Stress is a natural response that marshals all our energies to deal with an emergency — such as fleeing from a charging elephant for example. However, if you spend your entire day thinking that you are being charged by an
In Memoriam: Father Ceyrac (1914-2012), a man with a great heart
Father Pierre Ceyrac passed away in India on May 30th 2012 at 98 years old. He died peacefully on a tranquil Indian morning, ‟without pain, relaxed, and serene” according to those who were with him. He lived the greater part
More guns, less crime ? The world upside down.
Wayne LaPierre, executive vice president of the National Rifle Association, said this as his response to the massacre of children at Sandy Hook elementary in Newtown, Connecticut : ‟The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is
Spirituality and Life Philosophy 3
During the conference on ‟Change Yourself, Change the World”, organized by Emergences in Brussels last September, Pierre Rabhi, a French thinker and pioneer in organic farming, and Matthieu Ricard discussed their views on life. Here is a selection of their
Spirituality and Life Philosophy 2
During the conference on ‟Change Yourself, Change the World”, organized by Emergences in Brussels last September, Pierre Rabhi, a French thinker and pioneer in organic farming, and Matthieu Ricard discussed their views on life. Here is a selection of their
Spirituality and Life Philosophy 1
During the conference on ‟Change Yourself, Change the World”, organized by Emergences in Brussels last September, Pierre Rabhi, a French thinker and pioneer in organic farming, and Matthieu Ricard discussed their views on life. Here is a selection of their
Sights from above
The Brahmaputra estuary
Malacca Detroit, Thailand
Fazel Abed and BRAC’s extraordinary accomplishments
I first met Fazel Abed in Vancouver during a Nobel Laureate Peace Conference with His Holiness the Dalai Lama that I was attending. I had no idea who he was. When he asked me what I did, I answered that
Words of Alexandre Jollien — 3
On violence in the media: ‟It is a trivialization of evil which suggests that what is sensational is to takeover the other. However, what is truly sensational is ordinary day to day heroism — a smile given every day to
Words of Alexandre Jollien – 2
Can one change: ‟Real change has to be led by example. Nowadays, society makes the success a purely individualistic matter.”
On the crystallization of the self: ‟This is a phenomenon of protection. While believing that one is protecting oneself, we