Before you go forth on October 28th to Occupy Yourself, please consider the following: In order to transform our system, we must transform our politics. In order to transform our politics, we must transform our relationships. In order to transform our relationships, we must transform our actions. And in order to transform our actions, we […]
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I like the Dalai Lama … I really do. He seems like a pretty nice guy, and most of the time he relays a pretty important message. Yes, it is disconcerting that he has still not yet returned to Tibet to protest Chinese atrocities there in person, and it is actually just as disconcerting that […]
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“You simply Are … The Universe awaited your birth. There never has been nor will there ever again be someone exactly like you. You are unique. No one can bring into being the thoughts, the beliefs, the Love, and the sharing that you can. You can change the world. You have at your command a […]
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We are soooo much more than the mere flesh & bones & blood that make up bodily “machines” in which our Souls reside. Even a few of history’s most notable scientists affirm this Truth (see below). Of course, it doesn’t really matter whether our consciousness comes from evolutionary accident or Divine Providence. It only matters […]
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“I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality… I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word. Nonviolence means avoiding not only external physical violence but […]
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“We’ve got this gift of Love, but real Love is like a precious plant. You can’t just accept it and leave it in the cupboard or just think it’s going to get on by itself. You’ve got to keep watering it. You’ve got to really look after it and nurture it. “ ~ John Lennon […]
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“Let your Love be like a moving sea between the shore of all Souls … Let the winds of Heaven dance between you and every stranger … Wake up at each dawn with a winged Heart and give thanks for another day of Love. Give your hearts, and yet not into another’s keeping, for only […]
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“Though we seem to be sleeping, there is an inner wakefulness that directs the dream, and that will eventually startle us back to the truth of who we are.” ~ Rumi . We will not awaken using thoughts. It is thinking that put us to sleep. Only when we have the courage to leap into […]
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I have lived an entire life in one long walk. I began young and foolish, became complacent in the middle, and finally realized there was a very final end. I chose to walk because there was no better way to get to know myself than by completely unplugging my life from my life. I was […]
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“Let your Love be like a moving sea between the shore of all Souls … Let the winds of Heaven dance between you and every stranger … Wake up at each dawn with a winged Heart and give thanks for another day of Love. Give your hearts, and yet not into another’s keeping, for only […]
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“No one is weak in this world who lightens the burdens of another.” ~ anonymous . “Action creates motivation, not the other way around.” ~ unknown . “You cannot leap a twenty foot chasm in two ten-foot jumps.” ~ unknown . Remember that your character molds your future – and that they are both forged […]
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