My hope is that we can start talking about real issues, and not caring about whether God cares about your hemline or the color of your skin. We are here to evolve as one family, and we can't be separate anymore.
Sting
WE WILL HELP YOU BECOME WHO YOU WANT TO BE.
Religions of humanity
Why not let people differ about their answers to the great mysteries of the Universe? Let each seek one's own way to the highest, to one's own sense of supreme loyalty in life, one's ideal of life. Let each philosophy, each world-view bring forth its truth and beauty to a larger perspective, that people may grow in vision, stature and dedication.
The religions of humanity should be a unifying force, for all the great religions reveal a basic unity in ethics. Whether it be Judaism, Catholicism, Protestantism, Buddhism or Confucianism, all grow out of a sense of the sacredness of human life. This moral sensitivity to the sacredness of human personality -- the Commandments not to kill, not to hurt, not to put a stumbling block in the path of the blind, not to neglect the widow or the fatherless, not to exploit the servant or the worker -- all this can be found in the Bibles of humanity, in all the sacred books. All teach in substance: "Do unto others as you would that others should do unto you." There is, then, a basic unity among the great religions in the matter of ethics. True, there are religious philosophies which turn people away from the world, from the here and now, concentrating life-purposes on salvation for one's self or a mystic union with some supernatural reality. But most of the great religions agree on mercy, justice, love -- here on earth. And they agree that the great task is to move people from apathy, from an acceptance of the evils in life, to face the possibilities of the world, to make life sweet for one another instead of bitter. This is the unifying ethical task of all the religions -- yes, of all the philosophies of humankind. There is no need to force our own theological points of view upon one another or to insist that the moral life grows out of final, absolute authority.
Algernon Black
The religions of humanity should be a unifying force, for all the great religions reveal a basic unity in ethics. Whether it be Judaism, Catholicism, Protestantism, Buddhism or Confucianism, all grow out of a sense of the sacredness of human life. This moral sensitivity to the sacredness of human personality -- the Commandments not to kill, not to hurt, not to put a stumbling block in the path of the blind, not to neglect the widow or the fatherless, not to exploit the servant or the worker -- all this can be found in the Bibles of humanity, in all the sacred books. All teach in substance: "Do unto others as you would that others should do unto you." There is, then, a basic unity among the great religions in the matter of ethics. True, there are religious philosophies which turn people away from the world, from the here and now, concentrating life-purposes on salvation for one's self or a mystic union with some supernatural reality. But most of the great religions agree on mercy, justice, love -- here on earth. And they agree that the great task is to move people from apathy, from an acceptance of the evils in life, to face the possibilities of the world, to make life sweet for one another instead of bitter. This is the unifying ethical task of all the religions -- yes, of all the philosophies of humankind. There is no need to force our own theological points of view upon one another or to insist that the moral life grows out of final, absolute authority.
Algernon Black
Ecology of the whole person
The ecology of the whole person demands that the needs of the whole person be met and synchronized. When we do so, the whole architecture of the soul becomes present and the human soul emerges in its rootedness, authenticity, earthiness, and divinity.
Albert J. LaChance
Albert J. LaChance
Mission on earth
Here is the test to find whether your mission on Earth is finished: if you're alive, it isn't.
Richard Bach
Richard Bach
Ego
The ego will endure the worst agonies of neurotic misery rather than consent to one minute of diminishment of its sense of importance.
Helen Luke
Helen Luke
Emphasis
The trick is in what one emphasizes.
We either make ourselves miserable,
or we make ourselves strong.
The amount of work is the same.
Carlos Castaneda
We either make ourselves miserable,
or we make ourselves strong.
The amount of work is the same.
Carlos Castaneda
Loving thoughts
Spend two minutes a day reassuring yourself that you are made of loving thoughts. Spend the rest of the day acting on those thoughts.
Unknown
Unknown
Ego playing roles
Why does the ego play roles? Because of one unexamined assumption, one fundamental error, one unconscious thought. That thought is: I am not enough. Other unconscious thoughts follow: I need to play a role in order to get more so that I can be more. But you cannot be more than you are because underneath your physical and psychological form, you are one with Life itself, one with Being. In form, you are and will always be inferior to some, superior to others. In essence, you are neither inferior nor superior to anyone. True self-esteem and true humility arise out of that realization. In the eyes of the ego, self-esteem and humility are contradictory. In truth, they are one and the same.
Echkart Tolle
Echkart Tolle
Simple fact
In truth, there is no life outside of the present moment. Sooner or later, we must all come to terms with this simple fact.
Leonard Jacobson
Leonard Jacobson
Take its course
The world is ruled by letting things take their course. It cannot be ruled by interfering.
TaoTe Ching #48
TaoTe Ching #48
Irritation
Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.
Carl Jung
Carl Jung
Foundation
A house must be built on solid foundations if it is to last. The same principle applies to man, otherwise he too will sink back into the soft ground and become swallowed up by the world of illusion.
Sai Baba
Sai Baba
Prosperity
As much as we need a prosperous economy, we also need a prosperity of kindness and decency.
Caroline Kennedy
Caroline Kennedy
Thinking without awareness
Thinking without awareness is the main dilemma of human existence.
Eckhart Tolle
Eckhart Tolle
Positive mental attitude
A strong positive mental attitude will create more miracles than any wonder drug.
Patricia Neal
Patricia Neal
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