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Lush features Peace Pilgrim Satish Kumar

11 January 2017 Leave a Comment

Lush profiles Satish Kumar, Peace Pilgrim, Findhorn Fellow and Editor Emeritus of Resurgence & Ecologist magazine: “He said I was the child of her unfulfilled wishes and that I would never have gold or jewels and that I would never reach my destination. Life for me would be an unending continuous journey.” Satish Kumar, No Destination: Autobiography of a Pilgrim "After his father died, Satish and his mother spent time following the brotherhood of the Jain monks from village to village, … Continue reading

Blessing of Peace

1 January 2017 Leave a Comment

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

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

We all want peace, but why isn’t there peace in the world? | Uplift Connect

19 September 2016 1 Comment

"We all want to see Peace in the world, but why isn’t the world more peaceful? Join us on a journey into one surprising solution to the Global Peace Deficit. Interviewing leading experts and scientific researchers, we learn how our inner peace is directly related to peace in the wider world. "Then on September 24th at 4pm Pacific/11pm GMT, join us for a WORLD PEACE MEDITATION at thousands of locations around the world where we can show the world how we can #BETHEPEACE" Learn more by watching … Watch video

Walking Peace Into the World

14 September 2016 6 Comments

"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

A Global Movement for Peace | Not alone, but together

28 March 2016 Leave a Comment

"....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

The Role of Media in Building a Peaceful World | Michael Nagler’s UN Podcast

29 February 2016 Leave a Comment

"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