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At the simple, classical level of daily activity, we clearly have an effect on matter. We mould it and make it, we digest it, burn it, cool it, break it down and build it up again, etc. And at this same simple level, matter and its processes clearly have an effect on us. The food that I eat can poison or nourish me, the rock lying on my path can trip me and break my toe, the locked door at the side of the house can stop me from getting into the garden. More basic still, the chemicals in the earth and the sunlight which shines upon them are necessary to the existence and functioning of my body, as are the oxygen that I breathe and the water that I drink. My body and all its physical needs are clear evidence of an essential dialogue between myself and the material world. (DANAH ZOHAR ON THE QUANTUM SELF)

Loneliness is not a rare and curious phenomenon. It is at the centre of every person’s ordinary experience. It is most dangerous when it is not recognised, accepted and worked through creatively. Conversely, it is a tremendously creative and humanising force when it is recognised and lived correctly. (RONALD ROLHEISER) (=Kesendirian bukanlah hal aneh. Kesendirian sering dialami oleh banyak orang dalam kehidupan sehari-hari. Kesendirian akan menjadi sangat berbahaya apabila tidak mampu dikenali, diterima dan diatasi secara kreatif. Sebaliknya, kesendirian akan menjadi kekuatan kreatif dan "memanusiakan" apabila kita mampu mengenali dan "hidup" didalamnya secara benar.)

In order to become myself I must cease to be what I always thought I wanted to be, and in order to find myself I must go out of myself, and in order to live I have to die. The reason for this is that I am born in selfishness and therefore my natural efforts to make myself more real and more myself, make me less real and less myself, because they revolve around a lie. (THOMAS MERTON)

When ...... prayer is a routine "mechanical" activity When ...... prayer is not well-prepared When ...... prayer is not "inviting" When ...... prayer is "too creative" When ...... prayer is oftenly modified (NN)

Kids are the same on their ages. They are very active and keen to move around with their activities. Some are playing with their partner. They tend to be more partner-looking. Looking for partner to share with. On the contrary, some enjoy doing with their own. Partners are just competitor who are considered as threats. Sense of competitor is very dominant in the matter of tendency to defeat each other. There is winner and losser. Sense of heroism could be found when they select TV channel. Cartoon film is one of their favorite channels. It is about funny things, colourful character of the actors, and .....heroism. Becoming a hero seems to be their ideal object. Dream that they always have..... (KUYA CENTER - MANILA / May 26, 2009)

Simplicity of happiness has been wrongly devoted to the maxim of ecstasy. Loud laughter has been so busy with emptiness of mind. It's a togetherness......but full of dreaming hopeless and creating nothing instead the unconscious words of alcoholism. The party must be over......and...it is not too late. (MATERIALISM ON HAPPINESS)