inner peace = outer peace

[Guest guest]

From an interview with Eli and Gangaji:

 

 

 

What had immediately pleased me when I met you the first time, Eli, was your

call for responsibility. I was very suspicious of the idea that we have to

leave the world, the day-to-day life, in order to discover the truth about

ourselves. You told to a participant, " If you really want peace, you have

first to stop all the wars where you are. " It was a direct transmission of

your own commitment. And the more I meet you in retreats, the deeper I feel

committed to peace where I am. Can you both share with us about this first

stopping the wars where we are?

 

Eli and Gangaji : You cannot be responsible if you are simply reacting to

the circumstances of your life. To have the capacity to respond, you must be

aware of the subconscious reactions that rule most lives. To be free of

these patterns, they must be brought to the surface to be exposed to the

light.

 

There is a war inside each of us: a deep impulse to good, to love, to be

kind, and an egoic impulse to defend, to hide, to be right. These impulses

of the heart to openness and peace are terrifying to the egoic survival

imperative of closed and guarded gates.

 

We can all see the horror in the world. We can perhaps also see that the

horror of destruction, war, and ecological devastation are the fruits of

minds filled with ignorance, fear, and greed. It is always easier to see

these qualities in the enemy, but are you willing to uncover the ignorance,

fear, and greed that are running just below the surface in your personal

life?

 

In facing your demons and discovering the stillness that is already at

peace, the war inside you can begin to end. When you are not at war with

yourself, you can truly serve the ending of war in the world.

 

This is the time of the great Purification from the prophesies of the Hopi,

the Maya, and other ancient people. This purification must happen in each

heart, one by one, as an act of free will and choice. This is a conscious

sacrifice of selfishness in the service of love and world peace.

 

 

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