Buddhist and Quaker interfaith peace action
‘Recent actions for peace and ceasefire have included people of faith, however no single unified intentional faith action has manifested.’
Quakers and the Plum Village Buddhist Community (followers of Thich Nhat Hanh) have come together ‘in a heart-felt desire to spearhead and unify all faiths and spiritual traditions’.
Rehena Harilall (representing Plum Village UK) and Jo Cooper (representing Quakers in Britain) told the Friend that the move was prompted by a desire to issue a unified call from different faith groups. ‘Recent actions for peace and ceasefire have included people of faith, however no single unified intentional faith action has manifested,’ they said in a statement. ‘Our collective, unified action as people of faiths is a powerful statement and testament of our… spiritual ethical framework to love, cherish life and live in peace and harmony.’
With an open meeting on 14 December, Friends and those from other faiths are considering the next steps for the interfaith action.
‘Many of us are deeply saddened by the growing destruction of human life in the wars being waged around us and the growing violent reprisals in response,’ they said. ‘The war in Palestine and Israel [has] shaken us, giving rise to grief and rage. Our faiths and spiritual practice remind us that these emotions need compassionate care to prevent them from becoming retaliatory violence or demonising others.’
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