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change
Explore 32 interviews and conversations on the theme of "change".
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My experience of deep inner change and reconciliation with my self
My experience of deep inner change and reconciliation with my self
Passive violence
Passive violence
Change yourself
Have you thought first to change yourself?
Dealing with our anger: the first major step in praticing nonviolence
More than 80% of the violence that we face is generated by anger.
Neuroplasticity is a hope for healing
The brain is a living thing and a marvellous organ which is new every day.
Fear is one of the greatest enemies of human civilization
I think we reached a point when fear is not our friend any longer. It will not save us any longer.
We are tied by things which we have done wrong in our life
We are tied by things which we have done wrong. When you try to repair that, you are empowered to do your heart's desires.
Forgiveness as a habit
Forgiveness should be a habit. It should be a way of life to just keep on forgiving.
Five critical qualities to learn to forgive
We can learn to forgive. I think there are 5 critical qualities that are required for that...
Change has to be won in the small things
You will have to win this test to bring change to the world in the very small things you have to do every day, in your family, in your work, in the wider societ…
How I came to look at my self: Four moral values to see where you stand
I started this long process of change, I had to look into the mirror of myself. I'm not done yet.
My neighbour includes everyone and everything
Our neighbours are not only people but everything that has been created which makes our lives whole: animals, plants, trees, whatever makes our lives so beautif…
Changing our inner lenses
When I changed my lens and put the one that sees the best in all human beings, it changed the way that I experienced the world.
Enlightenment experience changes people
The enlightenment experience changes the way we think about the world, the way we think about life and death, meaning and purpose in life.
The role of spirituality
When we have a sense of spirituality we are focused more on others than on ourselves and that is an important ingredient to well-being.
The transforming power of love
The moral of that story as Grandfather told me was love.
Is nonviolence the future of humanity?
There is a serious hope that mankind will be able to evolve toward nonviolence, peace and love.
Spirituality and Religion
Spirituality is the experience and expression of compassion for the others.
Standing in other’s people shoes
Standing in other’s people shoes
A universal thirst to give meaning to one’s life
This battle of changing myself is is a battle which has to be won by every generation, it cannot be won once for all. It has to be won constantly.
Change your brain, change the world
It's very consistent with the Gandian idea of exemplifying the change you wish to see in the world by working on yourself in a way that promotes those qualities…
Love your enemies: even in the Boko Haram crisis?
My favorite sermon and I will continue to preach it until I die: "Love your enemy as yourself." What a difficult sermon!
Forgiveness has walked in this IDP camp (Nigeria)
I see love all over the place. That means forgiveness has walked in this Muslim and Christian IDP camp.
Nonviolence works!
We found that the nonviolent campaigns were twice as effective historically as the violent campaigns.
Cultivating an inner world
What we cultivate in our inner life is what we will see in our outer world.
Peace inside of me
Practicing a way of peace brings both inner and outer peace.
Talk to people to understand the truth
It's important to let the fear go and actually talk with people because that's the only way that we will be able to create change and bring peace.
Let us meet in the field where they are no boundaries.
I found out that I could reconciled Muslims and Jews and Yezidis and people of faith or none in my heart to celebrate common humanity.
Faith: best thing you can have?
Faith is perhaps one of the best things that you can have or do as far as your brain is concerned.
Why aren’t you happy?
We have all the tools within us to be happy.
Make a statement no matter where
It made an impression on me that I could make a statement no matter where.
Taking responsibility for the shaping of our brain
If we cultivate healthy habits of mind, we can change the brain in ways that will enable well-being.