Friday, April 19, 2013

Thich Nhat Hanh: To Work For Peace Is To Uproot War From Ourselves


We often think of peace as the absence of war, that if powerful countries would reduce their weapon arsenals, we could have peace. But if we look deeply into the weapons, we see our own minds- our own prejudices, fears and ignorance. Even if we transport all the bombs to the moon, the roots of war and the roots of bombs are still there, in our hearts and minds, and sooner or later we will make new bombs. To work for peace is to uproot war from ourselves and from the hearts of men and women. To prepare for war, to give millions of men and women the opportunity to practice killing day and night in their hearts, is to plant millions of seeds of violence, anger, frustration, and fear that will be passed on for generations to come. 
 

― Thich Nhat Hanh, Living Buddha, Living Christ

3 comments:

Unknown said...

I think you're very wise and
Jesus shall reward you profusely...
yet, DO NOT follow
the teachings of Buddha solely.
he is sooo whorizontal
as what the filthy whorizontalites
do who wanna use you N abuse you.
Follow Jesus.
trustNjesus, lil one.
ALWAYS.
God bless your indelible soul.
Meet me Upstairs someday.
Let's getta Big-Ol beer.
gotta lotta tok bout
celebrating our eternal resurrection
Love you in Jesus Name.

Unknown said...

Sweetheart, you aint STRONG if you
follow Buddha into the
Abyss o'Misery...
and teach others to do so.
That's so nthn.
While it's awwwsome to model
yourself after Buddha,
1-outta-1 bites-the-dust, lil one,
and then we'll all be Divinely Judged
according to how well we mortals
have followed the 2 Commandments:

1. You gotta love Almighty God first
2. You gotta love everyone else next.

trustNjesus, lil one.
ALWAYS.
God bless your indelible soul.
Cya soon...

Unknown said...

Sweetheart, you aint STRONG if you
follow Buddha into the
Abyss o'Misery...
and teach others to do so.
That's so nthn.
While it's awwwsome to model
yourself after Buddha,
1-outta-1 bites-the-dust, lil one,
and then we'll all be Divinely Judged
according to how well we mortals
have followed the 2 Commandments:

1. You gotta love Almighty God first
2. You gotta love everyone else next.

trustNjesus, lil one.
ALWAYS.
God bless your indelible soul.
Cya soon...