The Nature of Existence - Original Trailer

Fantastic movie, its on Netflix.

“We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men; and among those fibers, as sympathetic threads, our actions run as causes, and they come back to us as effects.”
― Herman Melville

Andrew Cohen: The Epidemic of Narcissism

What we are

Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle. And so we must straighten our backs and work for our freedom. A man can't ride you unless your back is bent.
Martin Luther King, Jr.

Marilynne Robinson: The Threat of Neotribalism

All war is deception.
Sun Tzu

No Fear in the Now

When one has the feeling of dislike for evil, when one feels tranquil, one finds pleasure in listening to good teachings; when one has these feelings and appreciates them, one is free of fear.
Buddha

War is peace.

Freedom is slavery.


Ignorance is strength.





George Orwell 1984

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Indian Spiritual Guru @ TED India 2009 - Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev

I must not fear.
Fear is the mind-killer.
Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration.
I will face my fear.
I will permit it to pass over me and through me.
And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path.
Where the fear has gone there will be nothing.
Only I will remain.

- Dune

Events

“…Sayings have a source,

events have a leader...”

From the Tao Te Ching

Seeking peace is most important when society embraces conflict.
-EB

True democracy cannot be worked by twenty men sitting at the centre. It has to be worked from below by the people of every village.
 Mahatma Gandhi

Henry Rollins' Letter to a Young American (Part 2)

Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding.
Albert Einstein

The hope of a secure and liveable world lies with disciplined nonconformists who are dedicated to justice, peace and brotherhood.
Martin Luther King, Jr.

Underestimating

From the Tao Te Ching

“...No calamity is greater than underestimating opponents. If you underestimate opponents, you're close to losing your treasure...”