ON TODAY'S SITE:

Joy Adams, Black Elk, Thich Nhat Hanh, Tzvi Freeman, Book of Psalms, Book of John
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Peace in Our Homes

May it prevail in this household...

May our words be gentle, our actions loving,

Our intentions honorable...

For a peaceful world can be created only by those

who practice peace, each moment of each day

in their hearts and in their homes.


Caroline Joy Adams
From "Bless The Day,"
by June Cotner
Kodansha International, 1998

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The peace which is the most important is that which comes
to the souls of people when they realize their relationship,
their oneness with the universe.


Black Elk (1863-1950)
Holy Man of the Oglala Sioux



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If in our daily life we can smile, if we
can be peaceful and happy, not only we but
everyone will profit from it. This is the
most basic kind of peace work.


Thich Nhat Hanh (1926 -  )
Vietnamese Zen Buddhist monk and author

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First there was One. There was no peace, because there was
nothing with which to make peace. There was only One.

Then there was Two. There was Plurality. From this point on,
an infinite cacophony of conflict extended in all directions
and forever.

And on the third day G-d created peace.

Peace is not homogeneity. Peace does not mean that everyone
thinks the same way. Peace is when there is plurality
that finds a higher Oneness.


Words by Tzvi Freeman
From the wisdom of Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneerson
Courtesy of Chabad.org


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Seek peace and pursue it.

Psalm 34:15
New American Bible


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All works of love are works of peace.


Blessed Theresa of Calcutta (1910-1997)
Founder of Missionaries of Charity in India