The United Nations General Assembly has proclaimed in Resolution A/61/L22, the year 2009 as the International Year of Reconciliation “recognizing that reconciliation processes are particularly necessary and urgent in countries and regions of the world which have suffered or are suffering situations of conflict that have affected and divided societies in their various internal, national, and international facets.” The Resolution was introduced by Nicaragua’s representative who stated that “reconciliation between those estranged by conflicts was the only way to confront today’s challenges and heal wherever fraternity and justice were absent from human relations.”
Yet we need to ask how can genuine reconciliation take place between people and groups with bitterly held beliefs and a violent history? How can the needs for national healing be reconciled with the demands for justice by the victims of terrible violence?
The General Assembly resolution gives a partial answer by stressing that “dialogue among opponents from positions of respect and tolerance is an essential element of peace and reconciliation.”
For there to be a respectful dialogue among opponents, certain barriers that prevent negotiations must be dismantled as a sign of a willingness to enter into a process of negotiations. Some barriers are physical, some psychological, others ideological. These barriers must be overcome if we are to progress on the long road to reconciliation. Let us, with the New Year, start now both as individuals and as members of movements in the spirit of the historian Howard Zinn’s “People are Practical”
They want change but feel powerless, alone,
do not want to be the blade of grass that
sticks up above the others and is cut down.
They wait for a sign from someone else
who will make the first move, or the second.
And at certain times in history
there are certain intrepid people who take the risk
that if they make that first move others will follow
quickly enough to prevent their being cut down.
And if we understand this, we
might make that first move.
…And if we do act, in however small a way,
we don’t have to wait for some grand utopian future.
The future is an infinite succession of presents,
and to live now as we think human beings should live,
in defiance of all that is bad around us, is itself
a marvellous victory.
Rene Wadlow, Representative to the UN, Geneva, Association of World Citizens
Hello!
Thanks so much for your friendship!!!
Happy Christmas!!! Happy New Year!!!
Peace, Love, Health, Joy and Harmony for you and your family!!!
A BIG HUG!!!!
Samuel Rodriguez
Thanks for the kind welcome. I like your site here and the music.
I leave you with this message below.
Thanks,
john d
We need present in today's world a powerfully operating force of divine or inner love to pervade all areas of our lives and inundate our world with the effulgent light of love. It's the best way to conquer the darkness around us, and create a better world for all, and it all starts with one individual. See the video "Kymatica" at the following website http://www.talismanicidols.com to learn how you can do your part to make a difference in your/our world.
Thank you for your kind welcome. I was looking to build a website in the past few days but held off slightly and prayed over it and now I know this must be where the site should be, as it's sole objective is freedom and truth, and in order to achieve that you need the power of love, light, and peace .
We need present in today's world a powerfully operating force of divine or inner love to pervade all areas of our lives and inundate our world with the effulgent light of love. It's the best way to conquer the darkness around us, and create a better world for all, and it all starts with one individual. See the video "Kymatica" at the following website http://www.talismanicidols.com to learn more, and how you can do your part to make a difference in your/our world now and in the days which lie ahead of us.
Enjoyed visiting your nice site, and the beautiful music too!
"Sentient beings are numberless, I vow to save them.
Deluding passions are endless, I vow to destroy them.
Dharma gates are manifold I vow to enter them.
The Buddha Way is supreme, I vow to master it."
In order for there to be Peace in the world: May Peace Prevail on Earth, we must be peaceful....full of Peace. May Peace Be With You, may your heart and mind be full of Peace. Be The Change You Want To See.
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Thanks for adding me as a friend Karma! I visited your blog - very nice rainbow colors!
At 2:18am on September 1, 2008, Louis Landon said…
Thank you for adding Peaceful to your page. I just discovered that if you edit the music player, you can check autoplay and the music will play when the page opens.
love and peace,
LL
May All Beings Be Peaceful
May All Beings Be Happy
May All Beings Be Safe
May All Beings Awaken To The Light Of Their True Nature MAY ALL BEINGS BE FREE!
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The United Nations General Assembly has proclaimed in Resolution A/61/L22, the year 2009 as the International Year of Reconciliation “recognizing that reconciliation processes are particularly necessary and urgent in countries and regions of the world which have suffered or are suffering situations of conflict that have affected and divided societies in their various internal, national, and international facets.” The Resolution was introduced by Nicaragua’s representative who stated that “reconciliation between those estranged by conflicts was the only way to confront today’s challenges and heal wherever fraternity and justice were absent from human relations.”
Yet we need to ask how can genuine reconciliation take place between people and groups with bitterly held beliefs and a violent history? How can the needs for national healing be reconciled with the demands for justice by the victims of terrible violence?
The General Assembly resolution gives a partial answer by stressing that “dialogue among opponents from positions of respect and tolerance is an essential element of peace and reconciliation.”
For there to be a respectful dialogue among opponents, certain barriers that prevent negotiations must be dismantled as a sign of a willingness to enter into a process of negotiations. Some barriers are physical, some psychological, others ideological. These barriers must be overcome if we are to progress on the long road to reconciliation. Let us, with the New Year, start now both as individuals and as members of movements in the spirit of the historian Howard Zinn’s “People are Practical”
They want change but feel powerless, alone,
do not want to be the blade of grass that
sticks up above the others and is cut down.
They wait for a sign from someone else
who will make the first move, or the second.
And at certain times in history
there are certain intrepid people who take the risk
that if they make that first move others will follow
quickly enough to prevent their being cut down.
And if we understand this, we
might make that first move.
…And if we do act, in however small a way,
we don’t have to wait for some grand utopian future.
The future is an infinite succession of presents,
and to live now as we think human beings should live,
in defiance of all that is bad around us, is itself
a marvellous victory.
Rene Wadlow, Representative to the UN, Geneva, Association of World Citizens
Thanks so much for your friendship!!!
Happy Christmas!!! Happy New Year!!!
Peace, Love, Health, Joy and Harmony for you and your family!!!
A BIG HUG!!!!
Samuel Rodriguez
Greetings to you from New Hampshire.
Namaste'
Be Well and...
Peace!
Hello Karma Pema, have an peacefull meditative week!best wishes!!Thanks for the kind welcome. I like your site here and the music.
I leave you with this message below.
Thanks,
john d
We need present in today's world a powerfully operating force of divine or inner love to pervade all areas of our lives and inundate our world with the effulgent light of love. It's the best way to conquer the darkness around us, and create a better world for all, and it all starts with one individual. See the video "Kymatica" at the following website http://www.talismanicidols.com to learn how you can do your part to make a difference in your/our world.
Thank you for your kind welcome. I was looking to build a website in the past few days but held off slightly and prayed over it and now I know this must be where the site should be, as it's sole objective is freedom and truth, and in order to achieve that you need the power of love, light, and peace .
We need present in today's world a powerfully operating force of divine or inner love to pervade all areas of our lives and inundate our world with the effulgent light of love. It's the best way to conquer the darkness around us, and create a better world for all, and it all starts with one individual. See the video "Kymatica" at the following website http://www.talismanicidols.com to learn more, and how you can do your part to make a difference in your/our world now and in the days which lie ahead of us.
Enjoyed visiting your nice site, and the beautiful music too!
Take care,
john d.
Greetings to you from New Hamshire!
Be Well and...
Peace!!!
it was on your "OM" site, that I linked to on ipeace! it said "Tibetan Monks OM".
Thanks!
Phil Void
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I hope the system survives and flourishes.
Light & Love in all Hearts :)
Big HUG!
Paula
Deluding passions are endless, I vow to destroy them.
Dharma gates are manifold I vow to enter them.
The Buddha Way is supreme, I vow to master it."
Peace In Every Language
love and peace,
LL
May All Beings Be Happy
May All Beings Be Safe
May All Beings Awaken To The Light Of Their True Nature
MAY ALL BEINGS BE FREE!
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