“I don’t have a definition of God, because I’ve never really understood that word. People have different understandings of it and it’s caused a great deal of conflict. If I had to say what would my definition of God be, if I were going to use that word, I would say that this universe has layers upon layers upon layers of compassion and wisdom beyond ours.” PeopleIfsDifferentUseUniverseUnderstandingDealsCompassionConflictUnderstoodDefinitionsLayers Author:Gary Zukav
“When you are living with the exhortation or live-with "Be in the World But Not of It," you experience your connection with all and the possibility of co-creativity and collaboration with those around you. You see an oneness in the world as opposed to warfare, even with those who are your enemies. You are not of the world of conflict, even though you have the strength to deal with it and turn it around. You have compassion in the sense of seeing the highest in yourself and then seeing that in others.” WorldCompassionEnemyPossibilityConflictCollaboration Author:Michael Ray
“It's easy enough to predict that there will be conflict, but you place yourself in a maelstrom when you offer a view about the conflict, and I don't have an investment in one side or the other; I feel compassion for both sides. I've spent a fair amount of time in Gaza and Israel, done a lot of reporting and lived over there, and the tragedy is sometimes overwhelming. At the same time, America does have an investment in what happens.” SometimesDoneEnoughEasyCompassionConflictTragedyInvestmentOverwhelmingGaza Author:Lawrence Wright
“By peace we mean the capacity to transform conflicts with empathy, without violence, and creatively- a never-ending process” InspirationalMeanWarPeaceProcessCompassionViolenceSocietyConflictEmpathyCapacitySympathyAnti WarMathematicianNever Ending Author:Johan Galtung