July 2011
21 posts
“It is another’s fault if he be ungrateful; but it is mine if I do not give. To...”
– Seneca (via azspot)
“One last question: if, as preliminary evidence suggests, it turns out that...”
– The omnipotence of Al Qaeda and meaninglessness of “Terrorism” - Glenn Greenwald - Salon.com (via ronmarks)
“Nothing fresh or creative is likely to happen when life is going smoothly.”
– Richard Rohr, On the Threshold of Transformation
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“Our response is more democracy, more openness, and more humanity.”
– Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg, during memorial service held for victims of Olso and Utøya attacks.
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“How does one transition from the survival dance to the sacred dance? Let me tell...”
– Richard Rohr, Adapted from Loving the Two Halves of Life: The Further Journey
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“The ego would sooner play victim or too-quick victor than take the ambiguous...”
– Richard Rohr, Adapted from Radical Grace: Daily Meditations, p. 292, day 305
Reuters: U.S. can't account for $8.7 billion of... →
karamazov-alexei:
manicchill:
The U.S. Department of Defense was unable to account properly for $8.7 billion of Iraqi oil and gas money meant for humanitarian needs and reconstruction after the 2003 invasion, according to an audit released on Tuesday.
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“Start a huge, foolish project, like Noah.
It makes absolutely no difference...”
– Rumi ‘We Are Three’, Mathnawi VI, 831-845
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“Transformation of consciousness is this: We must be liberated from ourselves as...”
– Richard Rohr, Adapted from Radical Grace: Daily Meditations, p. 8, day 6
“Commitment to the Good is a whole-souled decision, and a man cannot by the craft...”
– Søren Kierkegaard, Purity of Heart is to Will One Thing (via invisibleforeigner)
“Ultimately, we can say that the gospel is a physical event. The cross was a...”
– John Perkins, Beyond Charity (via invisibleforeigner)
“Humanity will not perish from lack of information but from lack of awe, wonder...”
– A.J. Heschel
“Great religion is full of paradoxes. A paradox is something that appears to be...”
– Richard Rohr, On the Threshold of Transformation
“As noble as America’s ideals are, followers of Jesus must never buy into Adams’...”
– Greg Boyd (via azspot)
“When we were fighting AIDS, hunger, water shortages, global warming, and so on,...”
– Slavoj Žižek (via azspot)
Stunning in its truth.
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“[I]f a spiritual leader tells you that you can be born again or achieve some...”
– Richard Rohr, On the Threshold of Transformation 