“Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is Enlightenment.” ~ Lao Tsu . “If we remove ourselves from the world, we are pretending that we can find our own individual enlightenment … while letting the rest of the world go to hell.” ~ Satish Kumar . Being kind to others is the only way to truly […]
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It is each man’s destined quest to rediscover who he truly is, but the answer to that searching lies in the present, not in the past … The past is a construct of the mind. It blinds us; it fools us into believing what it so desperately wants us to believe: that we are weak […]
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“When we have arrived at the question, the answer is already near.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson WHAT IS “THE GOOD LIFE”? Living without Loving, … is like speaking to another without hearing what they have to say, … is like thinking about the Meaning of Life without living life Meaning-fully, … is like striving for […]
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“I don’t know what your destiny will be, but one thing I do know: the only ones among you who will be really happy are those who have sought and found how to serve.” ~ Albert Schweitzer . “Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile.” ~ Albert Einstein . “The best way […]
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It is our Treks into the Wilderness — those barren, depressed &/or painful times in life — that give us the opportunity to Love Life most. Indeed, in our deepest sense of hopelessness rests the purest essence of our Life’s Work … For it is when we lie mired in the darkest of shadows that […]
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So you think Loving your enemies is impossible? You think evil is immune to your acts of Goodness? Consider this incredible photograph … taken by Tara Miller … who is almost completely blind. Nothing is impossible, my Friends. So let’s get out there and Be Kind When Least Inclined!
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“Wherever there is another being, there is an opportunity for a kindness.” ~ Seneca . “Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.” ~ Samuel Johnson . “Real generosity is doing something nice for someone who will never find out.” ~ Frank A. Clark
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“Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could (or at least what you did). Some blunders and a few absurdities may have crept in; release them … Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it serenely, with far too much gratitude & Loving resolve to be encumbered by […]
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“I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more love.” ~ Mother Teresa . “There are four questions of value in life… What is sacred? Of what is the spirit made? What is worth living for, and what is worth dying for? The answer […]
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