A bland smile is like a green light at an intersection, it feels good when you get one, but you forget it the moment you're past it. - Doug Coupland
a bland smile…
essence of humanity…
"The essence of humanity's spiritual dilemma is that we evolved genetically to accept one truth and discovered another. Is there a way to erase the dilemma, to resolve the contradictions between the transcendentalist and the empiricist world views?" "We should preserve every scrap of biodiversity as priceless while we learn to use it and come... Continue Reading →
knowledge without wisdom…
"The more knowledge one gains, the more important becomes the question of what that knowledge will be used for. Knowledge without wisdom and philosophy produces nothing more than talented beasts." -Daisaku Ikeda, IkedaQuotes.org
mother nature…
“The thing that a lot of people cannot comprehend is that Mother Nature doesn't have a bullet with your name on it, she has millions of bullets inscribed with 'to whom it may concern” - Unknown
leo…
"Our body is a machine for living. It is organized for that, it is its nature. Let life go on in it unhindered and let it defend itself, it will do more than if you paralyze it by encumbering it with remedies." Leo Tolstoy "The changes in our life must come from the impossibility to... Continue Reading →
creating harmony amidst diversity…
Creating harmony amidst diversity is a fundamental issue of the twenty-first century. While celebrating the unique characteristics of different peoples and cultures, we have to create solidarity on the level of our common humanity, our common life. Without such solidarity, there will be no future for the human race. Diversity should not beget conflict in... Continue Reading →
human are amphibians…
Humans are amphibians - half spirit and half animal. As spirits they belong to the eternal world, but as animals they inhabit time. C. S. Lewis
social service vs. social justice (mlk jr.)
"The difference between social service and social justice" is that social service "works to alleviate hardship" while social justice "aims to eradicate the root causes of that hardship." - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
call me a communist…
"When I give food to the poor, they call me a saint. When I ask why the poor have no food, they call me a communist." - Brazilian archbishop Dom Helder Camara
if by a liberal they mean…
“….if by a liberal they mean someone who looks ahead and not behind, someone who welcomes new ideas without rigid reactions, someone who cares about the welfare of the people- their health, their housing, their schools, their jobs, their civil rights, their civil liberties.. if that is what they mean by a “liberal” then I... Continue Reading →
bow n arrow…
When a mom found a gun in her sons room she called Stanley and he said; “You’re the bow and he’s the arrow and when you let go he’s going to go in his own direction. If you want him to go in the right direction it all depends on the strength of your pull.”... Continue Reading →
empowerment & inner transformation... 