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There is no life to be found in violence. Every act of violence brings us closer to death. Whether it's the mundane violence we do to our bodies... →
For me, forgiveness and compassion are always linked: how do we hold people accountable for wrongdoing and yet at the same time remain in touch with... →
I will not have my life narrowed down. I will not bow down to somebody else's whim or to someone else's ignorance.
Once you do away with the idea of people as fixed, static entities, then you see that people can change, and there is hope.
The greatest movement for social justice our country has ever known is the civil rights movement and it was totally rooted in a love ethic.
Every terrorist regime in the world uses isolation to break people's spirits.
I have been thinking about the notion of perfect love as being without fear, and what that means for us in a world that's becoming increasingly... →
Since loving is about knowing, we have more meaningful love relationships when we know each other and it takes time to know each other.
But love is really more of an interactive process. It's about what we do not just what we feel. It's a verb, not a noun.
My idea of a delicious time is to read a book that is wonderful. But the ruling passion of my life is being a seeker after truth and the divine.
These days I wonder more and more why people are pessimistic when American history actually supports optimism.
In general, the mass media tell us that black people are not loving, that our lives are so fraught with violence and aggression that we have no time... →
You can only realize change if you live simply. Once people want enormous excess, you can hardly do social change.
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