Peacebuilding
The One Home Journey | Seven Years for Seven Generations
Journal Article
Dr. Rama Mani and Professor Alexander Schieffer are embarking on an epic journey. On Earth Day, April 22, 2024, their 7-year expedition begins - visiting every country while weaving a new narrative of interconnectedness and regeneration. Follow their itinerary and progress in Kosmos.
New Approaches to Healing Collective Conflict and Trauma: Our Responsibility as Global Citizens*
Article
Thomas Hübl and William Ury "This is the beginning of what we need, a vocabulary for how we talk about a process that we don’t even have words yet to describe—what actually is happening at the biochemical, genetic, psychological, and spiritual levels as the process of peace is being made." -Ury
Thomas Hübl’s The Pocket Project: Facilitating the Integration of Collective Trauma
Article
Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous […]
Dealing With the Darkness of What Humans Do to Humans
Article
This article shows how in response to thuggish forces the qualities of feminine intelligence—available to men as to women—can enable […]
Statement on the Unique Challenge of Nuclear Weapons
Journal Article
"The destructive capacity of nuclear weapons is beyond imagination, poisoning the Earth forever. These horrific devices place before us every day the decision whether we will be the last human generation. The power to unleash this destruction is in the hands of a small number of people. No one should be holding such power over the very creation, which we regard as a sacred gift for all today and for future generations."
Caring for the Soul of Humanity
Journal Article
I was 25 years old when I witnessed human misery for the first time. It was 2008, and I had moved to a remote city in the underprivileged state of Maranhão, in Northeast Brazil. Despite moving with the illusion of building a new life, the harsh realities of extreme poverty and structural violence expanded my worldview in ways I couldn’t imagine.
A Vision for the World
Journal Article
The gift hidden in our unprecedented world crisis is an equally unprecedented opportunity. My vision of the world? My hope for the future? This topic sounds a bit big. Allow me to start small—say, with crows. They are my special friends.
Inner Work Makes Our Outer Work Massively More Effective
Journal Article
If you are already on the path of your own inner work, you will know how a regular practice of self-reflection can be incredibly useful—not just to you, but to the communities around you, as well as to the wider world.
Thich Nhat Hanh’s Code of Global Ethics
Journal Article
At the turning of the Millennium, the United Nations chose Thich Nhat Hanh's code of global ethics, the Five Mindfulness Trainings, as the foundation for a non-sectarian ethical path for humanity.
Vision for a City of Hope Near Auschwitz
Journal Article
It embraces peace that goes beyond the mere absence of conflict and war, to bring about a change of heart that embraces our common humanity. Peace in this sense is a dynamic concept that facilitates the full development of the human potential.