INTERdependence Day

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INTERdependence Day
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PREAMBLE TO THE DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS

• Whereas recognition of the inherent dignity and
  of the equal and inalienable rights of all
  members of the human family is the foundation of
  freedom, justice and peace in the world,Whereas
  disregard and contempt for human rights have
  resulted in barbarous acts which have outraged
  the conscience of mankind, and the advent of a
  world in which human beings shall enjoy freedom
  of speech and belief and freedom from fear and
  want has been proclaimed as the highest
  aspiration of the common people, Whereas it is
  essential, if man is not to be compelled to have
  recourse, as a last resort, to rebellion against
  tyranny and oppression, that human rights should
  be protected by the rule of law,Whereas it is
  essential to promote the development of friendly
  relations between nations, Whereas the peoples
  of the United Nations have in the Charter
  reaffirmed their faith in fundamental human
  rights, in the dignity and worth of the human
  person and in the equal rights of men and women
  and have determined to promote social progress
  and better standards of life in larger freedom,
  Whereas Member States have pledged themselves
  to achieve, in co-operation with the United
  Nations, the promotion of universal respect for
  and observance of human rights and fundamental
  freedoms, Whereas a common understanding of
  these rights and freedoms is of the greatest
  importance for the full realization of this
  pledge, Now, Therefore THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
  proclaims THIS UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN
  RIGHTS as a common standard of achievement for
  all peoples and all nations, to the end that
  every individual and every organ of society,
  keeping this Declaration constantly in mind,
  shall strive by teaching and education to promote
  respect for these rights and freedoms and by
  progressive measures, national and international,
  to secure their universal and effective
  recognition and observance, both among the
  peoples of Member States themselves and among the
  peoples of territories under their jurisdiction.

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The "Declaration of InterdependenceBy Melanie
Bacon

• We hold these truths to be self-evident
• That all life is interconnected, and endowed by
  our Creator with certain inalienable rights and
  responsibilities,
• That among these are presence, compassion, and
  the pursuit of happiness.
• That to secure these rights and responsibilities,
  
• We open our minds and hearts to the needs of
  others, and our own true needs,We hear the sound
  of the living universe in our ears, and add our
  voices to the song,
• We live every moment with awareness of the
  purity and power of existence.
• And for the support of this Declaration, we
  pledge to each other our love and our breath,
• For the freedom of the one is the freedom of the
  all, and the pain of the one is the pain of the
  all
• The breath of the one is the breath of the all,
  and the breath of the all is the breath of God.

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Philosophy of Spiritual Service SEVA

• Seva is a spirit of love, an expanded
  understanding of realty of oneness, a state of
  consciousness in which the we recognize or at
  least begin to recognize that the Self in me is
  the same as the Self in the other and that by
  serving the other and worshipping the other and
  loving the other and caring for the other-- I
  serve, worship, care for and love my own Self
  and in both cases, the server and the served,
  both are God.
• Seva is giving without restriction, giving
  without calculation, giving without care of
  recognition giving because giving feels the most
  natural thing to do Seva is the Sankalpa or
  intention of the divine Self seated within that
  feels kinship with God and experiences oneness
  and intrinsic interconnectedness with all of
  Gods creation.
• An insecure mind or tired body cannot shake the
  arising Seva consciousness in wise souls. The
  performance of Seva unleashes an inner Shakti
  that is like that of a thousand suns. The service
  of even one hungry, helpless, homeless being or
  animal in need awakens the sleeping God within,
  that blesses us again and again, in ways untold,
  unheard and unimagined.
• Pratichi Mathur

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QUOTATIONS ON SERVICE

• "Your life and mine should be valued not by what
  we take... but by what we give." -- Edgar Allen
• "What is the essence of life? To serve others and
  to do good." -- Aristotle
• Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did
  nothing because he could do only a little. --
  Edmond Burke
• "Service to a just cause rewards the worker with
  more real happiness and satisfaction than any
  other venture of life."-- Carrie Chapman Catt
• "I believe that to meet the challenge of our
  times, human beings will have to develop a
  greater sense of universal responsibility. We
  must all learn to work not just for our own self,
  family, or nation but for the benefit of all
  humankind. Universal responsibility is the key to
  human survival. It is the best foundation for
  world peace, the equitable use of natural
  resources, and through concern for future
  generations, the proper care of the environment."
  -- The Dalai Lama
• "If I can stop one heart from breaking, I shall
  not live in vain. If I can ease one life the
  aching, or cool one pain, or help one fainting
  robin unto his nest again, I shall not live in
  vain." -- Emily Dickinson
• "It is one of the most beautiful compensations of
  this life that no man can sincerely try to help
  another without helping himself." -- Ralph Waldo
  Emerson
• "I am only one, But still I am one. I cannot do
  everything, But still I can do something And
  because I cannot do everything I will not refuse
  to do the something that I can do." -- Edward
  Everett

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QUOTATIONS ON SERVICE

• "The best way to find yourself, is to lose
  yourself in the service of others." -- Mahatma
  Gandhi
• "May I never get too busy in my own affairs that
  I fail to respond to the needs of others with
  kindness and compassion." -- Thomas Jefferson
• "Whenever you are to do a thing, though it can
  never be known but to yourself, ask yourself how
  you would act were all the world looking at you
  and act accordingly."-- Thomas Jefferson
• It is from the numberless diverse acts of
  courage and belief that human history is shaped.
  Each time a man stands up for an ideal or acts to
  improve the lot of others or strikes out against
  injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope,
  and crossing each other from a million different
  centers of energy and daring, those ripples build
  a current that can sweep down the mightiest walls
  of oppression and resistance. -- Robert F.
  Kennedy
• Everyone can be great, because everyone can
  serve. -- Martin Luther King, Jr.
• I don't know what your destiny will be, but one
  thing I do know The only ones among you who will
  be really happy are those who have sought and
  found how to serve. -- Albert Schweitzer
• "A gift consists not in what is done or given,
  but in the intention of the giver or doer." --
  Seneca
• "I slept and I dreamed that life is all joy, I
  woke and I saw that life is all service. I served
  and I saw that service is joy. " -- Rabindranath
  Tagore
• The most satisfying thing in life is to have
  been able to give a large part of one's self to
  others. -- Pierre Teilhard De Chardin
• We ourselves feel that what we are doing is just
  a drop in the ocean. But the ocean would be less
  because of that missing drop. -- Mother Teresa
  

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