A high truth from American revolutionary Thomas Paine.
Arizona
Level of consciousness, Jan. 2025.
"Human effort is necessary only to learn that human effort as such is useless..."
"...and God’s will alone is the real power that controls and brings about all events. When you realise this truth, human effort ceases and divine will starts its work in you, and then you do all things in the freedom of the soul, liberated from care, fear and sorrow." ― Swami Ramdas.
statement: love is sacrifice
Priority request: A catholic friend thought the two were inseparable and I thought it was mostly spiritual ego. Doc made it clear service is not sacrifice, however, it lead to an interesting conversation and he raised some convincing points so I wanted to see how it calibrates.
aristocracy
A form of government that places power in the hands of a small, privileged ruling class, the aristocrats -- wikipedia.
"Happiness is like a butterfly, the more you chase it, the more it will elude you...
"... But if you turn your attention to other things, it will come and sit softly on your shoulder" -- Henry David Thoreau. Priority request.
truth is always present
Attributed is Dr. Hawkins.
quitting social media
By request.
Konstantin Kisin
a Russian-British satirist, podcaster, author and political commentator -- wikipedia.
Kahlil Gibran
Lebanese-American writer, poet and visual artist; he was also considered a philosopher, although he himself rejected the title -- wikipedia.
keep it simple
Priority request: a well-known slogan in Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) that encourages people to approach issues with simplicity and avoid over-complication.
accepting the Grace of God
Trusting in God’s generosity rather than relying on one’s own merits or behaviors. Priority request.
"man is responsible and must actualize the potential meaning of his life..."
Priority request: [quote from] Viktor E. Frankl, Man’s Search for Meaning.
"it is the nature of negativity to self-destruct"
A profound implication of non-integrity.
there is no condemnation in Christ Jesus
Summary of Romans 8:1. Comforting words to those who align with the Lord whereby one may forego any and all self-condemnation or condemnation of others.