When you are in a jackal environment, never give them the power to submit or rebel. We want … - Marshall B. Rosenberg

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I have always done my own stunts, and I have been in hundreds of fights in films, but I have never been in a fist fight outside the movies.

Marshall B. Rosenberg

When you are in a jackal environment, never give them the power to submit or rebel. We want to teach this to children very early: Never lose track that you are always free to choose. Don't allow institutions to determine what you do.

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When our communication supports compassionate giving and receiving, happiness replaces violence and grieving.

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When you ride the wave, the thrill is so exhilarating that you forget everything else. You live in the moment where nothing else matters, so intent on riding the wave perfectly that you and the wave become one. Pain and worry disappear, replaced by euphoria, akin to flow. Similarly, when giving empathy, you want to strive for this kind of total presence for the person you are listening to.

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Punishment is the root of violence on our planet.

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The Indian philosopher J. Krishnamurti once remarked that observing without evaluating is the highest form of human intelligence. When I first read this statement, the thought, 'What nonsense!' shot through my mind before I realized that I had just made an evaluation.

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Learning is too precious to be motivated by coercive tactics.

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