Bridge Report
Good News Does Good
Proceedings from the June Confernece of the Center for Studies on New Religions (CESNUR) - THE VITALITY OF NEW RELIGIONS: THINKING GLOBALLY, EXISTING LOCALLY- _______________________________________________
- Dalai Lama urges Buddhists to halt Muslim violence
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Putting Freedom of Religion to the Test in America- _______________________________________________
Alan Watts lectures on the divine principle ..................................................... Psalm 82: 5-8 "No one knows, no one understands They all walk about in darkness; They sleep while all the foundations of the earth are shaken. I spoke, “You are gods, And all of you are sons of the Most High." But without understanding you will die. You are meant to be princes, but you fall.” Arise, O sons of God, and take your true dominion! Ask me, and I will make the nations your inheritance, the ends of the earth your possession."- _______________________________________________
The family is the school of love, and parents are the teachers- _______________________________________________
TV shows that portray Universal Values - A list- _______________________________________________
PARENTING (according to the 1st BIBLE (NATURE) - The foundation of good parenting is letting the kids try to do the things they need to do on their own without any interference but with a loving encouragement.- _______________________________________________
Pope Francis hosts Israeli, Palestinian leaders at ‘prayer summit’- _______________________________________________
Dash CAM - Good people doin' good in Russia / Мир не без добрых людей... - _______________________________________________
Video LOOK UP - SMART PHONES & DUMB PEOPLE - Hi tech vacuum for true relationships -- talk to one another, look into each other's eyes- _______________________________________________
- STUDY - Marriage is healthy for the heart
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Unificationists celebrate marriage & family in a BIG way- _______________________________________________
Florida Cop Buys $100 in Groceries for Woman Caught Shoplifting Food
A SONG ABOUT HAPPINESS - WONDER-FULL - BY Mario Patterson
BOOK - This Whole Wide World is Just a Narrow Bridge - _______________________________________________
- 100 year-old woman share secret for long life, “Trust in the Lord and do good”
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TECHNOLOGY - Mind-Blowing Solar Roadways invented by a married COUPLE of engineers
STUDY - Meditating really does work rather quickly and simply to relieve stress- _______________________________________________
SEARCHING FOR THE BREAKTHRU: Oh, great God of openings, please hear my pleas. Oh Divine Helper, wise Wepowet, I stand at the door. Guide me through this opportunity. Opener of ways, and the Way, known to You, open the ways to prosperity and growth. (Jim McCann)- _______________________________________________
SONG - Opening (Let There Be Light) song by Paul Fran-zik- _______________________________________________
HUMAN RIGHTS - Hong Kong commemorates Tiananmen Square anniversary - in pictures- _______________________________________________
THAT ELUSIVE THING - TRUE LOVE - Real Love is caring about the happiness of another person without any thought for what we might get for ourselves. Real Love is unaffected by the mistakes and flaws of the people we love. When they give us nothing in return -- including gratitude -- or even when they're thoughtless and inconsiderate, we're not disappointed, hurt, or angry, because our concern is for their happiness. Real Love is unconditional. Greg Baer, MD- _______________________________________________
THE FASCINATING SPIRIT OF HUMANITY - GANESHA - Devotion is widely diffused and extends to Jains, Buddhists, and beyond India- _______________________________________________
- Silouan the Athonite - “The most authentic monk of the twentieth century.”
But whoever thinks evil of his enemies does not have love for God and has not known God.- _______________________________________________
HUMAN RIGHTS - Prominent female activist killed in Libya- _______________________________________________
Billings Montana comes together to build their healthy community- _______________________________________________
HOW TO BUILD COMMUNITY - Turn off your TV. Leave your house. Know your neighbors, Look up when you are walking; Greet people; Sit on your stoop; Plant flowers; Use your library; Play together; Buy from local merchants; Share what you have; Help a lost dog; Take children to the park; Garden together; Support neighborhood schools; Fix it even if you didn't break it; Have potlucks; Honor elders; Pick up litter; Read stories aloud; Dance in the street; Talk to the mail carrier; Listen to the birds; Put up a swing; Help carry something heavy; Barter for your goods; Start a tradition; Ask a question; Hire young people for odd jobs; Organize a block party; Bake extra and share; Ask for help when you need it; Open your shades; Sing together; Share your skills; Take back the night; Turn up the music; Turn down the music; Listen before you react to anger; Mediate a conflict; Seek to understand; Learn from new and uncomfortable angles; Know that no one is silent although many are not heard. Work to change this.
MAGICAL PHOTOS of CHILDREN PLAYING around the world
Sculpture Pays Tribute to Nelson Mandela
PARENTING & DIET (Maybe parent your self?) - parents could play an even bigger part in improving children’s diets with WATER
Maya Angelou’s 10 Most Memorable Quotes 
Teen finishes 40-mile walk while carrying his 7-year old brother who has cerebral palsy
The Dalai Lama, when asked what surprised him most about humanity, answered "Man.... Because he sacrifices his health in order to make money. Then he sacrifices money to recuperate his health. And then he is so anxious about the future that he does not enjoy the present; the result being that he does not live in the present or the future; he lives as if he is never going to die, and then dies having never really lived."
IS OUR LIFE PREPARATION FOR THE CHANGE CALLED DEATH? Plato’s famously stated that “Philosophy is a preparation for death.”
Pope Francis: “We need to pay attention to the global so as to avoid narrowness and banality. Yet we also need to look to the local, which keeps our feet on the ground.”
IMAGE OF GOD over the static noise of evil - John of Kronstadt: “Never confuse the person, formed in the image of God, with the evil that is in him …”
Humorous depiction of Strength in Unity
Pope Francis: "Our relationship to God cannot be honest if we are not willing to make peace with our neighbor."