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We could decide simply to remain absorbed in the mysterious, unformed, free-play of reality. This would be the choice of the mystic who seeks to…

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...inner spiritual transformation is just as dependent upon the effect of our economic life upon the world as transformations in the world…
The Buddha described his teaching as "going against the stream." The unflinching light of mindful awareness reveals the extent to which we…
Evasion of the unadorned immediacy of life is as deep-seated as it is relentless. Even with the ardent desire to be aware…
This body is fragile. It is just flesh. Listen to the heartbeat. Life depends on the pumping of a muscle.
This deep agnosticism is more than the refusal of conventional agnosticism to take a stand on whether God exists or whether the…
Our conceptions of the world affect our perceptions of the world which, in turn, condition the way we subsequently conceive the world.
The origin of the conflict, frustration, and anxiety we experience does not lie in the nature of the world itself but in…
It has taken four billion years of evolution to generate this kind of organism with this kind of brain, and yet we…
The idea that there will be something spiritual or subtle, some sort of consciousness that can escape the collapse of the body…
Living from our deepest understanding requires an enormous effort, especially when it goes against the stream of our instinctually programmed perceptions of…
Buddhism, I think, is probably facing the single most difficult transition from one historical epoch to another, which is really the transition…
So the Buddha is presenting awakening not as a single mystical experience that may come upon us at some meditation, some private…

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One way or another, we all have to find what best fosters the flowering of our humanity in this contemporary life, and… — Joseph Campbell
Let us today seek to find that place within each of us where dreams are made, where our highest aspirations take shape.… — Dennis Kucinich
An interface can be a powerful narrative device. And as we collect more and more personally and socially relevant data, we have… — Aaron Koblin
When we lose twenty pounds... we may be losing the twenty best pounds we have! We may be losing the pounds that… — Woody Allen
All of our humanity is dependent upon recognizing the humanity in others — Desmond Tutu
The love of violence is an aspect of our humanity. Even the weak wish to be strong primarily so they can wield… — Dan Simmons
The recognition of pain and fear in others give rise in us to pity, and in our pity is our humanity, our… — Dean Koontz
Christ used the flesh and blood of Mary for his life on earth, the Word of love was uttered in her heartbeat.… — Caryll Houselander
True compassion is more than throwing a coin to a beggar. It demands of our humanity that if we live in a… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
The catalyst that converts any physical location - any environment if you will - into a place, is the process of experiencing… — Alan Gussow
The struggle we're dealing with these days, which, I think, is part of what the 60s represented, is how do we define… — Grace Lee Boggs
People are aware that they cannot continue in the same old way but are immobilized because they cannot imagine an alternative. We… — Grace Lee Boggs

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