I do agree 100 percent, not out of reading quotes but from first hand
experience. With peace within you, you can be steadfast amongst maddening chaos
and a 1000 trumpeting elephants.
You have to realise and experience 'Om Mani Padme hum'
Best regards
dunno76 wrote:
>
> " We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with
> ourselves. " - Dalai Lama
> —————————-
> I couldn't have said it better than his Holiness. I have previously asked if
> there is a quietest place on Earth
> and I got funny answers like in the cemetery or only dead people are
> quiet. It was good to read the lighter sides to that question.
> Some of them gave serious and
> thoughtful answers through their personal experiences; they had found
> the quietest place from hikes in the Rocky mountains while looking into
> the eyes of an eagle or quietness in moments of solitary amidst the
> vastness of the Sonoran desert or simply just be surrounded by nature.
> The majority of people shared my
> thought that the quietest place is found in everyone - within oneself.
> It is easy for one to find peace during good times. But when one find
> peace within himself/herself, one can even find peace in the most
> traumatic and challenging time.
> Through this peace that one find
> within oneself, one can obtain peace with others like what His
> Holiness, Dalai Lama said. And through this peace that one obtain with
> others, we can have peace in the world. Do you think that is possible?
> I believe it is possible.
> Besides peace we make with
> ourselves, we must also be compassionate and kind to each other;
> treating each other with loving kindness as if you would be treating
> your family and friends. There is a saying, "There are no strangers in
> this world, but only friends we have not met." And Mitch Albom said in
> his book, " Strangers are family you have yet to come to know. "
> There is a certain truth to this as I believe we are interconnected in
> this world. What we are doing may indirectly affect another.
> Since we are not living life as a
> hermit, there are bound to be communication with people around us. With
> communication, misunderstanding can easily arise. There is a need for
> mutual understanding and respect for each other difference. Failing to
> put ourselves in another shoes usually lead to conflicts. This can be
> otherwise averted if we are not too quick to judge others or
> situations. Let us practice less haste and more patience.
> When we are compassionate and
> kind to others, others will eventually reciprocate with compassion and
> kindness also. You may ask why it should start from us? Like Gandhi
> said, " Be the change you want to see in the world. "
> Let us be the change and let us inspire others to follow. And together
> with mutual understanding and respect for each other difference, peace
> in the world is highly achievable.
> ———————————–
> " It isn't enough to talk about peace. One must believe in it. And it isn't
> enough to believe in it. One must work at it. " - Eleanor Roosevelt
>
