O Siem
David | June 5, 2009
I’ve always found O Siem, by Susan Aglukark, to be a very inspirational piece of music. The song includes the words “Take the hand of one close by …. And watch the walls come tumbling down.“
The Illusion of Our Separateness
David | May 14, 2009
We are here to awaken from the illusion of our separateness — Thich Nhat Hanh (Buddhist monk and peace activist)
A Little Love
David | April 15, 2009
I am repeatedly pleasantly surprised at how often those who write for newspapers around the world reference the Golden Rule. I have Google set up to “alert” me when it comes across new instances.
Here’s one from the Denver Examiner, complete with a musical number – A Little Love For Today, Sharon Rae, Denver Examiner, April [...]
Self-Evident?
David | March 28, 2009
All truth passes through three stages.
– First, it is ridiculed.
– Second, it is violently opposed.
– Third, it is accepted as self-evident.
Arthur Schopenhauer 1788 -1860
I couldn’t help but wonder, on reading the above, what stage the acceptance of the Golden Rule as the core statement of human relationship is at?
There seems [...]
Online Interactive Golden Rule Poster
David | March 19, 2009
Regular readers of the Radical will be aware of the Golden Rule Poster created by Paul McKenna of Scarboro Missions in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
One of the most interesting online representations of the poster is available on the Scarboro Missions site. It includes sound, and clicking on each of the religions represented brings up a short [...]
May I Be An Enemy To No One
David | March 18, 2009
May I be an enemy to no one and
the friend of what abides eternally.
May I never quarrel with those nearest me, and
be reconciled quickly if I should.
May I never plot evil against others, and
if anyone plot evil against me,
may I escape unharmed and without the need to hurt anyone else.
May I love, seek and attain [...]
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