Posted on April 28, 2006 by John Uebersax
Article: The Personal Practice of Nonviolence, by Jennifer Hadley
In taking offense at others, I was choosing fear. When I took offense I was calling forth a violent energy within myself. Generally I didn’t let people know (at least not directly) that they’d offended me and so the violent energy was directed within…
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Posted on April 28, 2006 by John Uebersax
Article: Peace as an Organizing Principle, by By Louise Diamond, Ph.D.
Peace as an organizing principle is an intriguing and revolutionary idea that, if applied at the global, national, and individual levels, would radically change the world we live in. To explore that further, let us consider how it would be if peace were truly [...]
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Posted on April 28, 2006 by John Uebersax
I disagreed with President Bush’s decision to go to war in Iraq. And I think I disagree with some comments in his recent State of the Union Address. But that doesn’t mean I disagree with him about **everything** (and that’s an important principle: don’t demonize people, don’t seem them as all good [...]
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