The Edge of Perception

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From Persephone’s Letters to Demeter by Nan Fry

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From Persephone’s Letters to Demeter by Nan Fry

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"Child, when do you think is the time to love somebody the most; when they done good and made things..."

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“Child, when do you think is the time to love somebody the most; when they done good and made things easy for everybody? Well then, you ain’t through learning — because that ain’t the time at all. It’s when he’s at his lowest and can’t believe in hisself ‘cause the world done whipped him so. When you starts measuring somebody, measure him right, child, measure him right. Make sure you done taken into account what hills and valleys he come through before he got to wherever he is.”

- Lorraine Hansberry, A Raisin in the Sun

"When you plant seeds in the garden, you don’t dig them up every day to see if they have sprouted..."

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“When you plant seeds in the garden, you don’t dig them up every day to see if they have sprouted yet. You simply water them and clear away the weeds; you know that the seeds will grow in time. Similarly, just do your daily practice and cultivate a kind heart. Abandon impatience and instead be content creating the causes for goodness; the results will come when they’re ready.”

- Bhikshuni Thubten Chodron

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One take on Affirmative Action.

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One take on Affirmative Action.

In Focus: Protests Spread Across Brazil Starting late last week,...

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In Focus: Protests Spread Across Brazil

Starting late last week, with several small protests denouncing a hike in public transport fares, demonstrations flared up yesterday, encompassing larger public anger at poor public services, police violence and government corruption. More than 200,000 took to the streets of Brazil’s biggest cities yesterday, voicing frustration with the billions of dollars set aside for upcoming sports events like the World Cup and the 2014 Olympics, despite crushing levels of poverty in some places, and underfunded public education, health, security and transportation. Though the majority of the protests were peaceful, a few violent demonstrations were broken up by police in Rio de Janeiro.

See more. [Images: AP, Reuters, Getty]

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Luca Nino Antonucci - Second Star to the Right (2010) Artist’s...

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Luca Nino Antonucci - Second Star to the Right (2010)

Artist’s statement:

“The study of astronomy is a practice that engages in a delicate balancing act between hope and truth. Our vision of the universe is a systematic categorization of existence. As inhabitants of our planet, we are all involuntary participants in the organization of the known universe and the exploration of the unknown.

One could say that an entire pattern of thinking comes from studying the delicate position of the human being in the universe. Somewhere between fear and romanticism, all rational thought is held and subjected.
And the truth, whatever it may be, is conditioned by our relative position
and our ‘rational’ thought, which is constantly and consistently subject to
romanticism.

These cards are intended as valentines to the universe, pointing out a personalized romantic relationship we all have with the cosmos. All of text is taken from scientific reports.”

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fotojournalismus: More pictures from Istanbul June 16,...

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fotojournalismus:

More pictures from Istanbul June 16, 2013

1. Police fire tear gas as riot police spray water cannon at demonstrators near city’s main Taksim Square in Istanbul, Turkey on June 16, 2013. (AP)

2. Protesters run away from police water cannon trucks and tear gas during clashes between riot police and demonstrators in the streets adjacent to Taksim Square in Istanbul, Turkey, on June 16, 2013. (Bulent KilicAFP/Getty Images)

3. Police detain a protester as Turkish riot police spray water cannon at demonstrators near city’s main Taksim Square in Istanbul, Turkey on June 16, 2013. (Burhan Ozbilici/AP)

4. Police fire tear gas at demonstrators near city’s main Taksim Square in Istanbul, Turkey on June 16, 2013. (Imago/Barcroft Media)

5. A protester puts goggles on to protect himself from teargas at Galata Bridge in Istanbul on June 16, 2013. (Filip Singer/EPA)

6. Protesters are lined up after being detained by police near Taksim Square in Istanbul on June 16, 2013. (Lam Yik Fei/Getty Images)

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