1/ I read an article today about why so many people are angry online. There are many reasons of course, but at their core all solutions have a spiritual dimension...
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2/ The over-financialization of our society has desacralized the world, leaving people with fewer & fewer ways to connect with the tender & fragile dimensions that make life meaningful. Material forces have been deemed some ultimate reality & inner dimensions given short shrift.
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3/ This has disconnected us from any sense of meaning beyond our identity as consumers and our dog-eat-dog need to compete for survival in a world that shows less and less compassion for anyone.

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4/ Separated from the essential spirit or soul that is the core of our humanity, people are thrown into internal chaos and fear. Everyone and everything seems dangerous, the online world providing an allowable place to express the rage that is a cover for our despair.
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5/ We will need to heal this rift and re-sacralize our world, or the internal chaos too many of us experience and then project onto the world will destroy us. Every day is an opportunity to do our part to help reweave the torn fabric of human civilization.
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6/ Whatever we do, whatever we are, affects the world in ways we can’t even imagine. Tiny filaments of energy flow forth from every thought we think. It’s not just a matter of our own inner peace, but the collective effort that is needed now in order to save the world.
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7/ Nothing is more important than that we learn to think with love. It's not always easy - at times it's very hard - but every moment we can try…
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Replying to @marwilliamson
100% true. I heard you speak in NYC in the 80's- jam packed church. Feels like less enlightened ppl now 😧
Replying to @marwilliamson
This book dives deep into idols! And our confusion and despair lie in that we have made politics, wealth, celebrities, romance, success etc our idols. I highly recommend this book!
Replying to @marwilliamson
This is why Trump was elected and why people continue to follow him.He feeds into the disconnect,the anger and despair.A true cult of personality.