As the future unfolds, Gentle Teaching should also signify more than community inclusion, but a whole cloth made up of thousands of threads, each with equal value and beauty, and those whom we serve becoming leaders for non-violence and justice. Non-violence is a tough word. In many ways I am part of a culture that thrives on guns and bullets, drones and dynamite, the electric chair and death by injection. I am also part of a world that seeks liberation and the serving of the poorest of the poor and a world that searches for a good and loving God.

In this pursuit we have found our work, our vocation, our calling to do good. We are fortunate for this and must keep our hearts open. There is a lot to do and it is what we should do. Here is our outline, reflect on it, and follow it if it fits your values:

  • To be with the caring community: Organize in your locale and reflect on your cultural ways to be kind, loving, and gentle;
  • To do things with the caring community: Have your get-togethers to focus on what and who you are becoming;
  • To do things for the caring community: Write stories about your experiences with individuals and groups and share them;
  • To do things for others outside of the caring community: Most importantly, serve others and bring your spirit to others and other groups so that others also might open their hearts to unconditional love.