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I'm seeking to make sense of life, looking for its meaning and how we can have a better humanity.


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It's a great event to get outside and enjoy nature. I find it very exciting no matter how many times I see bald eagles.

It's a great event to get outside and enjoy nature. I find it very exciting no matter how many times I see bald eagles.



Look into your own heart, discover what it is that gives you pain and then refuse, under any circumstance whatsoever, to inflict that pain on anybody else.

Look into your own heart, discover what it is that gives you pain and then refuse, under any circumstance whatsoever, to inflict that pain on anybody else.



Jesus did not spend a great deal of time discoursing about the trinity or original sin or the incarnation, which have preoccupied later Christians. He went around doing good and being compassionate.

Jesus did not spend a great deal of time discoursing about the trinity or original sin or the incarnation, which have preoccupied later Christians. He went around doing good and being compassionate.



Each of the world religions has its own particular genius, its own special insight into the nature and requirements of compassion, and has something unique to teach us.

Each of the world religions has its own particular genius, its own special insight into the nature and requirements of compassion, and has something unique to teach us.



I like silence; I'm a gregarious loner and without the solitude, I lose my gregariousness.

I like silence; I'm a gregarious loner and without the solitude, I lose my gregariousness.



Compassion is not an option. It's the key to our survival.

Compassion is not an option. It's the key to our survival.



Religious people often prefer to be right rather than compassionate. Often, they don't want to give up their egotism. They want their religion to endorse their ego, their identity.

Religious people often prefer to be right rather than compassionate. Often, they don't want to give up their egotism. They want their religion to endorse their ego, their identity.



Religion isn’t about believing things. It's ethical alchemy. It’s about behaving in a way that changes you, that gives you intimations of holiness and sacredness.

Religion isn’t about believing things. It's ethical alchemy. It’s about behaving in a way that changes you, that gives you intimations of holiness and sacredness.



I am not interested in the afterlife. Religion is supposed to be about losing your ego, not preserving it eternally in optimum conditions.

I am not interested in the afterlife. Religion is supposed to be about losing your ego, not preserving it eternally in optimum conditions.



Surely it's better to love others, however messy and imperfect the involvement, than to allow one's capacity for love to harden.

Surely it's better to love others, however messy and imperfect the involvement, than to allow one's capacity for love to harden.





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Life growth is like muscle growth, you have to stretch beyond, feed it properly and rest. When you meditate, rest and reflect is when growth happens!!!!

Life growth is like muscle growth, you have to stretch beyond, feed it properly and rest. When you meditate, rest and reflect is when growth happens!!!!



But each time you use spirit, you're more likely to go crazy.”“Already crazy about you, Sage.

But each time you use spirit, you're more likely to go crazy.”“Already crazy about you, Sage.




God's people are the stage upon which His forgiveness becomes visible. They are never more authentic than when they ask for forgiveness and forgive others.

God's people are the stage upon which His forgiveness becomes visible. They are never more authentic than when they ask for forgiveness and forgive others.



Silos build the wall in people’s minds and tie the knots in their hearts.

Silos build the wall in people’s minds and tie the knots in their hearts.



Remember that the Devil doesn't sleep but seeks our ruin in a thousand different ways

Remember that the Devil doesn't sleep but seeks our ruin in a thousand different ways



Computers creating art is an upsetting concept mostly because of what it means about humans.

Computers creating art is an upsetting concept mostly because of what it means about humans.



To express unafraid and unashamed what one really thinks and feels is one of the great consolations of life.

To express unafraid and unashamed what one really thinks and feels is one of the great consolations of life.



Do not put all your eggs in one basket.

Do not put all your eggs in one basket.




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