SHOW ME A POLITICAL MOVEMENT & I’LL SHOW YOU THOSE WHO FIND A WAY TO PROFIT OFF IT. FREDDIE deBoer
THE EGO IS A PROGRAMMED SENSE OF IDENTITY. THE EGO IS AN IDEA ABOUT OURSELVES AND NOT WHAT WE REALLY ARE AT ALL. CATE MONTANA
SANKALPA — COMMITTING TO SPIRITUAL GROWTH–
“IN VEDIC PHILOSOPHY this concept speaks to our inherent willful nature developing determination known as “sankalpa”. The word samkalpa is derived from the root klrp meaning “to bring about determination” with the prefix sam which means “to become whole with” it refers to a sacred resolve or intention that serves as the compass directing the course of our actions & thoughts. Sankalpa is tied to the yogi’s spiritual aspirations. It is also conscious commitment but the main difference from a resolution is that a sankalpa starts from the radical premise that you already are who you need to be to be happy or to reach your dharma. Determination does not take root all of a sudden; it is the revelation of a deep-rooted desire to achieve alignment with our cosmic Self, the Atman. Much like a seed carrying the potential of a mighty tree, our sankalpa has the capacity to germinate and reveal our greatest purpose.”
excerpted from “The Sacred Resolution — Sankalpa” by HaChi Yo
OUT OF 100% OF THE WORLD’S PEOPLE ONLY 8% CAN LIVE TO 65 YEARS OLD.
THE NEW YORK TIMES. —FAVORITE FACTS OF 2023—
“THE OCEAN, which covers about 70% of the world’s surface, has absorbed more than 90% of the heat unleashed by the burning of fossil fuels, deforestation & other human activity.”
“The United States has the largest population of incarcerated people in the world.”
“Each year in Japan thousands of people deliberately disappear without a trace a phenomenon so common that there’s a word for it: jouhatsu or “evaporated people.”
“The world produces about 400 million metric tons of plastic waste each year. about half is tossed out after a single use.”
“NEW ORLEANS, a majority Black city, was once the site of the country’s largest slave market, where by one estimate more than 135,000 people were bought and sold.”
“The rate of suicide among farmers is three & a half times higher than among the general population.”
“THE HUMAN BODY IS CONTINUALLY RENEWING ITSELF. Billions of cells are replaced every day; by some accounts, after 100 days, enough cells will have turned over to generate an entirely new person.”
MAX EASTMAN 1883-1969–“THE ENJOYMENT OF LAUGHTER”
LAUGHTER puts your brain, your central nervous system & your whole being into a state of free play.
DOGS LAUGH BUT THEY LAUGH WITH THEIR TAILS.
A SMILE IS THE UNIVERSAL WELCOME.
IT IS THE ABILITY TO TAKE A JOKE, NOT MAKE ONE, THAT PROVES YOU HAVE A SENSE OF HUMOR.
THE WORST ENEMY OF HUMAN HOPE is not brute facts but men of brains who will not face them.
LIVING WELL is the best revenge. If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door.
THE REAL GUARANTEE of freedom is an equilibrium of social forces in conflict, not the triumph of one force.
HUMOR IS THE INSTINCT FOR TAKING PAIN PLAYFULLY.
A LIBERAL MIND is a mind that is able to imagine itself believing anything.
LAUGHTER IS, after speech, the chief thing that holds society together.
A POET in history is divine but a poet in the next room is a joke.
IF one were loyal to one’s nation only because it was good and true . . . one would not be loyal to any nation but to truth and goodness. The idea of patriotism would have no place in our dictionaries or our lives.
THE DEFINING FUNCTION OF THE ARTIST IS TO CHERISH CONSCIOUSNESS.
HUMOR is a kind of emotional chaos told about calmly and quietly in retrospect. There is always a laugh in the utterly familiar.