“There is no way to peace. Peace is the way.”
— A. J. Muste, American activist
As a troubled 20-something, my own journey to devoting my life to creating world peace began in August 1969 during a panic attack. I lost all memory for a long four minutes.
When my thoughts returned, all desire unexpectedly vanished, rendering me wide awake, literally for 11 days and 11 nights before finally falling asleep.
On the 12th morning, I awakened with a mind flooded by thoughts of human suffering. Four years later, I “heard” my own voice say in a dream: “My purpose is to live in resonant, rhythmic harmony with all peoples, creatures and things.”
Soon, this idea birthed an irresistible yearning for peace on Earth. What would it take to resolve conflict, and cause inner peace? I didn’t want to suffer any longer, and I didn’t want anyone else to suffer.
The practical discipline of my engineering and physics background clarified the need for an organization. Eventually, I formed what’s known as a B corp, which commits to creating public benefit and sustainable value, in addition to generating profit.2
In 1978, I created what I call the World Peace Project Source Document which raises two questions:
• What forces generate the climate that perpetuates war and conflict?
• What makes the actions you and I take effective for fulfilling on any promise for peace?
Over the past 47 years, the company I formed, puts the public good above profits. During that time, I have developed and successfully tested six in-house programs and six additional public projects for attaining world peace through accessing inner peace.
In 2020, like most businesses and organizations in the throes of the coronavirus pandemic, I have moved its programs and projects to online venues, and am now upgrading computer systems, securing its online communications, running Zoom events and recruiting/training staff.