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Meditation Has Physiological Benefits, Study Says

nytimes.com | Roni Caryn Rabin | Posted 11.25.2009 | Living

Read More: Stress, Yoga, Stroke, Coronary Disease, Meditation, Stress Relief, Calm, Heart Disease, Blood Pressure, Peace, Anxiety, Spirituality, The Balanced Life, Heart Attack, Happiness, Wellness, Living News

Could the mental relaxation produced by transcendental meditation have physiological benefits? A study presented last week at the American Heart Assoc...

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What The Buddha Would Say To Sarah Palin

Ed and Deb Shapiro | Posted 11.24.2009 | Living

Read More: Politics, Kindness, Media, Honesty, Balanced Life, Inner Life, Yoga, The Buddha, Peace, Buddha, Compassion, Mindfulness, Sarah Palin, Eastern Philosophy, Meditation, Buddhism, Living News
Ed and Deb Shapiro

At the moment, Palin is touring the country to promote her book, which has a very large number of words in it, but not all of them are necessarily either true or kind.

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Top 10 New Radical Gifts

Julia Moulden | Posted 11.21.2009 | Living

Read More: Holidays, Nfb, Oprah, Kanye West, Emma Thompson, Careers, North South Project, Giving, Gifts, Love, Peace, Joy, The Giving Life, Holiday News, Living News
Julia Moulden

My favourite New Radical gift ideas might just come in handy. Hopefully you'll find something for the hearts, minds, and souls of the ones you love.

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Re-Energizing The Two-State Solution To Israeli-Palestinian Peace

Ray Hanania | Posted 11.20.2009 | World

Read More: Two States, West Bank, Israelis, One-State Solution, President Mahmoud Abbas, Jerusalem, East Jerusalem, Palestine, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Gaza Strip, Peace, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Israel-Palestine, Hamas, End of Violence in Israel, Israel Palestine Compromise, Two-State Solution, World News
Ray Hanania

Yes, I'm running for President of Palestine in the next election. No, I don't expect to win. My goal is to get the real leaders to do their jobs and stop putzing around.

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Can Facebook Promote World Peace?

Jim Cashel | Posted 11.20.2009 | Impact

Read More: Care2, Socialmedia, Facebook, Peace, Ashoka, Twitter, Impact News
Jim Cashel

So congratulations to Facebook. Peace on Facebook is a great start. But world peace it ain't (yet). Let's think ambitiously for a minute -- how could Facebook do more to promote world peace?

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Let Peace On Earth Begin With Me And You

Joann Davis | Posted 11.18.2009 | Living

Read More: Politics, Holidays, God, Courage, Relationships, Peace on Earth, Hatred, Authenticity, Prayer, Diplomacy, Forgiveness, Peace, The Giving Life, War, Living News
Joann Davis

But in our spectator society, where it's easier to watch reality tv than live our own authentic and vibrant life, small, personal acts are sometimes overlooked and minimized.

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Nobel Laureate Rigoberta Menchu Tum and PEACEJAM on Global Healing

Lys Anzia | Posted 11.18.2009 | Impact

Read More: Women, Globalgiving, Charity, Grassroots, Non-Profits, Peace, Philanthropy, Guatemala, Imapact News, Volunteering, Causes, Activism, Service, Nobel Laureate, Giving, Spirituality, Impact News
Lys Anzia

"During my most difficult moments and complex situations I have been able to dream of a more beautiful future," Menchu Tum says with conviction.

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Gathering Of Peacemakers: Parliament Of The World's Religions 2009

John Morton | Posted 11.17.2009 | Living

Read More: South Africa, Leigh Taylor-Young, Harmony, John-Roger, Robbins Island, Parliament of World's Religions, Institute for Individual and World Peace, John Morton, Peace, Peace Pole, Religion, Living News
John Morton

Emmy Award-winning actress, Leigh Taylor-Young, and I will present "Gathering of the Spirit of Peace in All" at the Parliament of the World's Religion...

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Mothers and Soldiers: Healing the Bonds Destroyed by War

Christian Avard | Posted 11.11.2009 | Books

Read More: Iraq War, Israel, Afghanistan War, Veterans for Peace, Syria, Palestine, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, West Bank, Rachel Carson, Veterans Day, Upton Sinclair, Winter Soldier, Lebanon, The Jungle, Peace, Military Families Speak Out, Veterans, Iraq Veterans Against the War, John Kerry Swiftboating, Silent Spring, Military Families, Books News
Christian Avard

Susan Galleymore is the author of Long Time Passing: Mothers Speak About War & Terror. She made international headlines as she traveled to Iraq to visit her son stationed in the Sunni Triangle.

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Examining Peace, Remembering Rabin: Some Reflections on the J-Street Conference

Rabbi Joshua Levine Grater | Posted 11.09.2009 | World

Read More: Yitzhak Rabin, Peace, J-Street, Jewish Community, World News
Rabbi Joshua Levine Grater

To water the seeds of peace, we need to recognize the humanity on all sides of this conflict and work to create a framework of peace that acknowledges the truths of two distinct narratives.

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Stop U.S. Meddling; Support Afghan Women at the Table

Jodie Evans | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Women, Codepink, Democracy, Afghanistan, Peace, Jodie Evans, US Afghanistan, Malalai Joya, Hamid Karzai, Women's Rights, Afghanistan-Parliament, John Kerry, Politics News
Jodie Evans

Women's rights (which are, in fact, human rights) will never rise from a corrupt, fundamentalist government. We need to be supporting the voices of women to nurture change in Afghanistan.

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Waging a War on Violence in Los Angeles

Brian Center | Posted 11.06.2009 | Impact

Read More: La, Street Warfare, War, Pete Carroll, A Better LA, Violence, Los Angeles, Gangs, Peace, Impact News
Brian Center

I looked at the faces in the small room and heard the voices and realized that this is war. This is why people kill each other. It was fear.

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A Hole in the Night

Robert Koehler | Posted 11.06.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Restorative Justice, Peace, Urban Violence, Crime, Chicago, Derrion Albert, Chicago School Violence, Criminal Justice, Chicago News
Robert Koehler

I remember big, white-teeth grins, laughter, especially from the kid in the white hoodie. He was laughing as he swung and connected with my cheekbone and I went down.

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Introducing Dialogues Against Militarism

Stephen Funk | Posted 11.06.2009 | World

Read More: Against, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Militarism, Dialogues, Peace, Ivaw, World News
Stephen Funk

Dialogues Against Militarism hopes to connect antiwar activists and war resisters from the US with those in Israel/Palestine to work more collectively against the militarism of our societies.

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Hillary Clinton: US Wants Israel To Stop Building West Bank Settlements 'Forever'

AP | ROBERT BURNS | Posted 11.04.2009 | World

Read More: Jews, Gaza, Abbas, Palestine, Settlements, Two State Talks, Settlers, Peace, Palestinians, Ahmed Aboul Gheit, Mahmoud Abbas, West Bank, Jerusalem, Arabs, Clinton, Mideast Peace, Two State Solution, Gaza Strip, Egypt, Israel, Hosni Mubarak, Mubarak, Benjamin Netanyahu, Hillary Clinton, World News

CAIRO — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton defended the U.S. stance toward Israeli settlement building to worried Arab allies on Wednesda...

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Clinton on Settlements: The Power of Words

Hagit Ofran | Posted 11.04.2009 | World

Read More: Israeli Settlements, Hillary Clinton, Peace Now, Peace, Israel, World News
Hagit Ofran

Based on the zeal with which the media jumped on the non-story of Clinton's speech in Jerusalem, it is hard to avoid the impression that a lot of people are more interested in seeing Obama fail than succeed.

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J Street Again

James Zogby | Posted 11.02.2009 | World

Read More: Pro-Peace, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, J Street, Pro-Israel Advocacy, Arab, Jewish, Middle East Peace Process, Israel, Peace, Arab-Israeli Conflict, World News
James Zogby

In the 1990s, when we came together, we only did it at the behest of the White House, and Israeli and Palestinian leaders on the White House lawn validated the effort. This time is different.

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How Forgiveness In Marriage Builds Intimacy

Anne Naylor | Posted 10.30.2009 | Living

Read More: Power of Forgiving, Comfort Zone, Healing Hurt, Loving, Corrie Ten Boom, Marriage Time, Appreciation, Peace, Sex, Living News
Anne Naylor

To be free and vulnerable with the one you love the most is to risk. What if by speaking up, you lose the approval of your loved one? What if you rock what is an otherwise comfortable boat?

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The Opportunity Of Change

Gangaji | Posted 10.21.2009 | Living

Read More: Fulfillment, Change, The Inner Life, Peace, Politics, History, Gangaji, Living News
Gangaji

Either we fight it as it is appearing, or we mourn for it as it passes us by, but we are hardly ever at peace with change.

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Does Obama's Nobility Make Him Eligible For The Peace Prize?

Isha Judd | Posted 10.19.2009 | Living

Read More: Obama, Nobel Peace Prize, Living News, Consciousness, Peace, Spirituality, Living News
Isha Judd

I have a proposition; let's all consider ourselves eligible for the Nobel Peace Prize, and focus internally on bringing peace to our surroundings.

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Peacemaking Demands Peacemakers

Edgar M. Bronfman | Posted 10.15.2009 | World

Read More: Palestinian Authority, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Edgar Bronfman, West Bank, Ariel Sharon, Fatah, Benjamin Netanyahu, Hamas, Two-State Solution, Israel, Peace, World News
Edgar M. Bronfman

For the Palestinians, there is still no real leadership, no one who speaks for all of them, and no one who can get them the state they so desperately want. This must change.

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Peace Is Present in Each Moment

John Morton | Posted 10.15.2009 | Living

Read More: Spituality, John Morton, Spirit, Spiritual Awakening, Challenge, Peace, Spiritual Practice, Living News
John Morton

Peace is an energy that's in harmony with all things, even when we are not aware of it. It's present in each and every circumstance. Even in a disturb...

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Achilles and the Dodgers

Gershon Hepner | Posted 10.15.2009 | Home

Read More: LA Dodgers, Iliad, Peace, War, Philadelphia Phillies, Home News
Gershon Hepner

ACHILLES AND THE DODGERS Putting Agamemnon down as sack of wine, with dog's eyes and the heart of deer, Achilles anticipates the way the Dodgers too...

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The US's Myers-Briggs Profile

Ed Gurowitz, Ph.D. | Posted 10.16.2009 | Living

Read More: Foreign Relations, Bush, Cheney, Cooperation, Myers-Briggs, Political Humor, Barack Obama Foreign Policy, Obama, Peace, Living News
Ed Gurowitz, Ph.D.

We are frustrated, as a people, by cold, impersonal logic, by being excluded, and by criticism and lack of appreciation. We value self-determination, and we irritate others by being overly emotional and moralistic.

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Engaging The World: How One Woman Said 'I Do' To Change

Subhash Ghimire | Posted 10.14.2009 | Impact

Read More: Philanthropy, Ring, Justice, Peace, Nepal, Impact News
Subhash Ghimire

At 34 years old, many women would be trying to get an engagement ring, not give one away. But when Christina Ammon inherited a 3.21 ct diamond ring fr...

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