Colors of Peace
In this age of modernization and mechanization, we seem to have lost sensitivity to a collective awareness regarding the welfare of our surroundings, people, animals, microbes and plants. We seem to encounter systemic problems of corruption, moral bankruptcy, and spiritual decay. This leads to a ris...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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David Publishing Company
2016
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Cultural and religious studies
Year: 2016, Volume: 4, Issue: 1, Pages: 14-27 |
| Further subjects: | B
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B Violence B Spiritual B Peace B mental B Change B Self B physical |
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| Summary: | In this age of modernization and mechanization, we seem to have lost sensitivity to a collective awareness regarding the welfare of our surroundings, people, animals, microbes and plants. We seem to encounter systemic problems of corruption, moral bankruptcy, and spiritual decay. This leads to a rise in violence at various levels: individual, familial, societal, global, environmental, and biological. In order to combat these problems, it is necessary to examine the diverse semantics of the concept of peace: positive peace, negative peace, world peace, socio-cultural peace, and individual peace. The semantics of peace changes according to the context, for example, "May he rest in peace," is quite different from: "His beautiful memories will give you peace." Since society is constituted of a group of persons, an individual becomes society’s substantive foundation with his/her conscious self, made of mind, body and spirit. The individual with creative power can become an agent of positive change. Using the interdisciplinary socio-linguistic/semantic and humanistic-philosophical approaches, this paper analyzes the "all-inclusive" and "interdependent" nature of life and the role and power of the individual (self) in the creation of peace at diverse levels: personal, community, the globe, and the cosmos. The paper draws heavily from India’s spiritual worldview and humanistic techniques in resolving conflicts and attaining freedom from ill-health for peaceful living. |
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| ISSN: | 2328-2177 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Cultural and religious studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.17265/2328-2177/2016.01.002 |