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Oneness and The Golden Rule
"Hurt not others with that which pains yourself."
(From the Udanavarga 5.18)
Buddhism
“In everything, do to others as you would have them do to you; for this is the law and the prophets.”
(Matthew 7:12 - NRSV)
Christianity
"Do naught to others which if done to thee would cause thee pain."
(From the Mahabharata 5.1517)
Hinduism
“No one of you is a believer until he desires for his brother that which he desires for himself.”
(Sunnab)
Islam
“In happiness and suffering, in joy and grief, we should regard all creatures as we regard our own self.”
(Lord Mahavir 24th Tirthankara)
Jainism
“What is hateful to you, do not to your fellow human beings. That is the law; all the rest is commentary.”
( Talmud, Shabbat 3 l a)
Judaism
"Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves.
(Chief Seattle)
Native Spiritual Traditions
"Be Charitable to all beings, love is the representation of god."
(KO-JI-KI Hachiman Kasuga)
Shintoism
"Don’t create enmity with anyone as God is within everyone."
(Guru Arjan Devji 259. Guru Granth Sahib)
Sikhism
"Regard your neighbor's gain as your own gain; and regard your neighbor's loss as your own loss."
This is a blog written by Mona El-Farra, a physician, womens right activist and resident of Gaza. She writes when the power is on and can give you a first hand glimps of what the life in Gaza is like right now.
Dear all
my freind hoda, lives next to the ministry of interior building, in Gaza, that was hit last night with 2 rockets, the attack occured 2am yesterday, please forgive me about the accuracy, l am starting to lose track of days and nights, and how many times we were attacked, hoda told me that the whole building was shaking, she went out, with her pyjamas, all the residents were out in their night wear, children faces were too pale, some of them were crying hystiricaly, the fume filled the…
This is a blog written by Mona El-Farra, a physician, womens right activist and resident of Gaza. She writes when the power is on and can give you a first hand glimps of what the life in Gaza is like right now.
Dear all
my freind hoda, lives next to the ministry of interior building, in Gaza, that was hit last night with 2 rockets, the attack occured 2am yesterday, please forgive me about the accuracy, l am starting to lose track of days and nights, and how many times we were attacked, hoda told me that the whole building was shaking, she went out, with her pyjamas, all the residents were out in their night wear, children faces were too pale, some of them were crying hystiricaly, the fume filled theÉ
Peace on Earth (Pokoj na Ziemi, in the Polish original) is a 1987 science fiction novel by Stanisław Lem.
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The gory massacre at Godhra and the subsequent retaliatory slaughter throughout Gujarat underlines how easily communal passions can be aroused among otherwise normal people.
A major cause for such behaviour is a mindset, found both among Muslims and Hindus, that believes that tolerance is a sign of weakness. Convinced about the infallibility of their own faith, they are totally intolerant to the views of others. Bolstered by the exhortations of their religious and political leaders, they feel no compunctions in smashing all that stands in their way including the laws of the land.
(See also: Peace on Earth, Peace of Mind, Love and
Happiness, Life and Beyond, Body Mind and Soul)
Shiites
seek revenge on Sunnis for the revenge they sought on Shiites; Irish Catholics
retaliate against the Protestants who retaliated against them; Hezbollah and
Hamas retaliate against Israel who in turn retaliates back.
In
each of these instances, people on one side claim that they are merely
responding to provocation and dismiss the other side's identical claim as
disingenuous spin. But psychology research suggests that these claims reflect
genuinely different perceptions of the same reality.
This article, by Daniel Gilbert
professor of psychology at Harvard, gives an understanding to why the conflict
in the Middle East can escalate into madness without the parties themselves
being aware of their own role.
A leading neuroscientist, Wolf Singer, caused a sensation by claiming crimes are the result of brain abnormalities. Laura Spinney investigates a slanging match between scientists and philosophers,
We are all subject to conflict and pain because people believe in different things - what is real for some is unreal for others. Naturally, conflict cannot be avoided. People might be able to avoid conflict for some time, but some day they will fight. When each believes that only his way is right, people are bound to fight.
Though all religions started as an instrument to find the inward path, over time, they have undergone many changes and become different sets of beliefs. Though all religions speak of the value of human life, for the sake of the same religions, today people are willing to take each other'slives.
This is because people believe in something which is not yet a reality for them.
(See also: Peace on Earth, Peace of Mind, Love and
Happiness, Life and Beyond, Body Mind and Soul)
The recent killings in the land of the Mahatma, the apostle of peace and non- violence, raises a very serious question. Is human consciousness being governed by the tenets of a few religious texts or is it capable of transcending all barriers for the sake of universal brotherhood?
Christians have killed Jews. Jews and Muslims are fighting all the time. Hindus have a long history of wars going back to the time of the Mahabharata. Despite the advancement of science, people continue to fight on national, religious or racial criteria.
(See also: Peace on Earth, Peace of Mind, Love and
Happiness, Life and Beyond, Body Mind and Soul)
Christmas symbolises peace and goodwill towards all; that is why ceasefires are inspired by Christmas. It also means that we should ready ourselves to receive the child God, who epitomises the spirit of giving and receiving.
For many of us, sadly, the spirit of Christmas is ''hurry''.And yet, eventually, the hour comes when the rushing ends and the race against the calendar mercifully comes to a close. It is only now perhaps that we truly recognise the spirit of Christmas. Christmas itself is eternal, said Burton Hillis.
(See also: Christmas , Indian Festivals,
Spiritual Guidance, God and Religion, Peace on Earth, Peace of Mind, Love and
Happiness, Life and Beyond, Body Mind and Soul)
In the perspective of Baha'u'llah's teachings, the greatest danger of both the moral crisis and the inequities associated with globalisation is an entrenched philosophical attitude that seeks to justify its failures.
Philosophically and politically, the concept of western civilisation presents itself as a kind of liberal relativism, economically and socially, as capitalism - two value systems that have now so adjusted to each other and become so mutually reinforcing as to constitute virtually a single, comprehensive worldview.
(See also: Peace on Earth, Peace of Mind, Love and
Happiness, Life and Beyond, Body Mind and Soul)
Healing in popular parlance means to recover bodily health. In a deeper sense, it also means recovering our true identity in relation to the Self, cosmos, and God.
So when we say we need to heal the wounded subcontinent, it means three things - tending the wound, recovering health, and recognising the interconnectedness of our individual identities and that of the subcontinent.
(See also: Peace on Earth , Faith and Belief,
Spiritual Guidance, God and Religion, Peace on Earth, Peace of Mind, Love and
Happiness, Life and Beyond, Body Mind and Soul)
Last spring, I visited a gurudwara for the first time in my life. Why not earlier? I was apprehensive: Would a Muslim be welcome?
Contrary to my fears, the experience turned out to be a happy one. It was so peaceful and tranquil in the gurudwara. I was there for an hour with Sikh friends. And then, it struck me how little we know of each other's faiths. What was holding us back?
(See also: Peace on Earth , Faith and Belief,
Spiritual Guidance, God and Religion, Peace on Earth, Peace of Mind, Love and
Happiness, Life and Beyond, Body Mind and Soul)
The preamble to the United Nations Charter sums up the existential dilemma of today:
"Since wars begin in the minds of men, it is in the minds of men that defences of peace must be constructed".
In a land where history had sought to be sketched in an arc from Gautama to Gandhi, it is appropriate reflect on such defences and revive them today when war and terrorism have cast their shadow on the world.
(See also: Peace on Earth, Peace of Mind, Love and
Happiness, Life and Beyond, Body Mind and Soul)
Despite continuing conflict, prejudices that once seemed inherent in our nature, are giving way. However, frequently, organised religion poses a formidable obstacle in the path, especially when fanatics seek credence from it. Yet, a lot has been achieved elsewhere: Women were generally regarded as inferior. But now, globally, the concept of equality of the sexes is a universally accepted principle.
Nationalism faces a similar fate. One has to distinguish between patriotism that enriches one'slife, and submission to inflammatory rhetoric that provokes hatred and fear. Nationalistic rites are as often marked by feelings of awkwardness as they are by the strong convictions and enthusiasm of earlier times. The fetish for absolute national sovereignty is on its way out.
(See also: Peace on Earth, Peace of Mind, Love and
Happiness, Life and Beyond, Body Mind and Soul)
The tradition of sanctifying various trees and plants dates back to the Vedic period. Though wood as a fuel was a basic need and trees in general were treated with care and respect, some trees such as the Peepal, Banyan and Neem, commanded more respect than others.
The Tulsi (Basil) plant was grown in every household in the centre of the courtyard and ritually watered. The rituals served an important purpose - they made people aware of the environment and its importance and so indirectly helped preserve and nurture it.
(See also: Peace on Earth, Peace of Mind, Love and
Happiness, Life and Beyond, Body Mind and Soul)
In pre-Mandalised India of the seventies, Prof A L Basham, the author of The Wonder that was India, and I were colleagues at 'El Colegio de Mexico". He once observed that despite innumerable divisive factors of caste, creed and language, the fact that democracy was a functional reality in India, made India a living wonder. Today, I ask myself, are we truly a democratic country?
(See also: Peace on Earth, Peace of Mind, Love and
Happiness, Life and Beyond, Body Mind and Soul)
Recently, this sentence stopped me short: "Before we can live in peace, we have to be able to imagine, to image peace." On similar lines, sculptor and activist Dana Toomey writes of how once, reading the newspaper, she counted 50 different kinds of war around the globe.
Why is it when most of us want peace, war is so prevalent, she wondered. Trying to envision a new culture without war, she asked herself - since humanity has never experienced life without violence, what would peace be like? How would we get the things we want? Who would be our heroes? Is anyone or anything pointing the way?
(See also: Peace on Earth, Peace of Mind, Love and
Happiness, Life and Beyond, Body Mind and Soul)
In the 60s, a communal riot shook a certain town. I was surprised, for it was a new settlement grown around a huge industry. The population was largely labourers and officials from all over India. There was no tradition of animosity between communities; they were united by a common existential necessity.
One winter evening, on a visit to the town, I asked my friends, "Where did so many violent people come from, all of a sudden?"
(See also: Peace on Earth, Peace of Mind, Love and
Happiness, Life and Beyond, Body Mind and Soul)
