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Tag Archives: Compassion
Pandemic? Great Reset? How about… a beginner’s mind?
By Mickey Z. Source: Dissident Voice “In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities. In the expert’s, there are few.” 1 Has there ever been a more urgent time to embrace many possibilities? This age of pervasive uncertainty and division may … Continue reading
Posted in consciousness, culture, education, Philosophy, Psychology, society, Sociology, Spirituality
Tagged Beginner’s Mind, Compassion, Consciousness, Creativity, culture, Experts, Gratitude, Meditation, Mindfulness, Philosophy, psychology, society, spirituality
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WHY WE’RE A CULTURE OF ADDICTS
By Leslie Garrett Source: Waking Times If there’s one constant among addicts of all types, it’s shame. It’s what makes us lie and hide. It’s what keeps us from asking for help – though we don’t think we need it … Continue reading
Posted in consciousness, culture, Drug War, Health, Law, Philosophy, Psychology, Science, society, Sociology, Spirituality
Tagged addiction, Buddhism, Compassion, Consciousness, Criminalization, culture, Dr. Gabor Maté, drugs, Harm Reduction, In the Realm of the Hungry Ghosts, Neurology, Philosophy, psychology, Recovery, Shame, society, Sociology, spirituality, Trauma
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A Zen Master Explains the Art of ‘Letting Go’, And It Isn’t What You Think
By Christina Sarich Source: Waking Times Thich Naht Hanh, the Zen Buddhist master, has some interesting advice about what it means to truly let go. Many people mistake detachment or non-clinging to be a form of aloofness, or emotional disconnect … Continue reading
Posted in consciousness, culture, Health, Philosophy, Psychology, society, Spirituality
Tagged Buddhism, Compassion, Detachment, Ego, Equanimity, Gratitude, happiness, Joy, Karuna, Love, Maitri, Mudita, Noble Path, Thich Naht Hanh, Upeksha, Zen
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The Greatest Spiritual Event of Our Time, According to Rudolf Steiner
By Paul Levy Source: Reality Sandwich Almost a hundred years ago, as if peering into a crystal ball and predicting the future, spiritual teacher and clairvoyant Rudolf Steiner[1] prophesied that the most momentous event of modern times was what he referred … Continue reading
Posted in consciousness, culture, Philosophy, Psychology, society, Spirituality
Tagged Angels, Christ, Compassion, Crisis, Etheric Christ, evil, Kabbalism, Parousia, Rudolf Steiner, Soul, Spirit, spirituality, Zohar
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Don’t Just Give Thanks. Pay It Forward One Act of Kindness at a Time
By John W. Whitehead Source: The Rutherford Institute “As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.”—John F. Kennedy It’s been a hard, heart-wrenching, stomach-churning kind … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, culture, Philosophy, Psychology, society, Sociology, Spirituality
Tagged activism, Bystander Effect, civil liberties, Compassion, culture, evil, Freedom, Gratitude, Heroism, Humanity, Morality, Pluralistic Ignorance, psychology, Responsibility, society, Sociology, Thanksgiving
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A New Map
By Kingsley L. Dennis Source: Waking Times ‘It is the tragedy of our time that the average individual learns too late that the materialistic concept of life has failed utterly in every department of living.’ ~Manly P. Hall We have … Continue reading
Posted in conditioning, consciousness, culture, Economics, History, Philosophy, Psychology, society, Sociology, Spirituality
Tagged civilization, Compassion, Consciousness, Cosmology, culture, Economics, Ego, empathy, Evolution, Global Awakening, Humanity, Personality, Philosophy, politics, psychology, society, spirituality
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5 Reasons Why Anarchy Would be an Improvement in Human Governance
By Gary ‘Z’ McGee Source: Waking Times “Give a man a gun and he’ll rob a bank. Give a man a bank and he’ll rob the world.” –Unknown Give people just a little bit of knowledge and courage and they … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, anarchism, conditioning, consciousness, culture, History, Law, Philosophy, police state, Social Control, society, State Crime, Video
Tagged Anarchism, Anarchy, Andrew Napolitano, Checks and Balances, Compassion, Debt Slavery, Eco-Moralism, Egalitarianism, environment, Freedom, Government, Judge Napolitano, Leadership, Morality, Poverty, State Crime, Sustainability, Wealth Gap
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