“Our age is not the age of violence; it is the age of the awareness of violence.” -Jacques Ellul In today’s Daily Metta, Michael Nagler explores the idea of changing the way we think about nonviolence in order to come up with more useful solutions, drawing from the statement Ellul. Share your questions, comments and reflections below!… read more
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“Hard questions, hard answers”–Daily Metta
“I refuse to believe in the journalistic cliche, ‘meaningless violence.'” Michael Nagler asks us to think more deeply about the causes of violence and encourages us to ask three hard questions. Comment, question, or reflect below!… read more
“A nonviolent instinct”–Daily Metta
“We have an instinct for self-sacrifice.” In this Daily Metta, Michael Nagler discusses where nonviolence comes from in us. Share your thoughts, questions, comments below! … read more
“The miracle at Gaviotas”–Daily Metta
“There had been seeds that had been waiting there for maybe thousands of years.” Michael Nagler discusses the seeds of renewal in our own existence, drawing an analogy to the Gaviotan rainforest that sprung from a desert.… read more
“My nonviolence lineage”–Daily Metta
“I was the shortest kid in Midwood High School” In this Daily Metta, Michael Nagler responds to a question from a friend who wrote in, wanting to hear more about his nonviolence lineage. Comment on this Daily Metta below, and send us your questions!… read more
“Nonviolence is a force”–Daily Metta
“Nonviolence is a force that influences minds and hearts” Michael Nagler points out that nonviolence is a force, much more than just a set of actions or even a moral question. Take time to comment below! … read more
“What we think, we become..”–Daily Metta
“What we think, we become.” In today’s Daily Metta, Michael Nagler reflects on the relationship between putting violent imagery into our minds and violence in society. Comment below! … read more
“Discovering nonviolence”: Daily Metta
“The discovery of nonviolence can be our salvation.” Michael Nagler reflects on hearing about 9/11 and asks us to think about when we first learned about nonviolence. Share your reflections below!… read more
“Profuse shower of love”–Daily Metta
December 24: “It is a heavy downpour of rain which drenches the soil to fullness, likewise only a profuse shower of love overcomes hatred.” –Gandhi (Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi, vol. XIV, p. 402) In Chapter Four of Search for a Nonviolent Future, Michael Nagler compares violence to the weather. “The weather,” he says, “is… read more
Person Power Yoga Retreat: April 8–10, 2016
Our in-depth weekend retreat integrates yoga, meditation, and nonviolence to create a powerful approach to personal and social change. Where: Mount Madonna Center, Watsonville, CA Hosted by a team of peacebuilders from the Metta Center: Michael Nagler, Stephanie Van Hook, Stephanie Knox-Cubbon, Kimberlyn David This integrative, practical, and educational yoga retreat is open to everyone… read more
