Sunday, May 17, 2015
Via JMG: CHILE: 50K March For Marriage Equality
The march, organised by by the Movement of Integration and Sexual Liberation (MOVILH) and the Movement for Sexual Diversity (Mums), ended at the presidential palace of La Moneda, with speeches from various activists and political leaders. The demonstrators urged the government to implement the Gender Identity Bill, currently being debated in the Senate. They also recalled the murders of five people in 2014 because of their sexual orientation with a short ceremony during the march. Chilean President Michelle Bachelet signed a bill into law recognising civil unions between same-sex couples on 13 April, while another piece of legislation on gay marriage. The LGBT movement in Chile has made great advances in recent years, they now are protected by anti-discrimination laws covering employment, gay people also can serve openly in the Army, gay men are allowed to donate blood and lesbian couples can have access to in-vitro fertilisation treatments.RELATED: Last month MOVILH was sued by Opus Dei over their ownership of the URL OpusGay.cl.
Via JMG and WGB: President Obama Issues Message On International Day Against Homophobia & Transphobia
"We work toward this goal every day. Here at home, we are working to end bias-motivated violence, combat discrimination in the workplace, and address the specific needs of transgender persons. Overseas, I am proud of the steps that the United States has taken to prioritize the protection and promotion of LGBT rights in our diplomacy and global outreach.
"There is much more to do, and this fight for equality will not be won in a day. But we will keep working, at home and abroad, and we will keep fighting, for however long it takes until we are all able to live free and equal in dignity and rights." - President Barack Obama (via Joe My God)
Via Sri Prem Baba: Flor do Dia- Flor del Día- Flower of the day 17/05/2015
“Não é tão simples ser honesto. Para isso é preciso superar a vergonha e
o medo. Vergonha de ser você mesmo, de ser espontâneo, de mostrar suas
misérias e também sua luz para o outro. Você tem medo de ser rejeitado,
medo de não ser aceito e amado, e com isso está sempre escondendo alguma
coisa. Você se torna um prisioneiro da mentira e até passa a acreditar
nela. Muitas vezes você sente raiva do outro por estar preso, mas é você que está se colocando nesse lugar, justamente pela carência e pelo medo de ser rejeitado.”
Acesse o Satsang completo: http://bit.ly/1Ec4xQh
“No es tan simple ser honesto. Para eso es necesario superar la vergüenza y el miedo. Vergüenza de ser ti mismo, de ser espontáneo, de mostrar tus miserias y también tu luz al otro. Tienes miedo de ser rechazado, miedo a no ser aceptado y amado, y con eso siempre estás escondiendo algo. Te conviertes en un prisionero de la mentira e incluso llegas a creer en ella. Muchas veces sientes rabia del otro por estar preso, pero eres tú quien se está colocando en ese lugar, justamente por la carencia y por el miedo de ser rechazado.”
“Being honest is not that simple: it means overcoming our shame and fear. We are ashamed to be ourselves, to be spontaneous, and to reveal to others our miseries as well as our light. We are afraid of being rejected and of not being accepted and loved, so we are always hiding something from others. We become a prisoner of this deceit, and we even start to believe in it ourselves. We often feel angry at others because of our imprisonment, but we are the ones who put ourselves in this place, precisely due to our neediness and fear of rejection.”
“No es tan simple ser honesto. Para eso es necesario superar la vergüenza y el miedo. Vergüenza de ser ti mismo, de ser espontáneo, de mostrar tus miserias y también tu luz al otro. Tienes miedo de ser rechazado, miedo a no ser aceptado y amado, y con eso siempre estás escondiendo algo. Te conviertes en un prisionero de la mentira e incluso llegas a creer en ella. Muchas veces sientes rabia del otro por estar preso, pero eres tú quien se está colocando en ese lugar, justamente por la carencia y por el miedo de ser rechazado.”
“Being honest is not that simple: it means overcoming our shame and fear. We are ashamed to be ourselves, to be spontaneous, and to reveal to others our miseries as well as our light. We are afraid of being rejected and of not being accepted and loved, so we are always hiding something from others. We become a prisoner of this deceit, and we even start to believe in it ourselves. We often feel angry at others because of our imprisonment, but we are the ones who put ourselves in this place, precisely due to our neediness and fear of rejection.”
Via Daily Dharma
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Saturday, May 16, 2015
Via JMG: COLOMBIA: Interior Minister Vows To Soon Make Same-Sex Marriage Legal
"The government supports the fight for equality and we will adopt measures providing equal marriage rights for all," Cristo said at the Andes University in Bogota on Thursday, as reported by Efe. He said he would not submit to the mercy of the majority on matters related to human rights, as 'respect for equal rights is not optional'. In July 2011, Colombia's Constitutional Court ruled Congress had two years to legalize same-sex marriage or an equivalent of marriage. As Congress failed to mass a marriage equality bill, the courts began approving marriages themselves. But then, the country's Inspector General requested the Court invalidate all the marriages approved in Colombia. Only 30 same-sex couples were given a license.Cristo claims that Colombia's leading political party, the National Unity Coalition, is behind him. The party presently holds 60 out of 266 seats in the national legislature.
RELATED: In South America same-sex marriage is legal in Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay. Civil unions or partnership laws exist in Chile*, Colombia, and Ecuador. No relationship recognitions presently exist in Bolivia, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru**, Suriname, or Venezuela. (*In April the Chilean government formally dropped its opposition to same-sex marriage. **In March the Peruvian Congress rejected a civil unions bill.)
Via Sri Prem Baba: Flor do Dia- Flor del Día- Flower of the day 16/05/2015
“Nos dias de hoje a espiritualidade precisa ser prática e sustentável.
Prática porque não é preciso estar dentro de um templo, um mosteiro ou
uma igreja, mas dentro da sua própria casa, no seu trabalho, com seus
amigos. E sustentável porque é preciso estar em harmonia com a matéria,
com o dinheiro. Tanto a necessidade de acumular dinheiro, quanto a
negação dele, são extremos da mesma moeda - são reações que nascem do
medo. Fugir da vida material através da espiritualidade é apenas outra forma de materialismo.”
Para ler o Satsang completo, acesse: bit.ly/1C7lIW2
Para ler o Satsang completo, acesse: bit.ly/1C7lIW2
“Hoy en día la espiritualidad necesita ser práctica y sustentable.
Práctica porque no es necesario estar dentro de un templo, un monasterio
o una iglesia, sino dentro de tu propia casa, en tu trabajo, con tus
amigos. Y sustentable, porque es preciso estar en armonía con la
materia, con el dinero. Tanto en la necesidad de acumular dinero, como
en la negación del mismo, son extremos de la misma moneda - son
reacciones que nacen del miedo. Huir de la vida material a través de la
espiritualidad no es más que otra forma de materialismo.”
“These days spirituality has to be practical and sustainable. It is practical because it’s no longer confined to a temple, a monastery, or a church, but can be in your own home, at work, or with your friends. Spirituality must be sustainable as well by being in harmony with things of the material world, such as money. The need to accumulate money and the denial of money are both sides of the same coin: they are reactions that stem from fear. Running away from the material world through spirituality is just another form of materialism.”
“These days spirituality has to be practical and sustainable. It is practical because it’s no longer confined to a temple, a monastery, or a church, but can be in your own home, at work, or with your friends. Spirituality must be sustainable as well by being in harmony with things of the material world, such as money. The need to accumulate money and the denial of money are both sides of the same coin: they are reactions that stem from fear. Running away from the material world through spirituality is just another form of materialism.”
Via Daily Dharma
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Friday, May 15, 2015
Via JMG: COLOMBIA: Interior Minister Vows To Soon Make Same-Sex Marriage Legal
"The government supports the fight for equality and we will adopt measures providing equal marriage rights for all," Cristo said at the Andes University in Bogota on Thursday, as reported by Efe. He said he would not submit to the mercy of the majority on matters related to human rights, as 'respect for equal rights is not optional'. In July 2011, Colombia's Constitutional Court ruled Congress had two years to legalize same-sex marriage or an equivalent of marriage. As Congress failed to mass a marriage equality bill, the courts began approving marriages themselves. But then, the country's Inspector General requested the Court invalidate all the marriages approved in Colombia. Only 30 same-sex couples were given a license.Cristo claims that Colombia's leading political party, the National Unity Coalition, is behind him. The party presently holds 60 out of 266 seats in the national legislature.
RELATED: In South America same-sex marriage is legal in Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay. Civil unions or partnership laws exist in Chile*, Colombia, and Ecuador. No relationship recognitions presently exist in Bolivia, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru**, Suriname, or Venezuela. (*In April the Chilean government formally dropped its opposition to same-sex marriage. **In March the Peruvian Congress rejected a civil unions bill.)
Via Karmapa KTD / FB:
For
this reason, he explained, “the fullest expression of faith is not just
asking for protection from another source, but longing to become
fearless beings ourselves, able to offer protection and refuge to
others.”
http://www.karmapaamerica2015.org/?p=2423
http://www.karmapaamerica2015.org/?p=2423
Via Sri Prem Baba: Flor do Dia- Flor del Día- Flower of the day 15/05/2015
“Perdão é sinônimo de liberdade, ele é o que possibilita a liberação. É
uma tremenda libertação ter seu coração aberto, e é uma sensação de
grande aprisionamento ter seu coração fechado. Um dos principais
carcereiros dessa prisão é o orgulho. E junto dele está o medo. Porque
muitas vezes é extremamente humilhante ter que reconhecer o quanto você
está magoado; o quanto está ressentido com a atitude do outro. E isso
faz de você um prisioneiro.”
“Perdón es sinónimo de libertad, éste es el que posibilita la
liberación. Es una tremenda liberación tener tu corazón abierto, y es
una sensación de gran aprisionamiento tener tu corazón cerrado. Uno de
los dos principales carceleros de esta prisión es el orgullo. Y junto a
él está el miedo. Porque muchas veces es extremadamente humillante tener
que reconocer cuán herido estás, o cuán resentido estás con la actitud
del otro. Y esto hace de vos un prisionero.”
"Forgiveness means freedom: it brings on liberation. It is tremendously freeing to keep your heart open. Closing the heart is terribly imprisoning. If the chief warden at this prison is pride, his right-hand man is fear. It often feels downright humiliating to own up to just how resentful you feel, to just how hurt you feel for the other's attitude. All this makes of you a prisoner."
"Forgiveness means freedom: it brings on liberation. It is tremendously freeing to keep your heart open. Closing the heart is terribly imprisoning. If the chief warden at this prison is pride, his right-hand man is fear. It often feels downright humiliating to own up to just how resentful you feel, to just how hurt you feel for the other's attitude. All this makes of you a prisoner."
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