Without Understanding, Everything Is Suffering
All people experience the confusion of Prince Siddharth. The spiritual leaders of India have been spared the physical agonies of nails and stakes that characterize European history. Our ancient places of worship have been razed and sacked, but it is not the Indian way to retaliate with force and violence, even in the face of the gravest provocation. That is why Mahatma Gandhiji asked his followers to bear lathi blows at Dandi without demur.
Forbearance is no sign of mental weakness. Great Indians have always shown indomitable courage through unremitting commitments to peace. Both 20th century famines of West Bengal were astonishing in that looting was unknown even though people starved in front of private grain shops.
The Indian way of non-violent struggle is famous all over the world. Nelson Mandela and Dr. Martin Luther King are celebrity practitioners of a culture nurtured in the sacred soil of India through centuries. Anger and envy are common emotions. How does an Indian fly above the turbulence of ego, delusion, and lust?
We are indebted to our spiritual leaders for the unique religious inheritance all Indians share. They have left us scripture that makes tolerant living easy , even in the face of unremitting adversity. Communion with God and peace are inseparable. This mental state is neither imposed nor feigned. It is a mark of realization, emancipation, and the only passport we really need.
Forbearance is no sign of mental weakness. Great Indians have always shown indomitable courage through unremitting commitments to peace. Both 20th century famines of West Bengal were astonishing in that looting was unknown even though people starved in front of private grain shops.
The Indian way of non-violent struggle is famous all over the world. Nelson Mandela and Dr. Martin Luther King are celebrity practitioners of a culture nurtured in the sacred soil of India through centuries. Anger and envy are common emotions. How does an Indian fly above the turbulence of ego, delusion, and lust?
We are indebted to our spiritual leaders for the unique religious inheritance all Indians share. They have left us scripture that makes tolerant living easy , even in the face of unremitting adversity. Communion with God and peace are inseparable. This mental state is neither imposed nor feigned. It is a mark of realization, emancipation, and the only passport we really need.
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