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Monday, August 28, 2006

No to War. Yes to Love (No a la guerra. Si al Amor)

Hello:

Today I wanted to include some great quotes about war and its futility. Please, read and ponder about them.

"The greatest warrior is one who never has to use his sword." Anonymous
"Every war is against the world and every war against the world is lost." Alice Walker
"Since wars begin in the minds of men, it is in the minds of men that we have to erect the ramparts of peace." UNESCO Charter
"At the root of all war is fear." Thomas Merton
"Nonviolence means avoiding not only external physical violence but also internal violence of spirit. You not only refuse to shoot a man, but you refuse to hate him." Martin Luther King, Jr.
"Our best hope for survival is to change the way we think about enemies and warfare. Instead of being hypnotized by the enemy we need to begin looking at the eyes with which we see the enemy." Sam Keen
"If we could read the secret history of your enemies, we should find in each person's life sorrow and suffering enough to disarm all hostility." Longfellow
"The ultimate dragon is within you." Joseph Campbell
"You cannot overcome the enemy until you've healed in yourself that which you find despicable in them." The I Ching

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Hoy he querido escribir algunas citas sobre la guerra y su futilidad. Por favor, léalas y piense sobre ellas:

"El más grande guerrero es aquel que nunca ha usado su espada." Anónimo
"Toda guerra es contra el mundo y toda guerra que es contra el mundo está perdida." Alice Walker
"Como las guerras comienzan en las mentes de los hombres, es en las mentes de los hombres que tenemos que eregir los cimientos de la paz." UNESCO Charter
"En la raíz de toda guerra se encuentra el miedo." Thomas Merton
"No violencia significa evitar, no sólo la violencia física externa, sino la violencia interna del espiritu. Usted no solamente se niega a dispararle a un hombre, sino que usted se niega a odiarlo." Martin Luther King, Jr.
"Nuestra mejor esperanza para sobrevivir es cambiar la manera en que pensamos sobre nuestros enemigos y sus métodos de guerra. En vez de ser hipnotizados por el enemigo, debemos comenzar a observar los ojos con los que mirarmos al enemigo." Sam Keen
"Si pudieramos leer la historia secreta de nuestros enemigos, podríamos encontrar en la vida de cada persona tanta pena y sufrimiento que esto bastará para desarmar cualquier hostilidad." Longgellow
"El dragón más poderoso está dentro de ti." Joseph Cambpell
"No puedes derrotar al enemigo hasta que hayas sanado en ti mismo aquello que repudias en ellos." El I Ching

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