Fighting the inner war requires us to draw fiercely on our most important spiritual resource our capacity to access Krishna’s supreme power by calling out to him for help through prayer, chanting and meditation. Every time our lower nature misdirects us into improper, even immoral, behavior and we resist it, we contribute to peace in our own life and in the world at large. We set an example for others to similarly fight their lower natures and become better human beings and contribute towards making a better world. No doubt, many outer wars will still be essential for controlling those who are not ready to control themselves. Still, many outer conflicts can be minimized even averted if people felt inspired and empowered to resist their lower nature – as they will when they see more people determinedly winning their inner war.
Posted on: Sat, 01 Jun 2013 01:58:00 +0000