Posts by Metta Center

Restorative Justice is the Key: Your Daily Metta Weekend Video

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In this video, Michael Nagler makes a case for restorative justice as a key to making nonviolence a part of our culture. Please add your comments below. About Daily Metta Stephanie Van Hook, the Metta Center’s executive director, launched Daily Metta in 2015 as a way to share Gandhi’s spiritual wisdom and experiments with nonviolence.… read more

Gandhi as a Spiritual Force – Podcast

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    We are in for a treat this week on Peace Paradigm Radio, in which we feature Michael’s talk, Gandhi as a Spiritual Force, which was featured at the  Vedanta Retreat in Marin County, California this spring. Vedanta is one of the oldest living religions of the world. It affirms that all religions lead to the… read more

A Silver Lining Conference Call – Podcast

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A Conversation About Violence & Healing Do you feel overwhelmed by the recent episodes of violence? Are you wondering whether there could possibly be a silver lining to any of it? You’re certainly not alone. But if we’re going to build the saner society we all want, we cannot stay stuck in despair. It’s time… read more

Intro to Kingian Nonviolence with Kazu – Podcast

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This webinar is the first part of a two-part offering the Metta Center is making primarily to Bernie supporters going to Philadelphia, but essential as well for the long term.  In it, Kazu Haga of the Eastpoint Peace Academy offers the basics of nonviolence training.  Part two will be a long-term nonviolent strategy.  For the latter, those… read more

A Deeper Purpose: Your Daily Metta Weekend Video

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In this video, Michael Nagler explores how and why people attest that nonviolence gave a meaning to their lives that they had not found in anything else. Please add your comments below. About Daily Metta Stephanie Van Hook, the Metta Center’s executive director, launched Daily Metta in 2015 as a way to share Gandhi’s spiritual… read more

Take Care of One Another: Newsletter

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The Solution? Care. Realizing our interconnectedness can feel daunting, particularly when engaging with people who seem to be ignoring our problem with hate. But we must find the will—it’s a matter of caring for one another. Our July 13, 2016 newsletter includes links to our latest Peace Paradigm Radio show, plus opportunities to join healthy,… read more

A Silver Lining: Conference Call

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A Conversation About Violence & Healing Do you feel overwhelmed by the recent episodes of violence? Are you wondering whether there could possibly be a silver lining to any of it? You’re certainly not alone. But if we’re going to build the saner society we all want, we cannot stay stuck in despair. It’s time… read more

The Escalating (Non)Violence – Podcast

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With the escalation of violence in the news and the world, another force has also been escalating: nonviolence.  In order to realize a nonviolent future, we need to continue to escalate our use of nonviolence now. How do we do that? Joining us this week on Peace Paradigm Radio is Jill Carr-Harris, an International Development… read more

A Big Claim about Nonviolence: Your Daily Metta Weekend Video

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In this video, Michael Nagler makes the claim that nonviolence can stop not only drug addiction–it can solve all of our problems. Hear him out–and find out more. Please add your comments below. About Daily Metta Stephanie Van Hook, the Metta Center’s executive director, launched Daily Metta in 2015 as a way to share Gandhi’s… read more