Fairies, Trolls and Hobgoblins

World peace must develop from inner peace.

Peace is not just the absence violence.

Peace is the manifestation of human compassion. - HH Dalai Lama

The war on drugs.

The war on poverty.

The war on terrorism.

The war against obesity.

The war to end all wars.

The war against ...............................

Our proposed wars are nothing more than hopeful myths and fairy tales that accomplish very little of what they have set out to do.

War is hell.

And I am not proposing any concrete answer to war. Too often we seek to attach ourselves to a war, or a creed, or a doctrine or religion that neatly defines for us what we believe we must do. Many a wise man has declared that the more they learn, the more it is that they realize how little it is that they do know. And this is the point: I do not propose to you some neatly wrapped package. In point of fact, many of you will simply dismiss the idea of dedicating a piece of your day to too simple a meditation. Its too easy. Not mystical enough. Its not in the Bible. What a waste of time.

But I challenge you.

The answer to conflict lies in flowing through your battles like water.

Huh?

The highest good is like water.

Water gives life to the ten thousand things and does not strive.

It flows in places men reject and so is like the Tao.

In dwelling, be close to the land.

In meditation, go deep in the heart.

In dealing with others, be gentle and kind.

In speech, be true.

In ruling, be just.

In business, be competent.

In action, watch the timing.

No fight: No blame.

Do you do this through adherence to a belief or creed, or through a transformation from within?