Mike Ghouse's Blog Posts Tagged 'co-existence' (13)

Today is National prayer day, let's pray

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Added by Mike Ghouse on May 6, 2010 at 8:37am — No Comments

Muslim-Christian dialogue: An Islamic view

OMG! I am humbled to read the following piece, what a coincidence! The words, phrases, sentences and ideas are idential to what I have been writing. I would be shocked if this author has written that Prophet Muhammad was the first…

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Added by Mike Ghouse on March 5, 2010 at 10:40pm — 1 Comment

Petition for Native American Heritage Day

My heart is in tune with the Native Americans, and sensitive to what they have endured over the centuries, it is time for all of us Americans to come together and acknowledge their contributions and honor their tradition with the Native American Heritage Day.

Ms. Ruth Bryan, with a Cherokee…

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Added by Mike Ghouse on February 10, 2010 at 2:06am — No Comments

Mother, culture and religions

Mother, culture and religions.

I choke every time I read about Mother. It reminds me how precious it is to tie the loose ends in life, expressing gratitude to the givers of benefit and recieveing blessings from your mother. Don't let a moment go by, pick up the phone and give her a call or better yet, go visit her. If she is not alive, there is a friends mother or a stranger that you can give that affection to. You'd be glad you did as I… Continue

Added by Mike Ghouse on January 31, 2010 at 1:30pm — 2 Comments

Center for Spiritual Living hosts discussion of genocide and war

By KATHERINE LEAL UNMUTH

The Dallas Morning News,kunmuth@dallasnews.com

People of many religious and ethnic backgrounds gathered Sunday to exchange stories of genocide and war. The event was held at the Center for Spiritual Living and sponsored by the Foundation for Pluralism and the World Muslim Congress.

"We are obsessed with our own tragedies, and sometimes it's hard to acknowledge others' tragedies," said Mike Ghouse, chairman of the event.

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Added by Mike Ghouse on January 28, 2010 at 1:38pm — No Comments

Seeking Harmony in Malaysia

Seeking Harmony in Malaysia

I am pleased to see the following article by Imam Feisal. He has laid out how things are and then offered solutions.

However, as a person of faith, I would not have written, “The Herald, which decided to use the word "Allah" in reference to the Christian God.” – No sir, there is no Christian or Muslim God; it is God of all beings.

I am taken back with this particular paragraph, “My message to the Christian community in Malaysia is… Continue

Added by Mike Ghouse on January 13, 2010 at 12:09am — No Comments

What's God got to do with it? Universalizing God

Welcome to the Decade of Pluralism.

You will see more stories about God in this decade, every faith will make a serious attempt to universalize God, to let go of exclusive claims on God, and learn to believe that it is the same thing that created the universe.

I predict that the word "Causer" will be infused in the language to be inclusive with those who do not believe in the versions of God offered by the religions. The extremely religious orthodoxy will continue… Continue

Added by Mike Ghouse on January 5, 2010 at 2:00pm — No Comments

Reflections for 2010

It is time to reflect and time to look in the mirror,

indeed stare at yourselves and ask,

" what do I need to do to bring a balance in my life?"

If I am going to hold the mirror again a year from now,

am I going to see a balance in my relationships, my finances,

my health, my physical being, my spiritual being and finally contentment;

am I going to be happy with where I’m today

and where I will be a year from now?…

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Added by Mike Ghouse on December 31, 2009 at 11:03am — No Comments

THE GAZA MARCH AND THE PEOPLE OF FAITH

Unless the majority of Jews and Muslims speak up, the evil men continue to do what works for their best interests. To be Evil is to kill, support or justify killing of another human. Neither Torah nor Qur’aan supports what Hamas or Israelis are doing, yet the inaction of Jews and Muslims is shameful. Both the books say, "to save a life is to save the whole humanity or to kill a life is like killing the whole humanity." - Mike Ghouse

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Added by Mike Ghouse on December 30, 2009 at 9:30am — 4 Comments

National Public Radio - Radio without the Borders

Here is a 50 mintues conversation about the parliament of worlds religions

http://www.wpr.org/hereonearth/archive_091221k.cfm

More information is at the Journal of Pluralism at www.FoundationforPluralism.com

Mike Ghouse

Added by Mike Ghouse on December 22, 2009 at 3:30am — No Comments

Our role as religious communicators

Our Role as Religious communicators

Unlike the matter, human life was not put on a trajectory; we were not put on a plan to circumambulate around something, or hung in one place. We were given the freedom to create our own balance. Whether we believe in God or not, we still seek that balance.

God loves his creation just as each one of us loves what we create, be it the food we cook, the clothes we wear, the paintings we paint or sculptures we sculpt.

It is the… Continue

Added by Mike Ghouse on December 22, 2009 at 1:05am — No Comments

National Public Radio on Parliament of World's religons

Monday, December 21, 2009

Draft Notes of Mike Ghouse.

The National Public Radio invited Rev. Angie Buchanan, a trustee of the Parliament of the World's religions and Mike Ghouse as an individual to be on the air between 3-4 PM to talk about the Parliament event. It was a good interview and it will be available at http://www.wpr.org/hereonearth/ on Tuesday to download and listen to. Rev. Buchanan gave a wonderful analogy about… Continue

Added by Mike Ghouse on December 21, 2009 at 7:30pm — No Comments

Am I a Jew, Hindu, Muslim, Christian, Pagan or a Maya?

The trends in spirituality and the emergence of a new conscience

Am I a Jew, Hindu, Muslim, Christian, Pagan or a Maya?

Mike Ghouse

To be with 8,000 people representing 250 faith expressions is an experience of life time. From Atheists to Zoroastrians and every one in between, including the native and earth based traditions from every corner of the world attended the event to hear each other and heal the earth. Indeed, that was the theme of the conference and a whole… Continue

Added by Mike Ghouse on December 18, 2009 at 12:00am — 6 Comments