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Humanized Once More | October 29, 2014
We must realize that modern
civilization is thoroughly oriented towards dehumanizing humanity in
every possible way; that is to say, we are fast turning into robots or
statues with no human souls. Our task is to get humanized once more.
- D. T. Suzuki, "Humanized Once More"
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Wednesday, October 29, 2014
Via Dialy Dharma
Flower of the Day: 10/29/14
“You
can only renounce what you already have. It is not possible to give up
something you don’t have. Renunciation needs to be truthful; otherwise,
when you are facing the ocean you may look back and see that you still
want to be a river. You don’t want to give up certain things because you
are stuck in your need to be recognized and loved. You don’t want to
give up your story, your name or your body. This process brings you to
the source of the inner split where there are two opposing forces acting
inside of you. It is precisely this tug-of-war that causes suffering.”
Sri Prem Baba
Via JMG: Together - We Are Stronger | Moovz
Via press release:
People from all around the world took part in the gay selfie project released by the global gay social network Moovz. This project was meant to show the faces of the global gay community, with people from different cultures, with different colors, appearance and races and that speaks different languages. From South to North America and from Europe to as far as Asia - people uploaded their pictures and agreed to be exposed in order to send a message to the world and prove how united is the global gay community. This is probably the first time that gays from all around the world did something together to send a message that empowers their whole community. Many gay influencers also took part in this project, such as Amanda Lepore, Davey Wavey, Chris Salvatore, Colby Melvin, Matthew Lush, Willam Belli and many other global and local gay leaders from different regions who are following this initiative that gathered the entire gay community into one place.
Via JMG: Michael Stipe On 20 Years Of Being Out
"What I feel we have arrived at with all this, is that queerness – as I am happy to call an all-embracing, foundational tenet – is really a state of mind brought about by an understanding: it is understanding difference, accepting your own truth, desire and identity, and lovely, lovely choice. It is the final, completely obvious contemporary acceptance and understanding that this enormous world of beauty, sexuality, identity, lust, feeling, excitement, and love isn’t just black and white, or simple, at all – it is literally every shade and gradation of the rainbow. It doesn’t just lie in one of two camps. It includes accepting and supporting positions that you may not even completely understand; and to arrive at that conviction is so, so beautiful, and to quote my great friend Casey Legler: 'Fierce!'
"These 20 years of publicly speaking my truth have made me a better and easier person to be around. It helped develop the clarity of my voice and establish who I would be as an adult. I am proud to be who I am, and I am happy to have shared that with the world."
- REM frontman Michael Stipe, in an essay for the Guardian. Next month REM will release an 11-disc vinyl box set collection of its singles, titled 7IN – 83–88, which will include reproductions of all their IRS Records singles from those years, including the original sleeve art. (Tipped by JMG reader Mike)
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