by Dzambling Cho Tab Khen (Alfredo Sfeir-Younis

One Second of True Collective Peace Defeats a Million Conflicts

by Dzambling Cho Tab Khen (Alfredo Sfeir-Younis)

“When two people are at war, we all are at war”

I dedicate these teachings to the children who are dying all over the world as a result of war and conflict. That they be attracted to the Supreme Light, despite of the atrocities they witnessed as they were departing; that they be happy, despite the crime that took them away from our planet; and that they be healed, despite the brutality which separated them from us.

We shall not allow the world to be a violent place. If violence is the outcome, what are then its causes and conditions? Why is there so much violence? How are we contributing to violence? Who benefits from the conflicts? Is it possible to eradicate violence? We hear that violence is an integral part of human nature and, thus, that we will always experience violence in one form or another. If this is so, our spiritual transformation and evolution is in jeopardy. But, if peace is the only answer, we must begin eradicating violence in the relationship with our Self (“me and me”, and my Divinity) and with, at least, one more being (“me and you”, and sentient beings). Today, we face many forms of violence: physical, verbal, emotional, religious, political, ecological, economic… Be aware that every weapon brings a decline in our own state of being! Each life lost, because of weapons, contributes to humanity’s self-destruction. Most societies ignore the relationships between economics/business and peace (spiritual betterment). Now, we practice the economics of war, as if war were to bring outer and inner prosperity. We need to move from “war economics” to “peace economics”. Furthermore, the destruction of nature is an act of violence; violence against Divine Creation. Polluting water, earth, space and air erodes the essence of inner peace. There must be a total coherence between the quality of the environment and our aspirations for inner and world peace. Peace and respect for nature are One.

Is it possible to eliminate violence? Many say: “it is impossible to get rid of violence and, all we can do is define what level of violence becomes acceptable. Peace is seen as a utopia”. Is this your way of thinking too? How is the mindset of a person or government that commits acts of violence? How does one justify killing children and, then, going home? Is violence the outcome of an ingrained “collective seed” we are to take care of? Do you always see a profile of the violent mind, violent country, violent government, violent religion, violent science/technology? Shall we combat violence with violence? Or, shall we use non-violent means to attain peace? If the answer to this last question is a trivial “Yes”, why does it not happen?

Violence leads to more violence. War will not bring peace. Thus, super powers must “disarm”; i.e., all forms of disarmament: “outer and “inner disarmament”. Outer disarmament is about weapons (nuclear and non-nuclear). Inner disarmament is about hate, fears, insecurity, indifference, discrimination… Disarm now! The ‘logic’ of conflicts feeds their own questions (war), and our deep beliefs feed the necessary answers (peace). By believing in the Divine, we connect to our true origin, and by believing in Karma we attain our destination. To me, peace is our origin and destination.

We did not parachute on this Planet Earth. We all came with a mission and responsibilities (our Dharma). But, peace on earth is one common responsibility for all. No Dharma is void of peace. Peace is the primordial foundation of all expressions of Dharma. Peace is inseparable from the Self, enhancing our abilities to self-realize ‘life’ on this planet. The self-realization of “calmness” will define the ‘quality’ of our awareness, mindfulness, concentration and wisdom within our ‘inner ecology’. To attain “collective calmness”, we must practice the spirituality of total interdependence: among human beings (peace in our hearts), nature (peace with nature), and all expressions of Dharma (peace with ALL). War represents a failure of our collective interdependence, calling for greater attention to peaceful behavior, peaceful intent, and peaceful co-existence.

Peace is not a ‘thing’ but a State of Being. We must reclaim our “inner peace” and, only by so doing, humanity will attain collective peace. We must become self-realized in “the art of peace” through collective human transformation and healing. It is through self- and collective healing that world peace will surge. And, the most important instruments of self-healing are ‘the power of silence’ and ‘healing nature’. This is not only a personal thing; we need peaceful governments, governance, businesses, citizenry… Let us embrace A Right Vision to establish our collective destiny, which will unfold from a new consciousness. Today, wars must be addressed collectively; no single country can bring peace. Peace is a collective endeavor and a fundamental act of mutuality to bring dignity to life.

Let us surrender to our inner peace. Peace is not an emotional state, but a natural state of human and nature’s reality. When we do not self-realize peace, we destroy the very core of our own existence. Because, “the inner is like the outer and the outer is like the inner”, world peace demands inner peace. Peace in our material world is the mirror image of peace in our souls. Global warming is the mirror image of our inner warming, and success in addressing the outer warming demands addressing our inner warming. Be aware: do not kill mistreat or eat animals. They possess the keys to open the gate to higher and higher levels of human enlightenment and inner peace. Our genetic codes are interdependent. Similarly, every tree has the divine intelligence we aspire for. Saving indigenous trees is guarding a library of spiritual messages and road signs for our individual and collective transformation. Our road to peace is one. Peace is only born out of peace. Christ’s, Buddha’s, Mohamed’s, Moses’, Lord Krishna’s… messages are universal. What actually makes their messages ‘universal’ is their advocacy of “peace in all and all in peace”. They taught us that inner peace is the most powerful form of healing. Also, that collective consciousness rises, all of us will have access to peace. Thus, collective peace will come when we attain the full power of silence, and when we heal our planet. Heal, heal, and heal! If you want to be happy tomorrow, saturate your inner self with peace and happiness today. Peace is our duty now. Happiness is only born out of happiness. Only embracing a paradigm of peace, we will attain peace. Using the paradigm of war (arm those in conflict), you will always be at war. The primordial sounds of peace are ingrained within the alphabet of human transformation. This alphabet is scattered and lost, as external noises keep primordial sounds away from our inner existence. Eradicate individualistic materialism and war-making!

Attaining world peace is not linear. Human transformation is not linear. Thus, be prepared to become peace in the next few seconds. The next stage of your evolution has already arrived with peace written all over it; it is only waiting for your acknowledgement. Use your energies to turn-on the light of peace. A powerful universal road towards peace is compassion: to become the other without losing your own identity and commit to the construction of a compassionate society. Compassion and peace go hand in hand. Also, a world without forgiveness is like an empty glass of water. The soul who has no power to forgive is a galaxy without motions. Have the courage to forgive yourself and you will bloom. Have the wisdom to forgive others and you will be the true expression of peace.

World peace demands the right effort. Peace will surge just out of goodwill. If your efforts to attain peace are half of what is needed, you will attain half of peace, or no peace at all. The effort of the archer is embedded in the speed and trajectory of the arrow (peace)! Let us practice peace meditation. This applies to yoga, contemplation and prayer. Peace meditation in ‘full awareness’ will enable you to vibrate in a way you will enter into a state of “collective peace”. The final outcome: sit on the thrown wisdom.

You must surrender to peace. The self-realization of surrendering is a stepping stone towards the fulfillment of ‘yoga’ and ‘karma’, on the path towards divine enlightenment. Do not let your ego be on the way to world peace. We must be at the service of peace. Those who do not serve peace will be stuck in the mud of illusions and false forms of prosperity. The waves of peace must carry all boats; the big and little ones. Because of today’s unsettled states of violence, we will experience violence after death. You may leave your body behind, but you will carry violence within. It could manifest in your next reincarnation, or be born in a lower realm as a result. Be aware of this reality! The first thing I will tell the violent person is “I love you”, “why don’t you love me?”, “How am I negatively affecting your life?”, “May I do something to improve your life?”, “Do you live in a violent environment?”, and “How can I help you to change it to a peaceful environment?” I believe in humanity. I have experienced the beauty of human beings. Reach out to the other and the other will embrace you.

When you wake up tomorrow, you must make a choice. Please choose to be in peace and heal yourself from any thoughts of conflict and war. Make a conscious choice, leading to your supreme existence. Even if you have one seed of inner peace, cultivate it now. If you think you do not have the seed of peace, prepare your inner soil daily. I can assure you that the seed of peace is there! Peace is the beginning and the end. You are peace, I am peace, and we are peace. Reach inner peace and you will be all you can be. Be at the service of peace and you will become peace.

Dzambling Cho Tab Khen (Alfredo Sfeir-Younis, PH.D.) is a Chilean economist, with a PhD in natural resources economics (U. of Wisconsin, USA) and spiritual leader who understand that spirituality must be in the public domain: sustainable development, human rights, politics, economics, and citizenship. He devotes his life to the healing of our planet for world peace. Former Director and Special Representative of the World Bank to the UN (1996-2003). Candidate to the Presidency of Chile in 2013 and UN representative for the Lama Ganchen World Peace Foundation