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Ancient Wisdom in Modern Times - Deepak Chopra and Sadhguru, moderated by Ms. Chandrika Tandon

Via JMG: GALLUP: Post-Obergefell Nearly One Million Americans Are Now In A Same-Sex Marriage

Gallup estimates that nearly 100,000 same-sex weddings have taken place since the Obergefell ruling, pushing the total number of Americans in a same-sex marriage to nearly one million. They report:

The practical legal impact of the Obergefell decision was to invalidate laws in 13 states that did not recognize same-sex marriages. Since then, the percentage of same-sex married couples increased from 26% to 31% in those states. Prior to Obergefell, states that did not recognize or conduct marriages of same-sex couples still had same-sex married couples residing there. But those couples either married elsewhere or considered themselves married even if the state did not. Those spouses’ rights were enhanced by the Supreme Court’s 2013 ruling in U.S. v. Windsor that ensured the federal government would recognize marriages of same-sex couples even in states where such marriages were not recognized by the state.

But states whose laws were not affected by the Obergefell ruling have also seen a notable increase in same-sex marriages over the last four months. Currently, 49% of same-sex couples living together in states where same-sex marriages were already legal report being married, compared with 42% prior to the decision. That means same-sex couples living together in these states are now as likely to be married as not married.

Overall, 3.9% of all Americans identify as LGBT, and 0.4% of all Americans are in a same-sex marriage. The latter figure is up from 0.3% before the ruling. Those figures can be used to estimate that there are now approximately 972,000 Americans in a same-sex marriage, up from approximately 780,000 before the ruling. Put differently, there are now approximately 486,000 same-sex marriages in the U.S., compared with approximately 390,000 four months ago.

Incredible.

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Via Sri Prem Baba: Flor do dia - Flor del día - Flower of the day 07/11/2015

“Ainda estamos evoluindo do estado primitivo para o estado humano. Nos movemos desse estado de ignorância e estupidez, no qual estamos completamente identificados com o ego e com a ilusão de separação; atuando através de mecanismos de defesa que nos tornam violentos e maldosos, para o estado humano. Em outras palavras, transitamos do estado demoníaco para o estado humano. E somente nos tornaremos verdadeiramente humanos quando formos capazes de manifestar valores humanos.”

“Todavía estamos evolucionando del estado primitivo hacia el estado humano. Nos movemos desde este estado de ignorancia y estupidez, en el que estamos completamente identificados con el ego y con la ilusión de separación; actuando a través de mecanismos de defensa que nos hacen violentos y malos, hacia el estado humano. En otras palabras, transitamos del estado demoníaco hacia el estado humano. Y solamente nos volveremos verdaderamente humanos, cuando seamos capaces de manifestar valores humanos.”

“Looking at humanity in global terms, we see that we are still largely evolving from a more primitive state of consciousness to a more ‘human’ state, moving beyond ignorance and senselessness. When we are still identified with our egos andthe illusion of separation, weusually act through defense mechanisms,at times even causing us to be violent or malevolent. We only become truly human when we are capable of manifesting human values.”

Satsang completo no link abaixo:
http://www.sriprembaba.org/pt-br/satsang/171014

Today's Daily Dharma: Nature's Reward

Nature's Reward

If instead of generating anger or hatred or passion or fear or ego, I generate love, compassion, goodwill, then nature starts rewarding me. I feel so peaceful, so much harmony within me. It is such that when I defile my mind I get punishment then and there, and when I purify my mind I get a reward then and there.

—S.N. Goenka, "Superscience"

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