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We are not what we think we are, of that I am sure. And yet, what we think we are shapes our behavior, the quality of our relationships, our values, feelings of right and wrong, justice, and compassion. The key to personal and social transformation, which as we will see, are the same thing, is ‘identity.’A breathtaking scientist, author and friend...
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The point is maintaining relationship – not connecting something that is broken.The terms bonding and attachment imply separation, to bond, connect, glue together separate parts. Life is relationship. We are never separate, except in our minds.We are the light, the air, the water, the nutrients, the heat, the vibration, gravity, ever-changing...
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Compassion? Wisdom? Sorry, no one by that name lives here...My son recently graduated from college. He could have been one of these UC Davis students. The well fed skin-head on the right is the riot clad officer hosing our children with pepper spray as they sit, Gandhi style, arm in arm, nonviolently. This act, not by students but by our friend...
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We are not what we think we are, of that I am sure. And yet, what we think we are shapes our behavior, the quality of our relationships, our values, feelings of right and wrong, justice, and compassion. The key to personal and social transformation, which as we will see, are the same thing, is ‘identity.’A breathtaking scientist, author and friend...
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The point is maintaining relationship – not connecting something that is broken.The terms bonding and attachment imply separation, to bond, connect, glue together separate parts. Life is relationship. We are never separate, except in our minds.We are the light, the air, the water, the nutrients, the heat, the vibration, gravity, ever-changing...
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What is it?The songs, reaching out to family, the gifts,decorating trees, December 25th, Santa, wise men, stars, Christ, mistletoe, cycles upon cycles, generation after generation, building and accumulating for thousands of years.Can anyone say exactly what love is, or beauty, or joy?We know the storybook, the images, angels and Old Saint...
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Essential ThemesWhat gift could I share with you that will inspire, make a difference in your life?Krishnamurti was one of the most influential figures of the 20th century. His insights begin when ideology and dogma end. At the heart of his collected works is a deep insight into the nature of our self-centered images and behavior. There is no...
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A New Gift Book by Michael Mendizza Krishnamurti is considered one of the most influential figures of the 20th century. I was privileged to know, travel with, document and direct films about his life and insights. He often used the word flowering to describe the unfolding of goodness in human beings and culture. For the past eight years I have...
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Compassion? Wisdom? Sorry, no one by that name lives here...My son recently graduated from college. He could have been one of these UC Davis students. The well fed skin-head on the right is the riot clad officer hosing our children with pepper spray as they sit, Gandhi style, arm in arm, nonviolently. This act, not by students but by our friend...
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