December 2010 Blog Posts (9)

             "In the calming presence of God, we enter a time of perfect

          peace. We drift in a sea of tranquility, knowing that

                     nothing can disturb us....for God is here.

                  As we relax and let go, we feel God's love

                enfolding and uplifting us."…

Friends this blog posting is not an indictment of you personally, so kindly don't take my sincere efforts to awaken our community as an assault on your integrity and sincerity.

However, I find that our peace community (not this site) is rather DEAD.

Why would I make such a statement?  Because after years of attending meetings, rallies, boycotts, hunger strikes, investing in peace related ventures, the ROI has been truly dismal.

What ROI. The…

Let us know peace.

For as long as the moon shall rise,

For as long as the rivers shall flow,

For as long as the sun will shine,

For as long as the grass shall grow,

Let us know peace.

~Traditional Native American Prayer for Peace

Author

Karla Solano



I remember loving the holidays when I was a child; it was a magical time that would get started on December 8th. On this particular night every house in every neighborhood would light up the front entrance of their houses with candles, kids would play with fire crackers and fireworks would illuminate the streets of my country…Colombia; every neighbor would come out and share this fun moment of light. This celebration was in honor of the mother…

The Buddhist dogma “all life is suffering” is sometimes misunderstood. I understand why, it sounds very tragic, like a mother tucking in her child and saying, “goodnight dear, sleep well because everything is going to be awful in the morning”. But, to many on the path of enlightenment, it is a statement of reassurance. That we all must suffer is (at the same time) an unfortunate truth, a common ground we walk upon, and a reason to rise above.…

Dear Peacemakers and Friends,

Today we are happy to re-feature "Peace", a fun and uplifting music video shared by Luminaries.…

Human Rights Day 2010 will highlight and promote the achievements of human rights defenders and it will again emphasize the primary responsibility Governments have to enable and protect their role. The Day is also intended to inspire a new generation of defenders to…