Envisaging A New Future
This is my walking meditation.
A NEW FUTURE
No-one knows the meaning of justice,
Unless they have experienced what is un-just,
No-one knows real poverty,
Unless they have begged on the streets in desperation.
No-one knows violence,
Unless violence has knocked down their safety door.
No-one knows financial collapse,
Unless they find there is… Continue reading
UN HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT: THE RIGHT TO BE HUMAN IN THE MIDDLE EAST?
I watched a film tonight called Omar. I barely read the title when I borrowed it, had a vague idea it was about Israel and Palestine. It brought up issues of the escalation of hatred through cruel psychological power games between Israeli security forces and Palestinian youths. It covered love, jealousy, attempts… Continue reading
What Gandhi Taught Me About Jesus
The Real Power is Empathy and Forgiveness
NEWS: The potential of empathy…
Posted on October 16, 2014 by rachel
For our eighth Conversation on Forgiveness, Does knowing someone’s story make it harder to hate them?, Jo Berry and Pat Magee came together to discuss their experiences of… Continue reading
Gandhi discusses Tolerance, Forgiveness and Trust
http://www.mkgandhi.org/momgandhi/chap88.htm
Mutual Toleration
The golden rule of conduct … is mutual toleration, seeing that we will never all think alike and we shall always see Truth in fragment and from different angles of vision. Conscience is not the same thing for all. Whilst, therefore, it is a good guide for individual conduct, imposition of… Continue reading
Blasphemy and Laughing in the Face of Adversity
I’ve just returned from India clowning in orphanages, destitute women’s shelters, deaf children, HIV children, leprosy communities, mentally disturbed patients, hospitals, bonded labour homes and schools amongst many other disadvantaged groups. Our goal, as a group of clowns, was to bring love and laughter to people suffering and isolated. For myself, I only saw their… Continue reading