Purity, Unity, Prosperity, Peace and Celebration

I came across this insight today when I was reading. (The quote is from 2002, by the way.)

"Look at the Israeli/Palestinian conflict, depicted as the encounter between two opposing and equal forces . . . Not only does the good versus evil opposition wipe out the particular conditions of this conflict and mask the vast inequalities of the sides. It also makes it difficult for the differences within each side . . . to be heard . . . Jew's are equated with Sharon's Israel and all Palestinians with… Continue

Second Life is a virtual world (www.secondlife.com). While most join Second Life to have fun, it is also quickly becoming an essential and miraculous platform for business, education, and non-profit (and more) advertising as well as a (virtual) space to conduct activities and create community that involves people all over the world with the possibility of coming together in one (virtual) room.

In consultation with Eyal, I have spearheaded MEPEACE's presen… Continue

I did not write this article, but came upon it. It touched me, and I felt it was appropriate to share here.

"Red is my color," I used to say. Just because I liked it best, I owned it. How many other things have I claimed as mine so easily? Whistling and sunshine, life and liberty. Things that can be lost. For most of us, life presents itself as a steady progress toward owning more, but having less. Vision, acuity, even walking—one bad fall taught me that was only a gift on loan.Then my b… Continue

In my religious tradition, I am taught that it is a quest in life to become as a little child. Becoming as a child allows me to enter the kingdom of God.

(While not directly related to this to topic, I wish to share with you my personal belief and perception of the kingdom of God, so that you may understand what I say. While I do believe that life does not end at death (thus, an afterlife), I do not believe that heaven/kingdom of God is given as a reward after this life to certain people who ha… Continue

I have long known that in order to create a reality (we might speak of it as "creating the future" although this is not completely accurate) -- in order to create, we must see. I call it "vision" or "having a vision" or "creating a vision" or, simply, "seeing". (I think this may correspond to "design" in Spiral Dynamics.) We cannot create what we cannot see. We cannot believe what we cannot see (within ourselves). Reality arises from our sight and our belief and our actions. There is orde… Continue