Guest guest Posted April 22, 1999 Report Share Posted April 22, 1999 > "Harsha (Dr. Harsh K. Luthar)" <hluthar > > My Dear, Beautiful and Wonderful Friends, > > As you know a is embedded in the philosophy > of Nonviolence. > The Sanskrit term for that is Ahimsa. Practice of Ahimsa means > the practice > of non-injury. Spiritual practices to have True Insight into the nature of > the Self bear fruit when Nonviolence is the natural context. In feeling > amity and love for all living beings, the fundamental fears that > constitute > the individual identity lose their grip, and then the Ultimate Conscious > Relaxation can happen at all levels for Self-Recognition. Practice and > Understanding of the true nature of Ahimsa leads to a calm and tranquil > mind, which allows one to abide as I AM. Great Sages have said, Ahimsa is > the highest expression of Self-Realization. Ahimsa is both the > means to root > out the deepest fears and the end as the nature of the Self is Perfect > Peace, Perfect Ahimsa. Keeping this theme in mind for , a > steering committee is being formed of people experienced either inside > various spiritual traditions or outside them but committed to > philosophy of > Ahimsa and Divine Love. I have been thinking of the potential name of the > council and Jan recently advised that word Ahimsa should be in it which > makes sense to me. How does this sound - Ahimsa Council Of World > Peace and > Love. It is a bit long but the acronym (ACOWPAL) will be easy to > remember as > Hindus have long held the Cow to be a sacred animal. Please do > not hesitate > to speak up on the name or if you think that this is a weak > attempt at humor > on my part. Any feed back is appreciated. Thanks. > > Love to all > Harsha The acronym ACOWPAL is funny indeed and its meaning applies to veg*ans as well. This isn't a coincidence, as often awareness expands from environment to the well-being of animals into spirituality. As most spiritual aspirants have to work for a living, Ahimsa can be both practiced and brought into practice, like in social sciences, the entertainment industry and a sustainable economy that isn't based on growth. Jan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 22, 1999 Report Share Posted April 22, 1999 > "Harsha (Dr. Harsh K. Luthar)" <hluthar > > My Dear, Beautiful and Wonderful Friends, > > As you know a is embedded in the philosophy > of Nonviolence. > The Sanskrit term for that is Ahimsa. Practice of Ahimsa means > the practice > of non-injury. Spiritual practices to have True Insight into the nature of > the Self bear fruit when Nonviolence is the natural context. In feeling > amity and love for all living beings, the fundamental fears that > constitute > the individual identity lose their grip, and then the Ultimate Conscious > Relaxation can happen at all levels for Self-Recognition. Practice and > Understanding of the true nature of Ahimsa leads to a calm and tranquil > mind, which allows one to abide as I AM. Great Sages have said, Ahimsa is > the highest expression of Self-Realization. Ahimsa is both the > means to root > out the deepest fears and the end as the nature of the Self is Perfect > Peace, Perfect Ahimsa. Keeping this theme in mind for , a > steering committee is being formed of people experienced either inside > various spiritual traditions or outside them but committed to > philosophy of > Ahimsa and Divine Love. I have been thinking of the potential name of the > council and Jan recently advised that word Ahimsa should be in it which > makes sense to me. How does this sound - Ahimsa Council Of World > Peace and > Love. It is a bit long but the acronym (ACOWPAL) will be easy to > remember as > Hindus have long held the Cow to be a sacred animal. Please do > not hesitate > to speak up on the name or if you think that this is a weak > attempt at humor > on my part. Any feed back is appreciated. Thanks. > > Love to all > Harsha The acronym ACOWPAL is funny indeed and its meaning applies to veg*ans as well. This isn't a coincidence, as often awareness expands from environment to the well-being of animals into spirituality. As most spiritual aspirants have to work for a living, Ahimsa can be both practiced and brought into practice, like in social sciences, the entertainment industry and a sustainable economy that isn't based on growth. Jan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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