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Source: A Reflection of Goodwill taken from the book “Jesus e a Cidadania do Espírito” [Jesus and the Citizenship of the Spirit], October 2019.

A instrução intelectual não é suficiente para formar verdadeiros cidadãos para o terceiro milênio, que conta com . . . mil anos para desenvolver uma nova Era Espiritual Civilizada. O cérebro deve ser unido pelo coração.  O próprio Sábio do Milênio, Jesus, em Seu Santo Evangelho segundo Mateus 11:25, nos exorta a buscar  a humildade intelectual  para alcançar o melhor do  Conhecimento que desce do Alto :  “Eu te louvo, Pai, Senhor do céu e da terra, porque ocultaste estas coisas aos sábios e entendidos, e as revelaste aos pequeninos”.

Tela: Rafael Sanzio (1483-1520)

Em outras palavras, aos  simples de coração, que se encontram nas religiões, nas academias do conhecimento humano, ou na escola da vida cotidiana.

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Com isso em mente, o pensamento do ser humano será baseado no equilíbrio. Caráter nobre será a principal qualidade das criaturas.

Buda costumava ensinar:  “Tudo o que somos é o resultado do que pensamos”.

José de Paiva Netto is a writer, journalist, radio broadcaster, composer, and poet. He is the President of the Legion of Good Will (LGW), effective member of the Brazilian Press Association (ABI) and of the Brazilian International Press Association (ABI-Inter). Affiliated to the National Federation of Journalists (FENAJ), the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), the Union of Professional Journalists of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the Union of Writers of Rio de Janeiro, the Union of Radio Broadcasters of Rio de Janeiro, and the Brazilian Union of Composers (UBC). He is also a member of the Academy of Letters of Central Brazil. He is an author of international reference in the concept and defense of the cause of Ecumenical Citizenship and Spirituality which, according to him, constitute “the cradle of the most generous values that are born of the Soul, the dwelling of the emotions and of the reasoning enlightened by intuition, the atmosphere that embraces everything that transcends the ordinary field of matter and comes from the elevated human sensitivity, such as Truth, Justice, Mercy, Ethics, Honesty, Generosity, and Fraternal Love.”