2. Peace – The need of the day
Contents:
LOVE BEYOND PEACE
THE ENEMIES WITHIN
WAR AND PEACE
PRAYER FOR UNIVERSAL WELL BEING
THE PEACE PRAYER
ORACLE for PEACE – The Spiritual Way
THE REAL PEACE FORMULA
3. Love Beyond Peace
Most of us are in search of peace. The
perfection of life, however is not simply a
neutral condition of peace but love.
Love means willingness to sacrifice oneself
for the beloved.
Love is higher than peace, because in that
love is eternal peace – not the peace of mind,
but the peace of the soul.
4. The Enemies Within
We cannot forget the catastrophe which took
place on September 11,2001, in New York. It’s
not that people that do such things; it’s the
envy in the heart, the hatred in the heart that
drives to do these things.
These sufferings will keep coming as long as
there is envy, pride, lust, anger, greed and
illusion in people’s hearts. We have to kill
these enemies within our hearts.
5. War and Peace
As long as there is no peace in people’s heart,
there will be war, there will be crime.
If we do not live in harmony with nature and all the
other living beings, then we are all creating a
situation for a reaction.
The scriptures explain that the only enemy is the
uncontrolled mind, which performs wicked acts
like war. To learn how to live in harmony with
nature is possible through purification of mind,
which requires realization.
6. Prayer For Universal Well Being
The highest prayer is the prayer to become a selfless
instrument in God’s hands.
Saint Francis prayed, ”Lord, make me an instrument of
Your peace”. He prayed to be the servant.
If there is still greed, pride, lust, envy, anger and illusion
within the hearts of men, there is no question for peace.
The real solution is the purification of heart, the unity of
soul with God.
So, the ultimate prayer is that we can be an instrument
in the hands of God to bring about this unity and bring
about this spiritual peace.
7. The Peace Prayer
Peace must exist within us first, then, we can give
it to others and create a world of peace.
Peace prayer is the singing of the Holy Names of
God. In all religions and in all scriptures, it is part
of our human heritage to chant the names of God.
If we join together and sing the Names of God,
then there is a true possibility of world peace.
At least we ourselves will begin to know peace.
15. The Real Peace Formula
Every living entity is searching after peace.
The only peaceful man is he who has no
demands. He is akarmi, which means he does
not suffer the reactions of his activities, that
he has no desire, is self-sufficient and has
nothing to ask. Such a person, is completely
peaceful.
17. The Real Peace Formula
Everyone wants peace in the world, but no
one knows how to attain it. The defect in the
philosophy of the peace marchers was noted
by the Archbishop of Canterbury when he
said, “You want the kingdom of God without
God.”
If we at all want peace, we have to
understand that peace means knowing God.
19. The Real Peace Formula
At present we are hovering over the mental
plane. The mind is constantly driving us to go
here and go there, and it is to our benefit that
we stop taking dictations from it. In order to do
this, we have to establish ourselves in our
constitutional relationship with Krishna as His
servant. “I shall simply be Your eternal
servitor,” we should think. “And I shall be very
cheerful, for I have my master.”
21. The Real Peace Formula
This is stated in Bhagavad-gita. Unless we are in touch
with the Supreme Lord, Krishna, we cannot have peace,
for this is the real key to the peace formula.
The real peace formula is that one must know that God is
the proprietor of all this universe, including the United
States, Russia, China, India, etc. Because we claim that
we are the proprietors, there is fighting, discord and
disagreement.
In such consciousness, how can there be peace? We first
must accept the fact that God is the proprietor of
everything and that we are simply guests on this planet for
at most one hundred years.
23. The Real Peace Formula
Our friends, family and relatives are guests of
time. When we accept this knowledge, we will
have peace.
We are searching for a friend to give us peace
and tranquility, and that friend is Krishna, God. If
we would just make friends with Him, we will find
that everyone is our friend. God is situated in
everyone’s heart, and if we make friends with Him,
He will dictate from within so that we will be
treated in a friendly way.
25. The Real Peace Formula
The Mantra for
Peace prayer is one
from the Vedic
scripture, the Kali
Santarana
Upanishad.
It means , “ My dear
Lord, please engage
me in Your service”
26. The Real Peace Formula
Source
“Soul-Wise” Wisdom
Articles By
HH Sri Radhanath
Swamy Maharaj
THE REAL PEACE
FORMULA By
His Divine Grace
A.C.Bhaktivedanta
Swami Prabhupada