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THE EIGHTFOLD PATH OF GOOD CHARACTER
By Gary Z McGee Source: Waking Times “Watch your thoughts, they become words. Watch your words, they become actions. Watch your actions, they become habits. Watch your habits, they become character. Watch your character, for it becomes your destiny.” ~Frank … Continue reading
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Tagged Consciousness, Courage, culture, curiosity, honor, humility, humor, Liberty, Philosophy, psychology, society, spirituality, temperance
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THE POWER OF THE VOID
By Gary Z McGee Source: Waking Times “The power of the Void is the power of wombness in us all, the power of true creativity.” ~Peggy Andreas The status quo is a juggernaut. It’s excessive. It’s overreaching. It’s ominous. It … Continue reading
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Tagged Consciousness, Courage, Creativity, culture, Philosophy, psychology, society, spirituality, Status Quo, the void
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The 4 Greatest Enemies of the State
By Gary Z McGee Source: The Mind Unleashed “It’s no measure of health to be well-adjusted to a profoundly sick society.” ~Krishnamurti How do we know that our society is profoundly sick? 1.) Our society pollutes the air it needs to … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, anarchism, Authoritarianism, conditioning, consciousness, culture, Environment, Health, Philosophy, Psychology, Revolution, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, Spirituality, State Crime, war
Tagged Consciousness, Courage, Education, environment, Food, Freedom, Gandhi, Government, Justice, Krishnamurti, Minds, Nonviolence, Peace, Philosophy, pollution, Self-Defense, society, spirituality, State, Statism, Violence, Water
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The Cost of Resistance
By Chris Hedges Source: TruthDig Resistance entails suffering. It requires self-sacrifice. It accepts that we may be destroyed. It is not rational. It is not about the pursuit of happiness. It is about the pursuit of freedom. Resistance accepts … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, Art, Authoritarianism, consciousness, Corporate Crime, culture, Empire, Philosophy, police state, Revolution, society, Spirituality, State Crime
Tagged activism, Art, corporatocracy, Courage, culture, empire, Freedom, happiness, Oligarchy, Philosophy, Plutocracy, politics, resistance, Sacrifice, society
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Courage and Free Speech
Throughout human history there have been individuals who have been ready to risk everything for their beliefs By Timothy Garton Ash Source: aeon ‘Nothing is more difficult,’ wrote the German political essayist Kurt Tucholsky in 1921, ‘and nothing requires more … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, Authoritarianism, civil disobedience, civil liberties, conditioning, culture, Dystopia, History, Psychology, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, State Crime, Whistleblowers
Tagged Arab Spring, Conformity, Courage, culture, free speech, George Orwell, Liberty, Liu Xiaobo, society, Truth
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Resistance is Fertile: The Art of Having No Masters
By Gary ‘Z’ McGee Source: Waking Times “You don’t become completely free by just avoiding being a slave; you also need to avoid becoming a master.” ~Naseem Nicholas Taleb In the midst of a hyper-violent culture blinded by the statist … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, Authoritarianism, civil disobedience, conditioning, consciousness, culture, Empire, Law, Militarization, Philosophy, police state, Revolution, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, State Crime, Whistleblowers
Tagged activism, Anarchism, Anarchy, Authoritarianism, Authority, Courage, Freedom, Leadership, Life, Militarism, Military, police state, Self Empowerment, Statism, The Matrix, tyranny
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