“The master moves towards the disciple, and the disciple moves towards the master. Sooner or later they are going to meet … It is inevitable. Their meeting is not of the body; and their meeting is not of the mind. Their meeting is of the very Soul, as if suddenly you were to bring two […]
The first step on any path of Revolution — be it a revolution of society or a Revolution of Self — is to free the mind & Soul from that which cages them. My Friends, television & mass media have imprisoned your mind & they have obscured your Soul … … and yet now is […]
“I am pretty sure that you will not find your way to real Happiness with your thoughts. Only actions — preferably choices different from the ones you’ve taken in the past — will help you climb out of the hole of selfishness in which you reside … You’re going to simply have to get up […]
“When you don’t do the habitual thing, you are bound to feel pain … So we opt again & again for short-term gratifications that in the long run keep us stuck in the same cycles of suffering … Instead of seeing our emotional reactions as obstacles to be overcome, it is more helpful to see […]
While “being used” and selfless service may look very similar on the outside (both are actions that appear to be self-sacrificial), they are internally EXTREMELY different. When we are “being used” by another, it is an unpleasant experience that is unwanted and causes pain &/or fatigue — it is something that is forced upon us […]
The money required to provide adequate food, water, education, health & housing for everyone in the world at this time has been estimated to be $17 billion a year … about as much as the world spends on weapons every 2 weeks. Of course, if one thing has become clear over the past 200+ years, […]
“When I look back at my life’s amazing road and all its serendipity, I have to laugh. Now, as I look ahead, I laugh again, hoping it saves me some time I used to spend worrying.” ~ Rebecca Rodriguez Heller
“Weather forecast for tonight: Dark; continued dark overnight; with widely scattered light by morning.” ~ George Carlin Screw all the forecasts & all the prognostications & all the predictions … Screw all the prognoses & all the polls & all the indicators & all the prophecies … The only thing that’s for sure in your […]
“In a world of smart bombs & military intelligence, we need more fools.” ~ Shane Claiborne . “If we are crazy, it is because we refuse to be crazy in the same way that the world has gone crazy.” ~ Peter Maurin . “With the global economy in chaos & the environment of the planet […]