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  • #1
    Aberjhani
    “If with all your power
    you kissed the angel of love,
    what then might happen?”
    Aberjhani, The River of Winged Dreams

  • #2
    Aberjhani
    “We knew how to combine our strengths in order to overcome our weaknesses, and how to live off faith when nothing else was available.”
    Aberjhani, Greeting Flannery O'Connor at the Back Door of My Mind

  • #3
    Naked flights of art unshackled and incandescent songs of poetry undiluted return to the soul
    “Naked flights of art unshackled and incandescent songs of poetry undiluted return to the soul what hate, ignorance, fear, and violence steal from the heart.”
    Aberjhani, Splendid Literarium: A Treasury of Stories, Aphorisms, Poems, and Essays

  • #4
    At the different stages of recognition, reflection, and redress, practicing compassion provides potentially world-saving opportunities
    “At the different stages of recognition, reflection, and redress, practicing compassion provides potentially world-saving opportunities which otherwise likely would not exist.”
    Aberjhani, Illuminated Corners: Collected Essays and Articles Volume I.

  • #5
    Making the choice to exercise compassion is an expression of Love for Humanity and Life
    “Making the choice to exercise compassion is an expression of Love for Humanity and Life itself.”
    Aberjhani, Splendid Literarium: A Treasury of Stories, Aphorisms, Poems, and Essays

  • #6
    There is within the human heart a quality of intelligence which has been known to
    “There is within the human heart a quality of intelligence which has been known to surpass that attributed to the human mind.”
    Aberjhani, Splendid Literarium: A Treasury of Stories, Aphorisms, Poems, and Essays

  • #7
    There is no envy, jealousy, or hatred between the different colors of the rainbow. And
    “There is no envy, jealousy, or hatred between the different colors of the rainbow. And no fear either. Because each one exists to make the others’ love more beautiful.”
    Aberjhani, Journey through the Power of the Rainbow: Quotations from a Life Made Out of Poetry

  • #8
    Individuals often turn to poetry, not only to glean strength and perspective from the words
    “Individuals often turn to poetry, not only to glean strength
    and perspective from the words of others, but to give birth
    to their own poetic voices and to hold history accountable
    for the catastrophes rearranging their lives.”
    Aberjhani, Splendid Literarium: A Treasury of Stories, Aphorisms, Poems, and Essays

  • #9
    Discourse and critical thinking are essential tools when it comes to securing progress in a
    “Discourse and critical thinking are essential tools when it comes to securing progress in a democratic society. But in the end, unity and engaged participation are what make it happen.”
    Aberjhani, Splendid Literarium: A Treasury of Stories, Aphorisms, Poems, and Essays

  • #10
    Democracy is not simply a license to indulge individual whims and proclivities. It is also
    “Democracy is not simply a license to indulge individual whims and proclivities. It is also holding oneself accountable to some reasonable degree for the conditions of peace and chaos that impact the lives of those who inhabit one’s beloved extended community.”
    Aberjhani, Splendid Literarium: A Treasury of Stories, Aphorisms, Poems, and Essays

  • #11
    If the idea of loving those whom you have been taught to recognize as your
    “If the idea of loving those whom you have been taught to recognize as your enemies is too overwhelming, consider more deeply the observation that we are all much more alike than we are unalike.”
    Aberjhani, Splendid Literarium: A Treasury of Stories, Aphorisms, Poems, and Essays

  • #12
    The acknowledgement of a single possibility can change everything.
    “The acknowledgement of a single possibility can change everything.”
    Aberjhani, Splendid Literarium: A Treasury of Stories, Aphorisms, Poems, and Essays

  • #13
    Diversity is an aspect of human existence that cannot be eradicated by terrorism or war
    “Diversity is an aspect of human existence that cannot be eradicated by terrorism or war or self-consuming hatred. It can only be conquered by recognizing and claiming the wealth of values it represents for all.”
    Aberjhani, Splendid Literarium: A Treasury of Stories, Aphorisms, Poems, and Essays

  • #14
    Simple shifts in points of view can open doors to expansions of consciousness as easily
    “Simple shifts in points of view can open doors to expansions of consciousness as easily as rigid dispositions can close hearts and minds to such elevated awareness. It generally depends on whether you allow fear and violence to rule your actions or whether you give wisdom, courage, and compassion the authority to do so.”
    Aberjhani, Splendid Literarium: A Treasury of Stories, Aphorisms, Poems, and Essays

  • #15
    Human beings, in a sense, may be thought of as multidimensional creatures composed of such
    “Human beings, in a sense, may be thought of as multidimensional creatures composed of such poetic considerations as the individual need
    for self-realization, subdued passions for overwhelming beauty, and a hunger for meaning beyond the flavors that enter and exit the physical body.”
    Aberjhani, Splendid Literarium: A Treasury of Stories, Aphorisms, Poems, and Essays

  • #16
    Humanity is not without answers or solutions regarding how to liberate itself from scenarios that
    “Humanity is not without answers or solutions regarding how to liberate itself from scenarios that invariably end with mass exterminations. Tools such as compassion, trust, empathy, love, and ethical discernment are already in our possession. The next sensible step would be to use them.”
    Aberjhani, Splendid Literarium: A Treasury of Stories, Aphorisms, Poems, and Essays

  • #17
    Death wins nothing here, gnawing wings that amputate–– then spread, lift up, fly.
    “Death wins nothing here,
    gnawing wings that amputate––
    then spread, lift up, fly.”
    Aberjhani, Journey through the Power of the Rainbow: Quotations from a Life Made Out of Poetry

  • #18
    Shine your soul with the same egoless humility as the rainbow and no matter where
    “Shine your soul with the same
    egoless humility as the rainbow
    and no matter where you go
    in this world or the next,
    love will find you, attend you, and bless you.”
    Aberjhani, Journey through the Power of the Rainbow: Quotations from a Life Made Out of Poetry

  • #19
    Eastward and westward storms are breaking,--great, ugly whirlwinds of hatred and blood and cruelty. I
    “Eastward and westward storms are breaking,--great, ugly whirlwinds of hatred and blood and cruelty. I will not believe them inevitable.”
    W.E.B. Du Bois, The Wisdom of W.E.B. Du Bois

  • #20
    Terri Windling
    “Our lives are our mythic journeys, and our happy endings are still to be won.”
    Terri Windling

  • #21
    Stars ink your fingers with a lexicon of flame blazing rare knowledge.
    “Stars ink your fingers
    with a lexicon of flame
    blazing rare knowledge.”
    Aberjhani, The River of Winged Dreams

  • #22
    In an age of bombs guzzling blood, skylarks merge peace with thought and action.
    “In an age of bombs
    guzzling blood, skylarks merge peace
    with thought and action.”
    Aberjhani, The River of Winged Dreams

  • #23
    We are living in an era in which billions of people are grappling to promote
    “We are living in an era in which billions of people are grappling to promote communication, tolerance, and understanding over the more destructive forces of war, terrorism, and political chaos that have characterized the beginning of the 21st Century.”
    Aberjhani, Journey through the Power of the Rainbow: Quotations from a Life Made Out of Poetry

  • #24
    The dancing vortex of a sacred metaphor clashes horns and halos to make wounded music
    “The dancing vortex of a sacred metaphor clashes horns and halos to make wounded music set to the tempo of a new era in brilliant labor.”
    Aberjhani, The River of Winged Dreams

  • #25
    This world’s anguish is no different from the love we insist on holding back.
    “This world’s anguish is no different
    from the love we insist on holding back.”
    Aberjhani, Elemental: The Power of Illuminated Love

  • #26
    In your hands winter is a book with cloud pages that snow pearls of love.
    “In your hands winter
    is a book with cloud pages
    that snow pearls of love.”
    Aberjhani, Journey through the Power of the Rainbow: Quotations from a Life Made Out of Poetry

  • #27
    Journey through the Power of the Rainbow represents a condensed compendium of literary efforts from
    “Journey through the Power of the Rainbow represents a condensed compendium of literary efforts from a life dedicated to transforming the themes of injustice, grief, and despair that we all encounter during some unavoidable point of our existence into a sustainable life-affirming poetics of passionate creativity, empowered spiritual vision, and inspired commitment.”
    Aberjhani, Journey through the Power of the Rainbow: Quotations from a Life Made Out of Poetry

  • #28
    Aberjhani
    “Some have speculated that the way [Albert] Camus died made his theories on absurdity a self-fulfilling prophecy. Others would say it was the triumphant meaningful way he lived that allowed him to rise heroically above absurdity.”
    Aberjhani, Illuminated Corners: Collected Essays and Articles Volume I.

  • #29
    There is in Albert Camus’ literary craftsmanship a seductive intelligence that could almost make a
    “There is in Albert Camus’ literary craftsmanship a seductive intelligence that could almost make a reader dismiss his philosophical intentions if he had not insisted on making them so clear.”
    Aberjhani, Illuminated Corners: Collected Essays and Articles Volume I.

  • #30
    Aberjhani
    “Before the thunderous clamor of political debate or war set loose in the world, love insisted on its promise for the possibility of human unity: between men and women, between blacks and whites, northerners and southerners, haves and have-have-nots, self and self.”
    Aberjhani, The Wisdom of W.E.B. Du Bois



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