“The most dangerous man, to any government, is the man who is able to think things out for himself without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos. Almost inevitably he comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane and intolerable, and so, if he is romantic, he tries to change it. And even if he is not romantic personally he is apt to spread discontent among those who are.”

~ H.L. Mencken

I thought it apt to enter the New Year with the following insightful quote, which all depends on what path our consciousness and actions takes us.

This not only relates to the ending of the Mayan Calendar, but also highlights the apparently huge but difficult challenges that awaits the world in 2012.

Hopefully we can become wise enough in time, which will enable us to choose the true, righteous and peaceful path.

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Is it so bad, then, to be misunderstood? Pythagoras was misunderstood, and Socrates, and Jesus, and Luther, and Copernicus, and Galileo, and Newton, and every pure and wise spirit that ever took flesh. To be great is to be misunderstood.

~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

This post is part of the ‘Ancient Egyptian Wisdom’ series, please read the following first part: Ancient Egyptian Wisdom: Egypt – Source of All Knowledge and Wisdom?

As we continue our mysterious but magical journey through ancient Egypt, we now come to a man who completely revolutionised the spiritual thinking and knowledge of his people and culture.

Akhenaten, who was a Pharaoh and sage of his times, has been mostly ignored in modern times. However, Akhenaten’s wisdom, and the religious influence he had on ancient thought, have not been forgotten.

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Compassion hurts. When you feel connected to everything, you also feel responsible for everything. And you cannot turn away. Your destiny is bound with the destinies of others. You must either learn to carry the Universe or be crushed by it. You must grow strong enough to love the world, yet empty enough to sit down at the same table with its worst horrors.

~ Andrew Boyd