Rongo definition

Rongo means emotional engagement and creativity and includes interest in the subject, the expression of emotions (such as empathy, anger, annoyance, a sense of injustice) and intuition; and creativity.

Examples of Rongo in a sentence

  • Rongo to Kōshi no shisō 論語と孔子の思想 (The Analects and the thought of Confucius).

  • The Me Rongo Congress 2011 aimed to reunite people involved in the World March and the Tofino Peace gathering as well as others involved in peace-making or who have peace-making traditions, on Rēkohu in November 7-21, 2011.

  • On 13 November 2011, the delegates of the inaugural Me Rongo Congress ratified the following Declaration: Our collective experience shows that in order for individuals, communities and states to recover from acts of violence or aggression, a process for meaningful reconciliation needs to occur.

  • The Tofino gathering was conceived as a stepping stone in the lead up to the Me Rongo Congress planned for November 2011.

  • The covenant has been renewed at subsequent auspicious occasions – the opening of Kōpinga Marae (2005), the blessing for the World March for Peace and Non-Violence (2009) and at the inaugural Me Rongo Congress for Peace, Sustainability and Respect for the Sacred (2011).

  • We are further convinced that there is a deep connection amongst notions of peace, ecological resilience, and reverence for human dignity, ritual practices and sacred places: thus the connections at Me Rongo 2011 between “peace, sustainability and respect for the sacred”.

  • At the opening of the Me Rongo 2011 Congress the covenant was renewed and reaffirmed by all delegates.