Comments for Clear Path to Peace

Comment on An instant cure for violent behavior by Ana

Ana — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 22:35:36 +0000

Hi Randall,

Thank you for your comment on my blog. Yes, if we can grieve, we can feel, and then we can heal….with the Love of God. Thanks also for the quotes from Jesus and Mary. I will meditate upon them, and maybe write some more.

I pray that you are happy and healthy and enjoying life to its fullest.

in peace,
Ana

Comment on An instant cure for violent behavior by randall butisingh

randall butisingh — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 07:28:06 +0000

Ana, there is always a wisdom which pervades your thinking. I empathise with the Buddhist monk who said he wept because he was sad. In my opinion sadness, which should not be equated with being morose or gloomy, is what motivates one to have compassion, to be kind to our fellow men and to be self sacrificial. It was sadness that caused the Samaritan to have compassion on the traveller who was beaten and robbed on the highway. Jesus himself said: “Blessed are they that mourn, for they shall be comforted.” He too was sad when he saw what was taking place in the hearts of the Scribes and Pharisees who rejected Him, and His mixing with publicans and sinners among whom, He was moved by sdaness to do His miracles of healing. A story is told in one of the sayings of the prophet Mohammead that when the mother of Jesus was asked why she was always sad, she replied: “Why should I not be, when there are always others who are suffering.”
If the whole world can react with sadness to cruelty, to the inevitability of suffering, disaster and death, there will be less crime and violence and more compassion and kindness. This will bring about the kind of happiness which only Peace can give.

Comment on Managing Holiday Anger and Stress by Jan

Jan — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 01:30:29 +0000

Yes holidays make us nostalgic with our past even more so triggers our good or bad emotions in the past.
Breathing is a powerful tool in coping our daily challenges that lead to stress. This helps release inner tensions.

Nice article.

Comment on The Guide by randall butisingh

randall butisingh — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 09:58:50 +0000

Ana, your post “The Guide was wonderful and your Scuba dive a fitting metaphor for the dive you have taken into the sea of Infinity. Siddharta’s 4000 dives is fantastic in the material plane and he is a great guide, but your guidance cannot be measured in terms of numbers however many figures there may be, You are guiding immortal souls in the Sea of Infinity.

Comment on Greenpeace Inspirations by randall butisingh

randall butisingh — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 21:53:06 +0000

The young people of Greenpeace are doing what is needed to be done. Martin Luther King said if a man hasn’t discovered the thing he will die for, he isn’t fit to live. Another,”the hottest
places in hell are reserved for those who in time of great moral crisis
maintain their neutrality.”Because not of necessity, but of greed, man has been continually raping Mother Earth, oblivious of the baneful effects his conduct will cause for the future generations. Hope those who will read your Blog will be inspired by the action of those young people and help in the protection of our environment.

Comment on Releasing Grievances by randall butisingh

randall butisingh — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 20:51:36 +0000

Here is another poem that names three essentials that makes life worth living:

WORK, LOVE and HOPE

Life cannot be dreary
If you’ve something to do
to keep you quite busy
The whole day through.

Life cannot be blue
If you’ve something to love,
For no one truly lives
Who does no truly love.

Life will not be dreary
When hope fills the breast,
For this brings content
That will give the heart rest.

So bear this in mind
When you need to complain,
That Work, Love and Hope
Are the balm for all pain.

Comment on Australians show us the way with “sorry” by randall butisingh

randall butisingh — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:26:23 +0000

Ana, The realisation of the atrocities done to the indigenous people of Australia and the president’s apology is a lauduble one, but his voice, however sincere or the voice of government may not be the voice of the nation. Prejudice dies hard. It is even seen in religion. When India gained its Independence, the caste system was abolished, but that did not remove the prejudice. It remained and is lingering still, though there is hope that it will eventually disappear with the education of the coming generations. In the USA the same could be said of the treatment of the indeginous peoples here. However, with the SLAVERY of Africans,the ugliest blot in civilization, where a people, made in the image of God and a brother man was reduced to the category of goods and chattels, who were deprived of their language and culture and therefore of their identity, no apology from a government alone can remove the indelible blot of the gross injustice perpetrated by their greedy forefathers.
However, there were efforts by individuals who saw the injustice and did what they can to help. Among them the greatest president of the United States, Abraham Lincoln who became a martyr for its cause. He used his authority during the civil war to free all the slaves, gave them asylum in the North and an opportunity to live as human beings. Frederick Douglas, one of his African advisers could have attested to his sincerity. But as I said before prejudice dies hard. We see it every day, but there is a glimpse of hope as is evinced during our primaries for the November elections. May Truth prevail.

Comment on Australians show us the way with “sorry” by Tom Chandler

Tom Chandler — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 16:36:53 +0000

What a change for Australia given the tenor and beliefs evidenced by their prior leadership.

Thanks for posting; it’s a wonderful speech.

Comment on Australians show us the way with “sorry” by peter van dyk

peter van dyk — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 17:09:55 +0000

Dear Ana,

Thanks for the posting on the apology to the Native Peoples of Australia, one might say an apology is just an apology, only words, and much more is needed, however an apology offers hope for a strong new beginning, an apology recognizes a desire to understand, and appreciate how we have gotten “here” .And yes let’s hope that this gives the courage to our political leaders to apologize to our Native Peoples, and to the survivors of the slaves that helped to create this country.

I pray that with this powerfull and brave start we can begin to see that we are truly all a “family”, and as a family we need to honestly look at our history, not to blame/shame, but rather to heal and forgive.Every act, every behavior, all the violence, all the horror will only be healed with Love.

With the courage to look at the violence of the past and to apologize, we may also develope the courage to deal with the injustices and the violence happening in this moment, every step taken towards the Light is a step to a clear path of peace.

in Gratitude Peter

Comment on Forgiveness Is A Spiritual Path by Joan Lucas

Joan Lucas — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 06:50:33 +0000

It’s a small but important step forward. But words are cheap and I believe the many governments who owe others an apology should do more than lip service. They should give those owed an apology a “leg up”, “reparation”, special help for their needs. That would be a “manifestation” of the apology.