ASSOCIATE MEMBER BLOG TAG: peace
| Friday, October 9, 2009 11:26AM | | | | Obama Wins Nobel Peace Prize?? | Tags: barack, obama, nobel, peace, prize, black, white, racist, liberal, conservative, the, fox, news, wins, president, white, house, reaction, my, opinion, joel, cobbs, Glenn, Beck
| | | | As one can see below, I've spent a little while reading many different articles from many different points of view (still haven't seen what Glenn Beck thinks of a "racist against white people" winning the Prize). A lot of them are interesting as well as biased. Very annoying, but very true. Personally, I think it's too much, too soon.
My initial reaction was confusion, followed quickly by joy, which then turned to curiosity. Talking with friends about the topic I wondered: "Why did he win it?"
My friend Phil brought it to my attention that the forms must be submitted by February 1st. That was a shocker, meaning they've known since 12 days after his presidency he would be good. ... | | | | | | | Saturday, April 18, 2009 1:12PM | | | | Pacification | Tags: mental health, peace
| | | Writing in his book Step by Step, Maha Ghosananda focuses on the personal and political practicalities of nonviolent engagement in social change. In making the claim that our goal as humans is to realize our universal brotherhood, he explores some of the hindrances in reaching it, such as enmity, anger, and especially ignorance.
Ghosananda reports Gandhi as having said that in overcoming the ill-will caused by ignorance, the essence of nonviolent action is to end antagonism—by appealing to the best in people, we achieve peace. As such, Ghosananda says wise ones wish for neither victory nor defeat. Rather, through generosity, wisdom, and kindness, we will create peace.
Despite seemingly naive statements, such as “With loving kindness, all... | | | | | |
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