April 2011
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“It is at least not impossible to regard the earth’s parts—soil, mountains,...”
– Stephan Harding in Animate Earth
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“If there is no struggle, there is no progress. Those who profess to favor...”
– Frederick Douglass, 1857
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“…everbody thinks that compassion is important, and everyone has...”
– Lectures on Kamalashila’s ‘Stages of Meditation in the Middle Way School
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“Those who chase the glittering rainbows of the consumer society, who buy into...”
– Chris Hedges
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“Modern man, if he dared to be articulate about his concept of heaven, would...”
– Erich Fromm - Ch. 5 “Man in Capitalistic Society” Sect. C.2.b “Alienation”
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Johns Hopkins psilocybin study volunteer comments
From the study: Mystical-type experiences occasioned by psilocybin mediate the attribution of personal meaning and spiritual significance 14 months later
The following are:
Verbatim written comments about the nature of the spiritual experience for all 24 volunteers who rated the experience at the 14-month follow-up as being among the top five (including the single most) spiritual experiences of...
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“We, the current citizens of the United States, have all been raised to embrace...”
– Bruce Fein’s book “American Empire Before the Fall” 