“Ever since the Enlightenment era in the 17th and 18th Centuries—which, among other things, gave birth to the U.S. Constitution and the de facto motto E Pluribus Unum (out of the many, one)—interfaith tolerance has been sown into the fabric… — Gudjon Bergmann Copy Share Image
“It can be helpful to think of humanity like a pearl necklace. Each human being is a pearl with distinct characteristics, but underneath there… — Gudjon Bergmann Copy Share Image
“This notion of shared experience is important. A hiker, for example, has much more in common with other hikers who have walked paths foreign to him than with sedentary people who have never hiked anywhere but have read books about the hiker’s favorite path. If someone has hiked several mountains in Switzerland, for instance, he or she is likely to… — Gudjon Bergmann Copy Share
“Experifaith is distinctly different from storyfaith. It does not provide answers to life’s big questions. Rather, it proposes a path of discovery through practice, where a person can come to his or her own conclusions. As such, it has more in common with the modern scientific method than storyfaith does, and, when practiced properly, experifaith is mostly verifiable within a… — Gudjon Bergmann Copy Share
“Love is the most complex of all human phenomena. It exists on a spectrum from tolerance and kindness to romantic love and self-sacrifice, reaching… — Gudjon Bergmann Copy Share Image
“In an ideal world, both experifaith and storyfaith would provide spiritual aspirants of all faiths with guidance. Storyfaith would preserve tradition and teach morals through parables and examples. Experifaith would provide the blueprint for a personal path to follow. In the context of chocolate, storyfaith is a lecture about chocolate, including information about origins and fables about positive attributes, while… — Gudjon Bergmann Copy Share
“Perfectionism is the enemy of the author. There is a difference between good writing habits and perfectionism. The author who displays good writing habits… — Gudjon Bergmann Copy Share Image
“With experience as their guiding light, Christian monks and nuns could, for example, come together with Sufis and Yogis to pray and meditate, then discuss their experiences by talking about how silence and inner peace have changed their lives, instead of talking about the content of their prayers or focusing on theology. Hindus, Christians, and Muslims, who tread the path… — Gudjon Bergmann Copy Share
“Harmony begins within. If we are to influence the world around us, even in minor ways, the real work begins inside and emanates outwards.” — Gudjon Bergmann Copy Share Image
“Stress-free moments certainly exist, but that is the extent of it. People, who have bought into the idea of a stress-free life, believe they should be happy and positive all the time. They have been sold a damaging falsehood. As the first sentence in M. Scott Peck’s The Road Less Travelled famously said: “Life is difficult.” Learning to deal effectively… — Gudjon Bergmann Copy Share
“While having information is a crucial first step, more information isn´t necessarily better. Take a look at your bookshelves and the list of seminars… — Gudjon Bergmann Copy Share Image
“If you are able to show goodness to yourself, your family, friends, and maybe to some in your community, you are doing better than… — Gudjon Bergmann Copy Share Image
“On the surface, we are all different. We ascribe to a variety of belief systems, attain our identity from various stories, get our customs… — Gudjon Bergmann Copy Share Image
