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Karen Armstrong unveils Charter for Compassion

Armstrong calls for a return to the golden rule



NOVEMBER 12, 2009 - The Dalai Lama Center for Peace and Education is pleased to share Karen Armstrong's Charter for Compassion which was unveiled globally today.



From The Dalai Lama Center for Peace and Education "< dalailamacenter@dalailamacenter.org >"



The Charter brings together the voices from… Continue

Remembrance Day – also known as Poppy Day, Armistice Day (the event it commemorates) or Veterans Day – is a day to commemorate the sacrifices of members of the armed forces and of civilians in times of war, specifically since the First World War. It is observed on 11 November to recall the end of World War I on that date in 1918. (Major hostilities of World War I were formally ended at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of… Continue

PEACE AND HARMONY..... PAIX ET HARMONIE..... PAZ Y ARMONIA..... FRED OCH HARMONI..... FRIEDEN UND HARMONIE…

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VANCOUVER CANADA'S FIRST WE-DAY TOOK PLACE ON SEPTEMBER 29, 2009 AND FEATURED SUCH GUEST SPEAKERS AS HIS HOLINESS DALAI LAMA 14, GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF CANADA, MICHAELLE JEAN, JANE GOODALL, MIA FARROW, SIR ROBERT GELDOF, ACTIVIST CRAIG KIELBURGER, ENTERTAINERS SARA MCLACHLINE, LOUISE DENT, JASON MRAZ AND MANY OTHERS.



AN ENTHUSIASTIC CROWD OF OVER 16,000 STUDENTS TOOK PART IN THE SHOW AND LEFT FEELING EMPOWERED. THE ABILITY OF… Continue

GANDHI'S 140th BIRTHDAY CELEBRATED BY INDIA



The Prime Minister of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh, led the nation in paying homage to Mahatma Gandhi on his 140th birth anniversary at his memorial "Raj Ghat" on Friday. Raj Ghat is a black marble platform that marks the spot of Gandhi's cremation on January 31st, 1948.



In addition to the Prime Minister, a… Continue

I was deeply saddened to read the news of Mary Travers passing in this article today. Peter Paul and Mary have been a large part of my life over the years and their songs are still sung around the campfires at our family reunions or on long car trips. They were huge supporters for peace throughout the sixties and seventies and their songs are still popular for demonstrators of every description. I have sung them along with others at… Continue

She was the embodiment of aloha-ness and her passing left behind a legacy that could promote peace and friendship throughout the world if only we have the eyes to see, the ears to listen and the heart and courage to pass it on.



Auntie Nona "Winona" Beamerwas a teacher, a dancer and a storyteller, but above all, she was a fervent guardian of Hawaiian culture.



At Kamehameha Schools, where Beamer taught for nearly 40… Continue

Gaden Jangtse Monks



Developed over centuries, with wisdom passed from Master to student for generations, Tibetan sacred arts include intricate mandalas formed from grains of brightly coloured sand, delicate sculptures crafted from butter, deeply resonant monastic chanting, and graceful ritual dances.



The skill and understanding of how to create these works, has been carried across the Himalayas from Tibet to India, by Tibetan… Continue

From "Ground Zero," America's Memorial to the victims of September 11, 2001, beacons soar into the skies, sending the message of Remembrance, the Chance of Freedom, and the Hope for Peace, to all who see.

By Theresa Marino Leone

As told to her first cousin, Roy Peter Clark

Senior Scholar, Poynter Institute



I got to work about 20 minutes to 9. I told my boss I like to get to work a half hour early. But that'll never happen again. I work in Building One, or what used to be Building One. I work for Lawyers' Travel, and I'm attached to a law firm with offices on the 57th Floor.



I hadn't had breakfast yet, just a cup of… Continue

Connecting for Peace – Dalai Lama & Laureates (Vancouver Peace Summit)

Sunday, September 27 at 9:00 am

Chan Shun Concert Hall

Presented by the Dalai Lama Centre for Peace and Education



This public event will bring six Nobel laureates to Vancouver, including His Holiness The Dalai Lama, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Mairead Maguire, Betty Williams, Jody Williams and Murray Gell-Mann. The three-day event will provide an… Continue

by: Sister Helen P. Mrosia - Source Unknown



He was in the first third grade class I taught at Saint Mary's School in Morris, Minn. All 34 of my students were dear to me, but Mark Eklund was one in a million. Very neat in appearance, but had that happy-to-be-alive attitude that made even his occasional mischievousness delightful.



Mark talked incessantly. I had to remind him again and again that talking without permission was… Continue

THE MIRACLE OF LOVE



Like any good mother, when Karen found out that another baby was on the way, she did what she could to help 3-year-old Michael to prepare for a new sibling. They found out that the new baby was going be a girl, and day after day, night after night, Michael sang to his sister in Mommy’s tummy. He was building a bond of love before he even met her.



The pregnancy progressed normally for Karen, an active… Continue

There was a young woman who had been diagnosed with a terminal illness and had been given three months to live. So as she was getting her things "in order," she contacted her pastor and had him come to her house to discuss certain aspects of her final wishes.



She told him which songs she wanted sung at the service, what scriptures she would like read, and what outfit she wanted to be buried in.



Everything was in… Continue

"The Story of the Four Candles"



Four Candles burned slowly. Their ambiance was so soft you could hear them speak.



The first candle said, "I Am Peace, but these days, nobody wants to keep me lit." Then Peace's flame slowly diminished and went out completely.



The second candle said, "I Am Faith, but these days, I am no longer indispensable." Then Faith's flame slowly diminished and went out… Continue

There are songs in this world that are so hauntingly beautiful that we are compelled to stop everything just to listen whenever we hear them. "Amazing Grace" and "Ave Maria" are two of my favorites in this category and "Celtic Woman's The Voice" is the third. I believe that music uplifts a man's (or a woman's) heart and touches his/her soul.... soothes and eases all heartache. . . at least for a short time.



Music is one of the… Continue