empowerment & inner transformation…
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“To exist is to change, to change is to mature, to mature is to go on creating oneself endlessly.” - Henri Bergson *** “The mark of the immature man is that he wants to die nobly for a cause, while the mark of a mature man is that he wants to live humbly for one.”... Continue Reading →
“Once again, we come to the Holiday Season, a deeply religious time that each of us observes, in his own way, by going to the mall of his choice.” - Dave Barry *** “To many people holidays are not voyages of discovery, but a ritual of reassurance.” - Philip Andrew Adams (click on image to... Continue Reading →
"Most men have always wanted as much as they could get; and possession has always blunted the fine edge of their altruism." - Katherine Fullerton Gerould
Every man must decide whether he will walk in the light of creative altruism or in the darkness of destructive selfishness. - Martin Luther King, Jr.
“People are trying to decide whether the man-made disaster is worse than Mother Nature's disaster.” - Larry Sabato
“Every father should remember that one day his son will follow his example instead of his advice” - Unknown (November dedicated to MEN & FATHER quotes, since these are more valuable to me at this crossroad in life.)
“The jump is so frightening between where I am and where I want to be...because of all I may become I will close my eyes and leap!” Mary Anne Radmacher
"Having lofty ideas and a clearly defined purpose, and then putting them into practice in daily life -- that is what it means to live with true clarity of vision." - Tsunesaburo Makiguchi, author of The System of Value-Creating Pedagogy. (Quote taken from August 20th, 2010 World Tribune)
I look upon death to be as necessary to our constitution as sleep. We shall rise refreshed in the morning. - Benjamin Franklin (Amazing that Nichiren Daishonin said something very similar to this. I will try to find the exact statement but need time and I will re-post this quote when I find it.)
"Ask the experimenters why they experiment on animals, and the answer is: "Because the animals are like us." Ask the experimenters why it is morally okay to experiment on animals, and the answer is: "Because the animals are not like us." Animal experimentation rests on a logical contradiction." - Charles R. Magel *** "We have... Continue Reading →
"Let every individual and institution now think and act as a responsible trustee of Earth, seeking choices in ecology, economics and ethics that will provide a sustainable future, eliminate pollution, poverty and violence, awaken the wonder of life and foster peaceful progress in the human adventure." — John McConnell, founder of International Earth Day ***... Continue Reading →
empowerment & inner transformation... 