What is Moral Clarity?
“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives.” (John 14:27)
“Art thou a king, then?”
"Actually, I was born and came into the world to testify to the Truth."
John 18:37
Moral Clarity Is…
Faith.
Truth.
Unity.
Holism.
Justice.
Mercy.
Love.
Grace.
Equality.
Honest.
Respect.
Opportunity.
Leadership.
Collective.
Empathy.
Conservation.
Restraint.
Character.
Responsibility.
Sharing.
Faith.
Concern.
Charity.
Deeds.
Universal.
Generosity.
Health.
Possibility.
Righteousness.
Humility.
Consistency.
Human development.
All.
“In a 1955 interview, when asked who owned the patent for IPV, Jonas Salk, US physician and inventor of the polio vaccine, replied: “Well, the people, I would say. There is no patent. Could you patent the sun?”
Moral Clarity Comes…
Light.***
Religion.
Culture.
Nature.
Good deeds.
Praxis.
Allyship.
Adversity.
Hardship.
Suffering.
Learning.
Knowledge.
Food.
Music.
Silence.
Water.
Family.
Friends.
Neighbors.
Strangers.
Movement.
Disavowing self.
Art.
Sleep.
Lending a helping hand.
Empathy.
Advocacy.
Generosity.
Truth-telling.
“The desert is the place where God speaks to the heart of the human person and where the answer to prayer flows. That is, the desert of solitude, the heart detached from other things; and alone, in that solitude, opens itself to the Word of God.” - Pope Francis
India.Arie - I Am Light
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I am light, I am light
I am light, I am light
I am light, I am light
I am light, I am lightI am not the things my family did
I am not the voices in my head
I am not the pieces of the brokenness insideI am light
I am light
I am light, I am light
I am light, I am light
I am light, I am lightI'm not the mistakes that I have made
Or any of the things that caused me pain
I am not the pieces of the dream I left behindI am light
I am light
I am light
I, I am light
I am light, I am light
Ay-yeah
I am light, I am lightI am not the colour of my eyes
I am not the skin on the outside
I am not my age
I am not my race, my soul inside is all light
All light
All light, yeah
All lightI am light, I am light
I am light, I am light, yeahI am devinity defined
I am the god on the inside
I am a star
A piece of it all
I am light
Moral Clarity…The Experience
Daniel Drayton, Co-Captain of the Pearl Escape of 1848
"But my views upon this subject had undergone a gradual change. I knew it was asserted in the Declaration of Independence that all men are born free and equal, and I had read in the Bible that God had made of one flesh all the nations of the earth. I had found out, by intercourse with the negroes, that they had the same desires, wishes and hopes, as myself.” Read More
“When we think about justice and equality, the view from those treated most unjustly is the starting point.”
Moral Clarity…
Is the way that we channel and connect
aspatiality and atemporality
that exist beyond our awareness and control
to shape a world of
of negligible consciousness
enslaved to self -
Rather, the illusion of self, “I” and “me” -
and that which redirects us from
The Light.
Universal Truth, Love, Justice, and Mercy.
“In truth, we are merely light
and energy. The awareness and control functions of consciousness are profound, but vastly overrated.”
- Christopher Williams 
Moral Clarity…
Moral clarity like a window
Wipe clean.
Again and again
To view
What is and shouldn’t be.
Injustice.
Oppression.
Hate.
The window again!
The fog.
Dirt.
Filth.
Wipe clean.
Again and again.
Moral Clarity…”I will not retreat a single inch”
“I am in earnest,
I will not equivocate,
I will not excuse,
I will not retreat a single inch,
and I will be heard.
With reasonable men,
I will reason;
with humane men I will plead;
but to tyrants I will give no quarter,
nor waste arguments where they will certainly be lost.”
- William Lloyd Garrison
Moral Clarity and Testing by Faith
“For you, God, tested us;
you refined us like silver.
You brought us into prison
and laid burdens on our backs.
You let people ride over our heads;
we went through fire and water,
but you brought us to a place of abundance.”
- Psalms 66:10-12Move in the Spirit.
So like the rain, come and drench us in love
Let Your power rush in like a flood
So come and blow on through
Spirit move, we're ready for You to
Come and blow on through
Come and do what only You can do
“Here, we see the scars from mechanical blades - no more growth here. It has to grow differently.“
“Free government cannot long endure if property is largely in a few hands and large masses of people are unable to earn homes, education, and a support in old age." - Rutherford B. Hayes
Once the World Was Perfect
Joy Harjo
Once the world was perfect, and we were happy in that world.
Then we took it for granted
Discontent began a small rumble in the earthly mind.
Then Doubt pushed through with its spiked head.
And once Doubt ruptured the web
All manner of demon thoughts
Jumped through-
We destroyed the world we had been given
For inspiration, for life -
Each stone of jealousy, each stone
Of fear, greed, envy, and hatred, put out the light.
No one was without a stone in his or her hand.
There we were
Right back where we had started
We were bumping into each other
In the dark.
And now we had no place to live, since we didn't know
How to live with each other
Then one of the stumbling ones took pity on another
And shared a blanket.
A spark of kindness made a light.
The light made an opening in the darkness
Everyone worked together to make a ladder.
A Wind Clan person climbed out first into the next world,
And then the other clans, the children of those clans, their children,
And their children, all the way through time
To now, into this morning light to you.
“Are we Shadows of Entropy or a Light Force of Lumen Intent?”
Moral Clarity…
Charles C. Burleigh
"What, I ask, is the relative authority of a constitution that man makes, and a constitution that God makes? What is the relative authority of an absolute moral obligation, and a mere conventional of an absolute moral obligation?"
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Annual meeting of the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society, Friday, January 28, 1859
Blocking Out Moral Clarity
“All this took place because the Israelites had sinned against the Lord their God, who had brought them up out of Egypt from under the power of Pharaoh king of Egypt...
But they would not listen and were as stiff-necked as their ancestors, who did not trust in the Lord their God. They rejected his decrees and the covenant he had made with their ancestors and the statutes he had warned them to keep. They followed worthless idols and themselves became worthless. They imitated the nations around them although the Lord had ordered them, “Do not do as they do.” - 2 Kings 17:7-14
Preventing the Light
Perplexity AI: “Here's a more practical list of factors that can prevent people from receiving the Light in a metaphorical or spiritual sense:
Closed-mindedness: Refusing to consider new ideas or perspectives can block personal growth and enlightenment.
Negative self-talk: Constant self-criticism and pessimism can create a mental barrier to receiving positive energy or insights.
Overreliance on logic: Exclusively focusing on rational thinking while ignoring intuition and emotions can limit one's ability to perceive deeper truths.
Unresolved trauma: Past emotional wounds can create psychological blocks that prevent openness to new experiences and understanding.
Addiction: Substance abuse or behavioral addictions can cloud judgment and hinder spiritual or personal development.
Toxic relationships: Surrounding oneself with negative influences can drain energy and obstruct personal growth.
Information overload: Constant exposure to excessive information and stimuli can overwhelm the mind, making it difficult to focus on personal growth.
Lack of self-reflection: Failing to take time for introspection and self-analysis can prevent personal insights and spiritual growth.
Fear of change: Resistance to personal transformation due to fear of the unknown can impede progress and enlightenment.
Materialistic focus: Overemphasis on physical possessions and external validation can distract from inner growth and spiritual development.
Lack of mindfulness: Living on autopilot without being present in the moment can prevent one from noticing opportunities for growth and enlightenment.
Cynicism: A consistently skeptical or distrustful attitude towards life can close off possibilities for positive change and spiritual insight.
Perfectionism: Setting unrealistically high standards can lead to constant disappointment and block the ability to appreciate progress and learning.
Busy lifestyle: Overcommitting to work and social obligations can leave little time for self-care, reflection, and spiritual practices.
Lack of connection with nature: Disconnection from the natural world can limit opportunities for inspiration, peace, and spiritual renewal.”
Moral Clarity - Not…
Violence.
Self.
Place.
Ego.
Money. Much. Get mine.
Everything unto myself.
Harm.
Whoever. Whenever.
They receive little Light.
“The day that we realize consciousness as illusory, dreamlike, and negligible, this is the day that the moral clarity will come. We are merely vessels of embodied light and energy, weighed down in temporal-spatial dimensionality. We do not exist outside of embodiment.”
- Christopher Williams