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Light Up the World - See how groups worldwide are brightening our future through this interactive map of the emerging superpower for peace.

starA New Reason for Gratitude - An essay by Br. David Steindl-Rast on how to wake up to the madness of violence and counter-violence. (Deutsche)

star The Price of Peace - An article by Br. David Steindl-Rast exploring the cost of an extremely high good.

star All in the Same Boat - Together we can do something for peace, as this interview with Brother David shows.

star Meditation on the United Nations - What do you say to a gathering of the world's most prominent spiritual leaders?  Read these poignant words of Brother David at the close of the 30th Anniversary of the U.N.

Light a Candle for Peace - Many people feel that these are dark days with “wars and rumors of wars.” We can lift the darkness by our prayers and actions, and also by the ancient ritual of candle-lighting.

Gift Person: Vinoba Bhave: "All revolutions are spiritual at the source. All my activities have the sole purpose of achieving a union of hearts."

Gift Person: Etty Hillesum - What Etty Hillesum stands for is gratefulness against all the odds, even in a death camp.

Gift Person: Ben Salmon - Ridicule, solitary confinement, and even getting dragged off to an insane asylum only intensified Salmon’s resolve to oppose militaristic idolatry by placing faith in God’s justice and mercy alone.

Gift Person: Dorothy Day represented a new type of political holiness - a way of serving Christ not only through prayer and sacrifice but through solidarity with the poor and in struggle along the path of justice and peace.

God's Maternal Love by D.N. Rowan. We can keep giving, spreading strength and calm, embodying that exquisite balance of wisdom and compassion of a maternal Buddha, or a maternal Christ.

 
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external linkSulha – an ancient Arabic ceremony for reconciling enemies – today brings together Israelis and Palestinians in ever-increasing numbers.  These videos overflow with mourning, hope, and celebration:
Sulha Peace Project - Part 1
Sulha Peace Project - Part 2
Sulha Peace Project - H.H. Dalai Lama interview

A Season for Nonviolence - See the many ways you can participate in this International peace movement, including daily practices to build courage to speak and act with respect, honor and caring.

external linkPilgrimage through Kham: Medical mission in Tibet -
One of the many forms peacemaking takes is skillful compassion, as this documentary movingly shows.

pagePeace Begins... - In the midst of frightening violence in the world and around us, this guided meditation offers clarity and strength.

external link Amazing Peace - This offering of Maya Angelou's poem includes a link of her reading it with Oprah Winfrey.  At any time of year, and no matter what our religious background, we can find the Christmas spirit, the "halting of hate...the promise of Peace."

offsite linkPeace Every Day Initiative - Create peace by joining in meditation and prayer with thousands of people at sunrise and sunset each day.

Turtles Can Fly - Without morally sledge hammering the audience, Bahman Ghobadi – writer and director of this film, who grew up in Iraqi Kurdistan and now lives in Iran – presents through real life situations a pedagogical vision that we seriously consider the needs of innocent children before we decide to go to war.

starPathways to Peace - This presentation of stunning photography and quotes by peacemakers encourages us to cultivate patience, charity, determination, gratitude, hope, and other qualities that pave the way for peace.

 
Peace Activism - We fully support peace activism. If you are looking to get involved we recommend you start with this annotated list of peace organizations.


 

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ANGeL's goal is to offer you through this website an immediate and intimate experience of living gratefully. In selecting topic resources, as elsewhere, we favor quality over quantity. This page is not meant to be a directory of related websites and organizations. Rather, we have selected a few specific links and readings that we believe are most helpful in getting you in touch with your experience. Of course, the Internet is vast and our knowledge is limited; so if you know of a link or a book that is more helpful than what's listed, be sure to let us know.

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