Posts Tagged ‘Humanity’

Posted: May 24, 2011 in Quotes
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Peace, in the sense of the absence of war, is of little value to someone who is dying of hunger or cold. It will not remove the pain of torture inflicted on a prisoner of conscience. It does not comfort those who have lost their loved ones in floods caused by senseless deforestation in a [...]

Posted: April 19, 2011 in Quotes
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My religion is based on truth and non-violence. Truth is my God. Non-violence is the means of realising Him. – Mahatma Gandhi

[Uncredited quotes by Morihei Ueshiba] The term ki (Chi in Chinese) refers to the subtle energy that propels the universe, the vitality that pervades creation, and the unifying force that holds things together. Hear the soundless sound, and see the formless form. At a glance, read your opponent’s mind, and attain victory without contention. – [...]

Posted: March 16, 2011 in Quotes
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When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. – Jimi Hendrix  

Posted: February 28, 2011 in Quotes
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Peace is not a destination, it’s rather a way of life that has to be perused through our good actions, towards one self, other human beings, other creatures and essentially with our earth which gives us life. – Nomads United

Posted: November 3, 2010 in Quotes
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Humanity is on a journey, and at certain periods of spacetime, the heart is the better tool. That is the case now. The higher mind will be the better tool later in the journey, but for now, the heart is what serves humanity best. There is no judgment that the heart is superior to the [...]

Posted: October 8, 2010 in Quotes
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I am not interested in picking up crumbs of compassion thrown from the table of someone who considers himself my master. I want the full menu of rights. If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a [...]

Night by Elie Wiesel

Posted: February 16, 2010 in Book Notes
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I pray to the God within me that He will give me the strength to ask Him the right questions. And that is why I swore never to be silent whenever wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation. We must take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the [...]