Milwaukee Wisconsin 2012 early days of August a typical Sunday morning the
August a typical Sunday morning the
August a typical Sunday morning the local Sikh temple has been open since
local Sikh temple has been open since
local Sikh temple has been open since half past five extending a warm welcome
half past five extending a warm welcome
half past five extending a warm welcome to anyone wishing to come in for some
to anyone wishing to come in for some
to anyone wishing to come in for some quiet contemplation worship consists of
quiet contemplation worship consists of
quiet contemplation worship consists of songs and sermons but doesn’t commence
songs and sermons but doesn’t commence
songs and sermons but doesn’t commence till about eleven thirty it’s not quite
till about eleven thirty it’s not quite
till about eleven thirty it’s not quite ten yet but there’s already a bustle and
ten yet but there’s already a bustle and
ten yet but there’s already a bustle and energy about the place into this place
energy about the place into this place
energy about the place into this place walks in a gunman who without so much as
walks in a gunman who without so much as
walks in a gunman who without so much as a notice starts firing with the machine
a notice starts firing with the machine
a notice starts firing with the machine gun when he’s finished six people are
gun when he’s finished six people are
gun when he’s finished six people are dead including the president of the Sikh
dead including the president of the Sikh
dead including the president of the Sikh temple a police officer takes out the
temple a police officer takes out the
temple a police officer takes out the shooter but not until he himself has
shooter but not until he himself has
shooter but not until he himself has been shot eight times most sick men and
been shot eight times most sick men and
been shot eight times most sick men and many seek women wear a turban over there
many seek women wear a turban over there
many seek women wear a turban over there unshown hair since 911 images portrayed
unshown hair since 911 images portrayed
unshown hair since 911 images portrayed by the media of terrorists wearing
by the media of terrorists wearing
by the media of terrorists wearing turbans and beards have led many people
turbans and beards have led many people
turbans and beards have led many people to generalize that all turban wearing
to generalize that all turban wearing
to generalize that all turban wearing individuals are terrorists so since nine
individuals are terrorists so since nine
individuals are terrorists so since nine eleven six have been targeted or singled
eleven six have been targeted or singled
eleven six have been targeted or singled out in countless acts of racism many
out in countless acts of racism many
out in countless acts of racism many resulting in faculties
in the wake of the shooting the local
in the wake of the shooting the local Sikh community the Wisconsin Sikh
Sikh community the Wisconsin Sikh
Sikh community the Wisconsin Sikh community had a few options to react to
community had a few options to react to
community had a few options to react to this horrendous act of racism one option
this horrendous act of racism one option
this horrendous act of racism one option was to remain vengeful and Harbor
was to remain vengeful and Harbor
was to remain vengeful and Harbor feelings of resentment the other
feelings of resentment the other
feelings of resentment the other alternative was to react or respond with
alternative was to react or respond with
alternative was to react or respond with love and understanding and compassion
love and understanding and compassion
love and understanding and compassion they chose the letter the whole
they chose the letter the whole
they chose the letter the whole community along with their American
community along with their American
community along with their American neighbors who also shared their grief
neighbors who also shared their grief
neighbors who also shared their grief rallied together and the whole city
rallied together and the whole city
rallied together and the whole city started on the path of healing six weeks
started on the path of healing six weeks
started on the path of healing six weeks later a former white supremists King had
later a former white supremists King had
later a former white supremists King had reached out his name was are no
reached out his name was are no
reached out his name was are no Michaela’s he reached out and invited by
Michaela’s he reached out and invited by
Michaela’s he reached out and invited by the gallica the son of the president of
the gallica the son of the president of
the gallica the son of the president of the temple that was shot down and
the temple that was shot down and
the temple that was shot down and invited him to dim our know himself was
invited him to dim our know himself was
invited him to dim our know himself was the founding member of the largest
the founding member of the largest
the founding member of the largest racist organization on earth when he
racist organization on earth when he
racist organization on earth when he heard that the gunman had been a white
heard that the gunman had been a white
heard that the gunman had been a white supremist he agonized because he thought
supremist he agonized because he thought
supremist he agonized because he thought maybe somebody that he has inspired or
maybe somebody that he has inspired or
maybe somebody that he has inspired or even recruited over the years love for
even recruited over the years love for
even recruited over the years love for his daughter single parenthood and the
his daughter single parenthood and the
his daughter single parenthood and the forgiveness shown to him by the people
forgiveness shown to him by the people
forgiveness shown to him by the people that he hated led him to a guided him to
that he hated led him to a guided him to
that he hated led him to a guided him to a life with more tolerance acceptance
a life with more tolerance acceptance
a life with more tolerance acceptance and peace are no was amazed at the
and peace are no was amazed at the
and peace are no was amazed at the amount of compassion that he was shown
amount of compassion that he was shown
amount of compassion that he was shown by the very same people that he once
by the very same people that he once
by the very same people that he once denigrated now it wasn’t easy for birdie
denigrated now it wasn’t easy for birdie
denigrated now it wasn’t easy for birdie to meet or no he was understandably
to meet or no he was understandably
to meet or no he was understandably skeptic
skeptic
skeptic at first but he’s grateful that he did
at first but he’s grateful that he did
at first but he’s grateful that he did you see pardeep wanted to make his
you see pardeep wanted to make his
you see pardeep wanted to make his father’s death a catalyst for peace and
father’s death a catalyst for peace and
father’s death a catalyst for peace and he saw in our know a partner whose story
he saw in our know a partner whose story
he saw in our know a partner whose story could reinforce the message that it is
could reinforce the message that it is
could reinforce the message that it is possible to change violence into peace
possible to change violence into peace
possible to change violence into peace since then the two the repentant racist
since then the two the repentant racist
since then the two the repentant racist and the grieving son have formed a
and the grieving son have formed a
and the grieving son have formed a community group called served to unite
community group called served to unite
community group called served to unite it’s a group that works to counter
it’s a group that works to counter
it’s a group that works to counter violence with peace esic woman with
violence with peace esic woman with
violence with peace esic woman with three sons and many friends who wear
three sons and many friends who wear
three sons and many friends who wear turbans I’m acutely aware of the
turbans I’m acutely aware of the
turbans I’m acutely aware of the prejudices that people carry within
prejudices that people carry within
prejudices that people carry within themselves barriers appearances bring
themselves barriers appearances bring
themselves barriers appearances bring about however I’m very passionate to not
about however I’m very passionate to not
about however I’m very passionate to not let them affect any of us in any way I
let them affect any of us in any way I
let them affect any of us in any way I earnestly believe that it is our
earnestly believe that it is our
earnestly believe that it is our responsibility to learn to counter hate
responsibility to learn to counter hate
responsibility to learn to counter hate with love and to respond with
with love and to respond with
with love and to respond with understanding compassion forgiveness and
understanding compassion forgiveness and
understanding compassion forgiveness and to recognize the oneness that connects
to recognize the oneness that connects
to recognize the oneness that connects us all
what do you see in this image most
what do you see in this image most people tend to see the gray circle first
people tend to see the gray circle first
people tend to see the gray circle first until the wider more beige color
until the wider more beige color
until the wider more beige color surfaces explicitly pointed out in a
surfaces explicitly pointed out in a
surfaces explicitly pointed out in a very similar manner the behavior of a
very similar manner the behavior of a
very similar manner the behavior of a few individuals can be taken by us to be
few individuals can be taken by us to be
few individuals can be taken by us to be symptomatic of the entire community we
symptomatic of the entire community we
symptomatic of the entire community we Harbor feelings of anger fear resentment
Harbor feelings of anger fear resentment
Harbor feelings of anger fear resentment hate while choosing to forget that the
hate while choosing to forget that the
hate while choosing to forget that the majority of the community is actually
majority of the community is actually
majority of the community is actually for love and peace and this is true for
for love and peace and this is true for
for love and peace and this is true for all cultures & groups if we can imagine
all cultures & groups if we can imagine
all cultures & groups if we can imagine ourselves free of all labels all
ourselves free of all labels all
ourselves free of all labels all separation all judgment of this world
separation all judgment of this world
separation all judgment of this world and the life inhabiting it we can then
and the life inhabiting it we can then
and the life inhabiting it we can then begin to understand what is oneness what
begin to understand what is oneness what
begin to understand what is oneness what is oneness oneness is the seeing beyond
is oneness oneness is the seeing beyond
is oneness oneness is the seeing beyond division and recognizing that we are
division and recognizing that we are
division and recognizing that we are part of the same human tribe if each one
part of the same human tribe if each one
part of the same human tribe if each one of us represents a grain of sand in the
of us represents a grain of sand in the
of us represents a grain of sand in the desert then oneness is the awareness
desert then oneness is the awareness
desert then oneness is the awareness that we are part of the whole the desert
that we are part of the whole the desert
that we are part of the whole the desert but yet individual the grain of sand
but yet individual the grain of sand
but yet individual the grain of sand separate yet not separate each grain
separate yet not separate each grain
separate yet not separate each grain unique like each individual with a
unique like each individual with a
unique like each individual with a particular lens through which to see the
particular lens through which to see the
particular lens through which to see the world
so when do we experience oneness oneness
so when do we experience oneness oneness is usually experienced when there are
is usually experienced when there are
is usually experienced when there are natural disasters post hurricanes
natural disasters post hurricanes
natural disasters post hurricanes earthquakes mass shootings when the
earthquakes mass shootings when the
earthquakes mass shootings when the entire community bands together and
entire community bands together and
entire community bands together and begins to help each other to help find
begins to help each other to help find
begins to help each other to help find survivors regardless of race gender or
survivors regardless of race gender or
survivors regardless of race gender or even socioeconomic class at times like
even socioeconomic class at times like
even socioeconomic class at times like these old patterns of thought stop
these old patterns of thought stop
these old patterns of thought stop barriers drop we are no longer thinking
barriers drop we are no longer thinking
barriers drop we are no longer thinking about me myself and I we all just act as
about me myself and I we all just act as
about me myself and I we all just act as a whole during this time at this time
a whole during this time at this time
a whole during this time at this time oneness is not only felt but understood
oneness is not only felt but understood
oneness is not only felt but understood intuitively according to Einstein it is
intuitively according to Einstein it is
intuitively according to Einstein it is our task to free ourselves from thoughts
our task to free ourselves from thoughts
our task to free ourselves from thoughts that imprison us and to widen the circle
that imprison us and to widen the circle
that imprison us and to widen the circle of compassion to encompass all living
of compassion to encompass all living
of compassion to encompass all living creatures how can we take this concept
creatures how can we take this concept
creatures how can we take this concept of oneness so that we can heal the
of oneness so that we can heal the
of oneness so that we can heal the wounds of our global community so that
wounds of our global community so that
wounds of our global community so that we can manifest the peace and the power
we can manifest the peace and the power
we can manifest the peace and the power and the awareness that is our true
and the awareness that is our true
and the awareness that is our true nature this short clip helps illustrate
nature this short clip helps illustrate
nature this short clip helps illustrate a crucial point
a crucial point
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[Applause] only with the vision as powerful as
only with the vision as powerful as
only with the vision as powerful as x-rays can we see that beyond physical
x-rays can we see that beyond physical
x-rays can we see that beyond physical differences were all the same as a
differences were all the same as a
differences were all the same as a scientist and an artist I believe that
scientist and an artist I believe that
scientist and an artist I believe that we are connected from the most tangible
we are connected from the most tangible
we are connected from the most tangible perspective to the most absolute one we
perspective to the most absolute one we
perspective to the most absolute one we are in a relationship with each other
are in a relationship with each other
are in a relationship with each other and we affect each other at in all sorts
and we affect each other at in all sorts
and we affect each other at in all sorts of ways physically mentally spiritually
of ways physically mentally spiritually
of ways physically mentally spiritually emotionally if we can recognize the
emotionally if we can recognize the
emotionally if we can recognize the oneness that connects us Paul we can
oneness that connects us Paul we can
oneness that connects us Paul we can look forward to a society with much less
look forward to a society with much less
look forward to a society with much less hate and fear with a lot more acceptance
hate and fear with a lot more acceptance
hate and fear with a lot more acceptance love and compassion it’s very common for
love and compassion it’s very common for
love and compassion it’s very common for people to say I’m half Irish or a
people to say I’m half Irish or a
people to say I’m half Irish or a quarter german when people ask me about
quarter german when people ask me about
quarter german when people ask me about my ethnic background are very
my ethnic background are very
my ethnic background are very enthusiastically and with great pride
enthusiastically and with great pride
enthusiastically and with great pride tell them I am three-quarters water and
tell them I am three-quarters water and
tell them I am three-quarters water and one-quarter carpet thank
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