Julian’s dream, commitment, and passion is to live life in a state of abundant well being, choosing to live ‘heaven on earth’, inspired by a simple faith and hope, seeking only understanding.
A child asked the Master “What is the purpose of our life?” He smiled lovingly and replied “To acquire Virtues”.
All religions teach us to be people with good character. The Virtues Project strategies are one powerful way to awaken, nurture and grow these qualities that make us human.
This work offers an approach to the virtues: the qualities of character and the simple elements of spirituality honored by all cultures and sacred traditions. However, it does not promote the practices or the beliefs of any particular religion. It’s grounded in the simple wisdom of many world religions, all of which describe the human virtues as the highest aspiration for humanity.
Don was born in London and had a retired Quaker school teacher as his governess for the first 12 years of his life. He went on to be educated at Oxford. Don has been involved in setting up the National Centre of Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Otago.
Anne-Marie will discuss the role of self inquiry – checking on congruence in how we engage with others and why personal values matter in their driving impact on our innermost attitudes – the basis of creating peace in the world.