Art About Peace As Global Movement
March 31st, 2009 | 
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“He abused me, he struck me, he overpowered me, he robbed me.” Those who harbor such thoughts do not still their hatred.
“He abused me, he struck me, he overpowered me, he robbed me.” Those who do not harbor such thoughts still their hatred.
Hatred is never appeased by hatred in this world. By non-hatred alone is hatred appeased. This is a law eternal.
———Dhammapada, 1: 3-5
The hottest question before mankind is the topic of global Peace.
milliniums after milliniums , men have conspired against each other.
Starting with Alexander the Great’s global conquest, continuing with Julius Caesar’s military campaigns, the Spanish Conquestadors in America, the British versus Germans in Second World War, right down to 9/11 terrorist attack in USA—it seems mankind is destined to fight.
However, our faiths do not preach to us so. In fact they do the opposite. “You shall not kill”—thus did God command mankind through Moses, and how did mankind act ? with more wars, with more military conquests and more killing than ever before. Man is indeed a sinful animal.
The Quran also preaches peace. It says “but if the enemy incline towards peace, do thou (also) incline towards peace” (The Quran 8:61)
The origin of the word “Islam” in Arabic is SALAMA which is the origin of the words Peace & / or , a submission to God and peace to all humanity. It is, thus, no wonder why the greeting in Islam is: “Al-Salamu Alaikum” or “Peace be on You.”
In this regard, prophet Mohammad asked his fellow Muslims to salute others Muslims or non-Muslims with peace when he said: “Peace Before Speech”
The Vedas of Hinduism proclaim Ahimsa or Non-violence. The Chhandogya Upanishad says : Austerity, charity, uprightness, non?violence and truthfulness?these are the gifts for the priests. (CU 3.17.4) However, in practice, man does contrary of what the scriptures preach.
“Ahimsa Paramo dharma”(Non-violence is the greatest religion)—this is the teaching of Jainism. A meesage which is so profound that none can oppose it. To be precise, the world accepts it as truth and gives lip service to it.But usually looks the other way when someone kills someone.
This is the state of the world today. Hypocritical and corrupt.Let us correct it.
Modern man is mean, and hypocritic. In fact, things have come to such a headway, that people have begun to openly support such attitude by declaring them to be “manly”. Meanwhile, the “manly-man” feasts on the exploitation of the poor and the oppressed. Its time to change ourselves to act in peaceful ways.
The change is necessary because otherwise wiping out of civilized society is imminent. Mankind may survive, but as wild animals. Civilization is crumbling–fast. Afghanistan was civilized during 1960’s and 1970’s. Now its a war-zone. Iraq too was a country you could visit before 1980. Now its a battleground. What if your country is next ? It took 800 years to build Rome but was was burnt down by barbarians in just one day– On August 24, 410. It took Six centuries to built up the Nalanda University in Ancient India, but was annihilated within a week by Central asian invaders–in 1193. Therefore, if modern civilization is to survive, changing the mindset of hatred to a mindset of peace is essential.
Stop, look and listen. Don’t tolerate corruption any more—social or political. Let us start a movement of Peace. Let us bring back morality in the world. Stop fighting and led decent moral lives.
The choice is yours. Would you like to sleep peacefully in your own bed at night ?Or would you want to to a refugee who is forced by civil war to flee from his own country? Let us start this movement today. Look in the mirror. What do you see? A hypocrite ? Or a Mother-Teresa ? Be a Mother-Teresa. Stop being a hypocrite.
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