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Daily Question, September 20

How can I contribute to a more just world today?

  • hazelnut

    How can I contribute to more justice in the world? Being my best self in dignity and integrity to whomever I encounter. in every day to the best of my ability.

  • Janet

    Take care of myself, be kind, generous, and compassionate to all.

  • Ed Schulte

    The question of the day here contains the words "just world".

    That is a very open choice of words! It can just about mean anything! But reading it my contribution to "just" to-day was to listen and transcribe a one hour conversation between Chopra and Tolle on the current Psyche / Collective Consciousness / of the Western world. A lot is being said about certain leaders in Social media / media / religious leaders / Academics etc BUT very little is said by them about what the real source of...

    The question of the day here contains the words “just world”.

    That is a very open choice of words! It can just about mean anything! But reading it my contribution to “just” to-day was to listen and transcribe a one hour conversation between Chopra and Tolle on the current Psyche / Collective Consciousness / of the Western world. A lot is being said about certain leaders in Social media / media / religious leaders / Academics etc BUT very little is said by them about what the real source of the problem is. Both speaks to-day acknowledge that the source is not external …it is internal, meaning in the psyche of the populations. ……..here are brief quotes from both Chopra and Tolle

    Chopra: Ultimately the present/past political leaders are not the problem, they are but localized expressions of the Turbulence in the collective consciousness and divided minds of the population.
    The ideal solution…as difficult as it may seem …will be a change of Consciousness at a massive scale leading into an evolutionary direction of collective evolution…..stating with

    Stop ‘taking sides’ altogether.

    Practice and rest in “Awareness” ( this requires good skills of Observation, Concentration, Visualization, Introspection, and finally Meditation. ) Introspection is the key / active / action.

    Be the Change your heart (not your egoism) wants to see in the world…be it thought / action / social interactions / the service we put out into the world. …Gandi

    Tolle: Quoting a French proverb “Every country has the Government it deserves”.

    Which means, whatever you experience externally as a Political / Social / situation in your Country …it is an externalization of the collective consciousness in that country. So, therefore the problem is never “out there”, whatever conflict is happening “out there “ experienced in the external world is a reflection of the level of unconsciousness in the human psyche of its citizens. And that place (psyche) is the only place we can go to development of awareness and rise beyond the conflict. The is no Ultimate solution in the external world. END QUOTES

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  • Ursula

    I have just posted this in the Lounge, but for all who are writing / reading on this site, I want to make the reminder here, too:

    As tomorrow is World Peace Day (thanks for the reminder, Patjos, the Peaceripples Institute invites everyone to take part in a 10-Day-BethePeace Challenge.

    Tomorrow September 21st is taking place a Global Peace Meditation. Who wants to join, can check the starting time on the following site:

    https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=BeThePeac...

    I have just posted this in the Lounge, but for all who are writing / reading on this site, I want to make the reminder here, too:

    As tomorrow is World Peace Day (thanks for the reminder, Patjos, the Peaceripples Institute invites everyone to take part in a 10-Day-BethePeace Challenge.

    Tomorrow September 21st is taking place a Global Peace Meditation. Who wants to join, can check the starting time on the following site:

    https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=BeThePeace+Global+Meditation&iso=20170921T19&p1=1440&ah=1&am=15

    This is one way to contribute to a more peaceful and just world tomorrow – and every day :-))

    Be the change you want to see in this World! ~ Mahatma Gandhi

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  • Hot Sauce

    Study, study, study! Hard work and education are the keys to learning the tools for ethics, leadership, and contribution to society. My current role is that of a student, so that is the duty I must try my best at right now. Today, I set my intention to study as hard as possible.

  • Aine

    By not turning aside from hearing a hard truth about what needs healing in our world. I am thinking very much of racism in the USA. It is human nature to want to avoid that which is painful, but we have to be willing to listen to the other, especially when it is difficult, in order to find where we can meet and heal together.

  • Michael

    Spread the gospel of gratitude and empathy. Educate young white people/students re the system of racism in America n how we need to fix it. Educate people in America re the system of capitalism n how we need to use the tenets of grateful thinking/empathy/collective good in constructing a new and just economic system

  • Gina

    by being a just being myself, as much as is possible……

  • Lunamagicae

    by being aware and open minded. By acknowledging what is really NEEDED as opposed to superficially WANTED. For all of us.

  • Michael

    By stepping away from the many confrontational attitudes that would put us on this side or that. The Budddhist “Verses on the Faith Mind” says , “Don’t seek the truth, simply cherish no opinions.” A worthy effort, it seems.

  • Antoinette

    I wanted to share this with you all.

    The reflection closes with a reading of “School Prayer” by Diane Ackerman:

    In the name of the daybreak
    and the eyelids of morning
    and the wayfaring moon
    and the night when it departs,

    I swear I will not dishonor
    my soul with hatred,
    but offer myself humbly
    as a guardian of nature,
    as a healer of misery,
    as a messenger of wonder
    as an architect of peace.

    In the name of the sun and its mirrors
    and the day that embraces it
    and the clo...

    I wanted to share this with you all.

    The reflection closes with a reading of “School Prayer” by Diane Ackerman:

    In the name of the daybreak
    and the eyelids of morning
    and the wayfaring moon
    and the night when it departs,

    I swear I will not dishonor
    my soul with hatred,
    but offer myself humbly
    as a guardian of nature,
    as a healer of misery,
    as a messenger of wonder
    as an architect of peace.

    In the name of the sun and its mirrors
    and the day that embraces it
    and the cloud veils drawn over it
    and the uttermost night
    and the male and the female
    and the plants bursting with seed
    and the crowning seasons
    of the firefly and the apple,

    I will honor all life
    —wherever and in whatever form
    it may dwell—on Earth my home,
    and in the mansions of the stars.[1]

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  • Antoinette

    I agree with Always Learning. We need to have action put into place to make a difference.
    I would add that we start with Beingness. Being compassionate with ourselves.
    To contribute to a more just world we must have an open heart and be able to have loving kindness for ourselves. We must be awake to recognize thoughts of anger or hate. We must be awake to question our thoughts of separateness or treating people as the "other". Our thoughts contribute to our actions or in action and therefo...

    I agree with Always Learning. We need to have action put into place to make a difference.
    I would add that we start with Beingness. Being compassionate with ourselves.
    To contribute to a more just world we must have an open heart and be able to have loving kindness for ourselves. We must be awake to recognize thoughts of anger or hate. We must be awake to question our thoughts of separateness or treating people as the “other”. Our thoughts contribute to our actions or in action and therefore it’s necessary for us to pay attention to where our minds are.
    Mind training is essential for the contribution of a just world.
    I can contribute to a more just world when I am awake and present with myself.
    By radiating love and compassion inside out I am contributing to making peace around me.
    When our thoughts are constantly on high speed we are caught up in our own storylines. This sort of turbulence creates an unbalanced mind.
    My contribution then needs to be to focuse on the middle path of balance between love and truth.
    Always Being open to the universe. Ask myself where is my mind? Acknowledge feelings whatever they are and then ask is this really true or is this a storyline my mind keeps replaying?
    Be awake, Be present, radiate love and truth.

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  • Kevin

    By continuing to keep myself informed on the most egregious social and humanitarian issues facing my nation and our world today, and then sharing my own resources in ways that would make a difference. It might be a small thing that I can do overall, but it is at least something, to which others will do the same to make a deeper and wider impact, hopefully. That said, I usually feel like I don’t do enough, or can’t do what I would like to do to alleviate suffering when I am made aware of it. ...

    By continuing to keep myself informed on the most egregious social and humanitarian issues facing my nation and our world today, and then sharing my own resources in ways that would make a difference. It might be a small thing that I can do overall, but it is at least something, to which others will do the same to make a deeper and wider impact, hopefully. That said, I usually feel like I don’t do enough, or can’t do what I would like to do to alleviate suffering when I am made aware of it. I do what I can, but wish it was more. How much of my “wishing” is just an excuse for not taking action, or represents honest limitations, is something I think about often.
    – Kevin

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    • Antoinette

      Couldn’t agree more Kevin! I often think similarly. I hope we do what we can and serve when we are able. I look up to those who give their whole lives in selfless service. They are our true heroes.

      • Kevin

        Yes indeed, including those with rebuilding skills who load up their tools, jump in their trucks and just drive to help with rebuilding wherever that need may be. These every-day people just do it without fanfare or media attention over and over again.

        • Aine

          There is a group here called ACT (Answering the Call Together) who do just that. They loaded up and headed off to Houston after putting out a call for folks to bring donations. It was heartwarming, actually. By the time we got there, they had received so much, and knew more was coming, that they had to take down a semi instead of the pickups and trailer! We know a couple guys who are involved -- construction workers, basic, no fanfare, just get that drill and head out guys. Our area is very depe...

          There is a group here called ACT (Answering the Call Together) who do just that. They loaded up and headed off to Houston after putting out a call for folks to bring donations. It was heartwarming, actually. By the time we got there, they had received so much, and knew more was coming, that they had to take down a semi instead of the pickups and trailer! We know a couple guys who are involved — construction workers, basic, no fanfare, just get that drill and head out guys. Our area is very dependent on construction now, so thankfully, there are many who answer that call, with the help of their town behind them.

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          • Aine

            Kevin — no, we are not in that region. Some of our construction guys went there to help out. Our area is north central Ohio very hard hit in the recent recession but not by hurricanes, generally. 🙂

          • Kevin

            Wow, Aine, amazing. So you are located in the impact area of Harvey?

  • Always Learning

    Start with the people in our orbit.
    Be understanding, patient, and generous.
    Act out of kindness.
    Think about the needs of those around you.
    HELP, CALL, OFFER. ???? ???? ????
    Be the person you wish would come to help you.

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