I Take the Vow of Peace

By on November 20, 2008 in Causes, Green, Inspiration, Peace, Spirit

About Deepak Chopra

Time Magazine heralded Deepak Chopra as one of the 100 heroes and icons of the century, and credited him as "the poet-prophet of alternative medicine." Entertainment Weekly described Deepak Chopra as "Hollywood's man of the moment, one of publishing's best-selling and most prolific self-help authors." He is the author of more than 50 books and more than 100 audio, video and CD-Rom titles. He has been published on every continent and in dozens of languages. Fifteen of his books have landed on the New York Times Best-seller list. Toastmaster International recognized him as one of the top five outstanding speakers in the world. Through his over two decades of work since leaving his medical practice, Deepak continues to revolutionize common wisdom about the crucial connection between body, mind, spirit, and healing. His mission of "bridging the technological miracles of the west with the wisdom of the east" remains his thrust and provides the basis for his recognition as one of India's historically greatest ambassadors to the west. Chopra has been a keynote speaker at several academic institutions including Harvard Medical School, Harvard Business School, Harvard Divinity School, Kellogg School of Management, Stanford Business School and Wharton.His latest book is "Reinventing the Body, Resurrecting the Soul."
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10 Responses to I Take the Vow of Peace

  1. LilyS November 20, 2008 at 10:24 am #

    We love you at the Chopra Community online!

    Hugs, Lily S.
    http://www.thechopracommunity.org
    Join Us!

  2. cvircillo November 20, 2008 at 10:29 am #

    Beautiful!

  3. kathrynmedico November 20, 2008 at 10:47 am #

    Kathryn Medico

    The Vow is a drop of water that has just hit the surface of our collective conciousness. This video is a ripple that will soon become a tidal wave: unstoppable, full of energy and certain to transform! I'm sending this video to everyone I know and registering my participation on the I Take The Vow website!

  4. RAZ November 20, 2008 at 1:20 pm #

    WOW!!

  5. sheilaliz7 November 20, 2008 at 1:25 pm #

    Dearest Deepak!

    Thank you from the bottom of my heart. I had shivers up my spine watching and listening to this. For sure, I will be asking my friends to take the vow with me.

    Lots of love, light and peace to you.

    Sheila xx

  6. Krissy November 20, 2008 at 1:53 pm #

    I LOVE seeing Deepak dancing up on stage…lol, that is great :) I'm happy that the wording has been changed to peace. According to law of attraction, when we say the word violence, we are adding that to our vibrations and drawing it to us, therefore bringing focus and attention and growing it, so let's say take the vow of peace, peaceful thoughts, peaceful beliefs, etc, etc, and keep the V-word completely out of it. That is how I worded my vow as well.

    PEACE,

    Krissy

  7. Char November 20, 2008 at 2:08 pm #

    Yes, the vow of PEACE is beautiful!

  8. McMicah November 20, 2008 at 2:14 pm #

    I take this opportunity to repeat my vow of peace, and urge others to introduce the following to their elected representative. See if they will take the vow.

    'Projected law, the enactment, promulgation and enforcement of which will prevent war among nations' (1928)

    Proposed by Lt. Gen. Fritz Holm

    Copenhagen, Denmark

    The following measures shall be taken within 10 hours of initiation of acts of war, or declaration of war.

    Those who fit the following categories shall be gathered as lowest rank soldiers and sent as quickly as possible to the front lines, to participate in combat under enemy fire.

    1. Head of State, with caveat that such person, whether monarch or president, be male.

    2. Male relatives of head of state, who have reached age 16.

    3. Prime Minister and Minister/Secretary of State.

    4. Male legislators elected by citizens. Those who cast votes against war shall be exempted.

    5. Christian and other faith leaders who did not publicly oppose war.

    Those who fit the categories above shall be conscripted as privates, without regard for age or health. These men shall receive a medical examination by a military medical officer upon reporting for duty.

    Wives, daughters and sisters of the above shall be conscripted to serve as nurses or orderlies, and stationed at field hospitals closest to combat.

    -end-

  9. PaulGopal November 20, 2008 at 4:02 pm #

    Dear Deepak,

    100 Million people across the world to take this vow, it is a wonderful intent. I will take the vow for non violence in thought, speech and action @ http://www.itakethevow.com and e mail friends encouraging them to do the same. I look forward to the 100 Million Celebration.

    Love

    Paul

  10. Mahaila November 21, 2008 at 2:03 pm #

    Deepak,

    I have wanted to take this vow since I first heard you speak of it, but I have a concern. A vow of non-violent speech and action feels comfortable to me. For non-violent thought I wonder, though, what happens when a situation spontaneously causes angry thoughts to arise. Would that be in conflict with this vow? Or is it the conscious choice to not linger on those thoughts that would support this vow? And how does one handle the natural instinct to protect a child or loved one from harm?

    My life intention is peace, harmony, laughter, love – I feel strongly about this intention, and I gratefully find myself living in that space the majority of the time. However, intention seems not so strict as a vow. Perhaps I'm taking this too literally, but – while I don't anticipate or live in fear of having violence come into my life – I do fear that the very nature of being human might inadvertently cause a person to break this vow, or at least the vow as I am currently interpreting it.

    In Lightness and Gratitude ~ Mahaila :)