December 2011
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“Who gives, one’s virtues shall increase;
Who is self-curbed, no hatred...”
– Dīgha Nikāya 2.197
November 2011
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Enlightenment
Reason to me, is the defining characteristic of being human. Reason is a tool of the enlightened. Not simply the learned who see what others have done and go their way. The enlightened reasoner constantly learns and will never deal in absolutes or mysticism. The reasoner will not belittle, hate, or commit violence. A reasoner is always able to doubt or disbelieve. A reasoner will concede in an...
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Christopher Hitchens: I'm not here to debate physics and may I add, I'm not competent to do so.
Frank Turek: So you don't have an answer for how the universe came into existence?
Christopher Hitchens: No more than you do, no.
Frank Turek: If all space and all time had a beginning, then the cause must be outside of space and time.
Christopher Hitchens: You don't know how it happened, and neither do I.
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“All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature,...”
– Aristotle
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“A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects...”
– Aristotle
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“An ounce of practice is worth more than tons of preaching.”
– Gandhi
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“A man is but the product of his thoughts what he thinks, he becomes.”
– Gandhi
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“Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who...”
– Carl Jung
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“We deem those happy who from the experience of life have learnt to bear its ills...”
– Carl Jung
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“The word “happiness” would lose its meaning if it were not balanced...”
– Carl Jung
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“The most intense conflicts, if overcome, leave behind a sense of security and...”
– Carl Jung
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“The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances:...”
– Carl Jung
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“The Christian missionary may preach the gospel to the poor naked heathen, but...”
– Carl Jung
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“Knowledge rests not upon truth alone, but upon error also.”
– Carl Jung
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“If one does not understand a person, one tends to regard him as a fool.”
– Carl Jung
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“Every form of addiction is bad, no matter whether the narcotic be alcohol or...”
– Carl Jung
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“Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness, and the word happy...”
– Carl Jung
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“As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a...”
– Carl Jung
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“A man who has not passed through the inferno of his passions has never overcome...”
– Carl Jung
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“For a person who cherishes compassion and love, the practice of tolerance is...”
– Dalai Lama
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“Though one may conquer
a thousand times a thousand people in battle,
yet one...”
– Dhammapada 10.103
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“Better it is to live
one day virtuous and meditative
than to live a hundred...”
– Dhammapada 10.110
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The Smallest Revolution: 5 Recent Breakthroughs in... →
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Our brains are programmed to perceive things as we normally see. We perceive vibrations as matter. We see it, smell it, taste it & feel it. That’s because we live in the third dimension. If more people are more aware about this fact, then they’ll have a completely different outlook on life. However, people do get introduced to this. They just call it crazy-talk and reject it. But...
Corruption is more than the personal wealth...
well i just posted this on my page and thought it applied to the ‘reason’ category. i think that reason is more than just knowing what’s correct and logical but acting in an informed as well as appropriate manner to help correct any ignorance or insanity around oneself.
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I am not asking for permission, validation, or iteration - I am asking for clarification
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“those thought and feelings you have. they are almost real. it is a fine line...”
– kai(akingdomcomes)
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“What most atheists do believe is that although there is only one kind of stuff in the universe, and it is physical, out of this stuff come minds, beauty, emotions, moral values—in short the full gamut of phenomena that gives richness to human life.” ~Julian Baggini in Atheism: A Very Short Introduction
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