‘Unity consciousness’

Evils on earth:

By Marina Herath

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To put an end to evil on the planet earth, one must first realize the Truth of the first principle of Confucianism. This principle states that “Human nature is good; and evil is essentially unnatural. In the world you hear about killings, bombings, revenge and friends carrying tales, making everybody miserable.

This mostly happens when they feel jealous. Jealousy begins in one’s home and gradually spreads to your place of work then it turns out as a festered wound for ever. Why do all these happen? Is it money, status and love?

Let’s talk about money. We need money to live properly but still some go beyond that. They want to get the best of their lives. Yes, everybody likes to live in luxury. But why rob or steal other’s property.

You have to live according to your means or earn wealth in a manner where others will not be affected.

Coming up in status and pride, many people want to show off their pride by dressing well or travelling in a luxury vehicle. True you need to have status but people respect you according to your performance by treating others. Even after death you will be respected but still how much on earth can you have this respect?

Talk about love, there are many enemies around lovers. They even resort to murder.

There are criminal activities on this particular subject. Most of them see their family background, if the couple is not suitable to their family the man of the house resorts to murder and then some parents turn a blind eye.

Lovers may face many problems with friends because most of the friends entertain bad thoughts and try their best to harm the couple. You may never know your enemy beside you, trying to attack you in a friendly way. An enemy in the guise of a friend.

Why can’t we ponder over death and adjust ourselves perhaps, at least this will help your mind to be free and your thoughts pure. This action might give you a good reaction with good health and wealth. After all what do we gain by harming others when you treat someone in a cruel way.

The assailant may be suffering from some kind of illness. Of course he or she is not a normal person. Everybody has the right to live not to die unnecessarily. While on our journey we never know whether we will reach home safely. Rich or poor ones has to face death unexpectedly.

Why can’t we live in a friendly and helpful way and it helps your daily lifestyle in good spirit. Everyone gets angry, some they say stress and some kind of illness but this is not an issue to make others unhappy.

Even if you are angry over some issues, the best ever you could do is close your eyes for at least 10 minutes and see the difference. Then you harm no one. Think of yourself consciousness twice and then you will do the needful.

Taking revenge is also common among humans. The word sorry is never mentioned in any way. But still about 25% of mankind says sorry. When you say sorry to someone you have ill-treated, your enemy becomes your best friend. Apologising is the greatest thing that humans can do to stop violence. Why can’t the human being understand this fact? Even animals behave in a way more than human.

At present you barely see the difference between animals and humans. The best way to control one’s self to become a peaceful warrior, one must conquer the ego in one’s own mind. This can be done by following a wide variety of religious, spiritual teachings and sports activities.

These teachings all have certain common concepts. A human being must understand that material things, relationships with others, satisfaction of the senses and the need for self control cannot bring enlightenment. They must practise self-discipline, non-judgment and selflessness. They must also be generous, kind and mindful.

Another key element towards putting an end to evil on Earth is the practise of nonviolence. This practice ensures that a person in the spiritual path does not become what he hopes to eliminate.

It may be alright at times to lash out at those who are known to have committed evil deeds, but one must understand that more evil forces than ourselves are at work.

When things go well for an individual, it is easy to ignore the evil that goes on in other parts of the world. We are lulled into thinking that if it does not affect us directly, then we do not have to be concerned about it.

We can also have our energy drained by taking upon ourselves the suffering of others when there isn’t anything that we can do about the situation. In either case the ego, or “smaller self” has diluted the individual person.

A wiser course of action is to cultivate loving-kindness in oneself while having a positive effect on situations that we can have an impact on. A person on the path must accept the fact that we are not free until we are all free. This freedom must also be extended to beings in the animal kingdom as well as Earth itself.

Freedom is an interesting concept. Some assume that if we are free to elect our government and practise our faith we have achieved freedom. Although this is a form of freedom, it is not true freedom.

In order to be truly free, a person must conquer fear. This does not mean that a person will never be frightened by a particular circumstance, but rather that they live their life free from worry. As one’s practice deepens, a person will take an unemotional look at his or her own mortality.

They will come to know the part of themselves that cannot die, and will understand true peace. It is also important to understand that all beings on earth are spiritual beings first, and physical beings second. One of our senses, the mind, has two components-the ego and the “higher self” or the understanding of “Unity Consciousness.”

The basic tenet of the ego is that the physical being is separate from other beings and therefore separate from nature. If a being accepts the ego as truth, that being will be drawn to unhealthy thoughts, words and deeds. The fact that this happens, leads to suffering for all beings as well as our Earth Mother.