Guest guest Posted December 5, 2003 Report Share Posted December 5, 2003 >From the media - Indiatimes Spirituality, December 2, 2003 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Excerpt from an article published in: Indiatimes Spirituality December 2, 2003 Conquer Your Inner Enemy William and Debra Miller .... From a spiritual perspective, we've discovered that non-violence is regarding and treating everyone and everything in creation as Divinity. In other words, when we're aware of the oneness that underlies all of creation, we realise that when we do anything that harms others, it's the same as harming ourselves. As Sathya Sai Baba, a spiritual teacher, says: The only way in which one can take the path of non-violence is to recognise the oneness of Divinity that is present in all living beings and regard them as equal . We've found in our own lives that we often justify our critical and harmful ways of relating to others by thinking, "They're the ones who started it, not me." That is, we tend to go by the old adage, "An eye for an eye and tooth for a tooth." But when we reflect upon this from a spiritual perspective, we remember that Jesus taught: Love your enemies and pray for those who harm you. ... Source of the article: http://spirituality.indiatimes.com/articleshow?msid=334337 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Sai Baba in the media: http://www.saibabalinks.org/saibabainthemedia.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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