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Thank you Mr. President for your Kind Letter

Dear Mr. President Joe Biden,

Thank you for your thoughtful and kind response. We are truly pleased that you appreciate Vast Self's ongoing contributions to the well-being of all beings through our free apps, educational videos, and more. Your acknowledgment of our efforts means a great deal, especially given the critical nature of our mission: to foster understanding, compassion, and peace by exposing the overlooked truths about our existence and interconnectedness.

Coincidentally, at the same time we received your letter, Google made the decision to delete one of our impartial, peace-seeking apps from their platform, an app we had previously mentioned in our communications with you. Our appeal to Google regarding this deletion remains unanswered. We will keep you informed, as promised, when this unfortunate action by Google gets straightened out.

In the meantime, we are excited to inform you of the release of our latest free app, the Peace Booster for Android and IOS. This app is designed to challenge the deeply ingrained misconceptions that fuel conflicts, particularly those between Israelis and Palestinians, and Russian and Ukrainian. The Peace Booster demonstrates that all Israeli actions against Palestinians are, in essence, actions against themselves—and the reverse is true as well.

The Peace Booster app is based on unbiased, irrefutable facts about the nature of existence that most people remain unaware of. It explores the truth that the sense of separateness we experience is a fundamental illusion. Our senses tell us that we are distinct, independent beings—separate from each other in a real and permanent way. But the facts of life and existence reveal something much more profound: we are interconnected, identical and selfless, and the distinctions we see between ourselves and others are mental constructs, not grounded in reality.

The app guides users through an experiential journey, helping them recognize that the divisions we create between 'self' and 'other,' between 'Israeli' and 'Palestinian,' are merely conceptual labels. These labels, while useful for practical purposes, do not reflect the deeper, unifying truth of how all humans exist. By stripping away these labels and investigating the underlying reality, the app reveals that harming another person is the same as harming oneself. This principle is the key to ending cycles of violence and fostering lasting peace.

The Peace Booster app works through a series of exercises and insights that encourage users to examine their deeply held beliefs and perceptions. It uses logic, science, and philosophical reasoning to help users see beyond the surface of conflict and understand the shared humanity of all people. Based on the fundamental facts of life—such as the interconnectedness of all things and the selfless nature of human existence—it aims to dismantle the illusions that lead to division, hatred, and violence.

We believe that by fostering this understanding, the app has the potential to contribute to a major shift in how conflicts are approached. Rather than seeing others as enemies or threats, users begin to see others as extensions of themselves, completely identical to them. This shift in perspective is essential for resolving not only the Israeli-Palestinian, and Russian-Ukrainian conflict but also countless other conflicts around the world that are driven by the false notion of separateness.

The unbiased facts that underpin the app are grounded in science and logic. For example, just as the Copernican Revolution corrected humanity’s mistaken belief that the Earth was the center of the universe, The Peace Booster seeks to correct the equally mistaken belief that we exist as separate, independent entities. The facts show us that no person possesses a unique, isolated self. Rather, we are all composed of and sustained by the same universal nature. Just as an individual human being cannot exist without the countless external factors that sustain life—such as air, water, food, and sunlight—no person exists as a truly independent being. We are all interconnected, and any action taken against another person is ultimately an action against oneself.

It is this truth that the Peace Booster app seeks to impart. By helping users internalize this reality, we believe that we can begin to reduce the suffering and violence that stem from the illusion of separateness. The app offers users an opportunity to step outside their usual way of thinking and to embrace a more compassionate, inclusive view of the world.

Here is the link to The Peace Booster app for Android and IOS (lite). We invite you to explore its content and see for yourself how it can be a tool for peace.

Once again, thank you for your support, Mr. President. We remain committed to working toward a world in which peace, compassion, and understanding prevail.

Useful links when contacting your officials:

https://www.house.gov/doing-business-with-the-house/communicating-with-congress-cwc
https://guides.lib.berkeley.edu/ContactingOfficials/Tips

https://www.fec.gov/