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The Way of Harmonizing Energy
–by Mary Stein (Oct 21, 2016) About thirty years ago, still a few years from my fiftieth birthday, I read of a martial art that was described as nonviolent, resolving conflict through skillful relationship. It came from [the part of the Planet … Continue reading
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Tagged ahimsa, aikido, Mary Stein, Morihei Ueshiba, nonviolence, satyagraha
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The Peace People
–by Betty Williams (Feb 27, 2015) War has traditionally been a man’s work, although we know that often women were the cause of violence. But the voice of women, the voice of those most closely involved in bringing forth new … Continue reading
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Tagged abolition of nuclear weapons, Betty Williams, borrefronteras, civil disobedience, love, Marshall Rosenberg, nonviolence, Nonviolent Communication, nonviolent struggle, nonviolent world, NVC, Peace Army, women
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Love Your Opponents: You Don’t Need to Like Them
by Martin Luther King Jr. (Jan 18, 2013) There will come a time, in many instances, when the person who hates you most, the person who has misused you most, the person who has gossiped about you most, the person who … Continue reading
Interacting With Opposite Forces
A Cherokee Story (Dec 07, 2012) An old Cherokee is teaching his grandson about life: “A fight is going on inside me,” he said to the boy.”It is a terrible fight and it is between two wolves. One is evil – … Continue reading
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Tagged Cherokee, Cherokee story, nonviolence, two wolves, violence
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The Humble Work of the Stars
–by Vinoba Bhave (Jun 29, 2012) One of the most powerful practices is to strive to look at the good in every human being. When we do this, it allows us to witness the divine in them. But in that process, we … Continue reading
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Harmony Without Hierarchy: Anarchy & Universal Love
-by Deborah Gordon (Jun 21, 2012) Because most of the dynamic systems that we design, from machines to governments, are based on hierarchical control, it is difficult to imagine a system in which the parts use only local information and the whole thing … Continue reading
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Tagged #yosoy132, anarchism, anarchy, Deborah Gordon, hierarchy, Nature, non-hierarchical, nonviolence, occupy, Occupy The Farm, Occupy Wall Street, soulforce
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Cultivating Independent Opinion
“Governments [and corporations] create all this fear. They have constituted themselves protectors of the people, and the people are no longer self-reliant but depend upon the Government and expect it to protect them… Throughout the World today, the direction of education … Continue reading
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Tagged anarchy, Be The Peace, Berkeley, civil disobedience, Earth Community, Free Speech, Manchester, Millbank, noncooperation, nonviolence, satyagraha, satyagrahi, state violence, UC Regents, UCPD, UK, United States, UniTierra, University of California, Vinoba Bhave, Whitehall
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A Neuron With Imagination
The Charity Focus family kindly featured a comment I did on ijourney. The reality is that the article should be signed also by Viral, Nipun, Pavi, Guri and all the Wednesdays team who participated on the edits. Here is the … Continue reading
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Colorful Unity in Arizona: One Stroke at a Time
[I am writing this piece from El Barrio. This neighborhood was raided by ICE (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the largest investigative arm of the Department of Homeland Security) two years ago, arresting many undocumented people –a lot of them … Continue reading
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Tagged America: The Remix, Arizona, civil rights, food, hr2281, independent media, Karma Farm, Martin Luther King jr, Mice Mural, Mural, nonviolence, permaculture, satyagraha, sb1070, The Prescott Food Revolution, Theater Troupe, YES! Magazine
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Homes Not Jails
[The message that flowed through me during the Homes Not Jails direct action in San Francisco.] My family calls me Pancho and even though most of you don’t know me, I’d like you to know that I love you all. … Continue reading
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Earthling Opinion 