National Peace Academy (Day 1.5)

is the "having" orientation a core assumption of a culture of violence? If so, how can we shift to a "being" orientation? #ppi11 #peace

Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space lies our freedom and power to choose our response -victor frankl #ppi11 #peace

Snauwaert: By being present yourself, you will ignite presence in others. #ppi11

Snauwaert: Consciousness is a great healer. #ppi11 #peace

Snauwaert: Columbus didn't discover America. Columbus invaded America. #ppi11 #peace #history #peaceed

Snauwaert: #Education should be about multiple perspective taking. #ppi11 #peace #peaceed

Snauwaert: The only way out of positional confinement is to widen the information base; to expose ourselves to other points of view. #ppi11

5 steps to being present: wonderment, listening, sharing, overcoming, rejoicing. #ppi11 #peace #wisdom

Snauwaert: Care of the self is the foundation of care for others. The world is as we are. #ppi11 #peace #wisdom #philosophy

Snauwaert: Transcending positional confinement is necessary for justice and #peace. #ppi11

Snauwaert: objective illiusions are the essence of false consciousness. #ppi11

Snauwaert: Objective illusions = we can all agree on something and still be wrong. #ppi11 #philosophy

Snauwaert: Discernment = open, impartial scrutiny transcending positional confinement. #ppi11 #philosophy

Snauwaert: Self, ethical, and political reflection are required to prevent ourselves from doing evil. #ppi11 #peace

Not having conscious presence leads to internal exclusion which leads to projection which leads to social exclusion. #ppi11 #peace

Internal exclusion leads people to project what they don't like about themselves onto other people. #ppi11 #peace

"Morality is an effort to throw off sleep." -Thoreau #ppi11

Snauwaert: Conscious presence is necessary for our internal moral resources and our ability to respond morally to others. #ppi11 #peace

Snauwaert: Right relationship with oneself involves shifting our orientation of self from "having" to "being." #ppi11 #peace

Snauwaert: Conscious presence = being conscious of ur own consciousness. We find our being, by being present. #ppi11 #peace

Learn more about consciousness and intentionality - http://ow.ly/5HgCT #ppi11 #peace

When basic human needs are met, our self-identity can more from "having more" to "being more." #ppi11 #peace #EarthCharter

Snauwaert: To deal with the existential anxiety of "I am what I have" is to grasp after more, to no avail. #ppi11 #peace

If one's orientation to self is "to have," the existential anxiety is the everything I have can be lost, ergo I can be lost. #ppi11 #peace