"We do not see the world as it is, we see it as we are"
The Talmud
Links to Amazing People
Some outstanding individuals who are leading they way in the process of inner and outer change.
Muhammad Yunus
Nobel Peace winner in 2006, Professor Muhammad Yunus has transformed Bangladesh. This country is the only one in the world which is on course to reach the millenium development goals of reducing poverty by one half by 2015. That is a statistic not to be missed!
His new book "Creating a world without poverty" outlines his vision for the eradication of poverty.
We are delighted that he will be visiting the UK as part of his international book tour.
To book for the London or Bristol venue, please click here
And check out this 3-minute Youtube featuring a 12 year old child asking Professor Yunus whether microcredit is here to stay.
Scilla Elworthy
Scilla Elworthy has been an inspiration to me for many years. She has been nominated for the nobel peace prize three time, for her work in conflict resolution.
Times magazine have described Byron Katie as 'A visionary for the new millenium'. To me she is that, and more as she is a true master in applying her philosophy. She applies the Gandhian concept of "Be the change you want to see in the world" to one's thoughts, with a
deceptively simple technique and stunning clarity. She offers a constant 'invitation' to go inside onself and to take responsibility for any situation by questioning one's thinking.
Byron Katie's method is called The Work, and is effective in bringing joy, happines, inner peace and an end to confusion. It has been described as a kind of Socratic Dialogue. "Believing our untrue thoughts is a sure way to scare ourselves to death" Byron Katie. 'The Work' has changed the lives of thousands of people.
**APR 2007: I have just attended the 9-day School for The Work. What an incredible process. I cannot recommend it highly enough. If you are looking for peace, your own truth, and for an end to suffering, this is a place to begin or continue that journey.
**Also if you happen to be in Israel in June, Byron Katie is running peace enquiry circle for Israeli and Arab people. It is a courageous and beautiful process. For more details please see www.thework.com and look under Events in Europe.
For people who want to change the world, I think this (The Work) is one of the best courses or personal development processes available. It is a lazer sharp tool for peace.
There is no conflict between inner peace and activism. To quote Byron Katie ' I don't want to stop you from living out your true nature. I don't want anything to stop you from living out what is kind'. Her premise is that when we are free of our stories, our true nature moves us naturally to act compassionately towards other human beings.
On 'doing what needs to be done'...'this is to move as the awareness of creation. As grace. Awake action'
Here are her thoughts on this topic in an interview
