Do not let the behavior of others destroy your inner peace. ~The Dalai Lama I think this is like the prime directive of true spiritual practice, effective social action and living. Yes, there is injustice and violence in the world. And sometimes we need to write letters to newspapers, march on the streets, speak out about injustice. Yes, there are foolish, angry and unhappy people all around us, who may say or do things that we disagree with and who create suffering for those around them. Sometimes we are silent, sometimes we speak. But how we act and what we say is always guided by how we think and feel, and that is the one area of the world that we each have the most influence over, the most responsibility for. Only by first being the change- being peaceful, being loving and calm- can we bring greater peace, love and wisdom to the world. Dont let the behavior of others (who are actually an expression of our greater whole) destroy your inner peace. Ive heard that the Dalai Lama meditates for several hours every day. Mahatma Gandhi meditated, daily. Equanimity and calm needs first to be cultivated by each of us individually, especially in chaotic times like this we all need to make our own inner peace a top priority.. ~Christopher, Tao & Zen creativesystemsthinking.wordpress/2014/07/31/peace-in-the-world-begins-with-you/
Posted on: Thu, 31 Jul 2014 01:54:47 +0000
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