December 2009
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“During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.”
– George Orwell
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“In nature there are neither rewards nor punishments; there are only...”
– Robert Green Ingersoll
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“If you have not found that which is timeless or formless in yourself, then...”
– Eckhart Tolle via Twitter
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“Don’t believe your mind when it tells you you can’t not think.”
– Eckhart Tolle via Twitter
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It's the end of the world but not as we know it
It is an understatement to say that we are collectively obsessed with the end of the world. The media’s reporting of updated climate change predictions paints a bleak future that has become depressingly familiar - drought, sea level rise, starvation for millions, wars over the remains of civilisation. With this kind of continual reminder of our collective mortality it’s no wonder...
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The dilemma we face is thus: If we burn the world without a change of heart, it will resurrect; if we change our hearts without leveling the world, it will persist. Untangling this difficulty begins with acknowledging the complicated relationship between our interior reality (the mental environment) and our external reality (the physical environment). Mental pollution is not just an annoyance; it...
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“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.”
– Martin Luther King Jr.
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