Source – newsmaven.io/indiancountrytoday – “…”We have power… Our power isn’t in a political system, or a religious system, or in an economic system, or in a military system; these are authoritarian systems… they have power… but it’s not reality. The power of our intelligence, individually or collectively IS the power; this is the power that…
Source – umsl.edu – “In addition to being a successful architect and inventor, R Buckminster Fuller was also known as a systems philosopher. He used the phrase “Spaceship Earth” to express the need for mankind to use teamwork to fully utilize Earth’s limited resources.1 Ephemeralization was another systems’ term coined by Fuller to express the…
Source – themindunleashed.com – “…State is the name of the coldest of all cold monsters. Coldly it lies; and this lie slips from its mouth: ‘I, the state, am the people.’” ~Nietzsche“ The 4 Greatest Enemies of the State – By Gary Z McGee “It’s no measure of health to be well-adjusted to a profoundly…
Source – ancient-origins.net – “…A white bison was born [there] in 1933.” The birth of this calf fulfilled the Canadian tribes most sacred prophecy, signifying just as the Lakota prophecy does; a future era of hope and renewal that will bring about peace and harmony among all people of Earth” Mythological Creatures Are Among Us:…
Source – newyorker.com – “…The University of Nebraska, calls him “probably the most influential Native American leader of the twentieth century.” Unlike Red Cloud, Crazy Horse, and Sitting Bull, the previous century’s famous Sioux, Black Elk won fame not for deeds of war but because of a vision…He described his vision to John G. Neihardt,…
Source – buddhaimonia.com – “…It goes beyond the traditional understanding of self-development, clears up the illusory and confusing separation of self-development and spirituality and introduces the concept of you not as a separate person but as interconnected to all other people and things” How to Transform Your Life with Conscious Living – By Matt Valentine What…
Source – theeventchronicle.com – “…War is over if you want it – War is over now”: (“Happy Xmas ‘War Is Over’ – By John Lennon) “So this is Christmas And what have you done Another year over And a new one just begun And so this is Christmas I hope you have fun The near…
Source – georgedibbern.com – “…I, George Dibbern, through long years in different countries and sincere friendship with many people in many lands feel my place to be outside of nationality, a citizen of the world and a friend of all peoples” George Dibbern, author of Quest (New York: W.W. Norton, 1941), was a sailor-philosopher, self-declared…
Source – thesaker.is – “… The words of Christ “Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God” (Matt 5:9) fully apply to them all. They are also shining examples of what I call “the other West”, a West which far from constantly binging on messianic hubris…seeks to make the USA…
Source – dhammabrothers.com – “…In the nameless, faceless anonymity of prison life, where daily life is organized around social control and punishment, Vipassana has offered an alternative social identity based on brotherhood and spiritual development”: (The Dhamma Brothers: A Dramatic Story Of Human Potential And Transformation) Donaldson Correctional Facility is situated in the Alabama countryside…
Source – wisdomquarterly.blogspot.ca – On April 11th, 2012, at 1:32 pm local time [Wisdom Quarterly’s spiritual hero] Buddha Boy (aka Ram Bahadur Bomjon, now Maha Sambodhi Dharmasangha guru-jii, formerly Tapaswi Palden Dorje) took wholesome food and water offered by his assistant monk named Buddha. Why do we revere a guru? Martilmb (LandOfMedicineBuddha.org); Amber Dorrian, Wisdom…
Source – resilience.org – On some occasions, rare though they are, the slogan “Another world is possible,” becomes reality. ~Raul Zibechi – Nowadays the exit from the so-called economic crisis in Europe has become the main topic of conversation. Various politicians, “experts” and technocrats speak of possible exits from the critical situation in which our…
Source – higherperspectives.com – Nikola Tesla was a Serbian American inventor, engineer, futurist and physicist best known for his contributions to designing modern alternating current electric supply. He was born on the 10th of July in 1856 and passed away on the 7th of January, 1943. Tesla’s legacy lives on today in books, radio, film,…
Source – blogs.villagevoice.com, June 17, 1971, Vol. XVI, No. 24; By Alan Weitz – “Doubleday won’t sell this book cause it tells you how to screw the system,” he said. And then throwing in a sales pitch: “You know I got arrested in Washington during the Mayday demonstration. Well, if I had read this book…
Source – jfkcountercoup.blogspot.ca – At the time of his death, John Judge was working on creation of a Hidden History Museum and Research Center in Washington, DC, to educate a new generation about covert operations, and to support the work of investigative journalists and researchers looking into the National Security State and the rise of…
Source – brainpickings.org – “…If you follow your bliss, you put yourself on a kind of track that has been there all the while, waiting for you, and the life that you ought to be living is the one you are living. Wherever you are — if you are following your bliss, you are enjoying…
Source – wakeup-world.com – “…Burning Man is a place where you can finally drop all façades and reveal who you really are — with nothing to prove, and no one to prove it to, and if you don’t know who you are, you’ll have plenty of space and freedom for self-exploration”: The Hidden World of…
Source – vitalityguidance.com – “…The more conscious we are of both our separateness and connectedness, as well as how their paradoxical dynamics play and dance with each other, the greater role we have in contributing to the collective shaman and its task of helping our human tribe to prosper”: You are Part of the Collective…
Source – yesmagazine.org – “…Each weeknight, The Free Store redistributes up to 1,500 surplus food items to anyone who wants them—no questions asked” How a Free Grocery Store Is Cutting Food Waste – and Hunger – By Rina Diane On a windy late afternoon, dozens of people have lined up in front of a 20-foot-long…
Source – huffingtonpost.com – “…Hedonic well-being sees happiness as a factor of increased pleasure and decreased pain, while eudaimonic (“human flourishing”) happiness has more to do with having a larger purpose or meaning in life. A recent study from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill psychologist Barbara Fredrickson may reveal which form of happiness is more…
Source – jimmarrs.com – “…In our case of being Human on Earth in 2017, we have game-changing Emperor’s New Clothes facts that human beings must recognize to evolve beyond controlled work animals..One of Jim’s quotes on how researchers should move forward…We learn much more all together than anyone on their own.” – – The research, documentation, and…
Source – divinecosmos.com – “…As soon as David arrived in Virginia Beach, many A.R.E. people recognized him as the spitting image of a young Edgar Cayce. Then, in November of 1997, after considerable speculation from self and others, David confronted his Source directly about the possibility of having been Edgar Cayce in a past life.…
Source – wakingtimes.com – “…Green anarchy gets power over power by shattering the illusion of tyrannical power with the hard-earned truth of authentic power: discovering a balance between nature and the human soul. It doesn’t seek power; it empowers”: (Eco-Consciousness and the Power of Green Anarchy) “For thousands of years we’ve been ruled by kings…
Source – yesmagazine.org – “…There is no good in someone who is not hospitable,” reportedly cautioned the Prophet Mohammad. One hadith, or teaching of the prophet, stated that guests must be put up for at least one night”: Shelter and Safety, the Oldest of Ideas – By Ariel Sophia Bardi Ariel Sophia Bardi In pre-modern…
Source – nlm.nih.gov – “…The ancient peoples recognized that they were influenced by the rhythms of Mother Earth and the cycles of life and lived in accordance with those natural rhythms. They honoured all the life cycles – times for creation, gestation, planting, birth, growth, change, death & rebirth. “Medicine” was about coming back into…
Source – c4ss.org –“We Live in a Culture of Death – And It’s Up To Us To Resist It”: On April 30th, Father Daniel Berrigan, an antiwar activist, Jesuit priest, author, and poet, passed away at the age of 94. Since the Vietnam War, Father Berrigan spoke bravely against American imperialism. But his opposition to…
Source – thenation.com – “…If I thought the war was going to bring freedom and equality to 22 million of my people they wouldn’t have to draft me, I’d join tomorrow. I have nothing to lose by standing up for my beliefs. So I’ll go to jail, so what? We’ve been in jail for 400…
Source – tabublog.com – “…Both the date of Lennon’s murder, and the careful selection of this particular victim are very important. Six weeks after Lennon’s death, Ronald Reagan would become President. Reagan and his soon-to-be appointed cabinet were prepared to build up the Pentagon war machine and increase the potential for war against the USSR.…
Source – mindandsoulexpander.blogspot.ca – “…Future by Design shares the life and far-reaching vision of Jacque Fresco, considered by many to be a modern day Da Vinci. Peer to Einstein and Buckminster Fuller, Jacque is a self-taught futurist who describes himself most often as a “generalist” or multi-disciplinarian — a student of many inter-related fields”: Jacque…
Source – truthdig.com – “…From the voice of a devastated Earth a voice goes up with Our own. It says: “Disarm! Disarm! The sword of murder is not the balance of justice.” Blood does not wipe our dishonor, Nor violence indicate possession. As men have often forsaken the plough and the anvil At the summons…
