Strategic Nonviolence

This concept, sometimes written today non-violence, refers to the kind of commitment that regards nonviolence as a strategy, to be adopted merely because it is thought to be more likely to “work” than violence (see “work” vs. work) or because violence is not a practical possibility.  Those adopting nonviolence in this way often reserve the [...]

Principled Nonviolence

Principled nonviolence is the nonviolence of those who feel that it is a calling, as opposed to strategic nonviolence. In this view nonviolence is not merely a strategy nor the recourse of the weak, it is a positive force that does not manifest its full potential until it is adopted on principle. Often [...]

Charkha

The charkha, or (spinning) wheel, was the physical embodiment and symbol of Gandhi’s constructive program. It represents localism (swadeshi), self-sufficiency, but at the same time interdependence, as the wheel only had meaning in the center of a network of cotton growers, carders, weavers, distributors, and users.  It also embodied the dignity of labor, equality [...]

Metta

A Love Beyond Supreme: A Tribute to METTA
by Thien Huu Nguyen.
Since I started walking the Buddhist path, the practice of metta (loving-kindness) has become more and more an important part of my life. If there were one practice that I would say is the most far-reaching practice for me, it would have to be [...]

Slow Down, Slow Food, Slow Science

The Challenge of Education for a New Generation: Converting Swords into Plowshares.
Slow Down, Slow Food, Slow Science.
“Where ignorance is your master, there is no possibility of peace.”
The XIV Dalai Lama.

The scientific contributions of Albert Einstein and Richard Feynman were fundamental for the construction of the atomic bomb. Today, their reflections on the subject [...]