What we perceive going on out there are EFFECTS of people's misbelief systems (bs). Effects cannot be modified by treating them just as symptoms cannot be healed by treating them. To bring lasting change one must deal with CAUSE. We all know this simple principle. So what is Cause of strife and war? FEAR. We know fear is caused by lack of knowledge. Ultimately then the problems of the world as manifested through individuals and groups within society are caused by ignorance which of course breeds fear, hate, war, etc.
We've been mistaught for centuries that when we are afraid we are to attack or repel that which we perceive as causing that fear. What we are now learning is Love needs no defense. But how many were ever taught about Love? Only within some minor sects of a few religions. Fear, we've been taught all about but not Love, which manifests as Peace. What these spiritual groups are doing (each in their own way) is learning about what Love is. Which is another way of saying they are learning about who each in those groups are: Love, an expression of what Love is. As each learns what it means and what it feels like to BE Peace then Peace reigns in that person's life. Peace then is all they will experience. As a Peaceful Person manifests that peace to his/her family, friends and neighbors; Peace spreads not unlike a fire spreads. Such a state cannot be forced. It cannot be legislated and it cannot be bought. It is LIVED.
I met a marvelous man at the conference. He has been studying and applying martial arts for about 50 years. This man was like an immovable tree stump. He was well centered and balanced yet one sensed a mighty dynamism that could be unleashed instantly. I asked him about transmuting negativity. His reply was we breathe in the negativity, neutralize it within our still quiet center of Peace and Love then breathe out that transformed energy. I agree. It takes courage and presence of mind to be willing to do this. But this is the role and method of the Spiritual Warrior.
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