Michael Nagler, still in Chapter Six of Search for a Nonviolent Future, discusses some insights he has had about the development of the inner spark as it relates to the outer fire. 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
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Getting Real: Daily Metta Weekend Video
Michael Nagler reviews some suggestions he offers for the “rubber hitting the road” in the path of deepening nonviolent action. 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. Our 2016 Daily Metta continues with… read more
Inner culture of nonviolence: Daily Metta Weekend Video
Michael Nagler discusses the famous scientific study by Wheeler and Fisk on predisposition for prejudice and the effects of humanization on the amygdala as he reviews the opening of Chapter 6 in Search for a Nonviolent Future. About Daily Metta Stephanie Van Hook, the Metta Center’s executive director, launched Daily Metta in 2015 as… read more
Heart Unity: Daily Metta Weekend Video
If we are to challenge inequality, we have to find commonality. How to begin to conceive of doing this? Gandhi maintained that “heart unity” was the key. Not uniformity; rather, mutual respect and shared vision. About Daily Metta Stephanie Van Hook, the Metta Center’s executive director, launched Daily Metta in 2015 as a way… read more
Constructive Strategy: Daily Metta Weekend Video
What are some of the strategic elements of constructive program that were implicit in Gandhi’s approach to it? What can we learn from them, especially in terms of approaching opposition? 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… read more
Action vs. Program: Daily Metta Weekend Video!
In this Daily Metta, Michael Nagler discusses the spinning wheel movement in India and distinguishes constructive action from what is known as “constructive program.” Learn more at www.mettacenter.org 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… read more
Gandhi’s Basics on Constructive Program: Daily Metta Weekend Video
In this video, Michael Nagler offers some key ideas related to Gandhi’s method of using constructive means for dismantling the British rule in India. How can we apply these ideas today? Listen for more! About Daily Metta Stephanie Van Hook, the Metta Center’s executive director, launched Daily Metta in 2015 as a way to share… read more
Gandhi’s Not-So-Secret Weapon: Your Daily Metta Weekend Video!
In this episode of Daily Metta, Michael Nagler discusses Gandhi’s not-so-secret discovery–constructive program. What is it and how does it work? What is its promise? Tune in to find out! 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… read more
Restorative Justice as CP: Daily Metta Weekend Video
In this video, Michael Nagler explains the key nonviolent concept called “constructive program” and contextualizes restorative justice within the framework of a workable constructive program strategy. 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… read more
At the root of restorative justice: Daily Metta Weekend Video
In this talk about Search for a Nonviolent Future, Michael Nagler gives some examples to show that human beings cannot function equally in a system that maintains punishment as a way to treat each other. Anytime we break human beings into groups like this, we make violence inevitable. When we go beyond those roles and… read more
