[gha] Re: GLOBAL PEACE SCIENCE:++ Our discussion is prolonged until May 31
- From: María Cristina Azcona <mcrisazcona@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: Leo Semashko <leo.semashko@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 23 May 2014 09:21:45 -0300
Text from the new testament, Holy Catholic Bible
"SEEING the multitudes, Jesus went up into a mountain: and when he was set,
his disciples came unto him: and he opened his mouth, and taught them,
saying,
Blessed *are* the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed *are* they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.
Blessed *are* the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
Blessed *are* they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they
shall be filled.
Blessed *are* the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
Blessed *are* the pure in heart: for they shall see God.
Blessed *are* the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.
Blessed *are* they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs
is the kingdom of heaven."
Another vivid text from Jesus:
WORDS FROM JESUS CHRIST:
(Matthew 5:43-44) "You have heard that it was said, 'Love your neighbor and
hate your enemy.' {44} But I tell you: Love your enemies and pray for those
who persecute you, "
(Luke 6:32) "If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you?
Even 'sinners' love those who love them. (Luke 6:35) But love your enemies,
do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything back.
Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High,
because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.
MARIA CRISTINA AZCONA
*María Cristina Azcona*
*@macazcona*
*María Cristina Azcona*
2014-05-23 8:19 GMT-03:00 Leo Semashko <leo.semashko@xxxxxxxxx>:
> Dear Maria Cristina,
>
> Many thanks for your inspirational quotes! They are wonderful.
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> I do not think anyone would argue with the fact that Jesus inspires
> humanity, gives people hope and elevates their spirit to peace and harmony.
> Thank you!
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> Our book about Global Peace Science also is inspired Him and embodies His
> hopes of peace from harmony.
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> With love, best harmony wishes,
>
> Leo
>
> Dr Leo Semashko:
> State Councillor of St. Petersburg,
> Philosopher, Sociologist and Peacemaker from Harmony;
> Director: Tetrasociology Public Institute, Russia;
> Founding President, Global Harmony Association (GHA) since 2005;
> Director, GHA Website "Peace from Harmony": www.peacefromharmony.org
> Global Peace Science from Harmony:
> www.peacefromharmony.org/?cat=en_c&key=585 and
> In Russian: www.peacefromharmony.org/?cat=ru_c&key=606;
> World Interfaith Harmony Project on the ABC of Harmony Base:
> www.peacefromharmony.org/?cat=en_c&key=541;
> GHA Program Book, The ABC of Harmony for World Peace:
> www.peacefromharmony.org/?cat=en_c&key=478;
> GHA Peace Video: http://youtu.be/hbxY5lREOeA;
> My Web page: www.peacefromharmony.org/?cat=en_c&key=253;
> Address: 7/4-42 Ho-Shi-Min Street, St. Petersburg 194356, Russia
> Phone: 7 (812) 597-65-71; Skype: leo.semahko
> Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/leo.semashko?ref=tn_tnmn
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: María Cristina Azcona, mcrisazcona@xxxxxxxxx
> To: leo.semashko@xxxxxxxxx
> Sent: 22 мая 2014 г., 4:12:48
> Subject: [gha] Re: GLOBAL PEACE SCIENCE: Discussion of two key chapters
> to May 23. Ethics of scholar and peacemaker is incompatible with silence as
> disrespect.
>
> Hi Leo and all
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> This is perfect for me Jesus Christ is not only the leader of Christianity
> he has inspired, Luther King and Gandhi among other true peace makers and
> this is plenty proved on their biographies
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> http://practicalspirituallife.com/jesus-means-mahatma-gandhi/
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> WHAT JESUS MEANS TO ME by MAHATMA GANDHI
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> *"What, then, does Jesus mean to me? To me, he was one of the greatest
> teachers humanity has ever had. To his believers, he was God’s only
> begotten Son.* Could the fact that I do or do not accept this belief make
> Jesus have any more or less influence in my life? Is all the grandeur of
> his teaching and of his doctrine to be forbidden to me? I cannot believe
> so. To me, it implies a spiritual birth. My interpretation, in other words,
> is that in Jesus’ own life is the key of his nearness to God; that he
> expressed, as no other could, the spirit and will of God. It is in this
> sense that I see him and recognize him as the Son of God. The Spirit of
> Jesus But I do believe that something of this spirit that Jesus exemplified
> in the highest measure, in its most profound human sense, does exist. I
> must believe this; if I did not believe it, I should be a sceptic; and to
> be a sceptic is to live a life that is empty and lacks moral content. Or,
> what is the same thing, to condemn the entire human race to a negative end.
> It is true that there certainly is reason for scepticism when one observes
> the bloody butchery that European aggressors have unloosed, and when one
> thinks about the misery and suffering prevalent in every corner of the
> world, as well as the pestilence and famine that always follow, terribly
> and inevitably, upon war. In the face of this, how can one speak seriously
> of the Divine Spirit incarnate in man? Because these acts of terror and
> murder offend the conscience of man; because man knows that they represent
> evil; because in the inner depths of his heart and of his mind, he deplores
> them. And because, moreover, when he does not go astray, misled by false
> teachings or corrupted by false leaders, man has within his breast an
> impulse for good and a compassion that is the spark of Divinity, and which
> some day, I believe, will burst forth into the full flower that is the hope
> of all mankind. Jesus’ Example An example of this flowering may be found in
> the figure and in the life of Jesus. I refuse to believe that there now
> exists or has ever existed a person that has not made use of his example to
> lessen his sins, even though he may have done so without realizing it. The
> lives of all have, in some greater or lesser degree, been changed by his
> presence, his actions, and the words spoken by his divine voice. I believe
> that it is impossible to estimate the merits of the various religions of
> the world, and, moreover, I believe that it is unnecessary and harmful even
> to attempt it. But each one of them, in my judgment, embodies a common
> motivating force: the desire to uplift man’s life and give it purpose. And
> because the life of Jesus has the significance and the transcendency to
> which I have alluded, I believe that he belongs not solely to Christianity,
> but to the entire world; to all races and people, it matters little under
> what flag, name or doctrine they may work, profess a faith, or worship a
> God inherited from their ancestors. — The Modern Review, October 1941,
> republished on mahatma.org.in/ <http://mahatma.org.in/> María Cristina
> Azcona @macazcona *
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> *María Cristina Azcona *2014-05-21 4:28 GMT-03:00 Leo Semashko <
> leo.semashko@xxxxxxxxx>:
> Dear Maria Cristina,
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> Thank you very much for your strong support of the GPS first key
> chapters!
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> I fully agree with your addition of Jesus Christ and I included His name
> in our text.
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> Now this passage is in the following editing:
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> “The key philosophical conclusion of *the ABC of Harmony *is the
> beginning of global peace science and its existence as source of
> revolutionary thinking. In fact, this was anticipated by Confucius, Buddha,
> Jesus Christ and many other prophets and thinkers of humanity. What Abdul
> Kalam wrote on the first of them, can be said about each of them:”
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> Do you agree with this editing?
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> With love, best harmony wishes,
>
> Leo
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> Dr Leo Semashko:
> State Councillor of St. Petersburg,
> Philosopher, Sociologist and Peacemaker from Harmony;
> Director: Tetrasociology Public Institute, Russia;
> Founding President, Global Harmony Association (GHA) since 2005;
> Director, GHA Website "Peace from Harmony": www.peacefromharmony.org
> Global Peace Science from Harmony:
> www.peacefromharmony.org/?cat=en_c&key=585 and
> In Russian: www.peacefromharmony.org/?cat=ru_c&key=606;
> World Interfaith Harmony Project on the ABC of Harmony Base:
> www.peacefromharmony.org/?cat=en_c&key=541;
> GHA Program Book, The ABC of Harmony for World Peace:
> www.peacefromharmony.org/?cat=en_c&key=478;
> GHA Peace Video: http://youtu.be/hbxY5lREOeA;
> My Web page: www.peacefromharmony.org/?cat=en_c&key=253;
> Address: 7/4-42 Ho-Shi-Min Street, St. Petersburg 194356, Russia
> Phone: 7 (812) 597-65-71; Skype: leo.semahko
> Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/leo.semashko?ref=tn_tnmn
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: María Cristina Azcona, mcrisazcona@xxxxxxxxx
> To: leo.semashko@xxxxxxxxx
> Sent: 15 мая 2014 г., 22:24:52
> Subject: [gha] Re: GLOBAL PEACE SCIENCE: Discussion of two key chapters
> to May 23. Ethics of scholar and peacemaker is incompatible with silence as
> disrespect.
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> Hi Leo, GHA members and GPS authors
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> I read the two chapters and found them awesomely great but:
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> I see at the Foreword itself, where it says
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> *The key philosophical conclusion of the ABC of Harmony is the beginning
> of global peace science and its existence as source of revolutionary
> thinking. In fact, this was anticipated by Confucius and Buddha..... *
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> I would add it also has been anticipated by Jesus Christ
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> At the New Testament, The Christian Golden Rule: *In everything do to
> others as you would have them do to you* ( Mathew 7: 12; Luke 6:31)
> establishes a better understanding of the Old golden Rule. Gandhi and
> Martin Luther King based their vision of peace in Jesus Christ vision of
> love and peace.
> If we talk about Budha and Confucius we need to add Occidental basis of
> peace and harmony or we are not being just with all religions. We must be
> careful or the book will be accused of not being impartial but being
> oriented to determined religions as a basis of the book knowledge
> In fact i am aChristian myself and take my wisdom from jesus not only from
> Budha or confucius
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> Gandhi himself took from jesus his famous non killng philosophy
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> I dont have comments on the second chapter only to say is perfect
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> MARIA C AZCONA
> GHA VICEPRESIDENT
> ABC...COAUTHOR
> GPS COAUTHOR
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> *María Cristina Azcona @macazcona María Cristina Azcona *2014-05-15 13:49
> GMT-03:00 Leo Semashko <leo.semashko@xxxxxxxxx>:
> Dear friends of GHA worldwide,
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> I am happy to send you the two key chapters (83 pages) of our collective
> book: Global Peace Science (GPS):
> 1. Theory of SPHERONS (spheral classes of the population) as eternal
> actors of global peace and
> 2. SPHERONS’ Statistical proof, which is minimal but enough to be
> convinced in their universal existence and reality as eternal actors of
> global peace from harmony. These chapters are available here:
> www.peacefromharmony.org/?cat=en_c&key=585 and attachment. They were
> edited by Bruce Cook and partially Robert Weir - we appreciate their work.
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> These chapters are the GPS theoretical and empirical foundation. On it
> will be located the articles of about its 50 co-authors. By the GHA
> tradition, its innovative knowledge belongs to everyone, so there are no
> restrictions on its distribution, discussion and participation in it - we
> do not make it a secret. In view of the crucial importance of these
> chapters, they sharpen three simple questions about the abilities of each
> GHA member as peacemaker, especially each coauthor of GPS:
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> 1. Are you capable carefully *to read* these chapters (83 pages)? - Could
> you read them?
> 2. Are you capable *to evaluate* them to formulate your own opinion (any,
> positive or critical) of these chapters and to express it in a few (2-5)
> phrases? - Could you evaluate them and to express your opinion about them?
> 3. Are you capable *to write and send to all members of the GHA your
> public response with your opinion* about these chapters on GHA Email:
> gha@xxxxxxxxxxxxx *during a week before May 23 inclusively?* - Could you
> write and send your opinion to all?
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> Of course, here, except your mind, requires your will, which the great
> French writer and philosopher Andre Maurois named by "the queen of
> virtues." From your abilities and will depends the scientific quality of
> our collective GPS, therefore also an honor of each of its coauthors and
> GHA in general in fulfilling our peacemaking mission in our anniversary,
> tenth year of life. The GPS following discussions will be similar: I will
> propound the chapters about 30 pages with 10-15 coauthors’ articles rather
> than individual articles. It will be more intense and more democratic
> discussion format than discussion each of the 70 articles separately.
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> Please, let me highlight the scientific and ethical situation with our
> first chapters of GPS. These chapters, which required more than two months
> of my work, starting in March, express a fundamentally new approach to
> understanding peace and creating the foundation of peace science for the
> first time in history. Peace has not been made in the last 100 years within
> the traditional approaches, starting with pacifism since the late 19th
> century. This means it will never be reached through those similar methods.
> Humanity will not be able to achieve peace without changing anything in its
> peace consciousness, thinking and education. The proposed GPS is a
> fundamental, revolutionary change of peace consciousness, thinking and
> education. *The GPS scientific revolution of peace thinking is thinking
> by global peace actors from harmony: SPHERONS*. Therefore, this book
> represents, first of all, GHA’s highest moral responsibility and requires
> from us, from its coauthors, high scientific and civil ethics.
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> This ethics requires from each of us active discussion, from which depends
> the quality of GPS. I rewrote the proposed chapters many times and am ready
> to rewrite them again after your criticism, suggestions and editing with
> gratitude to you. Your active position in the discussion is a key condition
> for scientific improving GPS.
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> In this regard, therefore, we will be forced to exclude from the book the
> co-authors who choose to be silent and ignore the discussion of the new
> book chapters, i.e., those who have self-distanced from it and from dialog
> about it with its coauthors - *this is not the position of peace to
> neglect dialog*. We cannot recognize the dangerous trend of silent
> indifference among us. For example, in our discussion of a very important
> and interesting article by Ernesto Kahan about military genocide, only 10
> coauthors participated. This is a very low level of solidarity for our
> unprecedented peace book, which requires the highest level of
> consolidation. The coauthors and all members of the GHA expect active
> involvement from each participant of the book.
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> Particularly high is our priority to estimate any of your editing on any
> piece of text or the book as a whole, as well as any criticism and *your
> definition of the place of your article and its ideas in GPS and among its
> SPHERONS*. This will be a beacon signal for me: in which direction I
> must edit your articles and reduce them to 2-3 pages. Only this format of
> ethical, friendly and mutually respectful discussion of our peace science
> from harmony is appropriate. Silence and indifference are disrespectful to
> colleagues, friends and our mission of peace. Any disrespect is
> unacceptable for GHA and its mission. Therefore, we look forward to an
> active discussion of each as a guarantee of our ethics and science. This
> discussion is also very important in our time, in the new acute global
> context, when we see a new round of the Cold War, nationalism, militaristic
> hysteria and pathology that can effectively resist just common scientific
> understanding of peace in our GPS.
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> With love, best wishes for peace from harmony,
>
> Dr. Leo Semashko,
> GHA President.
> www.peacefromharmony.org
> 15/05/14
>
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