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Topic: Rooting out Violence - peace2012 Started 11 years, 7 months ago
Posted 12 years ago
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Hi Spiritual Partners, I wanted to share as well deepen my insight into creating peace. It has been extremely painful to watch the recent violence in Boston and Newton as well as the multitude of pain we perceive in our daily existence. I asked myself the question how can we create peace? How do we heal pain/fear and violence? How have I contributed to the violence in this world? I cannot fix anything outside of me. I cannot control or change situations out of me or outside of me. Everytime I act from fear and not challenge my frightened parts which want to be angry,inferior and wanting I am creating violence at the level of thought. I tell myself -If you want peace create from the most honest, loving part that you can access in yourself at that moment. (Garys answer-I just had to come to it myself) Create peace moment by moment from awareness. The most I can do sometimes is be present and not react. Grateful for being able to share. Radhika |
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Posted 12 years ago
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Hi Radhika, thank you for your contribution. You might like to have a look at mu post ´The Roots of Violence´which I created some time ago. I agree that we can only cahnge ourselves, and not others. However, the way that many children are brought up, by means of violence, disguised as upbringing, is the main root of violence in all societies. Anger, hate, cruelty are not inborn, but they are created at a very early age, when the brain is still developing, most notably during the first years of life. Because there is no conscious memory of that time, the behaviour is difficult to change. But it is possible by allowing the painful feelings of powerlessness during most of our childhoods. It is the only way to break the cycle of abuse and violence, because if these feelings remain unconscious, people will act out and repeat exactly what they have experienced themselves as children. Love, Jeroen |
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Posted 12 years ago
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Hi Jeroen, I read your post on roots of violence as well as watched Alice Millers Video which was very insightful.I am reposting it here for everyone else. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2hF2ujCeFw. Peace and love |
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