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The Precepts: Directing the mind towards practices in diversity

Larry Yang, LCSW

Aware of the suffering caused by imposing one’s own opinions or cultural beliefs upon another human being, I undertake the training to refrain from forcing others, in any way through authority, threat, financial incentive, or education to adopt my own belief system. I commit to respecting every human being’s right to be different, […]

John Lennon Remembered

Men who preach peace are likely to get shot. It has happened before with Martin Luther King and Mahatma Gandhi. And it has happened to John Lennon.
You’ll always be remembered, John. Your messages of peace and love will continue to be spread by your fans, friends and family. Until the world is ready to listen […]

Pearl Harbor Remembered

Today is the day when the innocence of America ended and the real second World War began.
On a morning of a peaceful Sunday, December 7, 1941, Japanese kamikaze bomber planes flew over Pearl Harbor in Hawaii and dropped bombs fatally killing nearly 2,500 Americans, 68 of which are civilians and the rest are servicemen working […]