World Peace

by His Holiness The Dalai Lama
His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama. Photo by Tonu Noorits.
His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama.
Photo by Tonu Noorits.
How are we to achieve world peace? Through anger, hatred, through the arms race? No. True world peace can be achieved only through mental peace. And mental peace is based on the understanding of or conviction in the importance of compassion and the concept of impermanence. Through such an understanding or conviction one can then genuinely practice tolerance and respect for others and recognize that all human beings are brothers and sisters, even though we may be different in terms of our ideological, political or economic system. These are secondary issues. The most important thing is that we are all the same human beings wishing for happiness and seeking to avoid suffering. We are interdependent because we need each other for our very survival...

[Reprinted with permission of Caduceus Journal, UK.]

The most secure foundation for a new world order is each individual's genuine practice of love and compassion.

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