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| Mantelpiece Altar, Theosophical Society of San Francisco |
"I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. This is why right, temporarily defeated, is stronger than evil triumphant."
- MLK, Nobel Peace Prize Speech, Oslo, October, 1964
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| Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Under Arrest, Montgomery, Alabama, 1958. Photo Credit: Charles Moore NOTE: MLK came from the future, & brought with him a message so powerful that its delivery cost the messenger his life. No monument could ever contain the greatness he conjured, but your radiant mind can mirror it, & your overflowing heart can pour it forth. Choose to live this truth. Choose to live from the future into the now. Choose indomitable compassion & dauntless courage. The goddesses of love & justice call to you from within your psyche-soma-soul. - Richard Power
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"Love is the supreme, unifying principle of life." - MLK, 1965
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“Human salvation lies in the hands of the creatively maladjusted. The hope of a secure and livable world lies with disciplined nonconformists, who are dedicated to justice, peace, and brotherhood. The trailblazers in human, academic, scientific, and religious freedom have always been nonconformists. In any cause that concerns the progress of mankind, put your faith in the nonconformist!” - Dr. Martin Luther King’s “Strength to Love” (1963) |
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| A photograph taken after the announcement that MLK had won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964. |
“Jesus recognized the need for blending opposites. He knew that his disciples would face a difficult and hostile world, where they would confront the recalcitrance of political officials and the intransigence of the protectors of the old order. He knew that they would meet cold and arrogant men whose hearts had been hardened by the long winter of traditionalism. ... And he gave them a formula for action, ‘Be ye therefore as wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.’ ... We must combine the toughness of the serpent with the softness of the dove, a tough mind and a tender heart.” - Dr. Martin Luther King’s “Strength to Love” (1963)
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| Photo Credit: Dick DeMarsico, World Telegram. 1964. |
"A true revolution of values will soon cause us to question the fairness and justice of many of our past and present policies ... True compassion is more than flinging a coin to a beggar. It comes to see that an edifice which produces beggars needs restructuring ... When I speak of love I am not speaking of some sentimental and weak response. I am not speaking of that force which is just emotional bosh ... Love is somehow the key that unlocks the door which leads to ultimate reality .. We are now faced with the fact that tomorrow is today. We are confronted with the fierce urgency of now ... Over the bleached bones and jumbled residues of numerous civilizations are written the pathetic words, 'Too late.' There is an invisible book of life that faithfully records our vigilance or our neglect. Omar Khayyam is right: 'The moving finger writes, and having writ moves on' ... Now let us rededicate ourselves to the long and bitter — but beautiful — struggle for a new world ... The choice is ours, and though we might prefer it otherwise we must choose in this crucial moment of human history." - MLK, NYC, April 1967
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| Martin Luther King Memorial, Washington D.C. Photo Credit: @zackowicz MyDCcool |
