Peace building

International Peace Day: Realizing the Culture of Peace

20 September 2017 Leave a Comment

From our dear friend and ally, Dot Maver, President of the National Peace Academy. This article celebrates and honours our global commitment to a culture of peace ahead of the International Day of Peace 21 September.... Imagine, a circle of Wise Ones, observing humanity’s progress on Earth as peacebuilding becomes a way of life. Periodically, these Silent Watchers offer a spiritual impulse towards a Culture of Peace with a focus on the realization of oneness, loving understanding, sharing and … Continue reading

Disturbing The Peace – A New Story for Conflict Resolution – Findhorn Film Screening, 23 September 2017, Universal Hall

14 September 2017 Leave a Comment

You are warmly invited to the Findhorn screening and Q&A with the filmmakers of this MUST SEE documentary. For anyone working toward cultivating peace in our time, even in the most seemingly intractable of circumstances. DISTURBING THE PEACE is a story of the human potential unleashed when we stop participating in a story that no longer serves us and, with the power of our convictions, take action to create new possibilities. STORY In a world torn by conflict—in a place where the idea of … Continue reading

The Purpose of Nonviolent Communication | Marshall Rosenberg

5 September 2017 Leave a Comment

"At the core of all anger is a need that is not being fulfilled." - Marshall Rosenberg Nonviolent communication is a tool that we can use to resolve conflicts at both the individual and collective levels. By focusing on identifying the needs of individuals and groups instead of the assigning blame for circumstances, nonviolent communication has the potential to heal the wounds most of us feel deep inside us. When we succeed in nonviolent communication, we are able to meet both our own needs and … Watch video

Findhorn New Story Presents Award-winning Film, Disturbing The Peace, 23 September 2017

13 August 2017 Leave a Comment

We are honoured to be presenting the award-winning film Disturbing The Peace: Saturday, 23 September 2017 19.30, London time Universal Hall, Findhorn, Scotland A film by Reconsider. The film screening will be followed by a post-film discussion and Q&A with acclaimed Executive Producer & Director, Stephen Apkon, and Executive Director, Marcina Hale. Book here for just the film screening on the 23rd, or film screening and 1.5-day follow-on workshop, facilitated by the filmmakers, … Watch video

Summoning our collective courage

6 June 2017 Leave a Comment

A wise and profound call to action, in the wake of the recent UK attacks, from Justine Huxley of St Ethelburga's Centre for Reconciliation and Peace, London. We are sharing it here, with Justine's kind permission, because this is an important message for all of us no matter where in the world these atrocities are taking place.... Dear friends, Witnessing the panic, chaos and senseless killings on Saturday night while we are still digesting the wrenching scenes of carnage after the Kabul … Continue reading

Dalai Lama on religious violence

29 November 2016 1 Comment

"All major world religious traditions carry the same message: the message of love, compassion, forgiveness, tolerance, contentment, self-discipline - all religious traditions. So these are the common ground, and common practice. On that level we can build genuine harmony on the basis of mutual respect, mutual learning, mutual admiration." Watch video

The Dalai Lama film ‘Road To Peace’ comes to Findhorn 27 November 2016

20 November 2016 Leave a Comment

The award-winning Dalai Lama Film Road to Peace premieres in Scotland November 2016 with a very special Q&A tour. Screenings will take place in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dundee, Oban and at the Universal Hall right here in Findhorn 27 November! "In a world dominated by suffering and violence, how can we create peace in our lives? This film embarks on an extraordinary journey with one of the most celebrated humanitarians of all time, the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet. The Nobel Peace Prize winner … Watch video

Walking for Peace | Satish Kumar

18 November 2016 Leave a Comment

How the Simple act of Walking can bring us Inner Peace. Findhorn Fellow and Editor Emeritus of Resurgence & Ecologist magazine, Satish Kumar, commemorates 50 years of Resurgence with a pilgrimage from the source of the Thames to Oxford. In 1962, Satish walked 8,000 miles from India to Washington D.C. for peace. Watch video

Prayer for Peace in Conflictual Times | Deva Premal and Miten

13 November 2016 Leave a Comment

"~ Lokah Samasta Sukhino Bhavantu ~ in these times of conflict and apparent separation, we offer this beautiful mantra as a reminder that, whoever we are and whatever beliefs and ideals we may carry, in the dimension of compassion and forgiveness, we are all One - don't give up on these basic qualities - they inspire us to rise in love and diminish fear. We pray for the light to illuminate the inherent goodness in all of us, regardless of political and religious ideals. All is Love. Share this … Watch video

Documentary Film: Disturbing the Peace

27 September 2016 Leave a Comment

"In a world torn by conflict—in a place where the idea of peace has been abandoned—an energy of determined optimism emerges. When someone is willing to disturb the status quo and stand for the dream of a free and secure world, who will stand with them? "Disturbing the Peace is a story of the human potential unleashed when we stop participating in a story that no longer serves us and, with the power of our convictions, take action to create new possibilities. "Disturbing the Peace follows … Watch video