Look What We Have Done

"The inward battle ... against our mind, our wounds, and 

the residues of the past ... is more terrible than outward battle."

Swami Sivananda

The demons living within us do more damage than the outer violence in daily life. Perhaps better said, the demons within us project violence into the daily life.  We have gadgets, policies, and procedures to keep us safe and yet no effort is extended to the culprit within.

When time and effort is given to the acceptance of what we have physically, emotionally, and spiritually endured and covered ourselves with compassionate forgiveness, our battles can be minimized or overcome.  When our mind can be aligned with the sacred and the common, when we can see cause and effect and when kindness overcomes judgment, life can be peacefully lived.

To be one with the Universe or God, does not mean we are spared of conflict, pain, and sorrow.  It means we are never alone as we face the conditions of living in this man made world.  God handed us the paper, scissors, and paste with instructions to create, and look what we have done....