Introduction:
Dr. Abdul Kalam ‘Where there is righteousness in the heart, there is beauty in the character. When there is beauty in the character, there is harmony in the home. When there is harmony in the home, there is order in the nation. When there is order in the nation, there is peace in the world.’
The words of Dr APJ tells us the relationship between peace within ourselves and peace in the world which can rightly be interpreted as the corollary to the above given quote of Dalai Lama.
The realization that peace is more than the absence of conflict lies at the heart of the emergence of the notion of a culture of peace, a notion which has been gaining greater attention within peace research in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. The notion was implicit within the UNESCO mandate, with the acknowledgment that since wars begin in human minds, it follows that the defense against war needs to be established in the minds of individuals. The need is to ensure respect for life, ending of violence and promotion and practice of nonviolence through education, dialogue and cooperation.
When we are experiencing a sense of tranquility leaving us feeling serene and at peace with the world, perhaps we can make best use of this feeling of peace by doing loving-kindness by sending our positive vibrational energy to others.
Conclusion
WE LONG for world peace but first we start with an inner peaceful state of mind. Obtaining peace in the outside world requires inner peace, letting go and letting be, of all negative emotions and thoughts. Outer peace necessitates the loving capacity of our heart and using emotional intelligence to bring unity to all opposites.