I happened upon a passage this morning, the source of which is unknown. If I may, I’d like to share it here:

“At the end of his lecture on compassion and peace someone from the audience asked the Dalai Lama, “Why didn’t you fight back against the Chinese?”

The Dalai Lama looked down, swung his feet just a bit, and with a gentle smile replied, “Well, war is obsolete, you know.”

Then, after a few moments, his face shifting to grave, he said, “Of course the mind can rationalize fighting back … but the heart, the heart would never understand. Then you would be divided in yourself, the heart and the mind, and the war would be inside you.””

Unless our minds become gentler, my loves – intellect will always find the means and justification towards violence.

Take away the guns, and there will still be stones and sticks.

Take away the sticks, and there will be words.

Though, take away the true source of unrest, my darlings – and, there will be only love.

Unless we are able to find peace in the delicate balance between mind and heart, unless we are able to set aside the stubborn dogma of ego– there will always be a ‘war’ within. Something to conceal humanity’s grace. Something to set us apart.

My darlings, until there is a true and lasting peace within – there can not be a peace to surround.

A little something to consider on this day, my friends ~ and hopefully to shape our interaction with this world.

Namaste ~ ❤️