What a beautiful, beautiful soul.
May we deepen our connections with beautiful souls,
beginning with our own.
❤ Molly
Quotes
by Rabbi Michael Lerner
Ultimately,
one of the best ways to take care of our souls is to build a society that
supports rather than undermines our highest moral and spiritual intuitions and
inclinations. Yet, building that society can never be divided from the daily
practices through which we live out our ethical and spiritual lives, both in
the way we treat others around us, and in the way we nourish the God within us.
Whoever
you are—whether you are a postal worker, autoworker, lawyer, doctor, high-tech
expert—there are multiple ways you can advance the cause of love, kindness, and
generosity.
The new
world will be created by people who know better than to be realistic. Realism
is crumbling all around us. We will learn what is possible by struggling for
the world we desire.
In a
dog-eat-dog world it makes sense to bite before bitten. But in a cooperative
world gone awry, it makes sense to extend empathy and a hand of friendship, and
seek healing.
The
environmental crisis is the no. 1 spiritual challenge facing the human race in
the 21st century. Spiritual Progressives should provide leadership in this
struggle.
The
prophets’ clear message is that those who do not care for the poor and the
oppressed are defiling God’s name.
What is
particularly striking is that the American people were able to rally to the
values of what we in the Network of Spiritual Progressives call “The Caring
Society — Caring for Each Other and Caring for the Earth” despite the fact that
neither Obama nor the Democratic Party articulated these values clearly.
Reality
is much more complex than any judgment of right and wrong encourages you to
believe. When you really understand the ethical, spiritual, social, economic,
and psychological forces that shape individuals, you will see that people’s
choices are not based on a desire to hurt. Instead, they are in accord with
what they know and what world views are available to them. Most are doing the
best they can, given what information they’ve received and what problems they
are facing.
We need
to build millions of little moments of caring on an individual level. Indeed,
as talk of a politics of meaning becomes more widespread, many people will feel
it easier to publicly acknowledge their own spiritual and ethical aspirations
and will allow themselves to give more space to their highest vision in their
personal interactions with others. A politics of meaning is as much about these
millions of small acts as it is about any larger change. The two necessarily go
hand in hand.
In
place of the Old Bottom Line of money and power, a New Bottom Line of Love and
Generosity is possible. People of all faiths need to shape a political and
social movement that reaffirms the most generous, peace-oriented, social
justice-committed, and loving truths of the spiritual heritage of the human
race.
Nothing
is more contagious than genuine love and genuine care. Nothing is more
exhilarating than authentic awe and wonder. Nothing is more exciting than to
witness people having the courage to fight for their highest vision.
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