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posted October 25, 2010 12:26 PM            

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For most who live,
hell is never knowing
who they are.
The Singer knew and
knowing was his torment.

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an excerpt from "The Singer" by Calvin Miller

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posted October 28, 2010 12:48 AM              

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Perhaps the greatest and most terrible power possessed by the darkness, is the ability it has to make itself appear greater and more terrible than it really is. Like certain lizards whose collars spread, or cats whose backs arch, giving them the appearance of larger creatures when confronted, evil seeks to present a more awful face than it has. The shadows of demons frequently loom larger and darker than the demons themselves, and even their countenances are deceptively hideous. They rarely swallow the souls who do battle with them; but they gobble up, by the millions, the ones who stand frozen, overwhelmed at the sight of the grotesque.

There is no evil in the world which does not pass, sooner or later, into good. But the evil which remains evil for the longest stretch of time is that evil which has yet to -- and may never -- befall us; and which accosts us only in the form of fear. Tragedy holds many in it's grip, but the fear of tragedy holds many more still. For every misfortune we fall prey to, there are a thousand we fear. This is why, even in the midst of what seems like the most horrible catastrophe, we may be struck with a sudden feeling of relief. Some part of us relaxes, as if to say, "Finally, it has happened. At last, I can stop fearing it."

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posted October 28, 2010 12:53 AM              

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When a work is truly formidable, truly profound, it is entirely possible that one may do a greater disservice to it by rendering insufficient praise, than outright abuse. The controversy surrounding great works is to be expected, and often the viciousness of its detractors may be taken as an indice of its very greatness. But what is unforgivable, and what is more likely than anything to relegate the work to an early and undeserved obscurity, is the lukewarm appreciation of its admirers. Nothing is so unbecoming of a work of genius than to say that it is "brilliant", "clever", "intelligent", or "insightful". It is none of these things. It is genius, pure and simple. And if we cannot recognize genius as genius, then it is better never to speak of it; for we have not recognized it at all.

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posted October 29, 2010 04:13 PM            

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"I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was
service. I acted and behold, service was joy." ~ R. Tagore

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posted October 30, 2010 12:02 AM            

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posted November 05, 2010 09:49 AM            

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I have ceased to question stars and books; I have begun to listen to the teaching my blood whispers to me.

~ Herman Hesse

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posted November 05, 2010 08:05 PM            

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I like that T.

Mermaid I like the one you posted above T's.

V, I like 12:48.

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posted November 13, 2010 03:44 AM            

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"Eventually, I think you find a spiritual and emotional connection with someone, and I think it unifies you with everyone else. I think if you love one person, it makes you love everyone. That's how I feel now."
~Russel Brand

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posted November 14, 2010 02:17 AM            

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I wish that were true of everyone.

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posted November 16, 2010 05:01 AM            

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Character is much easier kept than recovered. ~Thomas Paine

You do not wake up one morning a bad person. It happens by a thousand tiny surrenders of self-respect to self-interest. ~Robert Brault,

Character is higher than intellect. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

You can out-distance that which is running after you, but not what is running inside you. ~Rwandan Proverb

To know what is right and not do it is the worst cowardice. ~Confucius

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posted November 16, 2010 12:38 PM            

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Love those!

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posted November 18, 2010 12:37 PM            

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"I try to steer away from high metaphysical belief because I think we humans do best when we realize that we don't know all that much."
— Sam Keen

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posted November 18, 2010 12:49 PM            

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Nope, we don't. LOL. That's why it's so fun!

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posted November 18, 2010 02:06 PM            

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to all of the above quotes.

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posted November 24, 2010 03:54 AM            

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Learn to look intelligently into the hearts of men.
Intelligence is impartial; no man is your enemy; no man is your friend.
All alike are your teachers.
Your enemy becomes a mystery that must be solved, even though it takes ages; for man must be understood.
Your friend becomes a part of yourself, an extension of yourself, a riddle hard to read.
Only one thing is more difficult to know - your own heart.

Light on the path, part 2(10)

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posted December 02, 2010 07:03 PM            

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Unbind your feet! Start laughing with your whole body, like a rose...

Rumi

Submit to Love without thinking, as the sun rose this morning recklessly, extinguishing our star-candled minds.

Rumi

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What we do for ourselves dies with us. What we do for others and the world is immortal"~

- George Eliot

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posted December 21, 2010 11:58 AM            

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*bump*

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posted January 10, 2011 09:34 AM            

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"There's nothing that can help you understand your beliefs more than trying to explain them to an inquisitive child."

~Frank A. Clark

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posted January 10, 2011 04:22 PM            

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“It’s an interesting thing. Seeing Kuan Yin relating to a flower so intently. She's not just looking at it; she's interacting with it…I’m seeing how the act of relating to a flower appears to be so simple. Yet, it takes a tremendous amount of courage to make such a “simple” act important. Now, the lotus is floating away.”

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posted January 12, 2011 10:15 PM            

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"I cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think." - Socrates

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posted February 13, 2011 10:35 PM            

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"He who would learn to fly one day must first learn to stand and walk and run and climb and dance; one cannot fly into flying."
~Friedrich Nietzsche

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posted April 17, 2011 10:51 PM            

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" Health is the thing that makes you feel that now is the best time of the year."

Franklin P Adams

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posted May 02, 2011 06:48 AM            

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Ishvara: i don't give any attention to those old system propaganda tricks to cause fear and steal peoples attention! power to the people, no more fear systems and too important people, these are only symbols for the old ways of (ab)using power. we are all equal in our ♥ and want to love and be loved. thats all 4 me. i don't use and i am not used by the mass media news consciousness control - i am a free spirit and belong to those which are equal minded. i am attracted by those, who like to see each other in the same state of creative self-empowerment. like all those stars in our milky way, dancing together.

sharing love and being happy together like fishes dancing in the same ocean of cosmic energy: this is my new world order.

¸.♥¨´`'*°♪.L❀∨モ´¯`•.¸.εїз( ㄥight ♥`*•.¸_¸ . ♫♥*`♥♪♫-´¯) & HaPPineSS ♥╣◠‿◠╠♥

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Let go of trying to control this situation, and allow the divine infinite wisdom to flow through your higher self.
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