The Library Biltmore Estate Asheville North Carolina

This is the Library in the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina, one of the most awe-inspiring rooms in the mansion. A testament to George Washington Vanderbilt II’s love for literature.

https://fineartamerica.com/featured/the-library-biltmore-estate-asheville-north-carolina-wayne-moran.html

#Library #Books #knowledge #widsom #Gallery #biltmore #historic #architecture #art #biltmoreestate #vanderbilt #ashville #northcarolina
#mountain #landscape

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« I always thought that
I was me — but no,
I was you
and never knew it. »

— Jalaluddin Rumi

🔗 · https://poligraf.tumblr.com/post/738907193626198016/i-always-thought-that-i-was-me-but-no-i-was

#quotes #Rumi #interbeing #oneness #reciprocity #widsom #interconnectedness

The oft-cited Catholic saint and theologian St. Augustine watched the Roman Empire collapse, and he argued that for a society to find political and religious unity-peace and harmony-people need to learn how to listen and speak each others' language instead of just trying to convince each other they are right. Imagine if we all leaned into this approach today! https://medium.com/wise-well/st-augustine-was-no-stranger-to-culture-wars-and-has-something-to-say-about-todays-a5dd4c5fa5ff?sk=39ed2654ef4f0cad61b76d62ab02d0a7 #history #politics #culture #widsom

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The oft-cited Catholic saint and theologian St. Augustine watched the Roman Empire collapse, and he argued that for a society to find political and religious unity-peace and harmony-people need to learn how to listen and speak each others' language instead of just trying to convince each other they are right. Imagine if we all leaned into this approach today!

https://medium.com/wise-well/st-augustine-was-no-stranger-to-culture-wars-and-has-something-to-say-about-todays-a5dd4c5fa5ff?sk=39ed2654ef4f0cad61b76d62ab02d0a7

#history #politics #culture #widsom

« I always thought that
I was me — but no,
I was you
and never knew it. »

— Jalaluddin Rumi

🔗 · https://poligraf.tumblr.com/post/738907193626198016/i-always-thought-that-i-was-me-but-no-i-was

#quotes #Rumi #interbeing #oneness #reciprocity #widsom #interconnectedness

QOTD:
"Over a long enough timeline, context has a bus number of zero."

#widsom