Ahimsa

Welcome to AHIMSA Berkeley

Our name evokes the deep principles of ahimsa, to which we are dedicated – ahimsa is the Sanskrit word for nonviolence – the human capacity for peace. AHIMSA is a non-profit, nonsectarian foundation, drawing on both Eastern and Western faith traditions, and founded in 1993 to mark the Centennial of the Chicago Parliament of Religions. Our central activity is to encourage dialogues and public forums on issues which bridge spirituality and science and society.  Our mission is to serve the advancement of peace by exploring how religion, science, and social action impact our awareness, to seek pathways for understanding, and to encourage every individual to seek and find his or her own truth and wisdom. The acronym AHIMSA stands for, "Agency for Human Interconnectedness through Manifestation of Spiritual Awareness." ALL OUR ACTIVITIES ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
 

  Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other’s eye for an instant.
                                                     -- Henry David Thoreau

 

 

2011 AHIMSA PROGRAMS:

Promoting Peace Series:  ROOTS OF PEACE / ROOTS OF VIOLENCE

COMING UP:  

** AHIMSA and The Metta Center for Nonviolence Education present a Free Public Forum:

for more information go to Events page here and to conference website
https://sites.google.com/site/peacemovementsworldwide/

New Postings:

** The Metta Center has launched a nation-wide campaign leading up to the days beyond September 11: Love Your Enemy--A Campaign to Reclaim Human Dignity Through Nonviolence.  For more information, see EVENT CONNECTIONS below and the Metta website at www.mettacenter.org/

** Ruth Richard's talk on Age of Empathy? : New Views on Health, Human Nature and Relational Creativity (presented May 17, 2011) is now available on line at:
http://cultureofempathy.com/References/Experts/Ruth-Richards/
 
For more on the original talk go to Events).

** Mitch Hall's talk on Childhood Roots of Empathy, Peace, and Nonviolence (presented December 7, 2010) is now available on line at:
http://cultureofempathy.com/Projects/Interviews/2010-12-08-AHIMSA/

The slide show from Mitch’s wonderful empathy presentation is also available in several versions, PowerPoint, pdf and as image files. see
http://cultureofempathy.com/Projects/Interviews/2010-12-08-AHIMSA/index.htm and as updated on Slideshows page at http://breathepeacefully.com/

For more on the original talk go to Events).

** A special resource is being built by Edwin Rutsch: The Center for Building a Culture of Empathy, which is a portal for resources and information about the values of empathy and compassion. See Links and go to http://CultureOfEmpathy.com for Mitch Hall's talk and much much more, including Portal to empathy articles @ Empathy Cafe Magazine
  http://cultureofempathy.com/References/NewsPaper/


Other:
** Report on Networking Workshop, September 2009 (Go to Links, Networking Workshop)
** Video: Huston Smith at AHIMSA Networking Workshop (Go to Networking Workshop)
** Audio:Talks from our 2008 conference on "The Power of Nonviolent Language and Action". Go to Ahimsa Voices

 

EVENT CONNECTIONS

* The Metta Center fo Nonviolence Education Announces:
You may have heard that we are launching an ambitious campaign to counteract the hostile attitudes that may be stirred up by the anniversary of 9/11 — and much more.  It’s called  Love Your Enemy: A Campaign to reclaim Human Dignity Through Nonviolence. This campaign is designed to prepare our community members-- and their communities--for a three day satyagraha from September 10-12, 2011 to reclaim the dignity of the human image.  The campaign also launches an ongoing effort to revitalize the peace movement and change the direction of American foreign policy. Our hope is to a) empower individuals to use nonviolence in their daily lives, b) empower both individuals and organizations to use nonviolence as a template for a new security policy, and c) to bring together a community of actors who can collectively build the universal yearning for peace into a vital force.

For information or taking part, go to www.mettacenter.org/ ; Metta Center is at 1730 MLK Way in Berkeley: 510/ 548-5550, info@mettacenter.org

 

AHIMSA PAGES

» Ahimsa Voices
What is our deep hunger? How is ahimsa rooted in spiritual attitudes and practice?  How is ahimsa manifest in everyday life?  Stories, audio talks, past journals.

» Events
Announcements and current events, including conferences and speakers.

» Offerings
Listing of conferences and annual themes.  Available materials.

» Links
Links to various organizations and events in an expanding network.  These contacts will be maintained on a temporary basis, in connection with ongoing events and projects.    

» Who we are
Our organization and history.

Welcome to our re-newed website.  This new website is the generous contribution of Inflight Studio. Our original website, by CharityFocus, was also a gift of service.  We give great thanks to both » inflightstudio and » CharityFocus

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