If we want peace we need to start by cultivating it inside ourselves - in a very real and committed way.
It starts with us and within us, and then moves outwards not the other way around!
As within so without…
We need to remember what we’ve forgotten as a species and that is everything from our bodies, our world and the cosmos operate based on the premise of collaboration and cooperation!
We need to remember the sacredness of life, in all of its forms!!
Here’s a piece by Alice Walker from her beautiful book called Why War Is Never A Good Idea as a great reminder…
Though war is old
It has not
Become wise.
Though war has eyes
Of its own
And can see oil and gas
And mahogany trees
And every shining thing
Under the earth
When it comes
To nursing mothers It is blind;
Milk, especially
Human,
It cannot see.
One of the things that I’ve been doing from the start of all of this is to have a disciplined practice where I quiet down the external noise and allow myself to visualize and feel peace in a way that is REAL and meaningful for me. So real that I can see it clearly and feel it deeply in me. That’s how I’ve been praying.
This practice is powerful because:
One, it’s been scientifically proven (and can be measured) that we ARE connected, to each other and to the earth, so the energy that we cultivate and carry most certainly impacts the world around us and the events that occur.
Two, this practice will help us speak and act from a place of groundedness and clarity.
There is a lot going on for us as a global family and if we are to get out of this madness unscathed it is incumbent upon us to stay awake and aware! And an empowering and grounding practice such as this can certainly help us be able to see through the fog.
So I want to invite you to join me in praying for peace by creating and cultivating peace inside yourselves and then sending that energy outwards to the rest of the world.
Engaging in this practice is not to replace what we do in the outside world but in addition to it.
This is OUR opportunity to *not* stand behind senseless loss of life anywhere!!
Let’s end with Sa'adi beautiful words:
Human beings are members of a whole,
In creation of one essence and soul.
If one member is afflicted with pain,
Other members uneasy will remain.
If you've no sympathy for human pain,
The name of human you cannot retain!