WORLD PEACE

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2. WORLD PEACE

 

By Swami Sivananda

 

The cause of quarrels, fights and war is ignorance. Selfishness,

greed, pride, egoism, hatred are all born of ignorance. They are

products or modifications of ignorance. He who has realized oneness

of life, unity of consciousness will never engage himself in strife

or quarrel.

 

Removal of ignorance only can stop all future wars and dissensions.

Spiritual culture, ethical education, measures that are beat

calculated to install love and sense of unity in men and women can

prevent nations from entering into war.

 

Every man or woman should have a clear and comprehensive

understanding of the goal or purpose of life. All people should get

spiritual training and ethical culture.

 

Spiritual universities and Yoga institutions should be started in all

parts of the world.

 

The Sanyasins, Yogins, Mahatmas, Mandaleswaras, Bhagavats of India

should start a vigorous, organized propaganda. They only can create a

new era and a world order. They only can create a new spiritual

atmosphere of peace. They only think calmly and handle the situation.

They are selfless people. They have no selfish motives. They live for

the well being of the humanity. They should be given a free hand in

the shaping the destiny of the world of the present day. They will

render all possible help to peace and Unity.

 

Spiritual organizations of Sadhus and Sanyasins is very necessary.

This work must be started now. Then only the post- war constructive

work can be done very efficiently.

 

All the Prime Ministers must have good training in Yoga and Vedanta.

They should be pious, God fearing, kind and merciful. They should all

lead a divine life. Then only they can do good to the nation and the

world at the large. They should come to India for training in Yoga.

 

 

 

If all people practice Yama, kindness and

mercy, how can they stand with weapons and guns in their hands to

destroy each other.

 

Any international League or part or treaty without a spiritual basis

will totally fail to bring about lasting peace and happiness for the

world. War will again break out some time with redoubled vigour and

increased hatred. More machine guns and aero planes will be

constructed.

All people should become vegetarians. This will help them to grow in

spirituality and practice Yoga and ethics.

 

Akhanda kirtan centers must be started in all parts of the world. All

people should practice some meditation and prayers in the early

morning hours. Scriptures that treat on Bhakti, Yoga and Vedant must

be studied by all. Theses books should be introduced in all schools

and colleges of the world. Study of Sanskrit must be made compulsory

in all schools and colleges of the world.

 

Students should be trained in Karma Yoga pr selfless service.

 

Sadhana weeks should be conducted twice or thrice in a year in each

spiritual center. Every town must have a spiritual center.

 

Sanyasins should become advisors to Government. They should guide the

Prime Ministers.

 

Nations neglected to lead the divine life. They forget about the

teachings of Lord Jesu's sermon on the mount. Hence they become

materialistic and forgot their essential divine nature. This is the

cause for the present war.

 

There should be several Yogic research institutes. Here whole-timed

aspirants will lead a life of pure meditation and research in their

own Selves.

 

The world should be flooded with spiritual bulletins and literature

and Yoga magazines.

 

If the above measures are put into practice you will have real heaven

on earth. There will be Satya Yuga or Ram Rajya again. There will be

no necessary building aeroplane or making machine guns.

 

Remember friends ! that the salt of life is selfless service, the

bread of life os universal love, the water of life os purity, the

sweetness of life os devotion, the fragrance of life is generosity,

the pivot of life os meditation and the goal of life is emancipation

or Moksha.

 

Remove suspicion, hatred, ill will, jealousy, and selflessness.

Establish peace in your heart by meditation on the ever-peaceful Self

or Atma who dwells in the chambers of your heart. Then only you will

be able to establish peace in the world. Individual peace alone can

lead to the establishment of universal peace.

 

You have already witnessed the horrors of the war. When all the dear

relations have perished, when the whole land is devasted, when the

resources of the country have been drained, how can there be

happiness when one begins to rule?

 

May there be peace, plenty and prosperity throughout the whole world.

May all nations be united by the bon d of love! May all recognize the

oneness of life!

 

 

(Adopted from Sai Sudha Feb 1944, this can be read at

www.saileelas.org)