GIVE PEACE A CHANCE

Wars happen when intolerance

reaches epic proportions, when

the reasons for war become

greater than the sanctity of peace. Wars

happen when we fail to realise the value of

being alive. World leaders try to bring

peace, but it is not an issue of institutions.

It is human beings who start wars. Before

a war begins outside, it starts inside.

The war on the inside is more

dangerous because it is a fire that may

never be put out. Wars are being fought

because peace is not being found within,

because it is not being allowed to unfold.

We are all searching for something;

we may call it success, peace, love, or

tranquillity. It is the same thing. What we

are looking for has many names because

we do not know what we need.

To find what we need, we

look around us. To know where

to find what we are looking for,

we first need to ask ourselves

where we can find it. Have we

considered looking within?

Living is not an easy task, especially

if we want the best of it. We have to mine

for it. Mining is not easy. We have to take

out what we need and leave the rest. If we

want to mine for peace, then we have to

seek what is precious and discard what is

not.

The thing that we are searching for is

not outside of us. It is within us. It always

has been and always will be. Contentment

feels good, and it is not an accident. It is

not an accident that peace feels good.

Peace is already here, and it resides in the

hearts of all human beings.

Peace is something that has to be

felt. One of the most incredible powers we

have is that we can feel. When we place

peace in front of that power to feel, we

feel peace. We are here to be filled with

gratitude, love and understanding.

We carry a lamp within so bright that

even in the darkest night, it can fill our world

with light. This light is waiting to be found.

Peace makes no distinctions. It does not

care if we are rich, if we are poor, or what

religion we belong to. It does not care which

country we live in. Peace is waiting to be

found. Waiting to once again feel whole, not

separated by all the issues that divide our lives.

Peace is when the heart is no longer in

duality, when the struggle within has been

resolved. When peace comes to the heart,

serenity follows. Love comes flooding in,

uncontrolled. Joy cannot be held back. It bursts

through because it is right. That is peace.

Peace needs to be felt, love needs to be

felt, truth needs to be felt. As long as we are

alive, the yearning to feel good, to feel joy, will

always be there, and as long as it is

there, there will be a need for it to be

discovered.

Life is a journey. We are

passengers in a train called life, and we

are alive in the moment called now.

The journey of life is so beautiful that

it needs no destination.

On this journey, we have been given a

compass. The compass is the thirst to be

fulfilled. The true journey of life begins the day

we begin to seek to quench our thirst. This

quest is the noblest one.

For many centuries, a voice has been

calling out: "What you are looking for is within

you. Your truth is within you, your peace is

within you, your joy is within you." In our

hearts, peace is like a seed waiting in the desert

to grow, to blossom. When we allow this seed

to blossom inside, then peace is possible

outside. We have to give peace a chance.

Will we give peace a chance?

SEPTEMBER 21st INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE

Give Peace a Chance

by Prem Rawat

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