Albert Einstein famously said - "we can't solve problems using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them." A Buddhist might say that we can't fix a problem with the same mind that created it. It takes a paradigm shift. When I hear people suggest that they way to solve the violent crime issue is with more guns - I become confused. We need a new mind, a new way of thinking. For now, for right now, lets take gun ownership off the discussion table. Putting anyone on the defensive is aggressive thinking that adds to the problem. We need a new mind. Let's think differently. How do we create peace? When we're looking for peaceful solutions we will be thinking peace. A different way of thinking. It's a start. And everything starts right here. Right here - with you.
Peace,
Eric
PS
I wish to add to clear up any confusion that this in no way implies lack of action or is a path for the meek. Ahisma (No Harm) is a bold path of action that demands the personal courage of a Martin Luther King or Gandhi. Nothing takes more personal courage than a willingness to confront our own demands, preferences and demons - and then relinquish them to a higher source and cause.
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