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"We always imagine that there’s got to be somewhere else better than where we are right now; this is..."

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 19:14:30 -0400

“We always imagine that there’s got to be somewhere else better than where we are right now; this is the Great Somewhere Else we all carry around in our heads. We believe Somewhere Else is out there for us if only we could find it. But there’s no Somewhere Else. Everything is right here… Make this your paradise or make this your hell. The choice is entirely yours. Really.”

- Brad Warner (via nirvikalpa)

myfridgemagnets: Los imanes de mi nevera: Hombre y mujer...

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 19:13:52 -0400

myfridgemagnets:

Los imanes de mi nevera: Hombre y mujer jóvenes (Ung mann og kvinne, 1906), Gustav Vigeland. Vigeland-museet, Oslo.

"It isn’t the things that are happening to us that cause us to suffer, it’s what we say to ourselves..."

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 22:35:53 -0400

“

It isn’t the things that are happening to us that cause us to suffer, it’s what we say to ourselves about the things that are happening.

The truth you believe and cling to makes you unavailable to hear anything new.

”

- Pema Chodron

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Wed, 03 Apr 2013 22:21:07 -0400

"Allow that love and that right understanding to illuminate the situation and heal what can be..."

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 22:19:03 -0400

“Allow that love and that right understanding to illuminate the situation and heal what can be healed. You cannot heal other beings unless they request it or desire it. But you can heal that portion within yourself which may feel pain. And in healing yourself, in truth you heal the universe. Remember, my friends, your basic attempt is to seek for yourself, and then share with others whenever you can. But to seek for others is impossible.”

- Hatonn. September 4, 1978 (via nirvikalpa)

2headedsnake: Scott G Brooks

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 22:17:52 -0400

2headedsnake:

Scott G Brooks

music of the spheres: thesciencellama: 13 Must See Stargazing Events for 2013— Listed In...

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 22:17:12 -0400

music of the spheres: thesciencellama: 13 Must See Stargazing Events for 2013— Listed In...:

thesciencellama:

13 Must See Stargazing Events for 2013
— Listed In Chronological Order

1) January 21 — Very Close Moon/Jupiter Conjunction

A waxing gibbous moon (78% illuminated) will pass within less than a degree to the south of Jupiter high in the evening sky. Your closed fist…

almondskeyes: almondskeyes: almondskeyes: The third...

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 22:16:14 -0400

almondskeyes:

almondskeyes:

almondskeyes:

         The third annual International Scarves in Solidarity will be taking place April 11th, 2013. International Scarves in Solidarity is an opportunity for individuals all over the world to show support and solidarity to Muslim women who wear the Hijab/Niqab by choice. This event hopes to spread awareness about the hijab/niqab and negate any misconceptions.
      In order to participate in this event—anyone from any background should simply wear a scarf around their neck for the day. Any willing females (due to respect) should wear the scarf around their head.
         Islamophobia—the fear and misunderstanding of Islam—is a phenomenon that is unfortunately a reality in the world today. The hijab/niqab is a visible way that many Muslim women have chosen to express their faith. As a result, many will face misunderstanding, discrimination, prejudice, and hate-crimes. International Scarves in Solidarity is an opportunity for Muslims and Non-Muslims alike to show their solidarity with hijabi/niqabi Muslim women in their struggle.
           International Scarves in Solidarity hopes to initiate a respectful and progressive dialogue. Due to the many misconceptions prominent in societies all over the world, the hijab/niqab has been commonly misunderstood on multiple levels. Unfortunately, many people believe that the hijab/niqab is a form of oppression. The truth is that the decision to wear the hijab/niqab is intended for Muslim women to make for their selves.
At the very core, International Scarves in Solidarity upholds the notion that all women should be granted freedom of expression and religion in society without fear of harassment. Moreover, no public or private institution should be able to regulate laws that intervene with this basic freedom.
           Finally, this event is NOT meant to simulate the experiences of hijabi/niqabi women. Hijab/Niqabi women face a struggle that will never be understood throughout just ONE day of wearing the hijab. Again, this day is intended for awareness, dialogue, and solidarity purposes.

***Please feel free to upload your pictures with messages of support to our fellow Hijabi/Niqabi Muslim sisters on the facebook event page/twitter/blog!***

CLICK HERE TO JOIN THE FACEBOOK EVENTS PAGE

PLEASE REBLOG AND SPREAD THE WORD!!!!!

It’s about a week away!

Please spread the word & reblog! And don’t forget to click the facebook event page and join!

"Every American wants MORE MORE of the world and why not, you only live once. But the mistake made in..."

Tue, 19 Mar 2013 17:45:48 -0400

““Every American wants MORE MORE of the world and why not, you only live once. But the mistake made in America is persons accumulate more more dead matter, machinery, possessions & rugs & fact information at the expense of what really counts as more: feeling, good feeling, sex feeling, tenderness feeling, mutual feeling. You own twice as much rug if you’re twice as aware of the rug.”

- Allen Ginsberg

nirvikalpa: Monte Palace’s Gardens in Madeira Island

Sun, 17 Mar 2013 16:52:38 -0400

nirvikalpa:

Monte Palace’s Gardens in Madeira Island

"One of the more pernicious aspects of nutritionism is that it encourages us to blame our health..."

Sun, 17 Mar 2013 16:46:28 -0400

“One of the more pernicious aspects of nutritionism is that it encourages us to blame our health problems on lifestyle choices, implying that the individual bears ultimate responsibility for whatever illnesses befall him. It’s worth keeping in mind that a far more powerful predictor of heart disease than either diet or exercise is social class.”

- Michael Pollan ~ In Defense of Food

(In response to the “that’s caused by diet, right?” myth)

The Dead Milkmen - Punk Rock Girl

Sun, 17 Mar 2013 16:45:21 -0400

The Dead Milkmen - Punk Rock Girl

"One of the marvels of the world: The sight of a soul sitting in prison with the key in its hand."

Sun, 17 Mar 2013 16:44:29 -0400

“

One of the marvels of the world:

The sight of a soul sitting in prison

with the key in its hand.

”

- Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī

fala7idreams: infinite—igloos: All work by Maïmouna...

Sun, 17 Mar 2013 16:40:54 -0400

fala7idreams:

infinite—igloos:

All work by Maïmouna Guerresi aka “The Sufi Frida Kahlo”

for the International Museum of Women’s Muslima: Muslim Women’s Art & Voices 2013 global online exhibition.

Interview here: http://muslima.imow.org/content/sufi-frida-kahlo

"A single event can awaken within us a stranger totally unknown to us. To live is to be slowly born."

Sun, 17 Mar 2013 16:40:16 -0400

““A single event can awaken within us a stranger totally unknown to us. To live is to be slowly born.””

- Antoine de Saint-Exupery

"As long as we believe that we need things to make us happy, we shall also believe that in their..."

Sun, 17 Mar 2013 16:26:06 -0400

“As long as we believe that we need things to make us happy, we shall also believe that in their absence we must be miserable. Mind always shapes itself according to its beliefs. Hence the importance of convincing oneself that one need not be prodded into happiness; that, on the contrary, pleasure is a distraction and a nuisance, for it merely increases the false conviction that one needs to have and do things to be happy when in reality it is just the opposite.”

- Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj

"Our people are too apathetic, or spiritless, or cowardly, to stand up and fight for what they..."

Sun, 17 Mar 2013 14:55:21 -0400

“Our people are too apathetic, or spiritless, or cowardly, to stand up and fight for what they believe in, or even to avert their own destruction. Some wait for tenure, some for retirement, some for safer times, but all wait for doom. Dead races do not come back. Those that wait are the pallbearers of civilization.”

- Robert E. Kuttner

terramantra: L’Enfant du Pays (2003)

Sun, 17 Mar 2013 14:54:25 -0400

terramantra:

L’Enfant du Pays (2003)

Took a drifter out to eat

Tue, 05 Mar 2013 22:56:00 -0500

Took a drifter out to eat

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Tue, 05 Mar 2013 22:54:00 -0500