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The media is the thought-form of the technological society, and it finds nothing it does to be laughable, a sure sign that it is not human.
Hunger in America is an American problem. The hunger of one should be the concern of all. Especially the hunger of children - our children.
When I'm developing a recipe with brown butter - I know how much butter I want in the end and I so I start with more butter than I'll need.
Women basically want the same thing - a good passionate story, a great fantasy - and for our partners to do the laundry and the washing up.
Not a single man on earth knows from his own experience the how and where of his birth, only from tradition, which is often very uncertain.
Part of the journey here on Earth is learning how to discipline ourselves to set aside all of the voices and get to that deep voice within.
When forms begin to crumble there is always an opportunity for great deepening. By deepening I mean the arising of who you are beyond form.
Just as dogs love to chew bones, the mind loves to get its teeth into problems. That's why it does crossword puzzles and builds atom bombs.
Is suffering really necessary? Yes and no. If you had not suffered as you have, there would be no depth to you, no humility, no compassion.
Forgiveness happens naturally when you see that it has no purpose other than to strengthen a false sense of self, to keep the ego in place.
Surrendering only refers to this moment, whatever "is" at this moment - to accept unconditionally and fully whatever arises at this moment.
People throw away what they could have by insisting on perfection, which they cannot have, and looking for it where they will never find it
Who would think it possible to redirect historical scholarship by explaining what Thomas Jefferson said in the Declaration of Independence?
Prayer and a holy life are one. They mutually act and react. Neither can survive alone. The absence of the one is the absence of the other.
God shapes the world by prayer. The more prayer there is in the world the better the world will be, the mightier the forces of against evil
Everything is possible to him who wills only what is true! Rest in Nature, study, know, then dare; dare to will, dare to act and be silent!
There is no choice more intensely personal, after all, than whom you choose to marry; that choice tells us, to a large extent, who you are.
To me the purpose of life is to enjoy it! It's to enjoy the gift, and to make sure that other people have an opportunity to enjoy the gift.
I don't feel famous personally, and I feel like when most people get to know me, they're like, 'Oh, she's just the same as everybody else.'
Christ tears away the wall of partition, the self-love, the dividing prejudice of nationality, and teaches a love for all the human family.
I'm in no way saying that women can't take a tough code review. I'm saying that no one should have to take one in a boy-puerile atmosphere.
The emergent movement is creating a mushiness to the thinking patterns in Christianity today. It's like we really can't stand for anything.
I was surprised by my daughter's generation and how they were rebelling against the '70s idea that sex was perfect and it should be sought.
It's horrible getting older. I mean, it's wonderful because you see the circles of life get completed. But it's horrible losing your looks.
Isn't that the problem? That women have been swindled for centuries into substituting adornment for love, fashion (as it were) for passion?
Sex is God's joke on the human race ... if we didn't have sex to make us ridiculous, She would have had to think up something else instead.
The ‘equilibrium’ that people see in me is really an illusion. I am as flawed as anyone. It’s only that I seem to have the knack of hiding.
Yes, O Great One, I shall do as you command. Then when we come back empty-pawed, you'll admit I was right." - Squirrelflight to Brambleclaw
'I've got my warrior name, too!' - 'Crookedjaw?' - 'How did you guess?' A purr rumbled in his throat. 'Beacuse your tail's still straight.'
I still need more healthy rest in order to work at my best. My health is the main capital I have and I want to administer it intelligently.
It is good that we do not have to try to kill the sun or the moon or the stars. It is enough to live on the sea and kill our true brothers.
Don't you drink? I notice you speak slightingly of the bottle. I have drunk since I was fifteen and few things have given me more pleasure.
Exceptional talent and extraordinary creativity are irrelevant! It's what you do with what little you have that counts big time in the end.
Often a man can play the helpless child in front of a woman, but he can almost never bring it off when he feels most like a helpless child.
Let's borrow life preservers and jump over. I think we should do something spectacular. I feel that all our lives have been too restrained.
I guess I don't really let the stress of my family weigh on my career, weigh on my options anymore, which I think we all need freedom from.
There are surprising turning points; there is the straw that breaks the camel's back, and you never know if your action could be the straw.
The goal is to have every character take on a life of his or her own. Sometimes characters will come into the story that I haven't planned.
The force we use on ourselves, to prevent ourselves from loving, is often more cruel than the severest treatment at the hands of one loved.
It is easier for a man to be thought fit for an employment that he has not, than for one he stands already possessed of, and is exercising.
How is it that we remember the least triviality that happens to us, and yet not remember how often we have recounted it to the same person?
A poem doesn’t come out and tell you what it has to say. It circles back on itself, eating its own tail and making you guess what it means.
Free will exists within each of us. Most people choose not to use their free will, so consequently they rarely alter their karmic patterns.
One thing I have seen, regardless of the method of aprehenesion of the dimensional plane one is in, is self-giving and how effective it is.
Self-giving means that we have to understand the nature of giving. When most people give, they give expecting a return on their investment.
Karma simply means that whatever type of energy you project, or you allow to pass through your being, you will become for a period of time.
Everyone experiences desire. Desire is not bad. There is no good or bad from the point of view of karma. There is only structured reaction.
Each day try and go through the day with an attitude of being a servant to the world. You'll benefit the most - and the way will be joyous.
The void is ready to snatch you up like a Pac Man machine and Laskshmi is on vacation. You chant Sring - and you get her answering machine.
Many women devlop the second attention, attract a great deal of sexual attention, and for many years, appear to be very vibrant and strong.