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Peace Be with You and the World - Saraswati Narayan |
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In the world outside, we talk of peace and war — war between nations, religions, or ideologies — communism, socialism, capitalism, fundamentalism, closed and open societies, etc. But there is also war and peace inside ourselves as individual human beings. Some persons are peaceful within, which is reflected as peace on their faces as well as in their actions. Others are disturbed, unhappy, ever lacking peace within and reflect that disturbance in their conduct and action. These two aspects of peace can be called two sides of the same coin. If there is deeper understanding and peace within individual human beings, there is bound to be a measure of peace in the world outside as well. This is a basic truth which needs to be kept in mind by us. |
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It is perhaps because of the interconnection between the two that the teachings of the great spiritual leaders of mankind often end with an invocation to peace. The Upanishad-s usually end with ‘Shanti, Shanti, Shanti.’ St. Paul, in his Epistle to the Philippians, says: "The peace of God which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Jesus Christ." In another place in the Bible is the statement that the fruit of the spirit is love, joy and peace. One incidentally notices that most of the books written by Dr. Annie Besant on various aspects of life also end with either ‘Peace to all beings’ or ‘Peace be with you.’ |
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There are different ways, different perceptions, of knowing peace within and around us. We will deal here with some of them. |
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© "Wake Up India" (April-June, 2002) published by The Theosophical Publishing House, Adyar, Chennai 600 020. Website: www.ts-adyar.org. Reprinted with permission. |
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