How to Treat and Heal Violence in Humans

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This group studies violence and peace looking towards their best resolution in our species.

Location: Earth
Members: 45
Latest Activity: Nov 26

Hello all,

To this group, I propose the study, reflection and discussion about violence, its:

definition
origin
different levels
different faces
anatomy
physiology
functioning
and breaks

As for its definition, Jean-Marie Mulller gives a precious definition of violence in his 'Dictionnaire de la Non-violence', which he finishes stating that it 'dehumanizes and humiliates both, victim and aggressor.'

As for origin, we can state that all important authors, like Eva Pierrakos, describe the evil as part of human beings.

As for different levels, I would point that it can basically happen in two levels, individual and collective and it can happen:

between two inidividuals
between two collectives, like in war
between one individual and one collective, like in serial killing
between one collective and one individual, like in totalitarian regimes, the systemic violence

But how do they interact, how do they affect each other and promote more and more forms of violence? Let's always bear in mind that a collective is made of many individuals and that each individual is part of some collectives. So this interaction is not that simple, flat or obvious even.

Please, note that in this text we are talking about the individual level mainly or maybe only, because the collective one is really rather difuse and sometimes we don't get to visualize it in all its magnitude in terms of space and time.

As for faces, they are countless.

As for anatomy, Rod Lea, genetical epidemiologist from the Institute of Environemental Science and Research of Wellington, has recently found what he called 'the warrior gene' which stimulates the poduction of the monoamino oxidase enzime that leads individuals towards violent behaviour.

As for its physiology, all that scientists know is that this enzime is produced in traumatic events, especially sexual ones and especially in the early years, and it will manifest in very different ways, from suicide to murder along life passing by all the spectum of options between them.

As for functioning, many religions and phylosofical currents say that it works mostly like a pendulum between and the mind, finally never rests.

As for its break, Jonathan Glover says in his 'Huamnity, A Moral History of the 20th Century' that the bonds with God and the divine aspect of life is the only possibility to give individuals the necessary strength and resources to break it.

Humm.... good infomation that can help us reflect and reach important conclusions. But I want more than this. I want to know how to pomote real Peace and Compassive life in this Planet.

So this group was created to talk and discuss about Peace too, for sure:

its definition
origin
different levels
different faces
anatomy
physiology
functioning
and motivators

As for Peace, scientists know that we don't have an image of Peace in our subconscious, that's why it is so difficult to evokate it when it is necessary. Actually we know very, very little about it.

Definition and origin?

However, it is a common sense that Peace is a choice that we make, therefore it starts inside of us and it is made of concrete actions and therefoe, is absolutely active.

Levels, faces, anatomy, physiology, functioning?

If we have already studied so much about ourselves, why is it so difficult to pomote it in our daily lives? Why is it at least puzzling if not challenging to accomplish? Let's talk about it?

Beatriz Pereira

RELATED GROUP AT ANH:

'How to Change Negative Habits'
http://anhglobal.ning.com/group/negativehabit

'Generosity Exchange'
http://anhglobal.ning.com/group/anhgenerosityexchange

RELATED GROUPS AT IPEACE:

'Psychology of Peace'
http://www.ipeace.me/group/psychologyofpeace

'The Inner Peace Movement'
http://www.ipeace.me/group/theinnerpeacemovement

'The Global Happiness Movement'
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'My Peace'
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'Peace Resarch'
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'Peace Together'
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REALTED GROUPS AT VICTIMS SUPPORT NETWORK:

'Healing Trauma'
http://victimssupportnetwork.ning.com/group/healingtrauma

'Self Defense'
http://victimssupportnetwork.ning.com/group/selfdefense

Discussion Forum

The Culture We Want to Have 10 Replies

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Have you ever witnessed Compassion in the World?

Started by Beatriz Pereira Jul 30.

Finding Peace in a Violent World 2 Replies

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FACTORS THAT CAN INCREASE VIOLENCE AND DICREASE PEACE 10 Replies

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ORIGIN(S) OF PEACE 2 Replies

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ORIGIN(S) OF VIOLENCE 9 Replies

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FACTORS THAT CAN INCREASE PEACE AND DICREASE VIOLENCE 3 Replies

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The Culture We Have 1 Reply

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Satyagraha: Complete nonviolence 4 Replies

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PEACE IN ACTION - promoting and implementing Peace 4 Replies

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IMAGES OF PEACE 3 Replies

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VALUES FOR PEACE AND THEIR DEFINITIONS 2 Replies

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Comment by Beatriz Pereira on September 21, 2009 at 3:03pm: WAKE YOU UP!

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Comment by Beatriz Pereira on August 27, 2009 at 12:36pm: Hello all,

Just a short note to apologise for taking so long to post here. Life has been quite hectic and I've had no time for my online work. Sorry about that. I promise this won't happen again :)

And on behalf of the whole group, I welcome all new members. It would be wonderful if we could read you here, so please, read us and let us know your ideas on what you will find at our discussions, ok?

Peace and Happiness to all beings., including ourselves.

Comment by Beatriz Pereira on August 3, 2009 at 5:52pm: Yes, Izabela, you are right. We have to be aware to the fatc that the same way it is the individual domestic garbage that polutes the nature, it is the individual change in attitude and behaviour that produces renewal in everyone's hearts and minds, i.e. in the world.

Peace and Happiness to all beings, including ourselves.

Comment by Izabela Waglay on August 3, 2009 at 11:43am: Yes, Canada has more programs and more independent film makers who search for alternatives to violence; I just attended an amazing renewal weekend with Deepak Chopra and David Simon from Chopra Centre. There is a growing need for people to connect, speak of peace and no violence, embrace in their daily life meditation, compassion, and search for happiness for the individual and the humanity at large; only through changing ourselves and making the right choices we will influence eventually the mass media; we need to spread the word; 'we are the change'
Peace abd happiness be with you

Comment by Beatriz Pereira on July 31, 2009 at 6:01am: Hi Izabela,

Be welcome to the group and the discussion.

Yes, you are right, media brainwashes people with images of violence and no image of peace, harmony, cordiality and compassion. That's why we don't have any concrete image of peace in our imaginary. We tend to think of a pigeon or any other abstract symbol associated to it, and forget the concrete scenes of peace that happen all over the world on a daily basis.

Now good news. As for the quality of news, films, soap operas, cartoons and documenteries we see on TV, Canada has the highest quality production, despite the general bad habit of promoting violence. Canadian cartoons are the only ones in this Continent (maybe in the world) to educate children for friendship and culture of peace.

Into my eyes, love, peace, solidarity, compassion, kindness, cordiality balance and harmony are options, conscient options we can and must make in our lives. Then, the media tells us that violence sells and we believe them, and play the game, when we could have thought twice and make a different choice, just to try peace for a while in our lives.

But I think that we shall reach this path. It's just a matter of persistance.

Peace and Happiness to all beings.

Comment by Izabela Waglay on July 30, 2009 at 3:00pm: Thanks for initiating the discussion about violence and peace. I am very interested to hear the views from others on the role media has in promoting violance. We are being bombarded from an early age with the images of violance in film, news, games, life; images of violance sell; it is not surprising then that we become some what indifferent to it and we accept it; if we want humanity to focus on striving for peace and harmony we should object to all acts of violance and should accept it as a form of entertainment. This is just one of the aspects to further investigate, not to mention the unfearness in the world that drives people to anger, aggression, and violance.

Comment by Beatriz Pereira on June 22, 2009 at 9:52am: Hello to all members of this group,

I welcome the new-comers and invite all members to join the discussions. It would be really good to hear your voices and opinions.

Peace and Happiness to all beings.

Comment by Beatriz Pereira on June 6, 2009 at 4:09pm: Hello everyone,

Sorry for having taken so long to get back to you, but life has been hectic lately. I promise to talk to you tomorrow answering Simona's question and more.

Wish Peace and Happiness to all beings, including ourselves.

Comment by Beatriz Pereira on May 25, 2009 at 11:35am: Hello all new members of this group,

First I'd like to thank you for having joined this group and then I'd invite you to take part of the discussions.

Simona,

I may post a reflection of mine at the 'origins of violence' later on. Thank you for having voiced this so important aspect of this entire issue.

Peace and Happiness to all.

Comment by Simona on May 25, 2009 at 3:01am: Hi everybody,

this is Simona from Italy and I would like to ask you something about the environment.
How to create a peace environment when you have to live with people addicted to conflict?
I think a relfection about this dipendence from conflicts could be a key node of research about peace.

Thanks
Simona