“It’s not that we have to act. If we are awakened, action will naturally take hold of us.” Thich Nhat Hanh CYNTHIA JURS is a Buddhist teacher of the Order of Coexistence who received the Dharmacharya transmission to teach from Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh in 1994. She also practices Tibetan Vajrayana Buddhism – she has studied and practiced with many great masters for thirty years and many…
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Interview with David Nicole – author of the book Gentle Activism
Jurriaan KAMP / Optimist Daily, May 9, 2017 / translation: Jiří Zemánek Meditation and prayer clearly contribute to social change. That is the inspiring message of David Nicol’s new book, Subtle Activism: The Inner Dimension of Social and Planetary Transformation. Nicol teaches at the California Institute of Integral Studies and is…
Eva Bakkeslett: How to become a cultural activist – a manual for social fermentation
“Microbes have a lot to teach us if we are ready to listen to them and experience their world!” Eva Bakkeslett Eva Bakkeslett is a Norwegian action artist, filmmaker, curator and cultural activist; she graduated from Dartington College of Art in England (majoring in Art and Ecology) and now lives on the island of Engeløya in northern Norway, where she has created an Artist Residency program and a studio for…
David Nicol: Gentle Activism – A Journey Through Chaotic Times
“Gentle activism can be understood as a set of practices that allow us to connect at the depths of our being with a love for the world and a desire to reflect the highest potential of human nature. While contact with the hope of a more loving or peaceful world can make us vulnerable, it is also the most powerful force for change we know.” David Nicol Australian David T. Nicol describes himself as…
F. David Peat: “Gentle Action” Can Lead to Miraculous Results
F. David Peat (1938 – 2017) was an English holistic physicist, philosopher and writer. He initially devoted himself to research in solid-state physics and the foundations of quantum theory, and collaborated for many years with the physicist and philosopher David Bohm, about whom he wrote a monograph. Later, his interests expanded to depth psychology and the field of art and general aspects of culture, including the culture of…