We have to live in harmony with nature for peace of mind
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The whole universe is a vast battlefield and existence is nothing âbut a continuous struggle, molecules against molecules, atoms against atoms, electrons against electrons and so on and within the physical system itself it is a big battleground. The mind itself is the biggest battlefield. The man who is not at peace with himself cannot be at peace with the world and external wars have to continue in order to hide the fact from individuals that âthe real war is within.
á ážááŹáá áŹáá ášááŻááśáŻá¸á ááşáášáťááášááá˝áá˛áˇ á á ášáąáťááťááášážááŽá¸ áťáá ášááŤááášá áááááŻááŹááąááŹáˇ áá°á¸áá°á¸áąááźáąááźáááŻáášáᲠáĄááášááťáááš ááŻáášá¸ááášáááášáá˝áŹá¸áááá ášááŻááŹáťáá ášááŤááášá áąááŹášááŽááşá´á¸áąááźá áĄáťááŹá¸áąááŹááŽááşá´á¸áąááźááᯠááášáááşáášááášá áĄáášááášáąááźá áĄáťááŹá¸áĄáášááášáąááźááᯠááášáááşáášááášá áĄáŽááášáááźáášáąááźá áĄáťááŹá¸áĄáŽááášáááźáášáąááźááᯠááášáááşáášááášá ááťááášáˇ áĄááášááťáááš áááášáá˝áŹá¸áąáááŹááŤá áááŻáášáááśáŹáĄááźáášá¸áááŻáášá¸ ááźá˛áá áášá¸ááśáŻá á á ášáááášá¸ážááŽá¸áťáá ášáťááŽá¸á á ááášááąááŹáˇ áĄážááŽá¸ááśáŻá¸ á á ášááźá˛ážááŽá¸ááŤá áááŻáášáˇá ááášááᯠáťáááášá¸ááşáášá¸áąáĄáŹááš áááŻáášáááŻáášáá°áᏠáąááŹáážááŽá¸ááᯠáťáááášá¸ááşáášá¸áąáĄáŹááš áááŻáášáąááŹáášáááŻáášááŤáá°á¸á áááášáˇá á ášááźá˛á á ááášáĄááźáášá¸áá˝áŹáťáá ášááŹáááŻáá˛áˇ áá ášáĽáŽá¸ááşáášá¸áá˛ááááŻáášááášáˇ áááášáĄáá˝ááĄáá˝áášááᯠááśáŻá¸áááášá¸ááźáŹá¸áąáĄáŹááš áĄáťááášáá á ášááźá˛áąááź ááášáťáá ášáąáááŹááŤá
The most important prayer of mankind today is for peace, but there can be no peace in this war-torn world until the conflicts of man with himself are ended. 'Having seen a football match, a small child said to the mother, those people are fighting because there is only one ball, why not we give each man one ball then they stop their fighting.'
ááąáá áá°ááŹá¸áąááź áĄáąáá¸áážááŽá¸ áąáá˝áşáŹášááášáˇáąáááŹáᏠáťáááášá¸ááşáášá¸áąáá¸áťáá ášááŤááášá ááŤáąáááášáˇ áá°áąááźááášááŽá¸áá˛áˇ áťááááŹáąááźááᯠáá°ááŹá¸áąááźáááŻáášáááŻáášá áĄááśáŻá¸áááášáá á á ášáąážááŹáášáˇ á áŻáášáťááášáąááá˛áˇ ááááŹážááŽá¸áá˛áá˝áŹ áťáááášá¸ááşáášá¸áąáá¸áááŻáᏠáťáá ášáąáááááŹáááŻáášááŤáá°á¸á áąááŹááśáŻá¸ááźá˛ážááášáˇááášá¸ ááąáá¸ááášáá ášáąááŹáášá ááááášáťáá ášáá°ááᯠ"áĄá˛ááŽáá°áąááźáᏠáąááŹááśáŻá¸áá ášááśáŻá¸ááášá¸áá˝ááááŻá áťáááłáášááŻáąáážáááŹá áá ášáąááŹáášááᯠáąááŹááśáŻá¸áá ášááśáŻá¸ áąáá¸áááŻáášáááš áťáááłáášááŻáąááᏠááášááźáŹá¸áááš" áááŻá áąáťááŹáááŻáááŻáášááášá
In the eyes of the Buddha, living beings tremble like fish in a stream that is almost dry, being in the grip of craving, either leaping hither and thither, like hares caught in a snare. He saw the struggle of all against all, the senseless series of predators trying to prey upon.
áťááášááŻááśáá˛á ááŹáášá ááĄáłáá˛áá˝áŹ ááášáá˝ááááąááŤáąááźáᏠáąáťááŹáášááášá¸ááŻááŽá¸áąááá˛áˇ á áášá¸áąááşáŹáášá¸áá˛á ááŤá¸áąááźáááŻá áąááşáŹáˇááźáášá¸áá˛áá˝áŹ áááąááá˛áˇ ááŻáášáá°ááášááᯠá ááŻá¸áááášáááášááášááąáážáááášáááŻá áťááášáąááŹášáá°ááŤááášá ááášááášááááá˝áŹáá˛á ááášáĄááźáášá¸áá˝áŹ ááşáąááŹáášáąááťááŽá¸ áááŻáááŻááášáááš ááŻáášáąááŤáášáąáážáááŹááŤá áááŻáášááŹá áŹá¸ ááŻáášáąááá˛áˇ áááŻáášáá˛áąáᏠááŹá¸áá˛áááá á§áŹááš áááŽáááášá¸ážááŽá¸ ááŻáášá¸ááášáááášáá˝áŹá¸áąááááááŻáááášá¸ áťááášáąááŹášáá°ááŤááášá
World history tells us that racial and colour discrimination, religious fanaticism and greed for political power and wealth have created enormous disasters, miseries and suffering in this world. They have taken a heavy toll of human lives in a cruel way. Such issues have never contributed anything towards worldly progress.
ááááŹážááŽá¸áá˛á áá°ááşááłá¸áąáḠááźá˛áťááŹá¸ááášááśáťááášá¸á áĄáąááŹáášáĄáąááźá¸ ááźá˛áťááŹá¸ááášááśáťááášá¸á ááŹááŹáąáḠááá°ááášáťááášá¸á áááŻáášááśáąáḠáĄáŹááŹáá˝áášáˇ á áášá¸á ááášáĽá áĽáŹááᯠáááŻááşáášááášááášáťááášá¸áąááźáᏠáááśáŻá¸áááŻáášáá˛áˇ áąáá¸áĄáá˛ááŹáášáąááźá ááśáááŻá¸áááŻá¸áąáá˝áŹáášááşáťááášá¸áąááźá ááášá¸áá˛ááŻááĄáąááźááᯠáťáá ášáąáááąá ááášáááŻá ááááŹáˇááááŻáášá¸ááááŻááŤááášá ážááášá¸ážááłáášááášá áášáá˛áˇ ááášá¸ááášá¸áá˛á áá°ááĄááášáąááŤáášá¸ááşáŹá¸á áźáŹ áááááŻáášáąáááŻáśá¸áá áťáá ášáąáááąá áá˛áˇááŤááášá ááŽáĄááşáášáąááźáᏠááááŹáąááŹáážááŽá¸ áááŻá¸ááášááŹáąáá¸ááᯠááášá¸ááášá¸áá˝ áĄáąááŹáášáĄáá° ááťááłááŤáá°á¸á
People who are thirsty for power and wealth and are intoxicated with jealousy and greed always create troubles and often try to justify their cruel acts by talking nonsense in the name of religion, peace and justice.
ááŹáá°á¸áĄáŹááŹá á áášá¸á ááášáĽá áĽáŹááᯠáĄáŹááŹááášá¸ááášá¸áťáá ášáąááá°áąááźá áááŹáááŻááá áĄáááŻážááŽá¸áááąááźáá˛á áá ášáá°á¸áąááá°áąááźáᏠáĄáťáá˛ááášá¸ áťááááŹáąááźááᯠááášááŽá¸ááŤááášá áťááŽá¸áąááŹáˇ ááŹááŹáąáá¸á áťáááášá¸ááşáášá¸áąáá¸á áááŹá¸áá˝áşááąáá¸áááŻá áĄááášááášáťááŽá¸ áááŻáášáááášáąáťááŹáááŻáᏠáá°áááŻááá˛á ááášá áášážááášá¸ážááłáášáá˛áˇ ááŻáášááášáąááźááᯠáááŹá¸áá˝áşááąážááŹáášá¸áťáááááš áĄááşáŹá¸áĄáŹá¸áťááášáˇ ážáááłá¸á áŹá¸ážáááŤááášá
We are living in a make-believe world which appears physically united but mentally divided, and at times mentally united but physically divided. The following saying indicates how changes take place in our life:
'We live and work and dream,
Each has his little scheme,
Sometimes we laugh;
Sometimes we cry.
And thus the days go by.'
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ááŽááášá¸áá˛á áąááááášáąááź ááŻáášááźáášááźáŹá¸ááášá
Man is responsible
áá°ááŹá¸áá˝áŹ ááŹááášáá˝ááááš
People always talk about the uncertainty of the world situation. Who is responsible for this unfortunate situation other than the so-called smart man? How can we expect a better and peaceful world if men behave as uncultured persons? How can we enjoy our life in this uncertain world?
áá°áąááźáᏠááááŹáąááŹáážááŽá¸áá˛á áĄáąáťááąá ááąááᏠááąáááşáŹáá˛áˇáĄáąážááŹáášá¸ áĄáťáᲠáąáťááŹáááŻážáááášá ááąááᏠááąáááşáŹáá˛áˇ áĄáąáťááĄáąááĄááźááš ááŤáá ááŤááášáááŻá áąáťááŹáá˛áˇ áá°ááŹá¸áąááźááá˛áźáťááŽá¸ áĄáťááŹá¸ ááášáá°ááá˝áŹ ááŹááášáá˝ááá˝áŹáá˛á áá°ááŹá¸áąááźá áááĽášáąááşá¸áá˛áˇ áá°áąááźáĄáťáá áš áťááłáááąáážááá˝áşááš áááŻáááŻáąááŹáášááźáášáťááŽá¸ áťáááášá¸ááşáášá¸áá˛áˇ ááááŹážááŽá¸áťáá ášááŹáááš áá˝áźáášáąááŹášáááŻá ááášááᯠáąáá˝áşáŹášááášáˇáááŻáášááá˛á ááąááᏠááąáááşáŹáá˛áˇ ááááŹážááŽá¸áá˛á áá˝áźáášáąááŹášáááŻáááááᯠááášáááŻááášá¸áá˛á áĄáááŹáąááźááááŻáášááá˛á
Scientists seek to conquer nature for their own material ends. Religious philosophers aspire to live in harmony with nature for peace of mind and spiritual achievement. You cannot change worldly conditions according to your wishes but you can change your mind to develop contentment to find happiness. A man who is absorbed in seeking only worldly satisfaction will never reach higher knowledge, for it cannot be found without strenuous search.
áááá¸áśáááŹáá˝áášáąááźá ááŻáášáááŻáášá¸áááŻáášáᏠááášááźáášááşááš ááášá¸áááŻáášáĄááźááš áááŹááááŹá¸ááᯠáááášá¸áááŻáášá ááŻá¸áááŻá¸áááš ážáááłá¸ááášá¸ážáááášá ááŹááŹáąáá¸ááááááŹáąááźá á ááášáąáĄá¸ááşáášá¸ááŹáááá˝áášáˇ á ááášáááŻáášá¸áááŻáášáᏠáąáĄáŹáášáťááášááááźááš áááŹááąááŹááá˝áášáˇ ááááŹááťáá ášáąáĄáŹááš áąááááŻáášáąá áááŻáá˛áˇ áááľáá˝áážáááášá áąááŹáážááŽá¸áá˛á áĄáąáťááĄáąáááᯠááášáˇáááľáĄáááŻáášá¸ áąáťááŹáášá¸áá˛áááŻá áááááŻáášááŤáá°á¸á ááŤáąáááášáˇ á ááášááşáášá¸ááŹáťááášá¸ááᯠáá˝áŹáąááźááááŻáášáá˛áˇ áąááŹáášáˇáá˛ááášá¸áááášáá áťáá ášáąááááŹáąáĄáŹááš ááášáˇáá˛á á ááášáááŻáąááŹáˇ áąáťááŹáášá¸áá˛áááŻáášááŤááášá áąááŹáᎠáąááşááášáá˝á ášááášáá áá˝áŹáąááźáťááášá¸áááŻáᏠá á˛áźáżáááąááá˛áˇ áá°áá ášáąááŹáášáᏠááášáąááŹáˇáá˝ áťááášáˇááŹá¸áá˛áˇ áĄáááááŹááᯠááááŤáá°á¸á áĄáąážááŹáášá¸ááąááŹáˇ áĄáŹá¸ááźáášááźáášá ááŻááš áá˝áŹáąááźááááťááłáᲠááášá¸áąááşááášáá˝á ášááášááááᯠáááááŻáášááŹáąážááŹáášáˇáťáá ášááŤááášá
Materialism degrades man to the brute state while religion elevates him into the divine or noble state. In a materialistic regime men become slaves to their senses. Naturally most people dislike to face the true facts of life. They like to lull themselves into a false sense of security by dreaming, imagination and taking the shadow for the substance. 'Naturally people believe that god cure the sicknesses but the doctor send the medical bills.'
ááŻáášááŤááŽáąááźá áá°ááŹá¸ááᯠážááášá¸ážááłáášááášá áášáá˛áˇ áĄáááŻáášá¸áĄá ááŻáášá¸áĄáąáťááĄáąááááŻá áĄááášáˇáąááşáŹááşáąá áťááŽá¸ ááŹááŹáąáá¸ááąááŹáˇ áĄáśáˇááźáášáąááŹáášá¸áťááŽá¸ áťááášáˇáťááášáá˛áˇ áĄáąáťááĄáąááááŻá áťáá˝áášááášáąáá¸ááŤááášá ááŻáášááŤáááᯠáĽáŽá¸á áŹá¸áąáá¸á áá ášááşáášáˇááŻáśáŻá¸áá°áąááźáᏠáĄáŹááśáŻáąááźáá˛á áá˝áźáášáá áąááŹáášááźáŹá¸ááŤááášá áá°áĄááşáŹá¸á áŻáᏠáááá˛á áĄáá˝áášáááŹá¸ááᯠááášáááŻáášáááŻá ááášáááŻáĄáŹá¸áťááášáˇ ááááŻááŹá¸ážáááŤáá°á¸á áá°áááŻááᏠáąáá˝áşáŹááášáˇáťááášá¸á á ááášáá°á¸áťááášá¸áťááášáˇ áĄáŹáááśááşáášáá˝áááá˝áááášáááŻá áá˝áŹá¸ááźáášá¸áá˛áˇ ááśá áŹá¸áááá˛á áá˝á ášáááášáˇáááŹááᯠááąááŹááşáąááťááŽá¸ áĄááášáťááášáĄá áŹá¸ áĄáááášáááŻáᲠáááŻáášááášá¸áąáážáááŹááŤá áá°áąááźáᏠáááşáášá¸ááŹááááᯠááášááŻááŹá¸á ááŻááąáá¸ááášáááŻá ááášáááŻáášáĄáŹá¸áťááášáˇ ááśáŻážááášáąáááŤááášá áááášáąááŹáˇ áááŹááášá áąáá¸á áŹáąááź áááŻááąáá¸ááŹáťáá ášááŤááášá
The âBuddha's attitude to worldly powers and worldly pleasures is best described thus: 'Better thanâ absolute sovereignty over the earth, better than going to heaven, better than even lordship over the worlds, is the fruit of a stream winner - the first stage of sainthood or perfection.' By spending his life only for worldly material progress to feed his insatiable desires it is impossible for man to see the end of unsatisfactoriness in his life. According to the Buddha, this world is based on conflict, friction or unsatisfactorinessâ and impermanence. Again, he says that the way to worldly gain is one thing and that to salvation is another.
áąááŹáᎠáĄáŹááŹááŤááŤá áĄáąááşáŹášáĄááŤá¸áąááźáá˛á ááášááášáá˛áˇ áťááášááŻááśá ááąááŹááŹá¸ááᯠááŽááᯠáĄáąááŹáášá¸ááśáŻá¸ ááŻáášáąááŹášááŹá¸ááŤááášá "ááááŹáąáťááťááášááᯠáĄážááźáášáˇáá˛áˇ áááŻáášá
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