欢迎所有人。无论我们的社会用什么言语来分裂我们。我们都是一体的。
My only goal in life is to live each day as a kind, gentle soul. We have the ability to act with gentleness, and by doing so, offer the world a vibration of kindness. A good place to observe the gentleness we're capable of offering is through the food we eat. Slow, gentle food, for instance, has its own vibration of loving-kindness; likewise, food that is hurried or prepared in a blur of harsh actions can also be felt. (Those who ingest animals have the added vibration of fear and violence that is generated with the taking of life.) The more we're aware of walking gently, the more we can recognize opportunities everywhere at any time to be more gentle and loving, both inward and outward, in every single thought and action, until it is a way of life.
Even a cup of tea or coffee made at your favorite restaurant can reveal if the person loved their work or created it with incoherence or rush. If it's the latter, we can choose not to take the emotion on, while offering compassion back for the one who was busy, reminding ourselves that we can and do have similar moments. We can also learn to make tea gently and test our ability to gift love in a cup. We each carry so much potential to share our gentleness. So be revolutionary, create the next meal, conversation, painting, story, or (fill in blank) with a slow, gentle action and be amazed at how powerful you are to make change in the world.
爱是一条通往任何地方的通道，指引着我们的脚步，让我们了解我们的世界和我们周围的人。在没有条件的情况下，我们有机会体验我们的人性，战胜恐惧、怀疑、担忧和仇恨。金博士说，爱是我们“个人和社会变革最有力的武器”。每一刻，我们都有机会选择爱而不是恨，改变我们的生活和世界。问题是你是否有力量在下一刻做一些不同的事情。我相信我们都有。
How do we hold loving-kindness in our hearts for all people, even the ones that are different from us? This is the beautiful gift of life to explore and come to an awareness: that all humans and living beings are 'one.' This knowing is available to everyone and is found by having compassion for your self, which then extends to your family and friends, and gradually, by pushing the circle outward, you can arrive at accepting and loving those who are different. It doesn't exclude 'those terrible people doing terrible things,' nor those mosquitoes that bite you. No, in fact, you'll have to work a little extra to open your heart to include the people and living beings that on the onset revile you, like the human trafficker, the murderer, or the violent-carriers who are otherwise considered separate from you.
In the words of Thich Nhat Hanh, "When we see that the traffickers have suffered, we can help them wake up and stop what they are doing. Our compassion can help transform them into friends and allies of our cause." Open your heart and let the love in for self, then everyone. It has the power to change the next moment and the world.
Peace is possible and much easier than people think. We have a tendency to look outward and assume peace is something impossible. I hear people all the time weighted down by the tragedies of the world; they see the world in war and ruin, and completely miss all the beauty. They talk about 'those' people doing 'bad' things, and wish it would stop, but rarely see their own participation in creating it. The world we live in, and its future is created by human action, (e.g., "To know the past, observe the present consequence. To know the future, observe one’s present conduct,” (Master Sheng Yen).
Peace can happen if we were to focus on our own lives, our own families, our own communities, and most importantly, our interior lives. War happens when you're at the checkout and you're impatient; it happens when you cut someone off on the highway; it happens when you fight with your neighbor, your family, or the people around you. We fight daily wars with those around us. The more we notice what we're doing, how we're doing it, the more we can begin to notice how aggressive we are to those around us, and start to work on it. Aggression comes from fear and the need to control, and non-aggression arrives from letting go of both.
If I can bring harmony to the relationships I have, to those I encounter on a regular basis, then I can bring harmony to the world. If everyone did it, there'd be peace. There aren't two sides in war and aggression, only our own perception which rallies to win battles for itself. When we recognize that the everyday people we encounter are our opponents (and opportunities), and that those same people are just like us, we can start to have compassion, and let go of the fighting. As Sun Tzu put it, "To fight and conquer consists of breaking the ego's resistance without fighting."
If we're taught that war is something fought with guns and bombs somewhere on a battlefield, we'll miss the real wars existing daily, right in our own home base. Peace in its simplistic form is finding the middle-road of accepting things as they are, and liking who you are in the process.
历史是一种工具。当我们从历史的角度看世界时，一切都会水到渠成。我们可以开始看到我们曾经是谁，作为一个民族，这与我们现在的状况相差无几。当修昔底德谈到历史重演时，更多的是说在同样的情况下历史会重演。有了历史知识，我们就可以防止战争、饥荒等事情的发生。在我们的个人生活中，历史让我们有机会规划新的道路。
我践行同情之道。我的座右铭是“尊重差异”。我们越能认识到彼此的相同之处，我们就越能敞开心扉，用同情之心为彼此的生活架起新的桥梁。
有两本关于宽容的书值得一读，分别是凯伦·阿姆斯特朗的《慈悲人生十二步骤》和达赖喇嘛的《革命号召》 。地球上有许多老师谈论过人与人之间的和谐，以及我们如何才能用一生服务他人。我发现其中一些特别有帮助，包括：孙子、乔科樱桃鹰、佩玛·丘卓、郑严、柏拉图、马丁·路德·金博士、帕拉宏撒·尤迦南达、阿姜·查、奥德丽·洛德、我的母亲、大多数陌生人、我的长辈。
尽可能多地表达感激之情。我们日常所做的事情很少是独自完成的。一碗汤有上千条路与帮助我们吃饭的人和行动相连。对这些简单的事情心怀感激。
自然界是宽容的。我们每天都可以以微小的措施在它的和谐中扮演简单的角色。我们不需要正式的邀请来种植树木和为动物创造栖息地。我们可以简单地回报我们从中获取的东西。每天，我都会留意我所获取的东西，无论是食物、资源、天然气、土地、空间、空气……你能想到的任何东西，我都会找到回报的方式，哪怕是微不足道的方式。每天。无论我走到哪里，我都会种树和花——真的——特别是在已经荒废的土地上；在警察局附近也很有趣，或者在时间和人们已经忘记的古老墓地里。最重要的是，我很细心：我观察地球、动物、太阳和月亮的韵律，柏拉图称它们为“时间的创造者”，因为它们很好地让我们相信时间在向前移动；但如果你仔细观察，你会发现更多的东西。观察并回报你的存在。
我们不需要抑制慷慨。
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