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Our vision
Grains of Peace promotes a positive and forward-moving vision of peace. Peace brings the freedom to enjoy life. A negative sense of being and the possible resulting violence deny that freedom. Peace brings a sense of well-being. A cynical attitude to peace cannot.
To arouse your interest, here are some definitions of peace and of violence.
La paix, la violence - vers de nouvelles définitions
On ne peut plus définir la paix comme absence de guerre ou de violence. On ne peut pas dire que la violence soit plus inhérente à l'être humain que le désir de paix.
Comment définir alors la paix? la violence?
Quels sont donc les rapports des êtres humains à la violence? à la paix?
Paix, non-violence - des définitions distinctes, mais proches
On entend parler de paix intérieure, de paix géopolitique, de choix de vie non-violente ou d'actions de non-violence, sans parfois avoir des définitions claires en main pour les différencier. Voici des définitions possibles qui cherchent à clarifier les notions de paix et de non-violence...
Peace and non-violence – possible stand points
Non-violence is a life choice, based on a profound respect for physical, psychological and moral integrity of other human beings.
Peace has a larger sense; it is a life choice based on respect, as well as the serenity, cordiality and harmony between humans.
Together peace and non-violence form an existential ethic – how to live one’s life well; how to live well and act well with others; and how to allow others to live well and interact with all of us.
These concepts of peace and non-violence become more refined with time and according to different cultures. We hear about inner peace, geopolitical peace, of choices of a non-violent life or non-violent actions, sometimes without having clear definitions available to differentiate between them.
It is possible to distinguish three possible attitudes of peace and three possible attitudes of non-violence:
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Inner peace |
Active peace
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Proactive peace |
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Non-violence |
Active non-violence
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Proactive non-violence |
How are these defined?
Our own personal resources
We each have a portion of light and a portion of darkness inside us. These portions vary with the circumstances of life and with the growing awareness of these two portions within us. One feels definitely more energised when we allow our portion of light to affirm itself.
Key facts that motivate us
Civil society, school systems, local and international institutions are more and more actively engaged in contributing to a climate of peace.