The basic principles about which I write on a daily basis are only valuable and meaningful to the degree that you put them into specific practice in your living. I try to describe them in a way that encourages you to test them, that is, to see if they are of truth or not and …
Tag: human consciousness
The Guardian of True Liberty
"The advancement and diffusion of knowledge is the only guardian of true liberty." ~ James Madison Seeing the images and videos of the various manifestations of rebellion known as the "Arab Spring" brings me back to the year of my high school graduation, 1989, and the fall of the Berlin Wall. As each piece of …
Ancient Gladness
Awake, thou wintry earth - Fling off thy sadness! Fair vernal flowers, laugh forth Your ancient gladness! ~ Thomas Blackburn I am bewitched by the transformative spirit of spring this year and cannot help but behold the changes I see at every turn with reverence and delight. The seasonal metamorphoses in the natural world - …
The Art of Expression
"It is not enough that a man has clearness of vision, and reliance on sincerity, he must also have the art of expression, or he will remain obscure." ~ George Henry Lewes You can have the best product in the world, but if you don't package it correctly, it will be lost in the crowd. …
The Role of Empathy in the 21st Century
Whether or not you are religiously inclined, the statement purportedly spoken 2,000 years ago by a man whose worldview spawned a number of organized religions including Christianity - "Judge not that ye be not judged" - is worthy of deep consideration. Judgment, the arch-rival of empathy, is an insidious and pernicious human invention. The millennium-and-a-half …
Gregory Hake 