Top 10 Reasons to Give Blood!
I'd like to meet:
"It is a strange world in which we are living. The criminals are the rulers, the criminals are politicians, the criminals become presidents, vice presidents, prime ministers - because, except for a criminal, who wants power? An authentic human being wants peace, love, to be left alone, and the freedom to be himself. The very idea of dominating others is criminal."
"In the world, two types of people have existed: the utilitarians, who become scientists, engineers, doctors; and the other branch, the complementary type, of poets and vagabonds - useless, not doing anything useful. But they provide the balance, they give grace to the world. Think of a world full of scientists and not a single poet - it would be absolutely ugly, not worth living in. Think of a world with everyone working in the shops and offices: not a single vagabond. It would be hell. The vagabond gives beauty." - Osho
"Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them."
--Dalai Lama
Movies:
Mad Cowboy
An Inconvenient Truth
Who Killed the Electric Car?
Books:
Mad Cowboy - Howard Lyman
The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success - Deepak Chopra
The Omnivore's Dilemma - Michael Pollan
The Hundred-Year Lie - Randall Fitzgerald
The Way We Eat - Why Our Food Choices Matter - Peter Singer & Jim Mason
Heroes:
"I believe all suffering is caused by ignorance. People inflict pain on others in the selfish pursuit of their happiness or satisfaction. Yet true happiness comes from a sense of peace and contentment, which in turn must be achieved through the cultivation of altruism, of love and compassion, and elimination of ignorance, selfishness, and greed."
--Dalai Lama
