I Am Saddened By Ignorance Stories of Experiences

In class today we had a discussion on the common phrase "sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me." Everyone that agreed with this phrase was supposed to raise there hand. I was honestly a bit shoked when I...

My mom's the living proof. She's visited more than 120 countries in her life, and never noticed any suffering in the world. She loves the Taj Mahal, which is just a fucking mausoleum and does no one any good, except maybe the tourist...

A few friends of mine teach music. I happened to be at the school were they teach doing some work on the school computer. I was able to hear the session my friend was having with his student. The student was going for an audition and...

My husband worked in EMS for years and he used to come home with all kinds of stories. Some were funny, some were shocking, and some just made you shake you head and wonder how people get so far in their lives being a certain way...

Just as the truth sets one free, lack of truth binds one.

There is the saying, “ignorance is bliss.” I find that very statement ignorant. Perhaps because the mind had grown accustomed to deception or unacquainted wisdom that the...

Ignorance,There's no need,It saddens me,The ignoramuses,We have around.

This is a story about most people.
Their eyes are generally closed tight shut and they are scared to open them - in part because they know their own actions are far from perfect and this is something they don't want to accept. This eyes...

I love debating. I think different people having different points of view makes the world an interesting place to live, but there are two things I cant stand. One is when people feel the need to insult the other person because they...

-- written by Max Ehrmann in the 1920s --
Not "Found in Old St. Paul's Church"! -- see below

Go placidly amid the noise and the haste,
and remember what peace there may be in silence.

As far as possible, without...

Is there a way by which we can end conflict and sorrow without destroying creative intelligence and integral completeness? Can there ever be choiceless living, that is, can there ever be action without denial or aggressive want...

'god' is the glue that holds this whole thing together,
he is not found in your churches,temples, or is it something that we can contemplate.
'god' is the peace love compassion that is in our soul - heart - energies
'god' does not...

to flow through the noise of knowledge so we can grow with the movement of life ....?

...still live in a violent world!,
 see it, open your doors its there.

...are the most dependent , independent people (U.S.) !!!

...still ask for the truth (i dislike cliche)
 we know the...

 Right and Wrong

When Bankei held his seclusion-weeks of meditation, pupils from many parts of Japan came to attend. During one of these gatherings a pupil was caught stealing. The matter was reported to Bankei with the...