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“If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion”
― Soul Boom: Why We Need a Spiritual Revolution
― Soul Boom: Why We Need a Spiritual Revolution
“One more thing. While our fundamental POV on all this diversity is that it is to be honored, savored, and celebrated, diversity should not come at the expense of recognizing our inherent commonalities, the qualities that unite us. Today, so much of society is laser-focused on self-identification—these are my pronouns, my ethnicity, my background, how I affiliate. Which is crucial when there has been a long, dismissive, and often violent history of oppression against nondominant groups. But simultaneously, we are also members of one human species who all love, play, create, grieve, and seek belonging. We are all spiritual beings having a human experience. Our inherent and shared humanity, our divine souls, our inherent goodness—these are the things we should see first when we look at our fellow SoulBoomers.”
― Soul Boom: Why We Need a Spiritual Revolution
― Soul Boom: Why We Need a Spiritual Revolution
“Mr. Gregory, sometimes I just feel so bitter. So hopeless about the future. It’s so hard to not be cynical.” I’ll never forget what happened next. He grabbed me by the wrist, pulled me closer, looked into my eyes with a ferocious intensity, and said, “Don’t do it! Don’t give in to cynicism. If you do, they’ll have won. They want you to be cynical because then nothing will ever change. You must keep hope alive. Keep going. Promise me you won’t give in!” I nodded, a bit overwhelmed, and stepped out onto the cobblestone street, seeing the world in an ever so slightly different way. I’ll never forget that interaction for as long as I live.”
― Soul Boom: Why We Need a Spiritual Revolution
― Soul Boom: Why We Need a Spiritual Revolution
“Compassion is described as “I feel with you, and I am here to help.” It captures the most significant willingness to provide support and action to relieve another’s suffering. True compassion, in other words, transcends empathy because if you are experiencing compassion, you are driven to action to alleviate the pain. And that’s exactly what humanity needs right now. I would argue this human/divine virtue is our most surprising superpower.”
― Soul Boom: Why We Need a Spiritual Revolution
― Soul Boom: Why We Need a Spiritual Revolution
“Picture yourself walking on a beach, watching the waves. You notice each wave crash to shore and dissolve into foam. You see new waves form and ride forward toward the sand. You observe the distinct curve and beauty of each individual crest and fall. Then something subtly shifts in your outlook. You notice that what you are actually taking in is the ocean itself. Your entire perspective slides and expands as you begin to consider the totality of the ocean—its depth and breadth, mysteries, currents and storms, its awesome beauty and its life-providing bounty. The fish that swim in it. The moisture that rises from it to form the clouds above you. You realize that you yourself are like a single wave on a much larger sea. And like a wave on the ocean, you are one small part of a much grander, more mysterious, powerful, and beautiful totality.”
― Soul Boom: Why We Need a Spiritual Revolution
― Soul Boom: Why We Need a Spiritual Revolution
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