Monday, November 29, 2010 Everyday Heroes
"We do not inherit the Earth from our Ancestors, we borrow it from our Children."
— Native American Proverb

James George: on Waking up to Life

James George: on Waking up to Life
International diplomat, author and visionary environmentalist James George was just about to get married at the age of 86. At an age when most people are on the way out, James George is fully engaged in the urgent task of waking people up. "You see, Consciousness is permeating human beings to the degree that it can, but we're not receptive. We're not allowing that penetration. Our fixed ideas, our cultural conditioning, are shedding consciousness like a raincoat sheds water! We're not getting the shower of blessings that we could, at any moment. Even in the course of this conversation, there has been a good deal of floundering, but at times something has come through. I don't feel what I've said is just from Jim George. The only decent stuff is coming through Consciousness itself. The same for you, isn't it?"

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