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“Don’t let the noise of others opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already
know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.” ~ Steve Jobs
As nightfall does not come all at once, neither does oppression. In both instances, there is a twilight when everything remains seemingly unchanged. And it is in such twilight that we all must be aware of change in the air however slight, lest we become unwitting victims of the darkness. ~ Justice William O. Douglas
"If you don't read the newspaper, you are uninformed; if you do read the newspaper, you are misinformed." ~ Mark Twain
Your vision will become clear only when you look into your heart . . .
Who looks outside, dreams,
Who looks inside, awakens.
~ Carl Jung
Never let formal education get in the way of your learning. -Mark Twain
"All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident."
-Arthur Schopenhauer
Faith is an oasis in the heart that cannot be reached with the caravan of thinking.
— Kahlil Gibran
Anyone who doesn't take truth seriously in small matters cannot be trusted in large ones either.
~ Albert Einstein
“You can count the seeds in an apple, but you can't count the apples in a seed. When you teach, you never know how many lives you will influence… you are teaching for eternity”
Karen Jensen
“You cannot solve a problem from the same consciousness that created it. You must learn to see the world anew.” Albert Einstein
"I mourn the loss of thousands of precious lives, but I will not rejoice in the death of one, not even an enemy. Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that."
– Martin Luther King, Jr.
"We are the music makers, and we are the dreamers of the dream
Wandering by lone sea breakers, and sitting by desolate streams
World losers and world forsakers, for whom the pale moon gleams
Yet we are movers and the shakers of the world forever it seems"
-Arthur O'Shaunessey
"Community will be the guru of the future." -Thich Nhat Hanh
“Knowing others is wisdom; knowing the Self is enlightenment. Mastering others requires force; mastering the self needs strength.” Lao Tzu
"I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I am not bound to succeed, but I am bound to live up to what Light I have." Abraham Lincoln
“With realization of one’s own potential and self-confidence in one’s ability, one can build a better world” ~ His Holiness The XIV Dalai Lama
Today's Message of the Day is:
Life is short, Break the rules,
Forgive quickly, Kiss slowly,
Love truly, Laugh uncontrollably,
And never regret anything that made you smile.
“In the hand of Love, I'm like a cat in a bag, lifted up and whirled around overhead. That's how much control I have over circumstances!” Jelaluddin Rumi
“The power of the Spirit is invincible. It can stem the tide of every other power that seeks to generate chaos and confusion in the world.
You are a veritable store-house of Divine energy. Open the store and let the eternal splendor that burns within you radiate its light out and dispel the deepening gloom in the world.” ~ Swami Papa Ramdas