On War & Peace (युद्ध और शांति)

We think of war as a conflict between nations, fought with soldiers and weapons, and we seek peace through treaties and negotiations. But these external solutions have never created lasting peace.

This workshop posits that the war outside (युद्ध) is merely a large-scale projection of the war raging inside every human being. The root cause of conflict is the deluded (भ्रमित) human consciousness, which operates from a place of fear and a belief in separate, competing identities (my nation vs. your nation, my religion vs. yours). This "us vs. them" thinking, rooted in ignorance (अज्ञान), is what leads to violence.

A world without war is only possible when a critical mass of individuals achieves inner peace. This inner peace is Resolution (समाधान)—a state of being free from internal contradictions. A resolved human being lives in Co-existence (सह-अस्तित्व). They see the fundamental oneness of the entire human race (मानव जाति एक) and the world as a single, undivided family (अखण्ड समाज). For such a person, war is an absurdity.

Therefore, the work for world peace is not on the battlefield, but within our own consciousness. The path to a war-free world is through mass human awakening (जागृति).