Tag Archives: interconnectedness

When worlds collide, or seeing conflict as a crisis in human interaction

Posted on May 9, 2012 by

The starting point for the transformative model of mediation is an understanding of the nature of conflict as a crisis in human interaction. In this view, the crisis is characterized by two kinds of adverse impacts. First, in conflict each individual … Continue reading →

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H. H. The Dalai Lama awarded Templeton Prize 2012

Posted on March 30, 2012 by

The Templeton Prize 2012 has been awarded to His Holiness The Dalai Lama.  The prize has a monetary value of ₤1.1 million and, as such, is the largest monetary award given to one person.  It honours “a living person who … Continue reading →

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H.H. The Dalai Lama and Transformative Practice

Posted on March 1, 2012 by

A couple of weeks back, Dan Simon drew a comparison on his new transformative mediation blog between the thinking of Carl Rogers, the founder of humanistic psychology, and the premises and principles of transformative practice. Now, this week, he looks to the … Continue reading →

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Some Thoughts on Regret

Posted on December 2, 2011 by

Watch this 17 minute Tedtalks video of Kathryn Schulz talking about regret and why it’s not such a bad thing after all:

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Through the Heart of Every Human Being

Posted on September 19, 2011 by

If only there were evil people somewhere insidiously committing evil deeds and it were necessary only to separate them from the rest of us and destroy them. But the line dividing good and evil cuts through the heart of every … Continue reading →

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September 11th

Posted on September 11, 2011 by
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Consider This on Self-Awareness

Posted on August 31, 2011 by

“If we were to make a list of people we don’t like – people we find obnoxious, threatening, or worthy of contempt – we would find out a lot about those aspects of ourselves that we can’t face. If we … Continue reading →

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100 Years of International Women’s Day

Posted on March 8, 2011 by

  Margaret Wente writes in today’s Globe and Mail: International Women’s Day sprang out of the European socialist movement of the early 20th century. In 1910, a German political activist named Clara Zetkin proposed a women’s day, to be celebrated … Continue reading →

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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Posted on January 17, 2011 by

    Related Articles Day of service honors Martin Luther King Jr. (cnn.com)

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“Be Grateful to Everyone”

Posted on January 14, 2011 by

Consider this: If we were to make a list of people we don’t like – people we find obnoxious, threatening, or worthy of contempt – we would find out a lot about those aspects of ourselves that we can’t face. … Continue reading →

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