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Solstice Salutations and Quotations
~ For a Happy World

“Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence” ~ Aristotle “The purpose of our lives is to be happy.” ~ Dalai Lama “A disciplined mind leads to happiness, and an undisciplined mind leads to suffering.” ~ Dalai Lama, The Art of Happiness “Thousands of candles can…

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Honoring God’s “Holy Fools”
~ Ron’s Memoirs

“For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight.” ~ 1 Corinthians 3:19 “Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.” ~ Deuteronomy 6:4-5 “Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and everyone that loves is…

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Biophilism

“Beyond atonement theology, Let us BE at-one-ment Reality – as Eternal LOVE.” ~ Ron Rattner, Sutra Sayings “Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries.
 Without them humanity cannot survive.”
 ~ Dalai Lama “There is a temple, a shrine, a mosque, a church where I kneel. Prayer should bring us to an altar where no walls…

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From co-dependent exploitation,
to co-creative realization
~ A rare turning point in Human history

“When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love has always won. There have been tyrants and murderers and for a time they seem invincible, but in the end they always fall — think of it. Always.” ~ Mahatma Gandhi “Somewhere ages and ages hence:
 Two roads diverged in…

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Let Life Live Us As Love

“Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.” ~ Deuteronomy 6:4-5 “Only if one knows the truth of Love, which is the real nature of Self, will the strong entangled [ego] knot of life be untied. Only if one attains the height…

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Is Earth-life Purposeful?

“One great question underlies our experience, whether we think about it or not: what is the purpose of life?” ~ Dalai Lama “Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence.” ~ Aristotle “What are we here for? We are here for freedom, for knowledge. We want…

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Pursuit of Happiness
~ Quotations

“Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence” ~ Aristotle “Happiness is the absence of the striving for happiness.”
 ~ Chuang-Tzu “All happiness comes from the desire for others to be happy.” ~ Shantideva “Seek first the kingdom of heaven,
 which is within.”
 ~ Matthew 6:33;…

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Why Does Everyone Want Happiness?

“Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence.” ~ Aristotle “The purpose of our lives is to be happy.” ~ Dalai Lama “From the moment of birth every human being wants happiness and does not want suffering. Neither social conditioning nor education nor ideology affects this.…

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Quotations About Religion

“If there is love in your heart, you don’t have to worry about rules.” ~ Sri Dhyanyogi Madhusudandas Introduction Throughout human history, countless beings have died and suffered in the name of religion, which is often asserted to hypocritically justify immoral partisan political or economic desires. Because of advanced technologies, wars and other violent behaviors…

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Reflections on Religious Beliefs

“Today, … any religion-based answer to the problem of our neglect of inner values can never be universal, and so will be inadequate.” . . . “[T]he time has come to find a way of thinking about spirituality and ethics that is beyond religion.” 
~ Dalai Lama “Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries.
 Without…

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