It is a difficult thing for man to admit to himself that the insect or the bird perceives an entirely different world from the one that he does, and that the question of which of these perceptions of the world is the more correct one is quite meaningless.
― Friedrich Nietzsche, On Truth and Lie in an Extra-Moral Sense (via ludimagister)
May 07 12:00 with 435 notes
Our culture has accepted two huge lies. The first is that if you disagree with someone’s lifestyle, you must fear or hate them. The second is that to love someone means you agree with everything they believe or do. Both are nonsense. You don’t have to compromise convictions to be compassionate.
― Rick Warren (via deerhoof)
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May 07 9:39 with 12,216 notes
Perhaps the most important thing we bring to another person is the silence in us, not the sort of silence that is filled with unspoken criticism or hard withdrawal. The sort of silence that is a place of refuge, of rest, of acceptance of someone as they are. We are all hungry for this other silence. It is hard to find. In its presence we can remember something beyond the moment, a strength on which to build a life. Silence is a place of great power and healing.
― Rachel Naomi Remen (via universeobserver)
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May 06 22:37 with 611 notes
There is a huge amount of freedom that comes to you when you take nothing personally.
― Don Miguel Ruiz (via visiondvision)
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May 06 22:34 with 7,195 notes
You’re under no obligation to be the same person you were five minutes ago.
― (via ordinarywonder)
May 06 22:33 with 49,865 notes
