Peace Lectures Held in Johor Bahru,
Kuala Lumpur, Klang and Penang

Dr Carter on peace: "Don't just preach it, practise it. Don't just dream about it, live it. Be the thing itself. Don't give lip-service, give life-service. Don't politicise over non-violence, download it into your biodata. The peace that you want in your heart and the peace that you want out in the world - that peace is born from compassionate emotion and unconditional love."
Prior to the opening of the GKI exhibition in Kuala Lumpur, Dr Carter was in Johor Bahru to deliver a peace lecture. Having just completed a successful four-day visit to Singapore, Dr Carter travelled across the causeway to Johor Bahru to give a talk to 800 people at SGM Johor Culture Centre on October 18.

Following that, Dr Carter gave two lectures in the Klang Valley, the first at SGM Selangor Culture Centre in Klang and the second, to a packed auditorium of 1,200 people at SGM Culture Centre in Cheras. The final stop in his Malaysia trip was up north in Penang, where he gave a lecture.

In the various lectures throughout his visit, Dean Carter discusses a leap in consciousness and action required by humanity for it to step out of the pattern of violence and war that plagues it. He explains the need for a new spirituality that emphasises the importance of cooperation; not a new (or old) religion that emphasises narrow interests or sanctions conflict.

SGM Johor's Andrew Tan (left) chairing the questions and answers session with Dr Carter (Johor Bahru, October 18).
People need to strive to become universal humans -- like Gandhi, King and lkeda -- to love the whole humanity and not just their particular ethnic group. To do this people must have the courage to venture out of the 'boxes' of nation, race, religion, class, etc. for inspiration and direction. Only by doing so, can we be evolutionary humans who can overcome the dominator model of political power to usher in an era of revolutionary peace.

Dr Carter also talks about the parallels between his ideology and the humanistic philosophy of Buddhism as institutionalised and practised by the SGI. He shares his impressions of SGI as well as President lkeda as spiritual mentor and leader for peace.


The crowd enjoying a light moment during Dr Carter's lecture in Kuala Lumpur (Oct 20).

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