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  • quote: love becomes revolutionary

    Byheartwideopen November 9, 2018December 9, 2018

    When we love even in the face of fear and rage, we can transform a relationship, a culture, and a country. Love becomes revolutionary. — Valarie Kaur

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  • quote: compassion

    Byheartwideopen October 8, 2017October 8, 2017

    Compassion is not a relationship between the healer and the wounded. It’s a relationship between equals. Only when we know our own darkness well can we be present with the darkness of others. Compassion becomes real when we recognize our shared humanity. ― Pema Chödrön

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  • quote: silence and chanting

    Byheartwideopen July 9, 2017

    Without the silence that follows the chants, you get only half the story. It’s like the climax of a good story. The silence is there because it exists in the music. It just needs to be exposed and acknowledged. It’s so easy to overlook the silence inside the music… and it’s that which is healing…

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  • article: could you connect more?

    Byheartwideopen January 20, 2017

    11 simple ways to bond with the people in your life. Elisha Goldstein and Stefanie Goldstein write, “We are social beings by nature. Connecting with others is what provides richness in life, makes us feel safe, and has us recognize that we’re part of something greater than ourselves. Yet we sometimes choose to stay behind…

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  • quote: awakening the heart

    Byheartwideopen December 20, 2016December 20, 2016

    When we answer the call of our own heart, we help awaken the heart of the world. — Marianne Williamson

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  • video: charles eisenstein – the two great stories

    Byheartwideopen October 3, 2016

    CHARLES EISENSTEIN, author and speaker, on the theme of “Separation vs Interbeing“.

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  • quote: unconditional compassion

    Byheartwideopen September 19, 2016

    It is unconditional compassion for ourselves that leads naturally to unconditional compassion for others. If we are willing to stand fully in our own shoes and never give up on ourselves, then we will be able to put ourselves in the shoes of others and never give up on them. True compassion does not come…

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  • video: charles eisenstein, a new story of the people

    Byheartwideopen June 10, 2016June 10, 2016

    CHARLES EISENSTEIN, author and speaker, on the theme of “the more beautiful world our hearts know is possible“.

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