“Any evaluation which implies rightness or wrongness is a tragic, suicidal expression of an unmet need. Tragic, first because it decreases our likelihood of getting our need met! Even if we think it. And secondly, because it increases the likelihood of violence. That's why I'm suggesting any evaluation which implies rightness or wrongness is a tragic, suicidal expression of an unmet need. Say the need! Learn a need-consciousness.” IfsThinkingNeedsFirstsConsciousnessViolenceExpressionCommunicationMetsIncreaseTragicSuicidalDecreaseNonviolent CommunicationSuggestingEvaluationLikelihoodUnmet Needs Author:Marshall B. Rosenberg
“My focus is first of all, to remove every thought of violence from my own consciousness.” FirstsMy OwnConsciousnessFocusViolenceRemove Author:Deepak Chopra
“The healing of ourselves is the healing of the whole nation. Society is only a manifestation of our collective consciousness and our collective consciousness has a lot of fear, violence and hatred in it. ... It is possible to transform our heart...Not much time is needed...(the transformation can be born) the moment you vow to go in the direction of peace and service.” HeartWholeMomentsNationsBornHealingConsciousnessViolenceNeededHatredTransformationManifestationCollectivesVowCollective Consciousness Author:Nhat Hanh
“The essence of God is consciousness. Consciousness can be used for either violence or peace; the choice is ours. When it is expanded, human consciousness chooses non-violence, since that is compatible with love.” HumansUsedChoicesConsciousnessViolenceEssenceNon ViolenceCompatibleHuman Consciousness Author:Deepak Chopra
“There's no way of preventing the media from covering attacks as huge events and until the media stops doing that, they will be huge in people's consciousness, and we have to treat these things differently from the smaller random acts of violence.” ConsciousnessViolence Author:Karan Mahajan
“The early feminist argument that violence against women is not inherently a private matter, but has been privatized by the sexist structures of the state, the economy, and the family has had a powerful impact on public consciousness.” PowerfulConsciousnessEconomyViolenceArgumentFeministViolence Against WomenSexist Author:Angela Davis