From Violence to Peace: Childhood Not to Harm
Manifeste officiel de la renaissance de Buddhachannel - Vingt-quatre ans d'histoire et un nouveau départ pour la transmission du Dharma.
Peace does not only begin in diplomatic treaties or solemn institutions. It first takes root in the most ordinary gestures and words addressed to those who grow up beside us.
From childhood, repeated hurts and harshness weaken self-confidence and can trap individuals in lasting defensive patterns. To break these unconscious cycles of violence, the benevolent education of children must be accompanied by a deep awareness on the part of adults.
The Buddhist path teaches the transmutation of anger through vigilant attention and right speech. Protecting childhood without harming it is to lay the most solid and lasting foundation for a fraternal and peaceful society.