Young Adults

Peace

1. Peace is more than the absence of war
2. Peace begins within each one of us
3. Peace is a calm and relaxed state of mind
4. Peace is inner silence and a clean (unburdened) heart
5. Peace consists of pure thoughts, pure feelings and good wishes
6. Peace is a qualitative energy
7. To stay peaceful requires compassion and strength
8. Serenity is not the absence of chaos, but peace in the midst of it
9. Peace in the world grows through nonviolence, acceptance, fairness and communication
10. Peace is the prominent characteristic of what we call a "civilized" society

Respect

1. Every human being has innate worth
2. Part of self-respect is knowing my own qualities
3. Respect for oneself is the seed that gives growth to confidence
4. When we have respect for ourselves, it is easy to have respect for others
5. To know one's natural worth and to honor the worth of others is the true way to earn respect
6. Those who give respect will receive respect
7. The more respect is measured on the basis of something external, the greater the desire for recognition from others. The greater the desire, the more one falls victim and loses respect for oneself.
8. Everyone in the world has the right to live with respect and dignity, including me.

Love

1. In a better world, the natural law is love; and in a better person, the natural nature is loving.
2. Universal love holds no boundaries or preferences; love emanates to all.
3. "The real law lives in the kindness of our hearts. If our hearts are empty, no law or political reform can fill them." - Tolstoy
4. Love is not simply a desire, a passion, an intense feeling for one person or object, but a consciousness that is simultaneously selfless and self-fulfilling.
5. "Our task must be to free ourselves…by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living beings and all of nature." - Albert Einstein
6. Love is the principle that creates and sustains human relations with dignity and depth.
7. Love means I can be kind, caring and understanding.
8. Love is the basis for a belief in equality and goodwill toward all.

Tolerance

1. Peace is the goal, tolerance is the method.
2. Tolerance is being open and receptive to the beauty of differences.
3. Tolerance is mutual respect through mutual understanding.
4. The seeds of intolerance are fear and ignorance.
5. The seed of tolerance is love; its water is compassion and care.
6. When there is lack of love, there is lack of tolerance.
7. Those who know how to appreciate the good in people and situations have tolerance.
8. Tolerance is also an ability to face difficult situations.
9. To tolerate life's inconveniences is to let go, be light, make others light and move on.
10. Through understanding and open-mindedness, a tolerance person attracts someone different, and by genuinely accepting and accommodating that person, demonstrates tolerance in a practical way. As a result, relationships bloom.

Happiness

1. When I have love and peace inside, happiness just comes.
2. Happiness is a state of peace in which there is no upheaval or violence.
3. Give happiness and take happiness.
4. When there is a feeling of hope, there is happiness.
5. Good wishes for everyone give happiness inside.
6. Happiness naturally comes with pure and selfless actions.
7. Lasting happiness is a state of contentment within.
8. When one is content with oneself, happiness comes automatically.
9. When my words express "give flowers instead of thorns," I create a happier world.
10. Happiness follows giving happiness, sorrow follows giving sorrow.

Responsibility

1. If we want peace, we have the responsibility to be peaceful.
2. If we want a clean world, we have the responsibility to care for nature.
3. Responsibility is doing your share.
4. Responsibility is accepting what is required and carrying out the task to the best of your ability.
5. Responsibility is carrying out duties with integrity.
6. When one is responsible, there is the contentment of having made a contribution.
7. As a responsible person, I have something worthwhile to offer - and so do others.
8. A responsible person knows how to be fair, seeing that each gets a share.
9. With rights there are responsibilities.
10. Responsibility is not only something that obliges us, but also something that allows us to achieve what we wish.
11. Each person can perceive her or his own world and look for the balance of rights and responsibilities.
12. Global responsibility requires respect for all human beings.
13. Responsibility is using our resources to generate a positive change.

Cooperation

1. Cooperation exists when people work together toward a common goal.
2. Cooperation requires recognizing the value of everyone's part and keeping a positive attitude.
3. One who cooperates creates good wishes and pure feelings for others and the task.
4. When cooperating, there is a need to know what is needed. Sometimes we need an idea; sometimes we need to let go of our idea. Sometimes we need to lead and sometimes we need to follow.
5. Cooperation is governed by the principle of mutual respect.
6. One who cooperates receives cooperation.
7. Where there is love there is cooperation.
8. By staying aware of my values, I can give cooperation.
9. Courage, consideration, caring and sharing provide a foundation for cooperation.

Humility

1. Humility is based on self-respect.
2. With self-respect there is knowledge of one's own strengths. With the balance of self-respect and humility there is an acceptance and appreciation of one's qualities from the inside.
3. Humility allows the self to grow with dignity and integrity not needing the proof of an external show.
4. Humility makes arrogance disappear.
5. Humility allows lightness in the face of challenges.
6. Humility as a value - at its highest- allows selflessness and dignity in working for a better world.
7. A person with humility listens to and accepts others.
8. Humility is staying stable and maintaining power on the inside and not needing to control others on the outside.
9. Humility eliminates the possessiveness that builds walls of arrogance.
10. Humility allows one to be great in the hearts of others.
11. Humility creates an open mind and recognition of the strengths of the self and others. Arrogance damages or destroys valuing the uniqueness of others, and hence is a subtle violation of their fundamental rights.
12. The tendency to impress, dominate or limit the freedom of others in order to prove yourself diminishes the inner experience of worth, dignity and peace of mind.

Honesty

1. Honesty is telling the truth.
2. When I am honest, I feel clear inside.
3. A person worthy of confidence is honest and true.
4. Honesty means there are no contradictions or discrepancies in thoughts, words or actions.
5. Honesty thoughts, words and actions create harmony.
6. Honesty is the awareness of what is right and appropriate in one's role, one's behavior and one's relationships.
7. With honesty, there is no hypocrisy or artificiality that create confusion and mistrust in the minds and lives of others.
8. Honesty makes for a life of integrity because the inner and outer selves are a mirror image.
9. Honesty is to use well what has been entrusted to you.
10. There is a deep relationship between honesty and friendship.
11. Greed is sometimes at the root of dishonesty.
12. There is enough for man's need, but not enough for man's greed.
13. An honest person knows that we are all interconnected.
14. To be honest to one's real self and to the purpose of a task earns trust and inspires faith in others.

Simplicity

1. Simplicity is natural.
2. Simplicity is learning from the Earth.
3. Simplicity is beautiful.
4. Simplicity is relaxing.
5. Simplicity is being natural.
6. Simplicity is staying in the present and not making things complicated.
7. Simplicity is learning from the wisdom of native cultures.
8. Simplicity is giving patience, friendship and encouragement.
9. Simplicity is appreciating the small things in life.
10. Simplicity is enjoying a plain mind and intellect.
11. Simplicity calls on instinct, intuition and insight to create empathetic thoughts and feelings.
12. Simplicity is appreciating inner beauty and recognizing the value of all people, even the poorest and worst off.
13. Simplicity is the precursor to sustainable development.
14. Simplicity teaches us economy - how to use our resources wisely, keeping future generations in mind.
15. Simplicity calls upon people to rethink their values.

Freedom

1. Freedom resides within the mind and heart.
2. People want the freedom to lead a life of purpose, to select freely a lifestyle in which they and their children can grow healthily and can flourish through the work of their hands, heads and hearts.
3. Freedom can be understood mistakenly to be a vast and unlimited umbrella which gives permission to "do what I like, when I like, to whomever I like." That concept is misleading and a misuse of choice.
4. True freedom is exercised and experienced when parameters are defined and understood. Parameters are determined by the principle that everyone has equally the same rights. For example, the rights to peace, happiness and justice - regardless of religion, culture or gender - are innate.
5. To violate the rights of one or more in order to free oneself, family or nation is a misuse of freedom. That kind of misuse usually backfires, eventually imposing a condition of constraint, and in some cases, oppression - for the violated and the violator.
6. Full freedom functions only when rights are balanced with responsibilities and choice is balanced with conscience.
7. Inner freedom is experienced when I have positive thoughts for all others and for myself.
8. Freedom is an ongoing process. How can we create and maintain it?
9. Self-transformation begins the process of world transformation. The world will not be free from war and injustice until individuals themselves are set free.
10. The most potent power to put an end to internal and external wars is the human conscience. Any act of freedom, when aligned with the human conscience, is liberating, empowering and ennobling.

Unity

1. Unity is harmony within and among individuals in the group.
2. Unity is built from a shared vision, hope, an altruistic aim or a cause for the common good.
3. Unity makes big tasks seem easy.
4. The stability of unity comes from the spirit of equality and oneness. The greatness of unity is that everyone is respected.
5. Unity creates the experience of cooperation, increases enthusiasm for the task and makes the atmosphere empowering.
6. When the individual is in harmony, it is possible to stay stable and work more effectively with the group.
7. Unity is sustained by concentrating energy, by accepting and appreciating the value of the rich array of participants and the unique contribution each can make, and by remaining loyal not only to one another but also to the task.
8. Unity inspires stronger personal commitment and greater collective achievement.
9. One note of disrespect can cause unity to be broken. Interrupting others, giving unconstructive and prolonged criticism, keeping watch over some or control over others are all strident chords which strike harshly at relationships.
10. Unity creates a sense of belonging and increases well-being for all.
11. Humanity has not been able to sustain unity against the common enemies of civil war, ethnic conflict, poverty, hunger and violation of human rights.
12. Creating unity in the world requires individuals to see all of humanity as their family and to concentrate on positive directions and values.