Reflections on Violence, Terrorism & War

 

"Hostilities aren't stilled through hostility, regardless.
Hostilities are stilled through non-hostility:
This, an unending truth."

(The Buddha, Dhammapada 5)

 

MENU:
Buddhism and Nonviolence (Sulak Sivaraksa)
Non-violence: A Study Guide (Thanissaro Bhikkhu)
Buddhist Ideas for Attaining World Peace (Ron Epstein)
War and Peace: or, Non-contention with Mara (Amaro Bhikkhu)
Cultivating Compassion to Respond to Violence (Ven. Thich Nhat Hanh)
Statement from the Buddhist Peace Fellowship (Alan Senauke)
In Times of Trouble (Zoketsu Norman Fischer)
Rest in Peace (Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat)
What I Would Say to Osama bin Laden (Ven. Thich Nhat Hanh)
Strategies to Help (Larry Gerstein)

EDITORIALS & OPINIONS:
Compassion and Revenge (Gary Zukov)
The Anger Trap (Rodger Kamenetz)
Are We Ready to Forgive? (Archbishop Desmond Tutu)
We Need Spiritual Doctoring (Faiz Khan)
The Sukkah and the World Trade Center (Rabbi Arthur Waskow)
A Time for Heroes (Robert Joshin Althouse)
An Alternative To War (Peter Alexander)
Bomb the Afghans - With Food and Medicine (Sister Joan Chittister)
Gratefulness, Not Hatefulness (Brother David Steindl-Rast)
The New Face of the Enemy (Sam Keen)
How We Become Like the Enemy (Philip G. Zimbardo)
On the Bombings (Noam Chomsky) 9/12/01
The Wickedness and Awesome Cruelty of a Crushed and Humiliated People (Robert Fisk) 9/12/01
Retaliatory Strikes Will Compound Terrorism with Vigilantism (Peter T. Ferenbach) 9/12/01
Letter (Seth Castleman) 9/14/01
Disarming the Heart: A Lama Urges Restraint (Lama Surya Das) 9/14/01
The Saber-Rattling Begins (The Waldman Report) 9/14/01
The Deeper Wound (Deepak Chopra) 9/15/01
Not In Our Son's Name (Phyllis and Orlando Rodriguez) 9/15/01
Violence Doesn't Work (Howard Zinn) 9/15/01
Making the World A Safer Place (Bart Gruzalski) 9/17/01
U.S. Role in Civilian Tragedies (Robert Arnow) 9/22/01
Bush's Orwellian Address (Jacob Levich) 9/22/01
Why I Opposed the Resolution to Authorize Force (Rep. Barbara Lee) 9/23/01
Bush and Bin Laden (The Waldman Report) 9/24/01
A Widow's Plea for Non-Violence (Amber Amundson) 9/25/01
Donning Scarves in Solidarity (Sandy Banks) 9/25/01
Collateral Repair (George Monbiot) 9/25/01
God Wills It? No, God Doesn't (James Carroll) 9/25/01
God Angrily Clarifies 'Don't Kill' Rule (The Onion) 9/26/01
The Last Crusade (Ramzi Kysia) 9/26/01
What Has Changed For All of Us (Barbara Kingsolver) 9/26/01
Patience is a Virtue for Which We've No Time (Stephanie Salter) 9/26/01
The Algebra of Infinite Justice (Arundhati Roy) 9/29/01
In Dire Need of a Patriotism of Dissent (Averill) 10/3/01
Something's Happening Here - Is America Going to Change Now? (John Balzar) 10/3/01
Some Perspectives on the War Against Terror (John Chuckman) 10/4/01
Media Spin Revolves Around the Word "Terrorist" (Norman Solomon) 10/5/01
A Global Marshall Plan to Fight Terrorism (Richard C Bell & Michael Renner) 10/6/01
An Alternative to Silence (Paul Rogat Loeb) 10/8/01
Killer Food Drops (Laura Flanders) 10/8/01
Say What You Want, But This War is Illegal (Mandel) 10/9/01
Five Reasons Why America Should Not Be at War (Robert Buzzanco) 10/9/01
Safe and Free (American Civil Liberties Union) 10/9/01
Before the Deluge (Danny Schechter) 10/10/01
Ethics of This War Have Yet to be Spelled Out (Shaun Casey) 10/11/01
Lurching Towards Catastrophe (Seumas Milne) 10/11/01
Seeing Ourselves (Diana Abu-Jaber) 10/21/01
The Oppressive World We May Unwittingly Create (Molly Ivins) 11/1/01
Corporate Patriotism (Ralph Nader) 11/10/01
I Love My Country. But Perhaps Not This One (Bill Kauffman) 11/11/01
This War is Not Just (James Carroll) (11/27/01)
A Just Cause, Not A Just War (Howard Zinn) (12/01)
Duct Tape and Cover? (Stephen Pizzo) (2/16/03)
Our Boorish, Bring-'Em-On Society (Derrick Z. Jackson) (11/24/04)
Monstrosity and Humanity Live Hand in Hand (Gwynne Dyer) (11/29/04)
All Mosquitos, No Swamp; No Elephants Either (Ray McGovern) (12/5/04)

 

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