baba with a Chai on a chain. Luckily this time, no one was hurt.]