Author: Mark J. Chmiel

The Teachings

However little education a man may have, he cannot but know that Christ did not sanction murder, but taught kindness, meekness, forgiveness of injuries, love of one’s enemies—and therefore he cannot help seeing that on…

Aspiration

May my eyes always see what is good.May my ears always hear what is good.May my mouth always speak what is good. –Eknath Easwaran, The Constant Companion: Inspiration for Daily Living from The Thousand Names…

Today’s One-Liner (#43)

Quakers speak of three qualities open to everyone: boundless happiness, absolute fearlessness and constant difficulty. –Dorothee Sölle, Essential Writings

Pass It on

In English, I send my articles out via e-mail. It’s one of the best ways, and certainly the easiest, to publish political writing in this country. Send it to your friends and let the friends,…

Today’s One-Liner (#42)

Think, when you look at people, at their recent birth, their childhood, or their imminent death—and you will love them: such frail creatures.  –Abram Tertz, A Voice from the Chorus

Know Your Purpose

Every man should, indeed, carefully compare his force with his undertaking; for though we ought not to live only for our own sakes, and though therefore danger or difficulty should not be avoided merely because…

Today’s One-Liner (#41)

With her formidable intellect, her wide-ranging knowledge of languages, literatures, philosophy and science, she was the greatest woman of the century.  –Rosemary Ashton, George Eliot: A Life

Next Door

Such people do not realize that by alleviating the suffering of those before your eyes, practicing benevolence and living rightly, our good influence will extend far beyond.  –Yoshida Kenkō, Essays in Idleness, translated by Meredith McKinney…