SUNDAY 26th JULY 2015 06:52 BST

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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (26th July 1945)
Potsdam, Germany...
The Allies issue the Potsdam Declaration, demanding the unconditional surrender of Japan

United Kingdom....
The General Election results in a resounding victory for the Labour Party - Winston Churchill is ousted from power and replaced by Clement Attlee

Tinian...
USN heavy cruiser Indianapolis arrives with parts, including a uranium warhead, for an atomic bomb

Philippines...
US 13th Air Force assumes control of all air operations in the Philippines and East Indies

East China Sea...
US aircraft sink two auxillary minesweepers

China...
Chinese 94th Army recovers Yining

Off Phuket, Thailand...
RN East Indies Fleet continues minesweeping operations
RN minesweeper Vestal is damaged by Japanese kamikaze aircraft and written off

Today's Air Raids...
Borneo on military targets by US FEAF
Rota Island by USN aircraft
Negros and Luzon on Japanese pockets by US 5th Air Force
Japan on military targets on Kyushu by US FEAF, sinking three cargo ships
Japan on Matsuyama, Tokuyama and Omuta by US 20th Air Force
Pusan, Korea by US FEAF
Itu Aba Island by US FEAF
Tinghai airfield, China by US FEAF
China on transportation lines, river traffic, and other targets around Lohochai, Pinking and other locations by US 14th Air Force
Indochina on military targets by US 14th Air Force
Northern Malaya on military targets by RN aircraft

2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
Blogging
The Milk Run
Quality Missus Time
Meditation
Me Time

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3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION

For all I have learned about the nature of consciousness, the wisdom and knowledge I have acquired, and the levels of universal consciousness experienced, it is still a prisoner of this bodymind! It is highly vulnerable to distractions, and ultimately of course, this particular perspective of the universe is mortal and will evaporate entirely.

The purpose of this perspective then, while it still exists, is to pass on the information it has gathered, so other perspectives can then keep the insights alive. I can rest easy that this I have already done and every moment I continue to do so is a bonus. The universe is well on the way to understanding itself in essential nature, if not all the mechanics.

This character, when I keep my consciousness from being lost in it, is fun to play and blissful. However it is also a challenge because its mind has many dark places that consciousness can get lost in. This can happen even in benign circumstances simply by an unguarded chain of thought. Consciousness has no objection in principle to being lost in character, but getting lost in this one results only in a nightmare! It is therefore necessary in this perspective to keep universally conscious as much as possible. This is also better for all the other characters who find affinity with me.

There is an acceptance that there not full control over this character and that universal consciousness does get lost. But while I cannot make it invincible, I can maximize its strength by good disciplines, particularly on the Attitude Of Gratitude, meditation, and to focus on "the hum", the gentle ongoing orgasm that you experience when universally conscious.

4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
Is it better for you to be "lost in life" or to awaken?

5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Dry and cloudy start
Rain arrives around noon, turns heavy and will persist thereafter
A moderate south-easterly will blow throughout
Max Temp = 12 degC at noon
Min Temp = 9 degC at 7am
Sunrise at 05:11
Sunset at 21:15
Moon: 

Weathertrack: A strong depression approaching from the west will sweep driving rain across Britain today
Air Pressure: 1010 and falling rapidly

6. TODAY'S ONELINER
I never did too good in class tests; because I'd have to show on the board how I got my answers & that meant drawing me cheating :D

7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY!
Russell Peters on cheap Indians

8. TRIVIA
After criticizing Rome’s transition from a republic to an empire, the famous philosopher/rhetorician Cicero was murdered and had his head and hands displayed on the Rostra in the Forum Romanum. It is rumoured that Fulvia, the wife of the influential Roman politician, Antony, pulled out Cicero’s tongue and stabbed it repeatedly with her hairpin.

9. ZEN WISDOM
When facing adversity, we may think we’ve reached our limit, but actually the more trying the circumstances, the closer we are to making a breakthrough. The darker the night, the nearer the dawn. Victory in life is decided by that last concentrated burst of energy filled with the resolve to win.