What happened at Virginia Tech is tragic and heart breaking. What’s going on in Iraq is devastating. We need to act on every level and the first level is within.
Inner peace leads to world peace. What is inner peace? Simply put, it is a lack of inner conflict accompanied by feelings of well being. It is not the total absence of anger, frustration and sadness. As long as we live in bodies we will experience the rainbow spectrum of emotion, just as we see the rainbow spectrum of color in the material world.
Here are some tips for achieving true inner peace:
- Build your identity on an unchanging spiritual foundation – meditate daily.
- Commit to transcending peace robbing patterns within yourself and in your relationships.
- Open your heart and suspend judgement – it doesn’t help.
Once enough of us transform our inner conflicts, a quantum leap will occur and we will begin to see the our peace reflected in the world.
Finally, support the Department of Peace. The proposed cabinet level department would research and teach ways to cultivate peace in our schools, in society and in the world. www.thepeacealliance.org.