We can anchor ourselves in those noble human qualities
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- The more often we can anchor ourselves in compassion and forgiveness, the more able we are to address these very serious problems we face as a human race.
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How does compassion and forgiveness play a role in peace making?
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I think spirituality is really
essential to the peace process.
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My definition of spirituality
is engagement with
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noble human qualities
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like love and compassion
and forgiveness.
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And fortunately for us,
human beings,
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there are an infinite
number of ways to do that.
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So the more ways that
we can find to be spiritual
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I think the better off
we are and in that sense
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I'm viewed as a Buddhist,
I'm inspired by
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the teachings of Jesus Christ.
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I'm inspired by the teachings
of the Prophet Muhammad
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-Peace Be Upon Him-
and I'm inspired by
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the Talmud and the Torah
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and in all forms
of human spirituality.
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I think there's core common
threads in spirituality
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that even if you're
like a secular humanist
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and you don't believe
in any kind of higher power
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you still are moved by compassion.
You're moved by forgiveness.
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And the more often we can
anchor ourselves
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in those noble human qualities,
the more spiritual we become
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and the more able
we are to address
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these very serious problems
we face as a human race.
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I think spirituality is really essential to the peace process. My definition of spirituality is engagement with noble human qualities like love and compassion and forgiveness. And fortunately for us, human beings, there are an infinite number of ways to do that. So the more ways that we can find to be spiritual I think the better off we are and in that sense I'm viewed as a Buddhist, I'm inspired by the teachings of Jesus Christ. I'm inspired by the teachings of the Prophet Muhammad -Peace Be Upon Him- and I'm inspired by the Talmud and the Torah and in all forms of human spirituality. I think there's core common threads in spirituality that even if you're like a secular humanist and you don't believe in any kind of higher power you still are moved by compassion. You're moved by forgiveness. And the more often we can anchor ourselves in those noble human qualities, the more spiritual we become and the more able we are to address these very serious problems we face as a human race.