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Give One Minute for Peace
Target: President Barack Obama
Sponsored by: American Friends Service Committee
Sponsored by: American Friends Service Committee
Every minute, the United States government spends $1.9 million on the military budget. That's a lot of money in just 60 seconds.
At the same time, millions face hunger, violence and disaster.
We can do better. That's why the American Friends Service Committee launched a campaign to make real the vast amounts of money used for war. Rosie the Guinea Pig is cute, but she gets the point across.
Just think -- we could be using that money to help people at home and abroad, to heal the wounds of war and create lasting peace and prosperity. Send a message to President Obama urging him to dedicate a portion of the funds used to support the U.S. military to peace.
In that way, we can help reshape our world and create a better future for everyone.
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# 7,944:
4:45 am PST, Feb 9,
Dianne Hillier, United Kingdom
Arya Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, known as Kuan Yin is the bodhisattva who most embodies compassion. The name Avalokitesvara has its root meaning as "he who observes the sounds of the world". The great vow of Avalokitesvara is to listen to the supplications, and cries for help from those in difficulty in the world and to provide them with aid, whatever expedient means are needed to help people most effectively. Kuan Yin Bodhisattva, an emanation of Amida Buddha's compassion, is the "Regarder of the Cries of the World". Sometimes referred to in the West as the Goddess of Mercy. Prayers for help arise from thousands of hearts, and thousands of prayers are answered by her vow of eternal compassion: Beings in Samsara, who sail the ocean of suffering, She will guide and deliver safely to the ultimate shore of enlightenment Nīlakantha Dhāranī (The Blue Necked Dhāranī) Namo ratna-trayāya (Adoration of the triple Gem) [edit] I. Initial Salutation Nama āryāvalokite-śvarāya bodhisattvāya mahā-sattvāya mahā-kārunikāya (Adoration to the noble Lord who looks down, the enlightened sentient being, the great being, the merciful one!) [edit] II. Name of Avalokiteśvarā Om sarva-bhaya-śodhanāya tasya namaskrtvā imu Ārya-valokite-śvarā tava namo Nīlakantha 2 (Om! Having paid adoration to One who dispels all fears, the noble Avalokiteśvarā, adoration to the blue-necked one!) [edit] III. śloka enunication of the merit of the hrdaya-dhāranī Hrdayam vartayisyāmi sarvārtha-sādhanam śubham 3 ajeyam sarva-bhūtānām bhava-mārga-viśodhakam 4 (I shall enunciate the heart dharani which ensures all purpose, is pure and invincible for all beings, and which purifies the path of existence.) [edit] IV. Dhāranī Tadyathā: Om Ālokādhipati lokātikrānta (Like this: Om! Lord of Effulgence, the World-Transcending One. Ehy mahā-bodhisattva sarpa-sarpa smara smara hrdayam (Come, great bodhisattva, descend, descend. Please remember (smara) my heart dharani. Kuru-kuru karma dhuru-dhuru vijayate mahā-vijayate (Do, do the work. Hold fast, hold fast, Victor, the great Victor) Dhara-dhara dhārinī-rāja cala-cala mama vimalā-mūrtte (Hold on, hold on, King of the Dharani. Move, move onto my spotless image.) Ehi ehi chinda chinda aras pracali vaśa-vaśam pranāśaya (Come, come, the vow, the vow of the admantine king, destroy, destroy every poison.) Hulu-hulu smara hulu-hulu sara-sara siri-siri suru-suru (Quick-quick, please remember, quick-quick. Descend-descend, descend-descend, descend-descend) Bodhiya-bodhiya bodhaya-bodhaya maitriya Nīlakantha [dehi me] darsanam (Being enlightened, being enlightened; enlighten me, enlighten me. Merciful Blue-necked One appear [unto me].) Praharāyamānāya svāhā siddhāya svāhā mahā-siddhāya svāhā siddhayogīśvarāya svāhā (To you who sees us, hail! To the Successful one hail! To the Great Successful one hail! To the Successful Lord of the yogis, hail!) Nīlakanthāya svāhā varāha-mukhāya svāhā narasimha-mukhāya svāha (To the Blue-necked one (Nīlakantha) hail! To the Boar-faced One hail! To Man-Lion faced One hail!) Gadā-hastāya svāhā cakra-hastāya svāhā padma-hastāya svāhā (To one who bears the mace (gadā) in his hand, hail! To the holder of discus in his hand, hail! To One who sports a lotus (padma) in his hand, hail!) Nīlakantha-pāndarāya svāhā Mahātali Śankaraya svāhā (To Blue-necked One smeared (with holy ashes), hail! To the mighty auspicious one, hail!) [edit] V. Final Salutation Namo ratna-trayāya Nama āryāvalokite-śvarāya bodhisattvāya svāhā (Adoration to the Triple Gem, adoration to the noble Āvalokiteśvarā (Lord who looks down), the enlightened being, hail!)
Arya Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, known as Kuan Yin is the bodhisattva who most embodies compassion. The name Avalokitesvara has its root meaning as "he who observes the sounds of the world". The great vow of Avalokitesvara is to listen to the supplications, and cries for help from those in difficulty in the world and to provide them with aid, whatever expedient means are needed to help people most effectively. Kuan Yin Bodhisattva, an emanation of Amida Buddha's compassion, is the "Regarder of the Cries of the World". Sometimes referred to in the West as the Goddess of Mercy. Prayers for help arise from thousands of hearts, and thousands of prayers are answered by her vow of eternal compassion: Beings in Samsara, who sail the ocean of suffering, She will guide and deliver safely to the ultimate shore of enlightenment Nīlakantha Dhāranī (The Blue Necked Dhāranī) Namo ratna-trayāya (Adoration of the triple Gem) [edit] I. Initial Salutation Nama āryāvalokite-śvarāya bodhisattvāya mahā-sattvāya mahā-kārunikāya (Adoration to the noble Lord who looks down, the enlightened sentient being, the great being, the merciful one!) [edit] II. Name of Avalokiteśvarā Om sarva-bhaya-śodhanāya tasya namaskrtvā imu Ārya-valokite-śvarā tava namo Nīlakantha 2 (Om! Having paid adoration to One who dispels all fears, the noble Avalokiteśvarā, adoration to the blue-necked one!) [edit] III. śloka enunication of the merit of the hrdaya-dhāranī Hrdayam vartayisyāmi sarvārtha-sādhanam śubham 3 ajeyam sarva-bhūtānām bhava-mārga-viśodhakam 4 (I shall enunciate the heart dharani which ensures all purpose, is pure and invincible for all beings, and which purifies the path of existence.) [edit] IV. Dhāranī Tadyathā: Om Ālokādhipati lokātikrānta (Like this: Om! Lord of Effulgence, the World-Transcending One. Ehy mahā-bodhisattva sarpa-sarpa smara smara hrdayam (Come, great bodhisattva, descend, descend. Please remember (smara) my heart dharani. Kuru-kuru karma dhuru-dhuru vijayate mahā-vijayate (Do, do the work. Hold fast, hold fast, Victor, the great Victor) Dhara-dhara dhārinī-rāja cala-cala mama vimalā-mūrtte (Hold on, hold on, King of the Dharani. Move, move onto my spotless image.) Ehi ehi chinda chinda aras pracali vaśa-vaśam pranāśaya (Come, come, the vow, the vow of the admantine king, destroy, destroy every poison.) Hulu-hulu smara hulu-hulu sara-sara siri-siri suru-suru (Quick-quick, please remember, quick-quick. Descend-descend, descend-descend, descend-descend) Bodhiya-bodhiya bodhaya-bodhaya maitriya Nīlakantha [dehi me] darsanam (Being enlightened, being enlightened; enlighten me, enlighten me. Merciful Blue-necked One appear [unto me].) Praharāyamānāya svāhā siddhāya svāhā mahā-siddhāya svāhā siddhayogīśvarāya svāhā (To you who sees us, hail! To the Successful one hail! To the Great Successful one hail! To the Successful Lord of the yogis, hail!) Nīlakanthāya svāhā varāha-mukhāya svāhā narasimha-mukhāya svāha (To the Blue-necked one (Nīlakantha) hail! To the Boar-faced One hail! To Man-Lion faced One hail!) Gadā-hastāya svāhā cakra-hastāya svāhā padma-hastāya svāhā (To one who bears the mace (gadā) in his hand, hail! To the holder of discus in his hand, hail! To One who sports a lotus (padma) in his hand, hail!) Nīlakantha-pāndarāya svāhā Mahātali Śankaraya svāhā (To Blue-necked One smeared (with holy ashes), hail! To the mighty auspicious one, hail!) [edit] V. Final Salutation Namo ratna-trayāya Nama āryāvalokite-śvarāya bodhisattvāya svāhā (Adoration to the Triple Gem, adoration to the noble Āvalokiteśvarā (Lord who looks down), the enlightened being, hail!)
# 7,943:
3:26 am PST, Feb 9,
Antonio Amador, Portugal
# 7,942:
12:42 pm PST, Feb 4,
Alan Paradis, Connecticut
# 7,941:
6:00 am PST, Jan 29,
Shiloh Fonseca, Indiana
# 7,940:
7:01 am PST, Jan 28,
Lynette Ferrero, Arkansas
# 7,939:
4:31 pm PST, Jan 26,
Kathryn Majicka, Texas
# 7,938:
12:01 pm PST, Jan 20,
Charlene Root, California
# 7,937:
2:57 pm PST, Jan 19,
Amanda Campbell, Indiana
# 7,936:
9:21 am PST, Jan 17,
Anita Smith, Kentucky
All of us pay taxes. I have always been anti-war. I'd like some money to bespent on helping;not destroying,or killing.
All of us pay taxes. I have always been anti-war. I'd like some money to bespent on helping;not destroying,or killing.
# 7,935:
10:35 am PST, Jan 16,
Martha Pendino, New York
# 7,934:
12:05 am PST, Jan 14,
Natashia Ju, New York
# 7,933:
9:09 pm PST, Jan 12,
Frank Gerry, Florida
# 7,932:
8:34 pm PST, Jan 7,
Christine Persad, New York
# 7,931:
9:32 am PST, Jan 2,
Name not displayed, Illinois
# 7,930:
7:18 pm PST, Jan 1,
Stephanie Key, Texas
# 7,929:
7:39 pm PST, Dec 29,
Mimi Harris, Illinois
# 7,928:
8:13 am PST, Dec 26,
Donna Beasley, Maryland
# 7,927:
10:04 pm PST, Dec 25,
Leah Goering, Missouri
# 7,926:
2:45 am PST, Dec 24,
Magdalena Gromek, Poland
# 7,925:
11:12 am PST, Dec 21,
Name not displayed, Ohio
# 7,924:
7:17 pm PST, Dec 17,
Cathy Chesser, Texas
# 7,923:
10:22 am PST, Dec 10,
Sara Iacovelli, New York
# 7,922:
10:04 am PST, Nov 30,
Jennifer Lyle, Tennessee
# 7,921:
1:15 am PST, Nov 28,
Name not displayed, Estonia
# 7,920:
9:32 pm PST, Nov 26,
Nicola Fernando, Sri Lanka
# 7,919:
7:04 pm PST, Nov 26,
Jeannette Robinson, Texas
# 7,918:
3:40 am PST, Nov 26,
Ulrike Benn, Germany
# 7,917:
12:46 am PST, Nov 26,
Mieke De Becker, Belgium
Today the real test of power is not capacity to make war but capacity to prevent it!
Today the real test of power is not capacity to make war but capacity to prevent it!
# 7,916:
5:26 pm PST, Nov 25,
Helmut Hubner, Sweden
# 7,915:
3:57 pm PST, Nov 25,
Odette Rickert, Hawaii
# 7,914:
3:02 pm PST, Nov 25,
Irene Miller, Ireland
# 7,913:
1:12 pm PST, Nov 25,
Laura Parker, California
# 7,912:
3:23 am PST, Nov 25,
Name not displayed, Japan
# 7,911:
5:52 pm PST, Nov 24,
Julia Burwell, Washington
# 7,910:
10:18 am PST, Nov 24,
Name not displayed, Netherlands
# 7,909:
9:41 am PST, Nov 23,
Name not displayed, California
# 7,908:
6:45 pm PST, Nov 22,
Ryan Lee, California
# 7,907:
6:43 pm PST, Nov 22,
Elanne Palcich, Minnesota
Peace would save the world.
Peace would save the world.
# 7,906:
11:39 pm PST, Nov 21,
Otelinda BETTIOL, France
# 7,905:
10:36 pm PST, Nov 20,
Soo Thacker, Alaska
# 7,904:
11:33 am PST, Nov 20,
Stephen Weatherby, Georgia
# 7,903:
7:08 pm PST, Nov 17,
Ellie Shain, California
# 7,902:
5:56 am PST, Nov 17,
Gary Yttri, Wisconsin
# 7,901:
10:34 pm PST, Nov 16,
Sara Neveu, New Hampshire
Imagine if just one fraction of a percentage of that money was put towards peace building and spreading missions. Prevention is by far the best cure - by spreading peace now we ensure a less violent future.
Imagine if just one fraction of a percentage of that money was put towards peace building and spreading missions. Prevention is by far the best cure - by spreading peace now we ensure a less violent future.
