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Tag Archives: purpose of life
Alan Watts on our collective fugue state
‘One can only draw the conclusion that the assumption underlying this is that expressions of physical love are far more dangerous than expressions of physical hatred. And it seems to me that a culture that has that sort of … Continue reading
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Thomas Merton on Acceptance
“Finally I am coming to the conclusion that my highest ambition is to be what I already am. That I will never fulfill my obligation to surpass myself unless I first accept myself, and if I accept myself fully in … Continue reading
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Walt Whitman on being a poem
“This is what you shall do; Love the earth and sun and the animals, despise riches, give alms to every one that asks, stand up for the stupid and crazy, devote your income and labor to others, hate tyrants, argue … Continue reading
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Viktor Frankl on our salvation
“For the first time in my life I saw the truth as it is set into song by so many poets, proclaimed as the final wisdom by so many thinkers. The truth – that Love is the ultimate and highest … Continue reading
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The Only Thing – William Taylor, Jr
The Only Thing “To be beautiful in spite of everything. that is what is needed. In spite of the ugliness of these times and of this people. In spite of what you have done and what has been done to … Continue reading
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The nature of the struggle by Fay Honey Knopp
“The struggle for most of us has never been whether to continue or give up, but rather: how to lead a life of integrity with the fewest of contradictions in a culture that often devalues, inhibits, negates, or co-opts the … Continue reading
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