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23rd February

[shashin type=”photo” id=”566″ size=”large” columns=”max” order=”user” position=”center”] The non-violent approach does not immediately change the heart of the oppressor. It first does something to the hearts and souls of those committed to it. It gives them a new self-respect; it calls up resources of strength and courage that they did not know they had. FinallyContinue reading “23rd February”

17th February

[shashin type=”photo” id=”560″ size=”large” columns=”max” order=”user” position=”center”] Giving means extending one’s love with no conditions, no expectations and no boundaries. Peace of mind occurs, therefore, when we put all our attention into giving and have no desire to get anything from, or to change, another person. The giving motivation leads to a sense of innerContinue reading “17th February”

11th February

[shashin type=”photo” id=”554″ size=”large” columns=”max” order=”user” position=”center”] Dwell not on the past. Use it to illustrate a point, then leave it behind. Nothing really matters except what you do now in this instant of time. From this moment onwards you can be an entirely different person, filled with love and understanding, ready with an outstretchedContinue reading “11th February”

8th February

[shashin type=”photo” id=”551″ size=”large” columns=”max” order=”user” position=”center”] ”Where there is a will there is a way.” is an old true saying. He who resolves upon doing a thing, by that very resolution often scales the barriers to it, and secures its achievement. To think we are able, is almost to be so — to determineContinue reading “8th February”

6th February

[shashin type=”photo” id=”549″ size=”large” columns=”max” order=”user” position=”center”] Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes sense ofContinue reading “6th February”

2nd February

[shashin type=”photo” id=”545″ size=”large” columns=”max” order=”user” position=”center”] But peace does not rest in the charters and covenants alone. It lies in the hearts and minds of all people. So let us not rest all our hopes on parchment and on paper, let us strive to build peace, a desire for peace, a willingness to workContinue reading “2nd February”

30th January

We often think of peace as the absence of war, that if powerful countries would reduce their weapon arsenals, we could have peace. But if we look deeply into the weapons, we see our own minds- our own prejudices, fears and ignorance. Even if we transport all the bombs to the moon, the roots ofContinue reading “30th January”