Posts by Metta Center

The Spinning Wheel #2: Love as a Practice

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  “Do not think that love in order to be genuine has to be extraordinary. What we need is to love without getting tired. Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies.” ― Mother Teresa Spiritual teacher, Eknath Easwaran, maintains that love is a skill that all of us can… read more

Going to the Heart of Sustainability: An Indigenous Wisdomkeeper’sPerspective with Larry Merculieff

  RSVP via Brown Paper Tickets: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/242116   Indigenous peoples who have intimate and sustained contact with their lands and waters and who have maintained the spiritual basis for relating to everything in their environment have a profound understanding of what “sustainability” really means even though that is not the word that they would use.… read more

Syria on the Brink: Can Nonviolence Bring Her Back?

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Petaluma, California – When the Arab Spring was initiated by Mohammed Bouazizi’s self-immolation last year in Tunisia, it ignited longings for freedom throughout the region; more than that, it took hold of the creative imaginations of non-violent activists and millions of dissatisfied individuals around the world. Has this hope ground to a halt with the… read more