On the Vision of WLEF

On the Vision of WLEF (World Leadership Education Foundation)
By Chan Master Wu Jue Miao Tian / Translated by Ronald / 2004

The World Leadership Education Foundation, or WLEF, was founded four years ago. In the early years since inception, frankly speaking, the financial and human resources were very limited. In such difficult situations, WLEF still managed [...]

Zen Leadership by WLEF

Source: Taiwan Panorama News Archives
Zen leadership
In the Judo room at National Tsing Hua University, a group of youths sit cross-legged, with their eyes closed and their backs erect. The very picture of peace and calm, they sit in this manner, carefully regulating their breathing, for about 40 minutes. Then they stand up with their knees [...]

2009 Global Youth Leadership Summit Sponsored by WLEF

This is a chance to educate yourself on global issues. This is also a chance to get inspired on solutions for those issues. In the event, you will share the vision of a better world with many other young talents. After the event, you will feel confident and yearning to continue pursuing your dreams of [...]

What Do I Envision World Peace to Be Like?

– World Leadership Education Foundation (WLEF)
In answering this question, we often have an image popped up in the mind: world peace is a state of no-war; a free, democratic, and prosperous world; and a place where human and all other beings coexist in harmony. These are all good, but however are only the result of [...]

Do I Truly Believe in World Peace?

– World Leadership Education Foundation (WLEF)

The answer to this question is not a naive “yes” or a cynical “no.” To answer this question you first need to tell what is peace from what is not. Then after rational assessment you can give a more rational answer.
For a long time, war has been considered the antonym [...]

World Peace Initiative (7/7) — Foundation of World Peace: Global Citizenship

– World Leadership Education Foundation (WLEF)

Global citizenship refers to people who self-identify as a global citizen, instead of a citizen of any particular country. U Thant, the former UN Secretary-General, urged modern people to have double loyalty — both to their country and local community and to all human beings. He made the statement in [...]

World Peace Initiative (6/7) — Guidelines for Practicing World Peace: Six Principles

– World Leadership Education Foundation (WLEF)

Creating a world government and building a one-country world form the mechanism for lasting peace. The mechanism is based upon six essential principles: global democracy, military centralization, economic justice, monetary unification, human rights protection, and sustainable development.
1. Global Democracy
In the global community, we must make sure that the voice of [...]

World Peace Initiative (5/7) — Goal of World Peace: Creating a World Government, Building a One-Country World

– World Leadership Education Foundation (WLEF)
To achieve world peace we need to embrace the active peace approach. We hope to create a world government that paves the road to the vision of a one-country world.
When the world no longer has so many countries, and when countries have all transferred their sovereignty to a higher authority [...]

World Peace Initiative (4/7) — True Meanings of World Peace: Developing a Long-Term Peace Mechanism, Not Short-Term

– World Leadership Education Foundation (WLEF)
There are generally two approaches to peace: passive peace and active peace. Both can attain peace, but they have completely different nature.
Passive Peace
Passive peace manages to maintain a no-war situation in the lack-of-order international jungle. It adopts basically three means:
1. Self-Restraint. In this approach, the responsibility is left to each [...]

World Peace Initiative (3/7) — Path to World Peace: Reforming the Global Political and Economic Structure

– World Leadership Education Foundation (WLEF)
The current global political and economic structure is comprised of several major international organizations. This includes the UN, and many economic organizations such as the World Trade Organization (WTO), World Bank, and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). There are also other organizations that help manage the world.
The UN, due to [...]

G-20 Meeting: An Opportunity to Collaborate Globally and Think Globally

A new article backs up our view: we all need to think more globally in this new era, including politicians.
The next G-20 meeting will take place in London on April 2, 2009.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/csm/20090323/cm_csm/yzelleke23
Wanted: elected leaders with international experience
By Robert Dujarric and Andy Zelleke — Mon Mar 23, 4:00 am ET
Tokyo; and Cambridge, Mass — As the [...]

World Peace Initiative (2/7) — Obstacles to World Peace: International Jungle and Self-Interested Nations

– World Leadership Education Foundation (WLEF)
There are two obstacles to world peace. The first comes from the nature of global community; that is, the global community is in a state of anarchy. The second comes from the acts of global community members; that is, nations often act selfishly and place its own interest before anything [...]