Peace and Non-violence by Yogmata

Peace and Non-violence

by Yogmata

• Conflict arises from a competitive society. There is competition, which causes insecurity, envy, hatred, and suffering. Sometimes violence occurs. Conflicts arise at the individual level and from the conflict between countries. The desire to gain more territory and power can eventually lead to major wars.

Somewhere on the planet, there is still conflict. There is competition. There is always economic competition. It will be a competition of various forces. There is competition for military power. We are preparing for conflict to defend our country. And then there is conflict and destruction. There is a struggle to defend one’s country or to defend oneself. Conflict occurs in the name of the struggle to get better. Is conflict essential? How can we make the world a peaceful place? Sometimes we take lives for no good reason. The spirit of individual violence leads to national strife. How does conflict arise? There are large conflicts such as national conflicts, and small conflicts such as conflicts between individuals. The seeds of conflict are within us, even when we cannot see them. The mind is always comparing, competing, and desiring, which leads to conflict and, eventually, to violence. You want to hurt people, and when you are hurt, you hurt back.

Various conflicts arise in the mind. We get angry when things don’t go our way. In addition, one thing goes wrong after another. The situation gets worse.

It is important to always achieve harmony among us. Respect every relationship, do not invade the other person, and pay respect to the other person’s sphere. Make peace within yourself. Condition your body. Condition your mind. We do not invade the other person’s territory in their body. For example, muscles may be twisted, internal organs may be misaligned, or bones may be misaligned. These areas need to be aligned so that blood and fluids flow and function properly. Posture needs to be corrected. If there is any unevenness, tension, or looseness and lack of strength, it is important to make these areas function properly and be peaceful on average.

If the mind goes toward not being peaceful such as being angry, sad, obsessed, hard-headed, or not happy based on comparison, it becomes irritable and eventually becomes aggressive, which can lead to conflicts.

When we are stressed and not in good condition, we are more likely to blame others and to have conflicts. This can lead to domestic violence, making families unhappy, individuals less happy, schools more fragile, and society more fragile.

Even at the national level, there is instability. In order to make everyone happy from the national level as well, various laws and regulations should be set up so that everyone can have equal opportunities.

People live by building up their abilities and capabilities in order to suppress their deepest fears and insecurities. At the national level, we provide opportunities for physical education, moral education, and educational equality to protect everyone and help them improve their abilities and skills.

However, this alone may not bring happiness. Differences in ability are created. In addition, when we lose in the competition for physical and intellectual strength, we may feel hatred and lose our sense of happiness. Also, at the level of country to country, the struggle for power, military power, will escalate due to insecurity. There is a sense of disquiet there.

The human ego is further developed along with economic development, and this insecurity leads to a competition for power. How can the seeds of such violence be eradicated?

• Good deeds produce good results.

There is an old teaching about doing morally good deeds. It is also found in the Himalayan secret teachings. It means that we can make our mind peaceful by doing the right things in our deeds and by doing compassionate deeds.

We will make peace through outward acts. We will do what is right. We do not commit violence. We teach not to kill. We teach not to take what belongs to others. Every human being has desires. Some of us may have strong desires and may want to take what others have because we want it.

As the minds are twisted, some may try to win by hurting others. Everyone has an aggressive nature to defend themselves. It is a habit given to us to defend ourselves. We have a propensity to attack to protect ourselves from our enemies. We are given the ability to defend ourselves against sudden attacks. But if we are forced to use too much of that energy, we may feel as if we are going to be attacked, even though we are not. As a result, we may attack in advance. We can become new and evolved human beings instead of using violence. Otherwise, it is difficult to end the conflict. But everyone sees only himself.

What should we do? The Himalayan secret teachings are practical teachings to become a perfect human being. People do not necessarily grow by simply living. Of course, we learn from history, we are well educated, and we can do many things. This power has led to the Industrial Revolution, and the world has become more creative and convenient. Food, clothing, and shelter have become richer.

In the process, we improve human beings ourselves. It is something that makes us healthier, develops our muscles, and enables us to play sports. It can be walking, running, thinking, drawing, making music. We can do more and more things and refine them. To improve our humanity, that is what everyone can do. Sometimes you have a special love and/or talent for something such as painting, music and so on. Not everyone can do it and be good at it. It is necessary to use the five senses correctly and peacefully, like seeing correctly or hearing correctly. It is stressful to see and hear incorrectly and cause conflict. We need to avoid unnecessary conflict. Trust others instead of feeling in danger on a regular basis. Before that, you trust yourself. You need to be confident in doing so. When you are insecure, you doubt people or cannot read situations correctly. It is important to awaken to divine wisdom, not your previous value judgments, cultivate love, and be at peace. It is about becoming a holy person and acquiring the ability to move forward with a correct understanding of everything. It is possible to do so. When people use their minds, they are insecure, they doubt or don’t believe people, and relationships don’t work. • New Evolution Brings a Peaceful World Human beings need to grow up more. Even if we don’t know them, we must understand them and respond to them without misunderstanding. We have been learning from our history how to live in peace. We must further evolve the way we respond to them. It is the Himalayan saints who see from such a cosmic perspective.

The practice of Himalayan secret teachings enables us to develop the personality of each individual. We receive good vibrational energy. It is the energy of the enlightenment of the Himalayan saints. This will help us to remove anxiety and fear from our own value and increase love, to forgive others, and to give rather than protect. By doing so, the world will become more peaceful. If all of us receive such protective energy, we are able to change this world. Our essential nature is not the mind, free from conflict and full of love. We can cultivate compassion and respect each other. Women have motherhood. Women have compassion. All mothers have a maternal nature, and when raising their small children, they bring them up with unselfish love. Mothers do not sleep at night and take care of breastfeeding and babies crying at night. This is nothing but compassion. The seed of such a pure mind is in everyone. Men also have this. Motherhood may be of an instinctive and physiological nature in parenting. We can further evolve our humanity with energy from the Divine beyond all. Our essential nature is peaceful and full of love. It is a divine essence. Connect to this essential quality and awaken it. It is the Himalayan saint who has done that. If you connect to the Himalayan saint and receive his/her guidance, you will be reborn to a person of love. If you choose loving instead of fighting, this world will become more peaceful where everyone cooperates each other.

Yogmata, Keiko Aikawa, is the first and only woman, as well as only foreigner, ever to become a Siddha Master; attaining the ultimate stage of Meditation and Yoga (samadhi) through harsh ascetic training in the Himalayas. Between 1991 and 2007, she performed eighteen public viewing of samadhi, throughout India, to attest to the truth and promote world peace. She regularly holds lectures and meditation guidance workshops all over the world. In June 2016, she was invited, as a special guest, to the UN headquarters to celebrate the International Day of Yoga and has since given keynote speeches and guidance of meditation, at other UN events, in October 2016 and May 2017.