To save the world we need to evolve humanity beyond the present state of barbarian. First we must eviolve ourselves. Here are some methods. All ideas welcome. - Architects of a New Dawn2024-03-29T08:58:06Zhttp://architectsofanewdawn.ning.com/forum/topics/to-save-the-world-we-need-to?commentId=2227378%3AComment%3A51544&feed=yes&xn_auth=noDear Everyone,
Thank you for…tag:architectsofanewdawn.ning.com,2009-03-12:2227378:Comment:516882009-03-12T05:02:14.534ZBeresford McLeanhttp://architectsofanewdawn.ning.com/profile/BeresfordMcLean
Dear Everyone,<br />
<br />
Thank you for letting me post here.<br />
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Somebody once said, "All we need is LOVE"<br />
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It's also what all the great books, stories, myths, and people teach. LOVE, from way back yonder until now . . . LOVE is the answer. But, there's catch. Who among us will practice what they . . . or even we, preach?<br />
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The other part of the catch is . . . what really is LOVE?<br />
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We may not know that . . . meaning to say . . . we may not all agree on what LOVE means.<br />
<br />
So . . . what about kindness?<br />
<br />
So,…
Dear Everyone,<br />
<br />
Thank you for letting me post here.<br />
<br />
Somebody once said, "All we need is LOVE"<br />
<br />
It's also what all the great books, stories, myths, and people teach. LOVE, from way back yonder until now . . . LOVE is the answer. But, there's catch. Who among us will practice what they . . . or even we, preach?<br />
<br />
The other part of the catch is . . . what really is LOVE?<br />
<br />
We may not know that . . . meaning to say . . . we may not all agree on what LOVE means.<br />
<br />
So . . . what about kindness?<br />
<br />
So, can we practice kindness until we understand LOVE?<br />
<br />
I believe that if we can just be kind to those right where we are . . . those right around us . . . then we are well on our way to heal our small world, and so, the much larger world.<br />
<br />
Regards,<br />
Beresford McLean<br />
<a href="http://www.anancybooks.com">www.anancybooks.com</a> Live Juice
Live Juice means…tag:architectsofanewdawn.ning.com,2009-03-11:2227378:Comment:515442009-03-11T23:23:17.457Zgeraldine sackshttp://architectsofanewdawn.ning.com/profile/geraldinesacks
Live Juice<br />
<br />
<br />
Live Juice means:-<br />
Rolling down a bright grassy hill, sleeping all day to stay in a dream, kissing puppies!<br />
<br />
Definitely taking your shoes off at the beach, buying flowers that make you gasp.<br />
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Find those places inside that jump for joy and do things that bring out your best, most magic self!
Live Juice<br />
<br />
<br />
Live Juice means:-<br />
Rolling down a bright grassy hill, sleeping all day to stay in a dream, kissing puppies!<br />
<br />
Definitely taking your shoes off at the beach, buying flowers that make you gasp.<br />
<br />
Find those places inside that jump for joy and do things that bring out your best, most magic self! Thanks William, All great ide…tag:architectsofanewdawn.ning.com,2009-03-09:2227378:Comment:504302009-03-09T21:31:48.881ZJeannehttp://architectsofanewdawn.ning.com/profile/Jeanne
Thanks William, All great ideas... another that comes to mind is:<br />
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When my 3 nieces and nephew came over and worked themselves into a frenzied delirium that I found unmanageable, I said, "I want you to lay down and listen to this sound until you can't hear it anymore." They did and they loved it and often asked for it after that. I now recommend a long intonation of a simple chime as a tool to calm children down. It also works for calming adults too...<br />
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What's really weird... is my nephew who…
Thanks William, All great ideas... another that comes to mind is:<br />
<br />
When my 3 nieces and nephew came over and worked themselves into a frenzied delirium that I found unmanageable, I said, "I want you to lay down and listen to this sound until you can't hear it anymore." They did and they loved it and often asked for it after that. I now recommend a long intonation of a simple chime as a tool to calm children down. It also works for calming adults too...<br />
<br />
What's really weird... is my nephew who was only a year and a half old the last time I had seen him, told me, "I really don't remember you, Aunt Jeanne, but I remember something about the sound of a chime." I was floored that he, at 17, could remember that long ago experience. It had apparently touched him deeply... and no wonder, being the youngest sibling of four is like being born into continual chaos... he longed for peace. Now he's the only one of his immediate family who meditates.<br />
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The definition of mysticism you gave differs from what I have learned. The definition I have understood is that a mystic is someone who does the same things that the spiritual masters before them did; as opposed to those who would merely be followers of the words of the masters. I have called myself a mystic because I fast, meditate, pray, seek silence and solitude and abide by a moral code of do no harm - similar to those before. I do not believe that we can achieve liberation with or through the knowledge or experience of others...<br />
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I really like your definition though, especially; "its essence is an intimate involvement with existence." Nice...<br />
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Metta,<br />
Jeanne