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|  William Barr | I will not dwell on all the bitter results of new secular age. Suffice it to say that the campaign to destroy the traditional moral order has brought with it immense suffering, wreckage, and misery. And yet, the forces of secularism, ignoring these tragic results, press on with even greater militancy. Among these militant secularists are many so-called “progressives.” But where is the progress? We are told we are living in a post-Christian era. But what has replaced the Judeo-Christian moral system? What is it that can fill the spiritual void in the hearts of the individual person? And, what is a system of values that can sustain human social life? The fact is that no secular creed has emerged capable of performing the role of religion. | |
| William Barr | In the past, when societies are threatened by moral chaos, the overall social costs of licentiousness and irresponsible personal conduct becomes so high that society ultimately recoils and reevaluates the path they are on. But today – in the face of all the increasing pathologies – instead of addressing the underlying cause, we have the State in the role of Alleviator of Bad Consequences. We call on the State to mitigate the social costs of personal misconduct and irresponsibility. So the reaction to growing illegitimacy is not sexual responsibility, but abortion. The reaction to drug addiction is safe injection sites. The solution to the breakdown of the family is for the State to set itself up as the ersatz husband for single mothers and the ersatz father to their children. The call comes for more and more social programs to deal with the wreckage. While we think we are solving problems, we are underwriting them. We start with an untrammeled freedom and we end up as dependents of a coercive state on whom we depend. | |
| William Barr | One of the ironies, as some have observed, is that the secular project has itself become a religion, pursued with religious fervor. It is taking on all the trappings of a religion – including inquisitions and excommunication. Those who defy the creed risk a figurative burning at the stake – social, educational, and professional ostracism and exclusion waged through lawsuits and savage social media campaigns. | |
| Buddha | As the fletcher whittles and makes straight his arrows, so the master directs his straying thoughts. | |
| Buddha | Do not overrate what you have received, nor envy others. He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind. | |
| Buddha | A man should first direct himself in the way he should go. Only then should he instruct others. | |
| Buddha | Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without. | |
| Buddha | Our theories of the eternal are as valuable as are those which a chick which has not broken its way through its shell might form of the outside world. | |
| Buddha | All that we are is the result of what we have thought. If a man speaks or acts with an evil thought, pain follows him. If a man speaks or acts with a pure thought, happiness follows him, like a shadow that never leaves him. | |
| Buddha | He who loves 50 people has 50 woes; he who loves no one has no woes. | |
| Buddha | Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by many. Do not believe in anything simply because it is found written in your religious books. Do not believe in anything merely on the authority of your teachers and elders. Do not believe in traditions because they have been handed down for many generations. But after observation and analysis, when you find that anything agrees with reason and is conducive to the good and benefit of one and all, then accept it and live up to it. | |
| Buddha | Even death is not to be feared by one who has lived wisely. | |
| Buddha | To live a pure unselfish life, one must count nothing as one's own in the midst of abundance. | |
| Buddha | On life's journey faith is nourishment, virtuous deeds are a shelter, wisdom is the light by day and right mindfulness is the protection by night. If a man lives a pure life, nothing can destroy him. | |
| Buddha | Do not dwell in the past, do not dwell in the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment. | |
| Buddha | Endurance is one of the most difficult disciplines, but it is to the one who endures that the final victory comes. | |
| Buddha | Through zeal, knowledge is gotten; through lack of zeal, knowledge is lost; let a man who knows the double path of gain and loss thus place himself that knowledge may grow. | |
| Buddha | Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn't learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn't learn a little, at least we didn't get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn't die; so, let us all be thankful. | |
| Buddha | Do not believe what your teacher tells you merely out of respect for the teacher. | |
| Buddha | Whatsoever, after due examination and analysis, you find to be kind, conducive to the good, the benefit, the welfare of all beings…that doctrine believe and cling to, and take it as your guide. | |
| Buddha | Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship. | |
| Buddha | You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection. | |
| Buddha | A good friend who points out mistakes and imperfections and rebukes evil is to be respected as if he reveals a secret of hidden treasure. | |
| Buddha | To keep the body in good health is a duty...otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear. | |
| Buddha | Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared. | |
| Buddha | All wrong-doing arises because of mind. If mind is transformed can wrong-doing remain? | |
| Buddha | To be idle is a short road to death and to be diligent is a way of life; foolish people are idle, wise people are diligent. | |
| Buddha | It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles. Then the victory is yours. It cannot be taken from you, not by angels or by demons, heaven or hell. | |
| Buddha | We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make the world. | |
| Buddha | Thoughts give joy when they speak or act. Joy follows them like a shadow that never leaves them. | |
| Buddha | Therefore, be ye lamps unto yourselves, be a refuge to yourselves. Hold fast to Truth as a lamp; hold fast to the truth as a refuge. Look not for a refuge in anyone beside yourselves. And those, who shall be a lamp unto themselves, shall betake themselves to no external refuge, but holding fast to the Truth as their lamp, and holding fast to the Truth as their refuge, they shall reach the topmost height. | |
| Buddha | Whatever words we utter should be chosen with care for people will hear them and be influenced by them for good or ill. | |
| Buddha | We are what we think. All that we are arises With our thoughts. With our thoughts, We make our world. | |
| Buddha | The world, indeed, is like a dream and the treasures of the world are an alluring mirage! Like the apparent distances in a picture, things have no reality in themselves, but they are like heat haze. | |
| Buddha | The Buddhas do but tell the way; it is for you to swelter at the task. | |
| Buddha | Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment. | |
| Buddha | It is a man's own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to evil ways. | |
| Buddha | A family is a place where minds come in contact with one another. If these minds love one another the home will be as beautiful as a flower garden. But if these minds get out of harmony with one another it is like a storm that plays havoc with the garden. | |
| Buddha | Born out of concern for all beings. | |
| Buddha | A jug fills drop by drop. | |
| Buddha | Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule. | |
| Buddha | You should respect each other and refrain from disputes; you should not, like water and oil, repel each other, but should, like milk and water, mingle together. | |
| Buddha | There has to be evil so that good can prove its purity above it. | |
| Buddha | As irrigators lead water where they want, as archers make their arrows straight, as carpenters carve wood, the wise shape their minds. | |
| Buddha | There is, Oh Monks, a not-born, a not-become, a not-made, a not-compounded. Monks, if that unborn, not-become, not-made, not-compounded were not, there would be no escape from this here that is born, become, made and compounded. | |
| Buddha | On a long journey of human life, faith is the best of companions; it is the best refreshment on the journey; and it is the greatest property. | |
| Buddha | Let yourself be open and life will be easier. A spoon of salt in a glass of water makes the water undrinkable. A spoon of salt in a lake is almost unnoticed. | |
| Buddha | It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles. Then the victory is yours. It cannot be taken from you, not by angels or by demons, heaven or hell. | |
| Buddha | Ye must leave righteous ways behind, not to speak of unrighteous ways. | |
| Buddha | If a man possesses a repentant spirit his sins will disappear, but if he has an unrepentant spirit his sins will continue and condemn him for their sake forever. | |
| Buddha | Friendship is the only cure for hatred, the only guarantee of peace. | |
| Buddha | Those who really seek the path to Enlightenment dictate terms to their mind. Then they proceed with strong determination. | |
| Buddha | Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned. | |
| Buddha | The whole secret of existence is to have no fear. Never fear what will become of you, depend on no one. Only the moment you reject all help are you freed. | |
| Buddha | Neither fire nor wind, birth nor death can erase our good deeds. | |
| Buddha | Virtue is persecuted more by the wicked than it is loved by the good. | |
| Buddha | We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves. | |
| Buddha | All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, We make our world. | |
| Buddha | Decay is inherent in all compounded things. Strive on with diligence. | |
| Buddha | All that we are is the result of what we have thought. | |
| Buddha | Everything changes, nothing remains without change. | |
| Buddha | An insincere and evil friend is more to be feared than a wild beast; a wild beast may wound your body, but an evil friend will wound your mind. | |
| Buddha | A dog is not considered a good dog because he is a good barker. A man is not considered a good man because he is a good talker. | |
| Buddha | A wise man, recognizing that the world is but an illusion, does not act as if it is real, so he escapes the suffering. | |
| Buddha | He is able who thinks he is able. | |
| Buddha | Let yourself be open and life will be easier. A spoon of salt in a glass of water makes the water undrinkable. A spoon of salt in a lake is almost unnoticed. | |
| Buddha | Do not overrate what you have received, nor envy others. He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind. | |
| Buddha | Everything is changeable, everything appears and disappears; there is no blissful peace until one passes beyond the agony of life and death. | |
| Buddha | Be a lamp unto yourself. Work out your liberation with diligence. | |
| Buddha | An insincere and evil friend is more to be feared than a wild beast; a wild beast may wound your body, but an evil friend will wound your mind. | |
| Buddha | If a man's mind becomes pure, his surroundings will also become pure. | |
| Buddha | What we think, we become. | |
| Buddha | They are not following dharma who resort to violence to achieve their purpose. But those who lead others through nonviolent means, knowing right and wrong, may be called guardians of the dharma. | |
| Buddha | To conquer oneself is a greater victory than to conquer thousands in a battle. | |
| Buddha | When one has the feeling of dislike for evil, when one feels tranquil, one finds pleasure in listening to good teachings; when one has these feelings and appreciates them, one is free of fear. | |
| Buddha | We are formed and molded by our thoughts. Those whose minds are shaped by selfless thoughts give joy when they speak or act. Joy follows them like a shadow that never leaves them. | |
| Buddha | Inward calm cannot be maintained unless physical strength is constantly and intelligently replenished. | |
| Buddha | There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way, and not starting. | |
| Buddha | Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one getting burned. | |
| Buddha | Meditation brings wisdom; lack of mediation leaves ignorance. Know well what leads you forward and what hold you back, and choose the path that leads to wisdom. | |
| Buddha | Believe nothing merely because you have been told it. Do not believe what your teacher tells you merely out of respect for the teacher. But whatsoever, after due examination and analysis, you find to be kind, conducive to the good, the benefit, the welfare of all beings -- that doctrine believe and cling to, and take it as your guide. | |
| Buddha | Anger will never disappear so long as thoughts of resentment are cherished in the mind. Anger will disappear just as soon as thoughts of resentment are forgotten. | |
| Buddha | All things appear and disappear because of the concurrence of causes and conditions. Nothing ever exists entirely alone; everything is in relation to everything else. | |
| Buddha | There is nothing more dreadful than the habit of doubt. Doubt separates people. It is a poison that disintegrates friendships and breaks up pleasant relations. It is a thorn that irritates and hurts; it is a sword that kills. | |
| Buddha | The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, worry about the future, or anticipate troubles, but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly. | |
| Buddha | Words have the power to both destroy and heal. When words are both true and kind, they can change our world. | |
| Buddha | Your body is precious. It is our vehicle for awakening. Treat it with care. | |
| Buddha | Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense. | |
| Buddha | You are all the Buddha. | |
| Calvin Coolidge | No other theory is adequate to explain or comprehend the Declaration of Independence. It is the product of the spiritual insight of the people. We live in an age of science and of abounding accumulation of material things. These did not create our Declaration. Our Declaration created them. The things of the spirit come first. Unless we cling to that, all our material prosperity, overwhelming though it may appear, will turn to a barren sceptre in our grasp. If we are to maintain the great heritage which has been bequeathed to us, we must be like-minded as the fathers who created it. We must not sink into a pagan materialism. We must cultivate the reverence which they had for the things that are holy. We must follow the spiritual and moral leadership which they showed. We must keep replenished, that they may glow with a more compelling flame, the altar fires before which they worshiped. | |
| Pierre Corneille | Do your duty, and leave the rest to heaven. | |
| Dieter Duhm | There can be no peace on earth as long as there is war in love. | |
| Albert Einstein | A human being is a part of the whole, called by us, "Universe," a part
limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and
feelings as something separated from the rest -- a kind of optical delusion
of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting
us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to
us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our
circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of
nature in its beauty. Nobody is able to achieve this completely, but the
striving for such achievement is in itself a part of the liberation and a
foundation for inner security. | |
| Viktor Frankl | We who lived in concentration camps can remember the men who walked through the huts comforting others, giving away their last piece of bread. They may have been few in number, but they offer sufficient proof that everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms -- to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one's own way. | |
| Khalil Gibran | The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the greatest intention. | |
| Johann Wolfgang von Goethe | Treat people as if they were what they ought to be and you help them to become what they are capable of being. | |
| Justice Charles Evans Hughes | A man has to live with himself, and he should see to it that he always has good company. | |
| Maurice Maeterlinck | Each progressive spirit is opposed by a thousand mediocre minds appointed to guard the past. | |
| Donald S. McAlvaney | In every declining civilization there is a small "remnant" of people who adhere to the right against the wrong; who recognize the difference between good and evil and who will take an active stand for the former and against the latter; who can still think and discern and who will courageously take a stand against the political, social, moral, and spiritual rot or decay of their day. | |
| John Milton | The whole freedom of man consists either in spiritual or civil liberty. | |
| Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn | Woe to that nation whose literature is disturbed by the intervention of power. Because that is not just a violation against "freedom of print", it is the closing down of the heart of the nation, a slashing to pieces of its memory. The nation ceases to be mindful of itself, it is deprived of its spiritual unity, and despite a supposedly common language, compatriots suddenly cease to understand one another. | |
| Charles Haddon Spurgeon | Men cannot see truth, because they love falsehood. The gospel is not seen, because it is too pure for their loose lives and lewd thoughts. | |
| Josef Stalin | America is like a healthy body and its resistance is threefold:
its patriotism, its morality, and its spiritual life.
If we can undermine these three areas,
America will collapse from within. | |
| The Holy Bible | Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. | |
| The Holy Bible | So shall I keep thy law continually for ever and ever. And I will walk at liberty: for I seek thy precepts. | |
| The Holy Bible | But ye turned and polluted my name, and caused every man his servant, and every man his handmaid, whom he had set at liberty at their pleasure, to return, and brought them into subjection, to be unto you for servants and for handmaids. | |
| The Holy Bible | Therefore thus saith the Lord; Ye have not hearkened unto me, in proclaiming liberty, every one to his brother, and every man to his neighbour: behold, I proclaim a liberty for you, saith the Lord, to the sword, to the pestilence, and to the famine; and I will make you to be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth. | |
| Arnold J. Toynbee | We differ from Tory Socialism in so far as we are in favour, not of paternal, but of fraternal government, and we differ from Continental Socialism because we accept the principle of private property, and repudiate confiscation and violence. With Mazzini, we say the worst feature in Continental Socialism is its materialism. It is this indeed which utterly separates English Radical Socialists from Continental Socialists — our abhorrence and detestation of their materialistic ideal. | |
| Arnold J. Toynbee | The Radical creed, as I understand it, is this: We have not abandoned our old belief in liberty, justice, and Self-help, but we say that under certain conditions the people cannot help themselves, and that then they should be helped by the State representing directly the whole people. In giving this State help, we make three conditions: first, the matter must be one of primary social importance; next, it must be proved to be practicable; thirdly, the State interference must not diminish self-reliance. Even if the chance should arise of removing a great social evil, nothing must be done to weaken those habits of individual self-reliance and voluntary association which have built up the greatness of the English people. | |
| Arnold J. Toynbee | To a reluctant admission of the necessity for State action, we join a burning belief in duty, and a deep spiritual ideal of life. And we have more than an abstract belief in duty, we do not hesitate to unite the advocacy of social reform with an appeal to the various classes who compose society to perform those duties without which all social reform must be merely delusive. | |
| Unknown | On the surface of the world right now there is
War and violence and things seem dark.
But calmly and quietly, at the same time,
Something else is happening underground.
An inner revolution is taking place
And certain individuals are being called to a higher light.
It is a silent revolution.
From the inside out. From the ground up.
This is a Global operation.
A Spiritual Conspiracy.
There are sleeper cells in every nation on the planet.
You won't see us on the TV.
You won't read about us in the newspaper.
You won't hear about us on the radio.
We don't seek any glory.
We don't wear any uniform.
We come in all shapes and sizes, colors and styles.
Most of us work anonymously.
We are quietly working behind the scenes
In every country and culture of the world
Cities big and small, mountains and valleys,
In farms and villages, tribes and remote islands.
You could pass by one of us on the street
And not even notice.
We go undercover.
We remain behind the scenes.
It is of no concern to us who takes the final credit
But simply that the work gets done.
Occasionally we spot each other in the street.
We give a quiet nod and continue on our way.
During the day many of us pretend we have normal jobs
But behind the false storefront at night
Is where the real work takes place.
Some call us the Conscious Army.
We are slowly creating a new world
With the power of our minds and hearts.
We follow, with passion and joy
Our orders come from the Central Spiritual Intelligence.
We are dropping soft, secret love bombs when no one is looking
Poems ~ Hugs ~ Music ~ Photography ~ Movies ~ Kind words ~
Smiles ~ Meditation and prayer ~ Dance ~ Social activism ~ Websites
Blogs ~ Random acts of kindness...
We each express ourselves in our own unique ways
With our own unique gifts and talents.
Be the change you want to see in the world.
That is the motto that fills our hearts.
We know it is the only way real transformation takes place.
We know that quietly and humbly we have the
Power of all the oceans combined.
Our work is slow and meticulous
Like the formation of mountains.
It is not even visible at first glance.
And yet with it entire tectonic plates
Shall be moved in the centuries to come.
Love is the new religion of the 21st century.
You don't have to be a highly educated person
Or have any exceptional knowledge to understand it.
It comes from the intelligence of the heart
Embedded in the timeless evolutionary pulse of all human beings.
Be the change you want to see in the world.
Nobody else can do it for you.
We are now recruiting.
Perhaps you will join us
Or already have.
All are welcome.
The door is open. | |
| George Washington | May the father of all mercies scatter light, and not darkness, upon our paths, and make us in all our several vocations useful here, and in his own due time and way everlastingly happy. | |
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