psychedelicmandala:

The word Buddha means “awakened one” or “enlightened one”. The Buddha was an “ordinary” human like you and me before he became enlightened. Enlightenment is compared to waking up, because we suddenly experience a complete transformation of body and mind when we wake up. A Buddha is a person who has developed all positive qualities and eliminated all negative qualities. One could say that a Buddha represents the very peak of evolution, as he/she is omniscient or all-knowing. With his wisdom, a Buddha really understands the truth, whereas ordinary people live like in a dream, an illusion that prevents us from understanding reality properly.

(Source: personal-light)

agri-om:

“Song of the Seraphims”

Sam Farrand

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(Source: separatethisbodyfromymind)

quitnguyen:

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dreamspeaker:

“Like the lotus, you experience three primary stages of evolution. The first is marked by ignorance and darkness, when you lie below the dense mud - a closed chysalis - which, by nature of existence, will eventually be pulled upwards by the warmth of the Sun. The second is exemplified by the climb through the clouded waters of your emotional experience, yet still the flower reaches to the Sun, knowing no other destiny … no other purpose. The third brings full illumination in the splendour of the light. The Lotus flower blossoms, baring its exquisite beauty to all those who are aware, enough to recognise God unfolding.”

—Patricia Cori

The Cosmos Of Soul: A Wake-Up Call For Humanity

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stuffaboutminneapolis:

“All Women Against All War” anti-war protestors with the Foshay Tower in the background. (1938) by the Minnesota Historical Society