Does awareness modify behavior and cause

change?

I’ve asked that question to several people

including Michael Moore, Ram Dass,

Wayne Dyer, Don Miguel Ruiz,

Susan Sarandon, andMarianne Williamson.

Some awareness doesmodify behavior.

Some awareness changes behavior.

I am a sissy.

Hanley Denning founded Safe Passage to provide children in Guatemala a road out of poverty through

accessible education.

Five Minute Meditation

BE IT. Gandhi says, “Be the

change you want to see in the world.”

Source: childwelfare.gov

Seven Powers for Conscious Adults:The Foundation of Safety

Source: consciousdiscipline.com

Power of PerceptionNo one can make you angry

without your permission.

Goal: Take responsibility for our own upset and, in turn, teach children to be responsible for

their own behavior.

Power of UnityWe are all in this together.

Goal: To perceive compassionately, and offer

compassion to others and to ourselves.

Power of AttentionWhat we focus on, we get more of. When we are upset, we are

always focused on what we don’t want.

Goal: To create images of expected behavior in a child’s

brain.

Power of Free WillThe only person you can make

change is yourself.

Goal: Learning to connect and guide instead of force and

coerce.

Power of AcceptanceThe moment is as it is.

Goal: To learn to respond to what life offers instead of

attempting to make the world go our way.

Power of LoveSee the best in others.

Goal: Seeing the best in others keeps us in the higher centers

of our brain so we can consciously respond instead of

unconsciously react to life events.

Power of IntentionMistakes are opportunities to

learn.

Goal: To teach a new skill rather than punishing others

for lacking skills we think they should possess by now.

Perhaps the most valuable result of all education

is the ability to make yourself do the thing you have to do,

when it ought to be done, whether you like it or not;

it is the first lesson that ought to be learned; and however early a man’s training begins, it is probably the last lesson that he learns

thoroughly.

—Thomas H. Huxley

Radical Responsibility

E + R = O & SEvent + Response = Outcome &

Solution

“When we look outside of ourselves for the source of our

problems – we look outside ourselves for the solution to our

problems.”Eve Eschner Hogan, Author The EROS Equation

What keeps us from moving towards being more

“peaceful” ?

Neither shall they say, Lo here!

or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is

within you.

Luke 17:21

The reign of God is “in the heart.” It does not come with pomp and

splendor, like the reign of temporal kings, merely to control the

external “actions” and strike the senses of people with awe, but it reigns in the heart by the law of God; it sets up its dominion over the passions, and brings every

thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ.– Barnes notes on the BIBLE

Peace comes from Within.

DO not seek it without.– Buddha

My Dad’s Life Advice

  “DO the right thing becauseit is the right thing”

“There is no excuse for bad behavior”

52 Virtues

assertivenesscaringcleanlinesscommitmentcompassionconfidenceconsiderationcooperationcouragecourtesycreativitydetachmentdeterminationdiligenceenthusiasm

excellenceflexibilityforgiveness friendlinessgenerositygentlenesshelpfulnesshonestyhonorhumilityidealismintegrityjoyfulnessjusticekindnessloveloyaltymoderation

modestyorderlinesspatience peacefulnessperseverancepurposefulnessreliabilityrespectresponsibilityself-disciplineservicetactthankfulnesstolerancetrusttrustworthinesstruthfulness

understandingunity

It takes work and a commitment to “Be

Peace.”

We make no progress if we allow ourselves to have a feeling of

VICTIMHOOD.

Let There Be Peace On Earth

Let there be peace on earthAnd let it begin with me.Let there be peace on earthThe peace that was meant to be.With God as our fatherBrothers all are we.Let me walk with my brotherIn perfect harmony.

Let peace begin with meLet this be the moment now.With every step I takeet this be my solemn vow.To take each momentAnd live each momentWith peace eternally.Let there be peace on earth,And let it begin with me.

Let there be peace on earthAnd let it begin with me.Let there be peace on earthThe peace that was meant to be.With god as our fatherBrothers all are we.Let me walk with my brotherIn perfect harmony.

Let peace begin with meLet this be the moment now.With every step I takeLet this be my solemn vow.To take each momentAnd live each momentIn peace eternally.Let there be peace on earthAnd let it begin with me.

We suffer because we grasp and obsess;

We can do something about suffering;

We can live a spiritual life.

Neither shall they say, Lo here! or,

lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you. Luke 17:21

“Peace comes from Within; DO not seek it without.” Buddha

Suffering Exists

If you look at the Peacemakers that we know

from history and today; Joan of Arc, David,

Gandhi, Dalai lama, Mother Theresa,

M. L. King Jr., Nelson Mandela, Desmond

Tutu,

St. Francis, Fethullah Gulen, Malala

Yousafzai, they were willing to risk their

lives,

their social comforts and acceptance

to pursue virtue-infused ideals.

7 Social Sins

Wealth without WorkPleasure without

ConscienceKnowledge without

CharacterCommerce without

MoralityScience without HumanityWorship without SacrificePolitics without Principle

– Mahatma Gandhi

8th sin added by Arun Gandhi, his grandson:

Rights without Responsibilities

I grew up among the Sages.

All my life I listened to their words.

Yet I have found nothing better than silence.

Study is not the goal, doing is.

Do not mistake “talk” for “action.”

Pity fills no stomach.

Compassion builds no house.

Understanding is not yet justice.

Whoever multiplies words causes confusion.

The truth that can be spoken

Is not the Ultimate Truth.

Ultimate Truth is wordless,

the silence within the silence.

More than the absence of speech,

More than the absence of words,

Ultimate Truth is the seamless being-in-place

that comes with attending to Reality.

—Shimon ben Gamliel