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Everyone agrees that peace is essential. And yet they continually feed the fires of conflict within
their own hearts and in society, in politics and economics. As long as we do not master our own
disordered thoughts and feelings, we cannot hope to create durable peace around us. When peace
reigns within us then, and then only, can we truly contribute to peace in the world.
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Many people think that they are working for world peace although, in fact, they are not actually
doing anything to bring it about. They don't realize that the first step is to establish the
reign of peace and harmony in every cell, every atom, every particle of their physical and
psychic being, so that peace emanates from them into the world. They write endless books and
convene endless peace conferences; everyone agrees that peace is the one thing they want, and yet
they continue to feed the fires of conflict in their own hearts. In these conditions, what kind of
peace can they hope to bring to the world? When peace reigns in a man's own thought, feelings and
actions then, and then only, can he truly contribute to peace in the world.
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