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Monthly Archives: June 2013
In Turkey, a New Form of Protest: Standing Silently for Hours
After weeks of clashes with police, many Turkish protesters were inspired to emulate Gunduz, and stand silently. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan claimed victory over Turkey’s anti-government protesters after the arrests of dozens, but demonstrators began silent protests on Taksim Square in Istanbul, on Tuesday.
“dream long enough and dream hard enough you will come to know dreaming can make it so…” ~ William S. Burroughs, My Education: A Book of Dreams
“None are so hopelessly enslaved as those who falsely believe they are free.” ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“In terms of the spaceship Earth, the wrong crew is in command, and it’s time for a mutiny. ” ~ José Argüelles
“The Unknown is more vast, more open, more peaceful, and more freeing than you ever imagined it would be. If you don’t experience it that way, it means you’re not resting there; you’re still trying to know. That will cause you to suffer because you’re choosing security over Freedom. When you rest deeply in the Unknown without trying to escape, your experience becomes very vast. As the experience of the Unknown deepens, your boundaries begin to dissolve. You realize, not just intellectually but on a deep level, that you have no idea who or what you are. A few minutes ago, you knew who you were—you had a history and a personality—but from this place of not knowing, you question all of that.” ~Adyashanti
“The question is not whether we will be extremists, but what kind of extremists we will be… The nation and the world are in dire need of creative extremists.” ~ Martin Luther King, Jr.
“Creativity is the greatest rebellion in existence.”
~Osho
“I nourish a seed named Love.” ~Rumi
“We are powerful beyond measure, and so deeply vulnerable at the same time. This may seem like a dichotomy, but it isn’t. We have misunderstood real power. It has been something assertive, non-surrendering, pushing on through. This is not real power. This is simply willfulness. Real power is something else- receptivity, openness, the courage to keep your heart open on the darkest of days, the strength to feel it all even when the odds are stacked against you. Real power is showing up with your heart on your sleeve and absolutely refusing to waste one moment of your life hidden behind edginess and armor.” ~ Jeff Brown
Art by Audrey Kawasaki
“You wake from dreams of doom and–for a moment–you know: beyond all the noise and the gestures, the only real thing, love’s calm unwavering flame in the half-light of an early dawn.” ~Dag Hammarskjöld
Under The Blue Door 