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November 2011
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A thought-provoking story
This story has made the rounds on the internet quite a few times, but I thought I’d share it as it is very close to what I personally believe about our World. If anyone knows who the author is, please let me know so I can give the proper credit.
An excerpt:
You were on your way home when you died. It was a car accident. Nothing particularly remarkable, but fatal nonetheless. You left...
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August 2011
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July 2011
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June 2011
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“Love is from the infinite, and will remain until eternity.
The seeker of love...”
– Rumi, 13th century Sufi mystic
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“Why do you dispute with us about God when He is equally your Lord and our Lord?...”
– Surat Al-Baqarah 2:139 - The Holy Qu’ran
translated by Ahmed Ali
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May 2011
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March 2011
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“Wherever I meet people, I always have the feeling that I am encountering another...”
– the Dalai Lama, The Art of Happiness
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"It is not the appearance that binds you, it's the... →
Buddhist master Tilopa
“As long as your positive feeling is dependent on someone or something else, there is a basic insecurity about it, or fear that it will not last or that you may lose it. Even if all your dreams come true, for instance, that nagging feeling that there should be something more soon returns. It is a suffering of suffering, so to speak — a hungry spirit”
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February 2011
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What is "ignosticism"? →
fuckyeahexistentialism:
Ignosticism, or igtheism, is the theological position that every other theological position (including agnosticism) assumes too much about the concept of God and many other theological concepts. The word “ignosticism” was coined by Sherwin Wine, a rabbi and a founding figure in Humanistic Judaism.
It can be defined as encompassing two related views about the existence of...
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A wonderful take on hijab that you wouldn't... →
“It’s dangerous to present modest dress and mannerisms as protection, when assault or oppression is not about clothing, and when clothing is used to restrict women. It’s unfair to believe that you cannot be modest, respectful or a scholar without hijab and to do so marginalizes people who are certainly sincere Muslims, brilliant, and hijabless. Hijab does not mean you’re...
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“The highest form of wisdom is kindness.”
– The Talmud (via sono-quietus)
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“What is hateful to thyself do not do to another. That is the whole law, the rest...”
– Hillel the Elder (via samthefilipinogirl)
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“We talk about enlightenment as if it’s a big accomplishment. Basically, it has...”
– from Start Where You Are by Pema Chodron (via halflotus)
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“It is unconditional compassion for ourselves that leads naturally to...”
– Pema Chödrön
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“Don’t seek revenge yourselves, beloved, but give place to God’s wrath. For it is...”
– Romans 12:19-21 (via erikalourdes)
January 2011
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mysticjudaism:
Little Known Fact: In Judaism, the pomegranate is a sacred fruit because it’s said that the average number of seeds is 613, the number of commandments in the Torah.
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