23/09/2024
The conversation invites both a collective response and an individual response. Collectively there could be great value in setting up opportunities for people to engage in restorative circles and conversations. These meetings would be advertised widely so as to focus on restorative practises, with a growth mindset to develop personal character. It would be a call to giving value to virtues - Truth and Reconciliation, Joyfulness and Awe. Ubuntu - 'I am what I am because of who we all are' and Human Rights - it is my responsibility to treat you in such a way that I show respect for your human rights AND, it is your responsibility to treat me in such a way that you show respect for my human rights. Individually, the gift of deep stillness unleashes Awareness absorbed by the Sound of Silence. This Consciousness expresses and embraces the resolve of purposefulness, the kindness of compassion and the might of tenderness.
Watch Yuval Noah Harari in conversation with Jon Kabat-Zinn, the developer and founder of MBSR (mindfulness-based stress reduction) – where they explore medi...