AS I OBSERVE world events and sense the pervading fear that’s been in the air since 2001, I find myself thinking about what one individual can do. And the thought occurs that each one of us has the potential to be an effective instrument of peace merely by refining and expanding our consciousness.
This doesn’t mean we shouldn’t do what we can to improve this world outwardly by whatever means we have at our disposal. But it seems to me that our inward changes for the better hold greater potential for affecting this world in a positive way.
A great spiritual figure of the 20th century and founder of Self-Realization Fellowship (SRF), Paramahansa Yogananda, said: “Change yourself and you have done your part in changing the world. Every individual must change his own life if he wants to live in a peaceful world. The world cannot become peaceful unless and until you yourself begin to work toward peace.”
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