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Dialogue is among the most powerful tools for nonviolent personal and social change. More than a technique, dialogue is a stance or orientation, evidence of "a humble willingness to learn from others."
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There is wide agreement on the centrality of education to any efforts at personal and social progress in the decades to come. The difference of opinion is about the nature of the teaching and learning that is needed.
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Faced with so much cruel and thoughtless human behavior, it is tempting to succumb to cynicism and despair about the ability of individuals to make a positive difference in our world.
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This fundamental standard has far reaching implications. How much damaging behavior depends on a denial of the inviolable integrity of persons and our planet?
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This concept resides at the heart of the philosophy of value creation that guides the Center's work. First of all, this philosophy maintains that it is mistaken to wait for difficult external forces to improve before we ouselves take positive steps for the betterment of self and society.
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A key aspect of Daisaku Ikeda's philosophy is his insistence that there is an aesthetic dimension to ethical behavior.
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Pressed to name the one concept that, if widely internalized, would have the greatest positive impact on our world, a strong case can be made for the interdependence of all life, also characterized as interconnection.
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