What we think about peace

Our World has lost the values and now needs to come back to the origens. 

The world peace is not something we can find in politics speachs, the peace is not a product o four extern manifestation.

It begins inside our houses. The peace it’s in our hearts, and not somewhere outside us.

To teach peace, we need first learn what make us happy: It’s our family’s love? It’s the happiness of people around us?

That’s not an easy task when the lives give us a ton of challenges every day. However, it is not so difficult when we choose something to help us to stop the anger.

Maybe some faith, maybe compassion for others, maybe some tolerance with others who has a harder day than you or maybe seeing things from another perspective.

There aren’t schools that teach how to create world peace, but we think, if our neighbors are happy, if my place is in harmony, I’m in peace with myself. It’s time to realize that world became smaller and the culture and language barriers dissolved in a universal language.

There’s still chaos, it’s true, created by us humans, but if destruction exists, the creation exists too. The worldwide peace creation is now in our hands: Dialog, faith in ourselves and a true wish to overcome the negativity!

Gandhi

The Philosophy of Nonviolence

This YouTube video shows a little more about the philosophy of nonviolence

Famous Gandhi Phrases

"What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or the holy name of liberty or democracy?"

"The moment the slave resolves that he will no longer be a slave, his fetters fall. He frees himself and shows the way to others. Freedom and slavery are mental states.

"Non-violence is the first article of my faith. It is also the last article of my creed."

"In my humble opinion, non-cooperation with evil is as much a duty as is cooperation with good."

"That would be a good idea." - On being asked what he thought of modern civilization

"Hatred can be overcome only by love."

"Love never claims, it ever gives; love never suffers, never resents, never revenges itself. Where there is love there is life; hatred leads to destruction."

"You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty."

"An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind."

"A coward is incapable of exhibiting love; it is the prerogative of the brave."

The Mahatma Gandhi Canadian Foundation For World Peace

The Mahatma Gandhi Canadian Foundation for World Peace is to share, in a universal and cross-cultural way, knowledge of Mahatma Gandhi's beliefs and philosophies. The Foundation initiates, conducts and supports research, studies, wrtiings, teaching, education and scholarship in international understanding based on the teachings, philosophies, activities and ideals of Mahatma Gandhi. The Foundation establishes, maintains and supports academic chairs, lectureships, professorships, exchanges and assistantships on its own account and in conjunction with other institutions.

Membership in the Foundation is open to all, and it is the hope of the founders that the objects and programs of the Foundation will be embraced by the entire Canadian community in recognition of the universality of Gandhi's beliefs and teachings. The Foundation is federally incorporated and has tax-exempt status as a charity under the Income Tax Act of Canada.

A little about the humble beginnings of fundation:

In 1988 the mayor of Edmonton, a city on Canada, proclaimed the week of Gandhi's birth anniversary (Mahatma Gandhi Peace Week). This has since become an annual event. That was the beginning of the Mahatma Gandhi Canadian Foundation for World Peace

In the same year, some of the members of the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Committee did the application for establishment of an annual observation of Gandhi's birth anniversary on October 2nd, also prepared a program that included a banquet honored by the presence of the High Commissioner of India to Canada, a garlanding of the bust by the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta, and a public lecture delivered at the University of Alberta by His Excellency Douglas Roche, Canada's Ambassador for Disarmament to the United Nations.

These suggestions were so well received by the community that the initiators launched plans to enlarge the annual observances, to memorialize Gandhi and to share his teachings through a national foundation to be known as the "Mahatma Gandhi Canadian Foundation for World Peace." The Foundation has now become the vehicle for conducting the annual observances and other projects. The foundation's dedicated volunteer Board of Directors works within Alberta and also within the Canadian community.

The Salt March

The satyagraha march, was a campaign of nonviolent protest against the British salt tax in colonial India which began with the Salt March to Dandi on March 12, 1930. “The Salt March”, how it is known, was an important part of the Indian independence movement for drew worldwide attention for it through extensive newspaper and newsreel coverage.

Over 80,000 Indians were jailed as a result of the Salt Satyagraha including Mahatma Gandhi. He was arrested on May 5, 1930, just days before his planned raid on the Dharasana Salt Works

The campaign had a significant effect on changing world and British attitudes toward Indian independence and caused large numbers of Indians to actively join the fight for the first time. However, it failed to result in major concessions from the British.

"Gandhi Looked at the ocean and walked onto the beach. He took some salt in his hand and showed it to people. 'I am breaking the law', he said."

                         (Rollason, Jane. “Penguin Readers – Gandhi” 2008)