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[Meditaton][Prayers] [The Great Invocation]
Peace Quotations It is when we add Love to Intelligence that we have And it is with Wisdom's ingenuity and cooperation that we have Thomas Merton: “If you are yourself at peace, then there is at least some peace in the world. Then share your peace with everyone around you, and everyone around you will be more peaceful.” Archbishop Desmond Tutu: “Anything war can do, peace can do better.” Marcus Borg: "Jesus and the early Christian movement of the first three centuries practiced nonviolence…It is an idea and movement whose time has come..." Pope John Paul II: "Opting for peace does not mean a passive acquiescence to evil or compromise of principle. It demands an active struggle against hatred, oppression and disunity, but not by using methods of violence. Building peace requires creative and courageous action." (Jan. 21, 2003) Jesus the Christ: "Love your neighbor as yourself." (Matthew 19:19 and 22:39) "You have heard that it was said, 'Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.' But I tell you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be sons of your Father in heaven." “Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you. Bless them that curse you, and pray for them that despitefully use you.” (Luke 6:27&28) "So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets." (Matthew 7:12) “Just as you want men to do to you, do to them likewise.” (Luke 6:31) "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God." (Matthew 5:9) Romans 8:6 "To be spiritually minded is life and peace.” Colossians 3:15 "Let the Peace of Christ rule in your hearts.” Galatians 5:22 “The fruits of the Spirit are love, joy, peace, patience, gentleness, goodness, faith.” Psalms 34:14 “Seek peace, and pursue it.” Michael L. Westmoreland-White, Outreach Director of Every Church a Peace Church: "...I'll take my stand with the nonviolent Buddhism of Thich Nhat Hanh, the Dalai Lama, and Aung San Suu Kyi.... …I choose the nonviolent Judaism of the late Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel and such contemporary Jewish leaders as Rabbi Michael Lerner, Rabbi Arthur Waskow, the Women in Black, and Rabbi Susannah Heschel.... …I choose the Hinduism of Mohandas K. Gandhi.... …I embrace the Islam of Abdul Ghaffer Khan ("the Frontier Gandhi")...the Islam of the Muslim Peace Fellowship.... …Most importantly, as a Christian, I dedicate myself again to the nonviolence of Jesus and the early (pre-Constantinian) church. I embrace the Christianity of St. Francis, of Dorothy Day, of Menno Simons and other Anabaptists, of George Fox, Margaret Fell and the Quakers, of Hellen Keller, of Martin Luther King, Jr., Desmond Tutu, Mairead Corrigan Maguire, and all the many Christian pacifists and conscientious objectors..." Willie Nelson: "Whatever Happened to Peace on Earth?" Mahatma Gandhi: "There is no way to peace; peace is the way." "Be the change that you wish to see in the world?” Martin Luther King, Jr: "Peace is not just a distant goal that we seek, but a means by which we arrive at that goal." Dwight Eisenhower: "America's leadership and prestige depend, not merely upon our unmatched material progress, riches and military strength, but on how we use our power in the Walter Cronkite: "In the last century we’ve shown the world how we can attack and solve perplexing problems with technology. Imagine if we were to apply that same intellectual power to solving the world’s greatest problems - poverty, over-population, pollution....we can all take the hero’s journey. It begins with a single step, the moment we stand up for something we believe in." John Lennon: "Imagine all the people living life in peace. You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one. I hope someday you'll join us, and the world will live as one." Jimi Hendrix: "When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will know peace." Elise Boulding: "There is no time left except to make peace work a part of our every waking activity." Baruch Spinoza: "Peace is not an absence of war. It is a virtue, a state of mind, a disposition for benevolence, confidence, justice." Bertrand Russell: "War does not determine who is right--only who is left." Deepak Chopra: "…it is an illusion to think that peace can be attained by strength of arms, it can only be found within ourselves....Today you and I woke up and found it easy NOT to kill anyone. Our society however, can't say the same....There can be no excuse for living our comfortable lives embedded in a culture of mechanized death and violence. The way of peace isn't based on religion or morality. It doesn't ask us to become saints overnight, or to renounce our feelings of anger or our thirst for revenge. The way of peace is based on the same thing that ushered in the age of science: a leap in consciousness....Our Mission: To collectively become a critical mass of peace consciousness in the world that will offer creative solutions to resolve conflicts and to address social injustice, ecological imbalance, and economic disparities. When we achieve this mission, militarism as a means to power, will become irrelevant in the world." (Peace Is The Way Global Community web site) Osho: "A man of peace pulsates a new kind of energy into the world, he sings a new song. He lives in a totally new way, his very way of life is that of grace, that of prayer, that of compassion. Whomsoever he touches, he creates more love-energy. The man of peace is creative. He is not against war, he simply understands why war exists. Out of that understanding he becomes peaceful. Only when there are many people who are pools of peace, silence, and understanding, will war disappear." (from Zen: The Path of Paradox, vol II) Brian Tracy: “Set peace of mind as your highest goal, and organize your life around it.” Swami Beyondananda (Steve Bhaerman): “If war is a necessary evil, why not seek peace as a necessary good? It is very simple indeed.…We should be putting at least as much energy and money into secretly plotting peace….While it makes no sense to take up arms against warfare, it makes all the sense in the world to lift up arms and embrace anything that nourishes peace.” His Holiness the Dalai Lama: "We cannot save the world without a plan. But the plan won't work unless we meditate." I want to thank my friend, Rev. Susan Hahn, for compiling this information. [Meditaton][Prayers] [The Great Invocation] |
