David | December 31, 2009
I am the sum of all my commitments – Martin Buber (1878-1965), philosopher
Shortly after writing this article, I became aware of Free the Children’s 10×10 Challenge:
I hope that you’ll take a few minutes to visit 10 by 10 and make 10 simple commitments for 2010.
I did.
Do you make New Year’s resolutions?
Although there was a time [...]
David | November 15, 2009
In just two days, the Charter for Compassion was affirmed by ten thousand people. That number is now over thirteen thousand and climbing. If you haven’t already done so, I encourage you to take a moment and add your signature to both the Charter for Compassion and the Golden Rule Resolution.
A number of events have [...]
David | November 9, 2009
Non-violence leads to the highest ethics, which is the goal of all evolution. Until we stop harming all other living beings, we are still savages - Thomas Edison (1847-1931)
David | October 25, 2009
“Opiate of the masses”, or “heart of a heartless world”? Which view of religion leads us to a compassionate world?
David | June 9, 2009
How will we respond to the opportunity embodied in Barack Obama’s emphasis of the Golden Rule in his speeches, and indeed in his exemplification of it in his efforts to open a new global dialogue?
David | June 7, 2009
There is also one rule that lies at the heart of every religion – that we do unto others as we would have them do unto us. This truth transcends nations and peoples – a belief that isn’t new; that isn’t black or white or brown; that isn’t Christian, or Muslim or Jew. It’s a belief that pulsed in the cradle of civilization, and that still beats in the heart of billions. It’s a faith in other people, and it’s what brought me here today. Barack Obama, speaking in Cairo
David | June 5, 2009
I’ve always found O Siem, by Susan Aglukark, to be a very inspirational piece of music. The song includes the words “Take the hand of one close by …. And watch the walls come tumbling down.“
David | May 28, 2009
Perhaps history takes such a long time because we are unwilling to bring it into being more quickly. Perhaps, with the energetic application of the Golden Rule, we can make injustice history just a little more quickly.
Couldn’t hurt to try.
David | March 28, 2009
All truth passes through three stages.
– First, it is ridiculed.
– Second, it is violently opposed.
– Third, it is accepted as self-evident.
Arthur Schopenhauer 1788 -1860
I couldn’t help but wonder, on reading the above, what stage the acceptance of the Golden Rule as the core statement of human relationship is at?
There seems [...]
David | March 25, 2009
The Global Ethic Foundation, based in Tubingen, Germany is an organization dedicated to the promotion of global peace and understanding. It’s the brainchild of Dr. Hans Kung and Count K.K. von der Groeben. One of the projects of the foundation is a Declaration Toward a Global Ethic. The Table of Contents of the Declaration are:
A.
Introduction
B.
The Principles [...]
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