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Mindful Peacebuilding Mindful Peacebuilding peace in ourselves peace in our communitiespeace on our planet peace in ourselves peace in our communities peace on our planet Engaging Societal Challenges With The Energy of Mindfulness To develop the drop of compassion in our heart is the only effective spiritual response to hatred and violence. Thich Nhat Hanh Mindful Peacebuilding is a welcoming community open to all who wish to contribute to cocreating true peace on our planetpeace in ourselves and peace and justice in our communities institutions cultures societies and countriesby engaging societal challenges in a mindful context. In our mindfulnessbased approach to culture shift we draw inspiration from the wisdom and compassion teachings and practices of ancestral traditions and contemporary peacemakers such as Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh and Joanna Macy as well as from young people elders and nature. The collective is made of the individual and the individual is made of the collective.