Muppet Show - Harry Belafonte - Turn the World Around (ep314) (by aarnisbin)
Future of Humanity - Cooperative Transdisciplinarity
Because of the deep systemic problems facing humanity on a global scale and the related opportunities for solving these problems, it has never been more important to foster a worldview and paradigm that promotes cooperation over competition in macroeconomics, international relations, global security, planetary ecology, total human ecosystem sustainability, and every other aspect of planetary human culture.
John Galsworthy OM (14 August 1867 – 31 January 1933) | Wikiquote Quote of the Day
Art is the one form of human energy in the whole world, which really works for union, and destroys the barriers between man and man. It is the continual, unconscious replacement, however fleeting, of oneself by another; the real cement of human life; the everlasting refreshment and renewal.
~ John Galsworthy ~
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Spend five minutes at the beginning of each day remembering we all want the same things (to be happy and be loved) and we are all connected to one another.
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| — | Dalai Lama (via bohemianspirit) |
‘Here’s a crazy idea: Persuade the world to try living in peace for just one day, every September 21. In this energetic, honest talk, Jeremy Gilley tells the story of how this crazy idea became real — real enough to help millions of kids in war-torn regions.’ (via Jeremy Gilley: One day of peace | Video on TED.com)
National Geographic - The Universal Map
‘As far as we can see with our ever improving telescopes, there are at least a hundred billion galaxies arrayed throughout the universe. Each, like the Mliky Way, is an “island universe” containing billions of stars. Nearly all galaxies are members of groups or clusters, which are part of even larger structures called superclusters. All of these large concentrations are connected by filaments or sheets of galaxies, which enclose huge, bubble-like volumes of empty space, the cosmic voids.
The great unifier of the cosmos is gravity. It holds the stars of a galaxy, and the galaxies of a cluster, together. But clusters, groups, and isolated individual galaxies are all flying away from each other, a continuing aftermath of the big bang, an explosion of space itself that astronomers believe formed the universe 11 to 15 billion years ago.’
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.
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| — | Martin Luther King Jr. |
At bottom every man knows well enough that he is a unique being, only once on this earth; and by no extraordinary chance will such a marvelously picturesque piece of diversity in unity as he is, ever be put together a second time.
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| — | Friedrich Nietzsche (via daytripped) |
Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision. The ability to direct individual accomplishments toward organizational objectives. It is the fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results.
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| — | Andrew Carnegie (Scottish Born American Industrialist and Philanthropist, Born November 25, 1835) |
In contrast to the mystic, the physicist begins his enquiry into the essential nature of things by studying the material world. Penetrating into ever deeper realms of matter, he has become aware of the essential unity of all things and events. More than that, he has learnt that he himself and his consciousness are an integral part of this unity. Thus the mystic and the physicist arrive at the same conclusion; one starting from the inner realm, the other from the outer world.
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| — | Fritjof Capra, The Tao Of Physics |
Those who say the Dalai Lama is unrealistic in advocating unconditional love, I urge them to experiment with it nonetheless. They will discover that when we reach beyond the confines of narrow self-interest, our hearts become filled with strength. Peace and joy become our constant companions. It breaks down barriers of every kind and destroys the notion of my interests being independent from others’ interests.
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| — | Dalai Lama |
