If you are one of those who are praying for, and looking forward to, a happier world beyond the grave, here is a message of gladness for you: you may enter into and realize that happy world now; it fills the whole universe, and it is within you, waiting for you to find, acknowledge and possess. Said one who knew the inner laws of Being. “When man shall say lo here, or lo there, go not after them; the kingdom of God is within you.” What you have to do is to believe this, simply believe it with a mind unshadowed by doubt, and then meditate upon it till you understand it. You will then begin to purify and to build your inner world, and as you proceed, passing from revelation to revelation, from realization to realization, you will discover the utter powerlessness of outward things beside the magic potency of a self-governed soul.
Humanity has only two choices: either to start, once again, in every field an endeavor, to learn from the whole of nature, from the relationships within the whole cosmos, or to allow both nature and human life to degenerate and die off. There is no other choice. Today, no less than in ancient times, we are in need of knowledge, that can really enter into the inner-workings of nature.” Rudolf Steiner Spiritual Foundations for the Renewal of Agriculture
(You can listen to the whole lecture series here:
http://www.rudolfsteineraudio.com/agriculture/agriculture.html )
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It is rather magical…
photographic thoughts: A Liberal Decalogue: Bertrand Russell’s 10 Commandments of Teaching
Perhaps the essence of the Liberal outlook could be summed up in a new decalogue, not intended to replace the old one but only to supplement it. The Ten Commandments that, as a teacher, I should wish to promulgate, might be set forth as follows:
- Do not feel absolutely certain of anything.
- Do…
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Banned Books Week is this week. Celebrate by reading a banned book.
“The books that the world calls immoral are the books that show the world its own shame.” - Oscar Wilde
(This poster, along with a poster with the quote above, reside in my classroom. My classroom will be celebrating banned books week when we return from fall break.)
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Stillness reveals the secrets of eternity” Lao Tzu
