In a message dated 7/22/2003 8:32:23 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> >Only God can help us form a heart open to peace and love. Peace is God's gift. > I disagree. So do many Buddhists and Jains. It is entirely our responsibility to open our heart to peace and love. Of course, psychological and spiritual counseling from other humans can help in some cases. Peace is not God's gift to man, woman or child. The buck stops with the man in charge. In a very small number of cases it stops with the woman in charge. > >If we want peace we have to struggle for justice and peace, namely to create >conditions >for the incoming of God's Reign, Reign of harmony, justice, love, peace. > I agree that we have to struggle for justice and peace. But if we are going to be successful in this struggle, we would have to adopt a completely human reign of democracy, freedom and secularism. It is only in such a human reign that harmony, justice, love and peace will prevail. There will be no peace and harmony and love and justice in a divine monarchy instituted by a single dominant religion. Cheers, Santosh ########################################################################## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##########################################################################
