Change the Story, Change the World
"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 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
Findhorn Fellow and Editor Emeritus of Resurgence & Ecologist Magazine, Satish Kumar, walks for peace.... "World renowned peace activist Satish Kumar took his final step in a gruelling 50-mile walk to mark International Day of Peace yesterday and to launch the Resurgence Festival. "80-year old Satish reached the Oxfam shop at Broad Street after embarking on the walk just six days earlier from the source of the River Thames near Cirencester in Gloucestershire. "He completed the walk ahead … Continue reading
"Last night, I dreamed of walking. In a thousand bodies, through hundreds of city streets, suburban neighborhoods, rural roads, industrial zones, wild and forgotten spaces. "We walked to be the peace we yearned to see. We could not wait for politicians to end the endless, borderless wars. We ended it with our footsteps. We announced with our bodies that we would not wait for authorities to fix our communities; we would heal them here and now. We walked to be present with one another, to break … Continue reading
The Metta Center for Nonviolence explores what happens when we drop the old story of separation, competition and violence, and start over from a new story perspective that sees the human being beneath the label of terrorist. Watch video
"To find solutions to the environmental crisis and violent conflicts that confront us in the 21st century, we need to seek new answers. Even though I am a Buddhist monk, I believe that these solutions lie beyond religion in the promotion of a concept I call secular ethics. This is an approach to educating ourselves based on scientific findings, common experience and common sense — a more universal approach to the promotion of our shared human values. "It is not enough simply to pray. There are … Continue reading
"....we are working to build a global movement to overcome the policies, drivers, causes and dynamics fuelling war and violence in all its forms. Like marshaling our resources to respond to the outbreak of Ebola, we need to marshal our resources to respond to, overcome and transcend the war making, war intensifying, war fuelling policies that promote more violence. "We are not powerless. We are not alone. We do not have to sit back and feel that nothing can be done. We are each of us. We are … Continue reading
"If you had ten minutes to stand before the United Nations to talk about the role of the media in building a peaceful world, how would you begin? What would you say? What concrete recommendations would you make? "Well, our very own Michael Nagler [Founder of Metta Centre for Nonviolence] was there on September 9, 2015 to speak at the High Level Forum for the Culture of Peace, and well, he took 15… "He began with this powerful fact: radiation and the mass media were born on the same day. Two … Continue reading
"Since the founding of the United Nations, the efforts of a comprehensive research and action focus on particular issues at the highest level of governance, with all countries represented, is making a difference in various areas of human life around the world: UNICEF, Education, World Hunger, Clean Water, and so much more. "In this 70th year of the United Nations General Assembly meeting to address shared concerns and solutions, it is notable that there is support for a Culture of Peace. As we … Continue reading
"New York, 9 December – The United Nations Security Council today adopted an historic resolution on youth, peace and security, which for the first time in its history focuses entirely on the role of young men and women in peacebuilding and countering violent extremism. The resolution, sponsored by Jordan, represents an unprecedented acknowledgment of the urgent need to engage young peacebuilders in promoting peace and countering extremism. The resolution also positions youth and youth-led … Continue reading