NikolaiI
01-09-2015, 04:24 PM
Not politics, not sectarianism, not division, not religion - not confusion or pain - but peace, and everything done to increase our survival chances on this planet.
“Root out the violence in your life, and learn to live compassionately and mindfully. Seek peace. When you have peace within, real peace with others is possible.”
(Hanh)
http://www.uth.tmc.edu/pathology/hematopathology/Nguyen/TNH-Quotes-2.htm
"The first peace, which is the most important, is that which comes within the souls of people when they realize their relationship, their oneness, with the universe and all its powers, and when they realize that at the center of the universe dwells Wakan-Tanka , and that this center is really everywhere, it is within each of us. This is the real peace, and the others are but reflections of this. The second peace is that which is made between two individuals, and the third is that which is made between two nations. But above all you should understand that there can never be peace between nations until there is known that true peace, which, as I have often said, is within the souls of men."
(Black Elk)
http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Black_Elk
How do we restore peace? In the face of so much war? The path of the wise men of cultures across the globe, throughout history, have taught the same path - find peace within, and then share it.
It starts from within; from within us, within the hearts of individuals.
War after war after war. . it will only end when we break the cycles of violence, when we attain real peace, and share it. . The world is vast - but in the words of John Lennon, "There are no problems, only solutions."
What I really want to do is to turn the war machine off - there is one, as sure as there's a refrigerator in many kitchens. It's just larger, with more moving parts, but it's still a machine, none-the-less, and like any machine, it can be turned off; we just have to make it so.
So - please share your thoughts, your stories. . How can we work for peace? In my life, the best way is to share presence. . the poor, the people who are cut off from the rest of society - a lot of times they don't know the way out. . . So, I would say, let's bring them back into society - with open arms. The old Gaelic phrase, "Praise the child, and she flourishes."
A couple more thoughts (by Hanh):
“I am inviting you to go deeper, to learn and to practice so that you become someone who has a great capacity for being solid, calm, and without fear, because our society needs people like you who have these qualities, and your children, our children, need people like you, in order to go on, in order to become solid, and calm, and without fear.”
“We who have touched war have a duty to bring the truth about war to those who have not had a direct experience of it. We are the light at the tip of the candle. It is really hot, but it has the power of shining and illuminating. If we practice mindfulness, we will know how to look deeply into the nature of war and, with our insight, wake people up so that together we can avoid repeating the same horrors again and again.”
So it's possible.
We just really have to turn off the war-machine. . . it's a big task, but it's very doable. Share your best ideas - in places where they will help, where they will do good. .
My basic ideals - find peace, share peace, share happiness, and work for peace and to save, preserve, and protect the eco-system.
Thanks for reading.
“Root out the violence in your life, and learn to live compassionately and mindfully. Seek peace. When you have peace within, real peace with others is possible.”
(Hanh)
http://www.uth.tmc.edu/pathology/hematopathology/Nguyen/TNH-Quotes-2.htm
"The first peace, which is the most important, is that which comes within the souls of people when they realize their relationship, their oneness, with the universe and all its powers, and when they realize that at the center of the universe dwells Wakan-Tanka , and that this center is really everywhere, it is within each of us. This is the real peace, and the others are but reflections of this. The second peace is that which is made between two individuals, and the third is that which is made between two nations. But above all you should understand that there can never be peace between nations until there is known that true peace, which, as I have often said, is within the souls of men."
(Black Elk)
http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Black_Elk
How do we restore peace? In the face of so much war? The path of the wise men of cultures across the globe, throughout history, have taught the same path - find peace within, and then share it.
It starts from within; from within us, within the hearts of individuals.
War after war after war. . it will only end when we break the cycles of violence, when we attain real peace, and share it. . The world is vast - but in the words of John Lennon, "There are no problems, only solutions."
What I really want to do is to turn the war machine off - there is one, as sure as there's a refrigerator in many kitchens. It's just larger, with more moving parts, but it's still a machine, none-the-less, and like any machine, it can be turned off; we just have to make it so.
So - please share your thoughts, your stories. . How can we work for peace? In my life, the best way is to share presence. . the poor, the people who are cut off from the rest of society - a lot of times they don't know the way out. . . So, I would say, let's bring them back into society - with open arms. The old Gaelic phrase, "Praise the child, and she flourishes."
A couple more thoughts (by Hanh):
“I am inviting you to go deeper, to learn and to practice so that you become someone who has a great capacity for being solid, calm, and without fear, because our society needs people like you who have these qualities, and your children, our children, need people like you, in order to go on, in order to become solid, and calm, and without fear.”
“We who have touched war have a duty to bring the truth about war to those who have not had a direct experience of it. We are the light at the tip of the candle. It is really hot, but it has the power of shining and illuminating. If we practice mindfulness, we will know how to look deeply into the nature of war and, with our insight, wake people up so that together we can avoid repeating the same horrors again and again.”
So it's possible.
We just really have to turn off the war-machine. . . it's a big task, but it's very doable. Share your best ideas - in places where they will help, where they will do good. .
My basic ideals - find peace, share peace, share happiness, and work for peace and to save, preserve, and protect the eco-system.
Thanks for reading.