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WAR by Barrett Strong (Song Lyrics) War What is it good for Absolutely nothing War What is it good for Absolutely nothing War is something that I despise For it means destruction of innocent lives For it means tears in thousands of mothers' eyes When their sons go out to fight to give their lives War What is it good for Absolutely nothing Say it again War What is it good for Absolutely nothing War It's nothing but a heartbreaker War Friend only to the undertaker War is the enemy of all mankind The thought of war blows my mind Handed down from generation to generation Induction destruction Who wants to die War What is it good for Absolutely nothing Say it again War What is it good for Absolutely nothing War has shattered many young men's dreams Made them disabled bitter and mean Life is too precious to be fighting wars each day War can't give life it can only take it away War It's nothing but a heartbreaker War Friend only to the undertaker Peace love and understanding There must be some place for these things today They say we must fight to keep our freedom But Lord there's gotta be a better way That's better than War War What is it good for Absolutely nothing Say it again War What is it good for Absolutely nothing UNIVERSAL PRAYER May all beings find a common ground of unity. May all beings be happy. May the poor be fed. May the naked be clothed. May the thirsty receive the waters of pure light. May the deaf hear. May the war mongers find refuge in peace. May all beings love one another. May all children be protected. May all beings walk in harmony. May all beings find simplicity. May all beings realise their true nature. May all races come together in brotherhood. May the blind see. May the lame walk. May all beings that are lost find their way. May all beings that are miserable surrender to truth. May all beings that are sad find happiness. May all beings that are unconscious be awakened. May all beings that are lonely find perfect companion. May all beings that are mute be able to speak. May all beings that are uneducated receive knowledge. May all beings that are weak find strength. May all beings that are brave be rewarded. May all beings be happy. May all beings be enlightened. May peace prevail in all hearts. Amen CLOSING Peace PRAYER by John of God Dear God, Again in the metaphor of the flower as we disburse, we are seeds in the wind. As we return to our respective places around the earth, we accept the opportunity and challenge to become seeds of peace to a needy world. As the Casa volunteers reflect Your love to us in their respective ways, may we also reflect to those around us the healing, Love and Truth that we experience here. Strengthen our service through frequent remembrance of these gifts. Amen 
Wilfred Owen (1893-1918)
poet, patriot, solider, pacifist "My subject is War, and the pity of War. The Poetry is in the pity." Wilfred Owen, one of approximately 9,000,000 fatalities in World War I, was killed in action on the Sambre Canal just seven days before the Armistice on November 4, 1918. He was caught in a German machine gun blast and killed. He was twenty-five years old. BEANNACHT (BLESSINGS FROM AN IRISH NUN) On the day when the weight deadens on your shoulder and you stumble, May the clay dance to balance you. And when your eyes freeze behind the grey window and the ghost of loss gets in to you, May a flock of colours, indigo, red, green and azure blue, Come to awaken in you a meadow of delight. When the canvas frays in the curragh of thought and a stain of ocean blackens beneath you, May there come across the waters a path of yellow moonlight to bring you safely home. May the nourishment of the earth be yours. May the clarity of light be yours. May the fluency of the ocean be yours. May the protection of the ancestors be yours. And so may a slow wind work these words of love around you in an invisible cloak to mind your life. . HINDU PRAYER FOR PEACE Oh God, lead us from the unreal to the Real. Oh God, lead us from darkness to Light. Oh God, lead us from death to immortality. Shanti, Shanti, Shanti unto all. Oh Lord God Almighty, may there be Pace in celestial regions. May there be Pace on Earth. May the waters be appeasing. May herbs be wholesome, and may tress and plants bring Peace to all. May all beneficent beings bring Peace to us. May thy Vedic Lay propagate Peace all through the world. May all things be a source of Peace to us. May thy Peace itself bestow Peace on all and may that Peace come to me also. BAHA'I PRAYER FOR PEACE Be generous in prosperity, and thankful in adversity. Be fair in judgement, and guarded in thy speech. Be a lamp unto those who walk in darkness, and a home to a stranger. Be eyes to the blind, and a guiding light unto the feet of the erring. Be a breath of light to the body of humankind, a dew to the soul of the human heart, and a fruit upon the tree of humility. BUDDHIST PRAYER FOR PEACE May all beings everywhere plagued with sufferings of body and mind quickly be freed from their illnesses. May those frightened cease to be afraid and may those bound be free. May the powerless find power, and may people think of befriending one another. May those who find themselves in trackless, fearful wilderness - the children, the aged, the unprotected - be guarded by beneficial celestials, and may they swiftly attain Buddhahood. |
At the end of the talk someone from the audience asked the Dalai Lama, "Why didn't you fight back against the Chinese?" The Dalai Lama looked down, swung his feet just a bit, then looked back up at us and said with a gentle smile, "Well, war is obsolete, you know. " Then, after a few moments, his face grave, he said, "Of course the mind can rationalize fighting back...but the heart, the heart would never understand. Then you would be divided in yourself, the heart and the mind, and the war would be inside you."   15 likes · 2 commentsDULCE ET DECORUM EST By Wilfred Owen
This is one of the most famous anti-war poems ever written. The Latin title means:"Sweet and fitting it is to die for one's country." (From Horace, Odes, III. ii. 13) Bent double, like old beggars under sacks, Knock-kneed, coughing like hags, we cursed through sludge, Till on the haunting flares we turned out backs, And towards our distant rest began to trudge. Men marched asleep. Many had lost their boots, But limped on, blood-shod. All went lame, all blind; Drunk with fatigue; deaf even to the hoots Of gas-shells dropping softly behind. Gas! GAS! Quick, boys!--An ecstasy of fumbling Fitting the clumsy helmets just in time, But someone still was yelling out and stumbling And flound'ring like a man in fire or lime.-- Dim through the misty panes and thick green light, As under a green sea, I saw him drowning. In all my dreams before my helpless sight He plunges at me, guttering, choking, drowning. If in some smothering dreams, you too could pace Behind the wagon that we flung him in, And watch the white eyes writhing in his face, His hanging face, like a devil's sick of sin, If you could hear, at every jolt, the blood Come gargling from the froth-corrupted lungs Bitter as the cud Of vile, incurable sores on innocent tongues,-- My friend, you would not tell with such high zest To children ardent for some desperate glory, The old Lie: Dulce et decorum est Pro patria mori. “We bring to your thought and minds that right-minded human beings seek to promote above all else the life of all things. .. that peace is not merely the absence of war, but the constant effort to maintain harmonious existence between all peoples, from individual to individual, and between humans and the other beings of this planet...that this spiritual consciousness is the path to survival of humankind.” - The Haudenosaunee (Native American) Declaration "I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones." - Albert Einstein SYMPTOMS OF INNER PEACE Watch for signs of Peace. The hearts of a great many have already been exposed to it and it seems likely that we could find our society experiencing it in epidemic proportions. Some signs and symptoms of inner peace: 1. Tendency to think and act spontaneously, rather than from fear 2. An unmistakable ability to enjoy each moment 3. Loss of interest in judging other people 4. Loss of interest in judging self 5. Loss of interest in interpreting the actions of others 6. Loss of interest in conflict 7. Loss of ability to worry (a very serious symptom) 8. Frequent, overwhelming episodes of appreciation 9. Contented feelings of connectedness with others and with nature 10. Frequent attacks of smiling through the eyes and from the heart 11. Increasing tendency to let things happen rather than make them happen 12. Increasing susceptibility to Love extended by others as well as the uncontrollable urge to extend it If you have all or even most of the above symptoms, please be advised that your condition may be too far advanced to turn back. If you are exposed to anyone exhibiting several of these symptoms, remain exposed at your own risk. This condition of Inner Peace is likely to be well into its infectious stage. Epitaph on a Tyrant
Perfection of a kind, was what he was after, And the poetry he invented was easy to understand; He knew human folly like the back of his hand, And was greatly interested in armies and fleets; When he laughed, respectable senators burst with laughter, "And when he cried the little children died in the streets." - W.H.Auden “Peace begins with a smile.” - - Mother Teresa “What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or the holy name of liberty or democracy?” - Mahatma Gandhi “People say to me so often, "Jane how can you be so peaceful when everywhere around you people want books signed, people are asking these questions and yet you seem peaceful," and I always answer that it is the peace of the forest that I carry inside.” – Jane Goodall “War doesn’t determine who’s right, it determines who’s left.” - Eddie Vedder "When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will know peace" - Jimi Hendrix “Whoever destroys a single life is as guilty as though he had destroyed the entire world; and whoever rescues a single life earns as much merit as though he had rescued the entire world” - The Talmud (Jewish Scripture) . . PARAMAHANSA YOGANANDA From the depths of slumber As I ascend the spiral stairway of wakefulness, I whisper God! God! God! Thou art the food And when I break my fast of nightly separation from Thee, I taste Thee and mentally say God! God! God! No matter where I go, the spotlight of my mind Ever keeps turning on Thee And in the battle din of activity my silent war-cry is ever: God! God! God! When boisterous storms of trails shriek And worries howl at me, I drown their noises loudly chanting God! God! God! When my mind weaves dreams with threads of memories On that magic cloth I do emboss God! God! God! In waking, eating, working, dreaming, sleeping, serving, meditating, chanting, Divinely loving, My soul constantly hums, unheard by any: God! God! God! . "May the work of your hands be a sign of gratitude and reverence for the human condition." - MAHATMA GHANDI  |
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Advance in Robot Warfare.
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Advance in Robot Warfare.
More money and effort in advancing our ability to maim and kill each other. Apparently this was developed by a private company and representatives of the company have said that the loud firing sounds were thrusters, not bullets; however how can anyone say this "invention" is not going to be adapted and used for killing? They look like explosive bullets NOT thrusters, as thrusters would be designed to move the robot, not fire off like firearms!
Logic my dear Watson!
Logic my dear Watson!
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