Category: consciousness
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Nature is Self-Organizing
When driven into far-from-equilibrium conditions, systems do not just break down, they generate new structures that pull higher forms of order out of the surrounding chaos. It is as if nature reaches into herself and draws forth structures that reflect the inherent potential of the system for higher orders of self-organization. Duane Elgin, Systems theorist,…
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The Workings of Diversity
Diversity means many different relationships, many different approaches to the same problem. A diverse community is a resilient community, capable of adapting to changing situations. However, diversity is a strategic advantage only if there is a truly interconnected community, sustained by a web of relationships. If the community is fragmented into isolated groups and individuals,…
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The True Peace
What is Life? It is the flash of a firefly in the night. It is the breath of a buffalo in the wintertime. It is the little shadow which runs across the grass and loses itself in the sunset. The True Peace. The first peace, which is the most important, is that which comes within…
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The Function of Beauty
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Old Thinking / New Thinking
Old mind thinks: How do we stop these bad things from happening? New mind thinks: How do we make things the way we want them to be? Old mind thinks: If it didn’t work last year, let’s do MORE of it this year. New mind thinks: If it didn’t work last year, let’s do something…
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Everything we do is Sacred
Now Is The Time Now is the time to know That all that you do is sacred. Now, why not consider A lasting truce between you and the Divine. Now is the time to understand That all your ideas of right and wrong Were just a child’s training wheels To be laid aside when you…
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Art
Nature’s Interpreter The beautiful is a manifestation of the secret laws of nature… When nature begins to reveal her open secret to a person, he feels an irresistible longing for her most worthy interpreter, art. Johann Wolfgang Goethe, German poet, scientist, novelist, statesman, playwright
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The Truth of Ourselves
Where it resides Many years ago, but not so long ago, there were those who said, ‘Well, you have three strikes against you: You’re black, you’re blind and you’re poor,’ But God said to me, ‘I will make you rich in the spirit of inspiration, to inspire others as well as create music to encourage…
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The Measure of Civilization
I do not think the measure of a civilization is how tall its buildings of concrete are, but rather how well its people have learned to relate to their environment and fellow man. Sun Bear, Chippewa Tribe, Native American
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