MESSAGE: Special Report about PEACE!

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SPECIAL REPORT

 

The Most Important Thing YOU Can Do To Manifest World Peace

 

Here it is, it's very simple... The most important thing YOU can do to

manifest World Peace is... BELIEVE PEACE.

 

What? What does that mean, BELIEVE PEACE? " You mean to tell me that all

I have to do is Believe Peace and Peace will be my reality? You mean I

don't have to do anything like write my Representatives, participate in

a Peace Rally, etc? "

 

If you choose to do those things, fine. But those things are not needed

to manifest World Peace. In fact, sometimes, some of these activities

perpetuate the " problem. " Anytime, anyone gets into attack/defense or

support/non-support mode that creates separation instead of Unity. Peace

is about Unity. Peace is about acknowledging our Oneness, our

Connection. Mother Teresa said, " If there is no peace, it is because we

have forgotten that we belong to one another. "

 

Peace is an inner stillness, quietness, or love that is NOT dependent on

outer circumstances. Before we get into the details of this concept, we

must start at the beginning, which is a very core concept.

 

All motivational/success materials claim that you must have an " END "

result in mind, in order to achieve anything. If we think about it now,

anything that is in the physical form, began with an idea; a clear

vision. So it is with peace.

 

Most people do not even have a concept of what peace is. What is Peace?

Is it having no weapons or bombs, it is having no gangs, is it being in

a supportive work environment, is it not having an argument with a

spouse, is it a moment in nature?

 

We must have a clear vision of what " peace " means to us. I would

encourage each and every one of us to clarify that vision. It is the

starting point for BELIEVING PEACE.

 

Now that we have a vision of peace, we are able to move to the next step

of actually BELIEVING PEACE.

 

To understand this concept fully, we must start with some basic

information. Do you believe that your " inner " thoughts or beliefs create

your " outer " experience?

 

If you said, " no " , let's explore this concept. In Physics there is the

concept that there is no difference between observer and observed.

Meaning that the " observed " changes, depending on the perception,

stance, orientation of the " observer. " Another way of saying this is

that, what we " see " is reflected back to us. If we " see " peace in the

world, peace will be reflected back to us. Our inner thoughts and

perceptions are reflected back to us.

 

It reminds me of this wonderful story I heard about a Hall of Mirrors.

There was this hall of mirrors. It was covered with mirrors. There were

mirrors on all the walls, on the ceiling, and on the floor. One day a

dog, entered this Hall of mirrors, and immediately became defensive and

angry when he saw himself surrounded by all these other dogs. The dog

started to growl and bark. As he barked and snarled, all the other dogs

barked and snarled back. The dog barked louder and louder, and became

more viscous. The other dogs became just as viscous. The dog eventually

died of exhaustion trying to fend off the other dogs.

 

Then there was this monk, who entered the hall. He noticed all the other

peaceful looking monks around him. He smiled, and all the other monks

smiled back at him. He was so ecstatic to see himself surrounded by all

these wonderful beings that he at that point in time reached

enlightenment.

 

What do you see in the world? If you choose to " see " peace, you will

create the world you see.

 

Some of you may still ask, how can I really " see " peace in the world,

when I turn on the television and see war and violence, or when I read

the paper about pending war? This is a good question.

 

I would like to address this question from different perspectives. The

process of " seeing " and " believing " peace is available to us through

acknowledging a Presence of peace through Prayer or Faith.

 

Presence is Beingness, God, Buddha, Allah, the Divine, Mother, Father,

Energy, Consciousness, Infinite, Power, or whatever you choose to call

" it " that makes up the Universe, and is inherent in each and every one

of us. We are all beings of " energy, " that same " energy " that created

the Universe. Wayne Dyer said it best when he said, " we are spiritual

beings, having a human experience. " We are spiritual beings, housed in a

human shell. But we are more than the human shell we live in. We are

eternal. As spiritual beings, our essence is love.

 

Prayer, as it is referred to here, is an acknowledgment of the Truth of

who we are, beyond outer experiences. And Faith, is a belief in the

inherent goodness or desired outcome, no matter what the appearance. I

like the saying that " prayer doesn't change God, prayer changes YOU. "

Prayer is just focused attention on God, and God qualities, (or the

Ultimate Truth.)

 

Situations such as war, violence, hatred, illness are human

manifestations. They are situations that occur in this human form. But

they are not who we are. There is an " essence " of us that is good, that

is love, that is at the very core of our " experience. "

 

The way we change our " experience " is by bringing our attention back to

our true " essence. " By focusing on that which is True. That which is

never changing.

 

Einstein said that, " you can't solve a problem from the same level of

thinking that created the problem. " Again, war and violence are problems

that arise at the human level of form. Meeting them at the level of

human form will not solve the problem; only a shift in consciousness, or

awareness of our Essence, will transform the situation.

 

Again this takes us back to believing Peace. Trusting and knowing the

Truth for each and every one of us.

 

No matter what is going on externally, there is still a potential, a

Truth, at the core of your Being that IS peace. It cannot be touched or

changed by any outer circumstance. And that is the Truth of Who you Are.

 

Instead of " fighting " a situation or trying to " make " something happen.

Shine the light of Truth into that situation. I do this through Prayer,

but many do this through Faith.

 

Alan Cohen, in my book Peaceful Earth: Spiritual Perspectives on Inner

Peace and World Peace, shares a powerful story about the role of the

Faithkeeper. In Native American tradition, one person is assigned the

role of Faithkeeper. The Faithkeeper basically keeps the " faith " for the

entire village no matter what is going on externally. So basically,

during times of illness, drought, poverty, famine, and disease, it is

the Faithkeeper's job to keep the " faith " that the crops are

flourishing, that the rains are coming, that the village is healthy. The

Faithkeeper silently prays and " knows " the good for the entire village.

The Faithkeeper keeps the " high watch. " This is what we are being called

to do NOW.

 

To be Faithkeepers in Peace. So that no matter what is going on on the

outside like threats of war, we are keeping the " faith " in the inherent

goodness and peace of all people.

 

I would like to offer some food for thought. James Twyman, a PeaceMaker,

has taken a group of individuals and is teaching them how to bend spoons

with their minds! I have participated in a fire walk, and walked across

2000 degree Fahrenheit hot coals! There have been countless documented

cases of supposed medical " miracles " where people healed themselves, by

the belief that they were healed. If things like this are possible by

focusing our attention on the desired outcome, why wouldn't we believe

that peace is possible by focusing our attention on it, and believing it

to be so?

 

In the Bible it says, " Whatever you ask for in prayer with faith, you

will receive. " Mathew 21:22

 

Another important aspect of BELIEVING peace, is " Being " peace. All of

what we have talked about to this point has been about manifesting

peace, by shifting YOUR awareness to the Presence of peace.

 

It is important to understand that World peace begins with YOUR Peace!

Everything we have mentioned up until now, has been about shifting your

attention to Peace, through Prayer or Faith, to that of BELIEVING peace.

 

It's been about your individual expression of peace, having a collective

effect. But, do we really believe that an individual can affect change

at a global level?

 

We've all heard the story about the 100th monkey, where monkeys on an

island in Japan started washing their sweet potatoes in the stream, then

once a critical amount of monkeys who were doing this, was reached,

scientists observed that monkeys on other islands, were doing the same

thing. There was no communication between the monkeys on the other

islands. How can this be explained?

 

There has been documented scientific and medical data about the affects

of one person on a group or groups of people. (Power vs. Force, by David

Hawkins, MD, and Energy Medicine by Donna Eden to name a few.)

 

But we don't necessarily need to read the data to see the results. We

witness the energetic effects of individuals on others everyday. For

example, have you ever known a coworker that was really high strung and

over-stressed? Maybe they talked 50 miles an hour, were constantly

running, doing one hundred things at once, were very fast paced, etc.

Have you ever noticed that after being around them or in their presence

that when you left, you had to tell yourself, " wait a minute, slow

down? " You got into that energy.

 

Or have you ever known someone who was so peaceful, so fully present

that you just wanted to be around them. And after leaving their

presence, you felt more peaceful and centered?

 

These are examples of the energetic effects we have on other people, by

our Presence. Sometimes, when we hear someone on television talking

about the fear of war, we get in that energy and become fearful

ourselves. These are all energetic effects.

 

I believe that the most important thing that we can do to manifest World

Peace is to believe Peace. We can only believe Peace if we have a

concept of peace. And it's about bringing MY awareness back to that of

peace. Now this is often a PRACTICE. Sometimes it's not easy, living in

this human body, with this human experience to see or believe peace.

 

Sometimes there are things that I may need to DO to BE peace.

Ultimately, the goal is to " Be " peace, but there are often things I need

to Do in order to " Be " peace.

 

Therefore I have created a TOP 10 list of things each and every one of

us can " DO " to bring peace, our true essence to every situation in our

lives. This list contains the results of responses from people all over

via the Internet, book-signings and speaking engagements.

 

I know that I needed to bring peace to relationships in my life that

didn't FEEL too peaceful. I believe the Ultimate goal is to be at peace,

so that no one, no " thing " can affect that which is YOU. NO outer

experience can affect that peace. Gandhi said that " Peace, to be real,

must be unaffected by outer circumstances. "

 

One simple technique that I have used and developed to consciously FOCUS

on peace is the Peace Prize. It is a TOOL that keeps me FOCUSED on

peace. If you haven't gotten your FREE peace prize, please do so now by

going to www.peacefulearth.org.

 

It is a spiritual truth that what we LOOK for EXPANDS.

 

The Peace Prize is an award given to people who are kind or peaceful. It

is a way to provide positive feedback and encourage kind acts. But more

importantly, it has become a tool to " Look " for peace! It is easy to

focus on war or violence, when we listen to the media. Yet it is also

just as easy to shift our attention or focus to peace! Let's train our

minds to focus on the peace, and therefore increase the Presence of

Peace in the world!

 

One last suggestion: In my prayers I use visualizations and

affirmations. I like to see our President and representatives surrounded

by love and peace. I like to affirm the Truth that they are guided to

and make decisions from a place of Peace and love. I like to see our

" perceived " enemies as feeling and knowing the love. I like to visualize

sending love to them, and that they are transformed by the power of

love. I see all my relationships in my life as opportunities to express

love. I remind myself what a Course in Miracles says, " everything is

Love or a call for Love. " I also affirm that I know the Truth, that

regardless of what something " appears " to be, I claim the Truth.

Sometimes if I can't see it or feel it, I still affirm that even though

" such and such " is happening, I know that there is peace at the center

of it. There is love at the very core.

 

Let's take on the Role of Faithkeeper right now and shift our energy and

consciousness to that of absolutely KNOWING and BELIEVING Peace, which

is the Truth of each and every one of us!

 

© Lisa Hepner

LC Staff Writer

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