182 Quotes by Gudjon Bergmann

This tendency to defend a belief structure is true in all cases, even the rational. Never underestimate our ability to convince ourselves of what we wish to be true, especially if we have invested time and money in our beliefs.

…but death can’t be the final word, can it? I mean, look at this fire. The wood that we threw on it has been decimated, or so it seems, but in reality, the wood has been transformed into gasses and ashes. I think about that, you know, about how nothing is ever destroyed, but only changes form.

We don’t need to be perfect to do good deeds in the world, but we need to be sincere in our efforts.

In civilized society, we humans are responsible for nurturing and sustaining the force of inter-relational harmony in our lives.

Harmony begins within. If we are to influence the world around us, even in minor ways, the real work begins inside and emanates outwards.

When life vibrates at a harmonious frequency there is no need to seek something better. It’s only when the rhythm of life is disrupted that people pay attention.

If people can be around each other doing co-human things—i.e., things that everyone does, such as eating food, helping others, creating, talking about the weather, etc.—and not feel threatened, anxieties are reduced, empathy is increased, trust is built, and perceptions are changed.

We, the willing, should practice the art of lifting the ideological veil and seeing co-humanity everywhere.

Ever since the Enlightenment era in the 17th and 18th Centuries—which, among other things, gave birth to the U.S. Constitution and the de facto motto E Pluribus Unum (out of the many, one)—interfaith tolerance has been sown into the fabric of Western society. The rules of one religion are not made into law for all citizens because of a simple social agreement. For you to believe what you want, you must allow me to do the same, even if we disagree.