Gandhi

The Lady’s Leap of Faith

Abhishek Raman | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Interfaith, Burma, Buddhism, Burma Human Rights, Aung San Suu Kyi, Human Rights, Martin Luther King, Myanmar, Democracy, Gandhi, Religion News
Abhishek Raman

Aung San Suu Kyi, like Gandhi and Martin Luther King, shows how one's faith and secular values can provide a much-needed moral compass for fighting social injustice in our world. Her latest move toward reconciliation is a realization of the opportunity to unshackle Burma.

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Satyamev Jayate: Truth Is God In India's Phenomenal TV Show

Vamsee Juluri | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Aamir Khan, Gandhi, India, Bollywood, Satyamev Jayate, Hinduism, Religion in India, Religion News
Vamsee Juluri

In the past few days, "Satyamev Jayate" has become one of the most searched, tweeted, shared, liked and talked about terms in India. But the reason for this is not a sudden outbreak of spiritual contemplation.

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Psychic Pollution

Suza Scalora | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Tabloids, Eckhart Tolle, Positive Thinking, Gandhi, Pollution, The Power of Now, Gps-Soul, Emotional Wellness, Healthy Living News
Suza Scalora

Our negative thoughts combine collectively, mixing with the negative messaging in the media to produce a murky ocean of grime that we are all unconsciously swimming in.

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When There Is Peace Among Religions

Steve McSwain | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Taoism, Islam, Judaism, Dalai Lama, Gandhi, Hinduism, Buddha, Christianity, Peace, Interfaith, Religion News
Steve McSwain

Each tradition is valid. Each holds special significance to its followers. All provide Light and Truth to the world and seek to hold sacred the Mystery of Life. Yet, each must respect, value and so make room for all other traditions.

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Reunion With Soul: Launching Love Through Your GPS

Dr. Cara Barker | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: The Love Project: Coming Home, Steve Jobs, Miraculous Demonstration, Bill Courtney, Forwarding Posts, Suicide, Soul Awakening, Outreach, Kindness, The Power of the Web, Good Relations, Redemption, Compassion, Mother Teresa, Everyman, Maxing a Difference, Gandhi, The Cafe, Archives, The Way, GPS for the Soul, Service, Four Cornerstones, Dark Night, Albert Einstein, Gps-Soul, Healthy Living News
Dr. Cara Barker

Never, ever forget or doubt the difference your GPS makes when you rise above self-doubt or indifference, reclaiming the moment for what needs a voice in your heart.

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7 Steps To Crafting An Amazing Life

Dr. Terri Kennedy | Posted 04.09.2012

Read More: Yoga, Inspiration, Guinness World Records, Gandhi, Peace, Empowerment, Health, Motivation, Dalai Lama, Tips in Life, Aging Gracefully, Longevity, Life Tips, Emotional Wellness, Gps-Soul, Happiness, How to Be Happy, Mindfulness, Tips for Life, Meditation, Tips on Life, Tao Porchon Lynch, Slidepollajax, Healthy Living News
Dr. Terri Kennedy

The 93-year-old yoga master Tao Porchon-Lynch is a living example of how to tap into our human potential. We each have the ability to craft an amazing life.

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Miley Cyrus Or Mahatma Gandhi? You Decide

The Huffington Post | Kiki Von Glinow | Posted 03.30.2012

Read More: Miley Cyrus, Video, Miley Cyrus Tweets, Miley Cyrus Twitter, Poll, Miley Cyrus Gandhi, Mahatma Gandhi, Gandhi, Gandhi Quotes, Celebrity News

"Miley Cyrus or Mahatma Gandhi?" is not a question we often ask ourselves when pondering aphorisms on love, life and happiness. But the 19-year-old Di...

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Pundits Waiting for a Palestinian Gandhi? Meet Khader Adnan.

Peter Hart | Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: Khader Adnan, Palestine, Thomas Friedman, Joe Klein, Time, Civil Disobedience, New York Times, Nicholas Kristof, Gandhi, Non-Violence, Non-Violent Resistance, Media News
Peter Hart

The pundits who tell us that they crave a dramatic nonviolent Palestinian narrative can write the story of Khader Adnan, who has drawn comparisons to celebrated Irish hunger striker Bobby Sands. But they are not writing his story.

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LOOK: 485 Indian Boys Dressed As Gandhi Break Record

Posted 01.31.2012

Read More: India Peace March, India, India-Gandhi, Video, Manmohan Singh, India Mahatma Gandhi, India Martyr's Day, Martyr's Day, Gandhi, Mahatma Gandhi, World News

Nearly 500 young, bespectacled boys dressed as Mahatma Gandhi made the Guinness Book of World Records today as they participated in a peace march in K...

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Peace Is Not an Option

Rev. Gregory Seal Livingston | Posted 03.07.2012

Read More: Murder, Gun Violence, Martin Luther King, Austin, Chicago, Gabrielle Giffords, Gandhi, Arizona, Clifton Lewis, Mother Teresa, Chicago Violence, Chicago Impact, Chicago News
Rev. Gregory Seal Livingston

For Chicagoans, violence is often much too close to home. So how do we put an end to this violence and create peace?

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Occupy Philly Is Alive and Well

Joan E. Dowlin | Posted 02.29.2012

Read More: Ows, Time, Gandhi, Occupy Okinawa, Arab Spring, Occupy 440, Mlk, UC Davis, Occupy Philly, Sanger, Politics News
Joan E. Dowlin

If nothing else, the Occupy movement has awakened and inspired a lot of hurting folks to get involved, contribute, and help create a better world for us all.

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My Mother: "God Damn It James, I Raised You Better Than That!"

Jim Luce | Posted 02.10.2012

Read More: Women?S Issues, Dudley Gates, Civil Rights, Sri Lanka, Boston, Gloria Steinem, Uni Haiti, Luce Family, Tiger Mom, Orphan Care, Paris, Elie Wiesel, Gandhi, Harvard, Oiww, Khalil Gibran, Indonesia, Jim Luce, James Jay Dudley Luce Foundation, Portland Maine, Social Responsibility, International University Center Haiti, Stanford L. Luce, Church of England, Warfield Simpson, Frances Dudley Alleman-Luce, Mother Jones, WASP Mom, Episcopal Church, Mathew Luce, Slave Owners, Haiti, Mothers, New York City, SOS Children?S Village, Thomas Dudley, Martin Luther King, Gay & Lesbian Issues, Orphans International Worldwide, Anti-Bullying, Women?S Liberation, Martha's Vineyard, Desiderata, Impact News
Jim Luce

My mother's words still ring out in my head, year after year. It was Thanksgiving 1998, Boston. I was continuing to complain about how traumatized I...

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Occupy Ourselves

Randall Amster | Posted 02.12.2012

Read More: Law, Consumerism, Civil Disobedience, Oppression, Occupy Wall Street, Gandhi, Technology, Power, #Occupywallstreet, Peace, Student Loans, Impact News
Randall Amster

Now, with peace in our hearts and power in our hands, the time to reclaim both ourselves and our world is upon us. This is our generational task, our shared responsibility, and our best hope for salvation. Let us meet it willingly, together.

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Opera And #OWS

ARTINFO | Posted 01.15.2012

Read More: Art, Occupy Wall Street Protest, Artinfo, Occupy Wall Street Protests, Occupy Wall Street, Gandhi, #Occupywallstreet, Philip Glass, Occupy Movement, Arts News
ARTINFO

NEW YORK -- The seminal Philip Glass opera, "Satyagraha," illustrates Mahatma Gandhi's early life in South Africa juxtaposed against the plights of fe...

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What's Happening to Poor Is Warning to Us All

Rev. Jesse Jackson | Posted 01.15.2012

Read More: Lyndon Johnson, Gandhi, Poverty, Chicago, Food Insecurity, Chicago Poverty, Child Food Insecurity, Chicago News
Rev. Jesse Jackson

In 2010, one out of every 15 Americans were living in extreme poverty, defined as those with incomes of 50 percent or less of the poverty level. Now, new poverty measures adopted by the Census Bureau indicate the numbers may be worse.

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Occupy Third Grade?

Sam Chaltain | Posted 01.04.2012

Read More: Change, Education, Egypt, Occupy Wall Street, Democracy, Gandhi, Education Reform, Justice, Occupy Education, Occupy Wall Street Education, Pre Education Programs, Pre Education Funding, U.S. Education Funding, Education News
Sam Chaltain

If what we seek, then, is a more sustainable and just social order, how should we recalibrate our public schools -- the institutions most responsible for equipping children with the skills and self-confidence they need to become effective and justice-oriented change agents as adults?

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Gandhi Paved The Way For The Social Resistance We See Today

Philip Glass | Posted 12.28.2011

Read More: Occupy Main Street, Satyagraha, Mahatma Gandhi, Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Non-Violence, Non-Violent Resistance, Occupy Wall Street, Culture News
Philip Glass

Let no group or party exploit what many of us see as the growth of ignorance and indifference in society. Policies that lead to short-sighted political and economic gain will be easily seen for what they are.

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Occupy Wall Street: Bending the Arc

Pam Spritzer | Posted 12.21.2011

Read More: Taxes, Social Security, Poverty, Alan Grayson, 2012 Elections, Social Responsibility, Afghanistan, Economy, Occupy Wall Street Media, Democracy, Gandhi, Zuccotti Park, Campaign Finance, Occupy Wall Street Movement, General Assembly, Campaign Finance Reform, Occupy Wall Street Protest, 2012 Election, Occupy Wall Street Protests, Occupy Wall Street, Nypd, Environment, The New York Times, Public Education, Wall Street, Politics News
Pam Spritzer

After ignoring Occupy Wall Street in its early days, last week the New York Times saw fit to print a front-page story identifying anger as the defin...

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How India Changed My Life

Mark Goulston, M.D. | Posted 12.19.2011

Read More: India, Morality, Gandhi, New Delhi, Ethics, Travel India, India Culture, India Experience, India People, India-Travel-Tips, World News
Mark Goulston, M.D.

I recently returned from my first trip to India where I spoke on communication and conflict mastery in Mumbai, Bangalore and Delhi. I was told the trip would be life changing. It was.

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This Is What Compassion Looks Like: A Buddhist View Of Occupy Wall Street

Roshi Joan Halifax | Posted 12.14.2011

Read More: Nonviolence, Gandhi, Buddhism, Economy, Occupy Wall Street, Buddhism and Occupy Wall Street, Buddhist Compassion, Nonviolent Action, Occupy Buddhism, Religion and Occupy Wall Street, #Occupywallstreet, Religion News
Roshi Joan Halifax

Thich Nhat Hanh offers this precept: "Do not accumulate wealth whilst millions are hungry. ... Live simply and share time, energy and material resources with those who are in need."

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Great Soul Gandhi: Activist or Entrepreneur

Kavita N. Ramdas | Posted 12.04.2011

Read More: Victoria-Hale, Women's Rights, Social Justice, Social Entrepreneurship, Mexico, Gandhi, Stanford University, Movement for Peace With Justice and Dignity, Social Activism, Muhammad Yunus, Politics News
Kavita N. Ramdas

While the buzz about social entrepreneurship in philanthropy and development is encouraging, I am puzzled both by its lack of historical analysis and connection to social movements.

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Imagining Nonviolence in the Middle East

Paul Brandeis Raushenbush | Posted 12.01.2011

Read More: Gandhi, Religion and Politics, Martin Luther King, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Gandhi's Birthday, Global Voices for NonViolence, Nonviolent Resistance, Nonviolent Action, Religion News
Paul Brandeis Raushenbush

Nonviolence in the Middle East sounds idealistic to be sure; and to some, dangerously naive. But think of the alternative.

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Gandhi's Lessons for Today

Kathy Kelly | Posted 12.01.2011

Read More: India, Gandhi, Night Raids, Nonviolence, Civil Disobedience, Impact News
Kathy Kelly

Consider the contrast between Gandhi's precarious, defenseless efforts to reach his fellow humans, traveling alone and armed only with truth, and, in contrast, weigh U.S. reliance on a massive arsenal of weapons and armed warriors.

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A 150 Mile Wardrobe: How One Closet Helped Kickstart a Local Economy (Video)

Kirsten Dirksen | Posted 11.27.2011

Read More: Natural Fibers, Fibershed Marketplace, American Made Clothes, Local Clothes, Sally Fox, Bicycle-Powered Production, Felt, Green News, Alpaca Wool, Fibershed Project, Wool, Stylelist-Fashion-News, Gandhi, Natural Clothes, Local Mills, Rebecca Burgess, Textile Industry, Slow Fashion, American Made, Hyperlocal Clothing, Water Pollution, Fast Fashion, Local Economy, Textile Pollution, Natural Dye, Natural Textiles, Fashion News, Local Clothing, 150 Mile Wardrobe, 100 Mile Diet, Color-Grown Cotton, Green News
Kirsten Dirksen

2011-09-27-Screenshot20110927at5.55.13PM.jpg "In 1965, 95% of the clothing in a typical American's closet was made in America... today less than 5% of our clothes are made here."

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Meatless Monday: The Earth Is An Apple

Ellen Kanner | Posted 11.26.2011

Read More: Gandhi, Rosh Hashana, Vienna University of Technology, American Farmland Trust, World Vegetarian Day, Vegetarian Awareness Month, Apples, Tikkun Olam, Food, Green News
Ellen Kanner

Have an apple. Have two. Because this week, we get not one but two holiday opportunities to make the world a better place.

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