Mt. Rasur, Costa
Rica
Introduction
This
story is intended to tell the story of the Mt Rasaur
prophacy for a better world for everyone.
Everyone
that reads this is invited to do what they can to nurture
these ideas and encourage others to make their contributions
for communities that help each other toward a global
civilization of peace
I
have quoted Ronald Thomas whose words bring additional
beauty to the Mt. Rasaur prophacy.
-
Robert Muller March 24, 1999
Mt.
Rasur, Costa Rica
"My
sense of Peace is always enhanced when I'm standing on high
ground, overlooking the majestic beauty of Mother-Earth. It
is very satisfying to feel the wind in my face, and to
imagine that others have stood in the same place enjoying
the same feeling of wellbeing. Sometimes, I'm taken by the
thought that people have been drawn to these places for
thousands of years. While all of these places inspire wonder
and tranquility, some stand out as Sacred. These Sacred
places have a unique effect on a person's spirit that at
times is difficult to convey in words. When the wind is
allowed to speak, it opens the heart to the power of the
universe. A life is then transformed and continues to change
when it connects with just one of these Sacred Places like
Mt. Rasur".
-
Ronald Thomas
Sunrise looking east atop
Mt. Rasur
The
Prophecy of Rasur
One
day, a long time ago, in the village of Quisar, all the
children suddenly disappeared underground. The parents could
not understand what was happening and became extremely
worried. Faintly rising up from the earth below, they heard
laughter and singing and knew that their children were safe.
The children began to move and the parents followed their
voices until they were stopped by a strong magnetic force at
the base of Mt. Rasur. The Earth abruptly opened up and the
children as well as a being of light, Rasur (the god of the
indigenous children), appeared to the surprised parents.
Rasur then spoke to the children, never once looking at the
parents, and said,
"Dear
children, the Great Spirit is in every animal, in every
bird, butterfly, flower, insect, leaf and grass you see. The
Great Spirit is also in you, the Creator's children. Please
take care of the wonderful nature created by God and some
day, from this mountain, you will see the birth of a
civilization of peace spread to the entire
world".
Bench
of Dreams, Muller Peace Park, Costa Rica
The
Bench Of Dreams
Mt.
Rasur is a place where dreams have a way of simply being
manifested into reality. The above "Bench of Dreams" is
located at the base of Mt. Rasur where visitors are asked to
place a pebble or stone in each hand, press the two hands
together, and, with eyes closed, to dream. When opening the
eyes, one stone is thrown onto the Earth, so that the sacred
Earth will remember the dream, and the other stone is taken
home as a reminder of the dream. Next to the above "Bench of
Dreams" is the small indigenous farmhouse where Robert
Muller wrote his "2000 Dreams and Ideas for the Year 2000".
At present, and prior to the year 2000, over one-hundred of
his dreams have been fulfilled! The two dreams below, dreamt
by Robert, are also on the verge of coming true.
"I
dream that the wonderful land of legendary Mount Rasur above
the University for Peace will become some day an inspiring
sacred place for the entire world" (Idea 447: Robert
Muller).
"I
dream that the University for Peace will become the new
Athens, the new Acropolis of the world, the birthplace of a
planetary philosophy and vision, a school for heads of
states and global leaders in all main fields of human
endeavors and of all entities making up the human family"
(Idea 446 from my book 2000 Ideas and Dreams For A Better
World).
Dear
Reader, feel free to create a "Bench of Dreams" in your
Community.
Mt.
Rasur
The
Birth Of A Civilization Of Peace
During
the 1940's, Jose Figueres would sit with his commanding
officers under a large mango tree near the base of Mt. Rasur
discussing strategies to overthrow Costa Rica's last ruling
dictator. Figueres' army, consisting of friends that he
trained in the woods, miraculously defeated the dictator.
Victorious, Jose dissolved his army and, to the surprize of
all, sent the defeated soldiers home to live in peace.
Everybody was happy! Jose then remembered that his beloved
H. G. Wells died filled with despair for no nation had
listened to his passionate words and demilitarized. Within
months, Jose Figueres was elected President and immediately
demilitarized Costa Rica in memory of H. G. Wells. Costa
Rica has remained demilitarized since 1949.
A
few years later, Mr. Cruz Roja Bennett, an extremely wealthy
Costa Rican cattle rancher, became sickened when he realized
that he had destroyed thousands of acres of rain forest by
creating grazing pastures. His Mother convinced him that it
was his duty to preserve their remaining acres of rain
forest. Mr. Bennett had an idea and approached Rodrigo
Carazo, an intelligent young visionary, with this offer: "I
want you to become President of Costa Rica. When you are
President, I will donate all the land you need to build a
University for Peace". Rodrigo Carazo became President and
remembered Mr. Cruz Bennett's promise. But Rodrigo had
nothing in writing and, to make matters worse, Mr. Bennett
was no longer living. Still, Rodrigo went to Mr. Bennett's
house and was greeted by a family member who knew of the
promise. A map and pencil where then handed to Rodrigo
whereby he traced-out the area for the University for
Peace.
Many
years later, Mr. Robert Muller, while in his office
listening to United Nation General Assembly speeches,
unexpectedly heard the President of a demilitarized country
offer a vast piece of tropical land on which the United
Nations should build a University for Peace. Mr. Muller
dropped everything and ran down to the General Assembly to
embrace the man who presented the offer: Mr. Rodrigo Carazo,
the President of Costa Rica. Robert said to Mr. Carazo, "You
are fulfilling the dream of U Thant, a schoolmaster and the
preceding Secretary General of the UN, who often said that
there will never be peace on this Earth until there exists a
new education. His dream was to create a UN University for
Peace". Mr. Robert Muller was instantly put in charge of
creating the first UN University for Peace.
A
short time later, Mr. Muller was visited by Ryoichi
Sasakawa, a former Japanese armaments manufacturer
previously imprisoned by General MacArthur as a war
criminal. Sasakawa believed the he was merely a product of
the education received from his country and passionately
desired the birth of a new education for all children. After
spending only fifteen minutes with Robert Muller, Sasakawa
wrote Robert a check for one million dollars to complete the
building of the University for Peace. Today, one can read on
the Peace Monument at the University these words by Mr.
Sasakawa: "Happy the Costa Rican mother, who when she gives
birth to a son, knows that he will never be a
soldier".
A
few days before Robert Muller's retirement in 1986, after 40
years of service, he was offered the position of Chancellor
at the University for Peace. He accepted the position with
its one-dollar a year salary and moved from the UN's House
of Glass to the University for Peace adjacent Mt. Rasur. For
five years he commuted from town to the University and,
during many a lunch, would stroll up the hill to a small
farmhouse surrounded by pastures and beautiful tropical
forests. At one point, a "For Sale" sign became attached to
the house and property. Sometimes he thought of purchasing
the property but felt that he was either too old or the
house too run down (or the reverse) for him to take the idea
seriously. Then one day, he came across an old journal entry
with these words, "I dream that someday, as a sort of elder
of the United Nations, I will live on a hill with a
breathtaking view and spend my last days writing my visions
of a better world and the magical stories of my life". He
considered this to be an unmistakable message from above and
on that same day purchased the entire property with cash.
Later that year on the opening day of the UN General
Assembly, a ceremony took place at the University for Peace
designating Robert Muller's property as an official Peace
Park.
New
Genesis
"And
God saw all nations of the earth, black and white, poor and
rich, from North and South, from East and West, and of all
creeds were sending their emissaries to a small tropical
University in demilitarized Costa Rica, to study together,
to think together and to care together for the world and all
its people. And God said: That is good. And it was the first
day of Earth's New Age.
And
God saw that soldiers of peace were separating the
combatants of quarreling nations, that differences were
being resolved by negotiation and reason instead of arms,
and that the leaders of nations were seeing each other,
talking to each other and joining their hearts, minds, souls
and strength for the benefit of all humanity. And God said:
That is good. And it was the second day of the Planet of
Peace.
And
God saw that humans were loving the entire creation, the
stars and the sun, the day and the night, the air and the
oceans, the earth and the waters, the fishes and the fowl,
the flowers and herbs, and all their human brethren and
sisters. And God said: That is good. And it was the third
day of the Planet of Happiness.
And
God saw that humans were suppressing hunger, disease,
ignorance and suffering all over the globe, providing each
human person with a decent, conscious and happy life, and
reducing the greed, the power and the wealth of the few. And
He said: That is good. And it was the fourth day of the
Justice.
And
God saw that humans were living in harmony with their planet
and in peace with one another, wisely managing their
resources, avoiding waste, curbing excess, replacing hatred
with love, greed with contentment, arrogance with humility,
division with cooperation and mistrust with understanding.
And He said: That is good. And it was the fifth day of the
Golden Planet.
And
God saw that men were destroying their arms, bombs,
missiles, warships and warplanes, dismantling their bases
and disbanding their armies, keeping only policemen of peace
to protect the good from the bad and the normal from the
mad. And God said: That is good. And it was the sixth day of
the Planet of Reason.
And
God saw humans restore God and the human person as the alpha
and omega, reducing institutions, beliefs, politics,
governments and all man-made entities to mere servants of
God and the people. And he saw them adopt as their supreme
law:
You
shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your
soul, all your mind and all your strength. You shall love
your neighbor as yourself. There is no greater commandment
than these.
And
God said: That is good. And it was the seventh day of the
Planet of God."
This
is a excerpt from my book New Genesis.
The
sign of peace, Mt. Rasur
A
Simple And Beautiful Dream
"The
air is filled with the sounds of joy and happiness. Children
are playing and singing. There is no impending danger or
hidden fear. People are drumming while adults sing the
ancient indigenous songs of the world. Oral tradition is
passed on. All is well in the village with an aura of
celebration and community. Adults contently watch over the
children. These children have never experienced a hand
raised in anger or the demeaning sound of angry shouting.
Neither hate nor greed or abuse of any kind is present.
Elders keep busy with handicrafts and talk to each other as
they work, occasionally speaking to the children. There is a
deep connection to each other and to nature through love and
respect. People are completely satisfied with a sense of
purpose."
-
Ronald Thomas
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