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In the end generosity is the best way of becoming more, more, and more joyful.

Tutu Desmond

We must be ready to learn from one another, not claiming that we alone possess all truth and that somehow we have a corner on God.
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Alone God Learning Philosophy Spiritual Truth
There is nothing more difficult than waking someone who is only pretending to be asleep.
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Deep Difficult Wake Up
In the end what matters is not how good we are but how good God is. Not how much we love Him but how much He loves us. And God loves us whoever we are, whatever we’ve done or failed to do, whatever we believe or can’t.
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Believe End Fail God Good Himself Love Philosophy Spiritual
Like when you sit in front of a fire in winter — you are just there in front of the fire. You don’t have to be smart or anything. The fire warms you.
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Fire Smart Warm Winter Yourself
Be nice to whites, they need you to rediscover their humanity.
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Deep Discover Humanity Nice Race
Differences are not intended to separate, to alienate. We are different precisely in order to realize our need of one another.
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Different Philosophy Togetherness
Discovering more joy does not, save us from the inevitability of hardship and heartbreak.
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Discover Hard Heart Broken Joy Philosophy Save
You show your humanity by how you see yourself not as apart from others but from your connection to others.
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Connection Humanity Philosophy Yourself
Forgiving is not forgetting; its actually remembering–remembering and not using your right to hit back. Its a second chance for a new beginning. And the remembering part is particularly important. Especially if you dont want to repeat what happened.
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Beginning Forget Forgiveness Philosophy
Religion is like a knife: you can either use it to cut bread, or stick in someone’s back.
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Deep Hurt Religion
Language is very powerful. Language does not just describe reality. Language creates the reality it describes.
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Language Philosophy Power Reality
Life is more than breath and a heartbeat; meaning and purpose are the life of life.
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Heart Life Philosophy Purpose
When we see others as the enemy, we risk becoming what we hate. When we oppress others, we end up oppressing ourselves. All of our humanity is dependent upon recognizing the humanity in others.
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Enemy Hate Humanity Oppression Recognize Risk
If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse, and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality.
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Animal Appreciation Justice Oppression Philosophy Situation Yourself
The path of joy was connection and the path of sorrow was separation.
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Break Up Connection Joy Path Relationship Separate
Life of wholeness does not depend on what we experience. Wholeness depends on how we experience our lives
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Deep Experience Human Life Live Philosophy Whole

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