The Way to Peace

The way of peace doesn’t claim that God must be a pacifist. The gulf between pacifist and warmonger belongs in our psychology, not in the nature of God. Divine schizophrenia can be overcome by seeing certain spiritual truths and hanging on to them.

God isn’t a person.
We cannot read his mind.
The essence of God is consciousness.

Consciousness can be used for either violence or peace; the choice is ours.
When it is expanded, human consciousness chooses non-violence since that is compatible with love.

If these principles are valid, then God doesn’t have to jump into the middle of human affairs. He stands for the pure essence of life and love. For me to solve my personal anguish over war, I must transform my consciousness until violence is no longer an option. By now this is a familiar argument. Millions of people understand it.

Adapted from Peace is the Way, by Deepak Chopra (Three Rivers Press, 2005). Reprinted by permission of the author.
Adapted from Peace is the Way, by Deepak Chopra (Three Rivers Press, 2005).

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Past Member .

7:04PM PDT on Jul 16, 2011

Cheers :)

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Bon L.

2:01AM PDT on Mar 31, 2011

Thanks for the info.

Rafal B.

12:38AM PST on Dec 7, 2010

...or maybe there is no god & creator - mayby only we are - as a stream of life :) But it's true that we "must transform... consciousness until violence is no longer an option".

Persephone P.

5:07PM PST on Dec 6, 2010

Thanks

Magdalena M.

10:48AM PDT on May 15, 2010

Teresa, stop harassing me with your smart private emails.
Better make an appointment with a shrink.

Shey is a.

9:39AM PDT on May 15, 2010

Oh and sex is disgusting? Really? That's just not healthy hun.

9:35AM PDT on May 15, 2010

No, Magdalena, love is sex. How can you mix God with such disgusting things?! Teresa writes with much disdain.

Whoa! Teresa, I love a whole lot of people, animals, places even that I DO NOT have sex with. I think that you're view of love has somehow gotten very damaged. I can only say that I feel terribly sorry for you if that's honestly the way you view love. Love is the greatest gift that we, as humans, possess.

Teresa W.

3:21AM PDT on May 15, 2010

No, Magdalena, love is sex. How can you mix God with such disgusting things?!

3:20AM PDT on May 15, 2010

Interesting!

Maira S.

5:00AM PST on Mar 13, 2010

Merci!