Any problem, big or small, within a family, always seems to start with bad communication. Someone isn’t listening.
Science tells theology about the structure and history of the universe and its evolutionary nature. Religious insight can set the laws of nature in a more profound context of understanding, so that their deep order, rational beauty and anthropic fine-tuning become intelligible.
Attachment is the great fabricator of illusions; reality can be obtained only by someone who is detached.
Hatred never ceases through hatred in this world; through love alone they cease. This is an eternal law.
A leader must be established in higher values, and be able to communicate her vision to the people. A leader must have impeccable character and be above reproach. She must be dedicated to the welfare of the people, not be driven by self-interest!
If one fully understands the present moment, there will be nothing else to do, and nothing else to pursue.
Can the world exist without one to cognise it? Which comes first the being-consciousness or the rising-consciousness? The former is always there and eternal; the latter rises and disappears. It is transient.
