Are We Still Social?

Are we social?

I am thinking, how social are we nowadays? We share a lot of things on Facebook, we connect through LinkedIn, we post on Twitter. But does all this make us social?

Faith

Sunset from Mooktawan Sanctuary, South of Thailand

You say they are of another faith, Another creed, or another race, Incompatible, un-mixable

Dear BLANK (My Sabai Mooktawan Poem)

Rainy day in Mooktawan Sanctuary during the Peace Revolution International Youth Fellowship

Show your empathy to my frustration Calm down my playful mind Kiss your compassion over my heart Balance the peace in this seeking soul. This Sabai is not mine alone, Help me share happiness with the world My every heartbeat can generate love The dream that is not mine alone. I never cared more for […]

Lesson 2: Receive “the Present” of Each Day

Me, meditating in the Mooktawan Sanctuary

We heard a lot in conferences, quotes, Facebook images that we have to enjoy each day, but from my experience actually doing it is quite difficult. As my master LP John from Peace Revolution said: “Is easy, if you make it easy.”

Five Lessons to Enjoy Your Life

View from the Meditation Retreat in Thailand

Since I was a child I have always had the biggest dreams. I remember drawing dinosaurs and creating stories during class. It as all about a group of adventurers discovering new worlds. Our ship transformed into a submarine and allowed us to find new creatures.

MENA Youth, it’s time for a New Revolution, a Peace Revolution

The PEACE REVOLUTION MENA Salam Fellowship will take place in Turkey, 13-17 March 2015. The leitmotif of this second edition? MENA Salam Fellowship: Towards a New Peaceful Coexistence. 40 young leaders from Middle East and North Africa will gather to inspire each other and exchange best practices on building a sustainable peaceful coexistence in the […]

Healthy Vegan “Mousse au Chocolat” for Breakfast

Vegan Mousse au Chocolat

Yes, I know, you may say it is a dessert… Well, while enjoying fruits for breakfast or before a meal, we can find a much more creative way to savour these fruits, adding our favourite tiny pleasure, chocolate or cocoa. Eating fruits before your meal helps to sustain a healthy diet, but also helps your […]

Meditação: Ser ou Estar No Momento Presente?

Meditation at Sunrise

A vida vai se enriquecendo com momentos, com alegrias, com amor, com felicidade … quanto mais momentos de felicidade e de amor mais ricos somos… até descobrirmos que essa riqueza já faz parte de nós permanentemente. É a nossa natureza.

Peace In, Peace Out in Bangladesh with South Asian Youth Society

They say “you cannot find peace in Google as peace is inside”. Once we have established peace within ourselves we can spread it to our surroundings. This is the premise behind the inner peace workshop arranged by South Asian Youth Society (SAYS) on 2nd of October 2014 at the EMK Center, Dhaka. The event Peace […]

Mindfulness: How I Started Enjoying the Present Moment

Haifa Bamehriz on the way to Mooktawan Sanctuary in Thailand

When I was little, I had a habit of eating slowly, giving the food many bites that it somehow started to irritate family members. I was the last to finish my plate. I remember being scolded for this habit a lot and wondered to myself why is it that I eat so slowly?!