Love is Peace by Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse
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We need peace in this world and at every level of existence. We need peace between different countries, within our own society, in our family and in our personal relationships. Peace depends upon us, individually, upon our view. Where people share the same views, there is peace. When we try to see the view-point of others, we are commencing the practice of Love and Compassion. When there is Love, you will seldom find fighting or war.
To Practice Buddhism, you need not change externally. You will find that if you change internally, if you have a good intention, which is Bodhicitta, then your external would change. If you have an understanding of the True Nature of your own mind, you will understand the reality of all pheonomena. The more materially developed you become, the more you fear and suffering will increase, There will be fear of losing whatever you have gained. And on a larger scale, the fear of mass destruction which now exists ,due to the external development of nuclear power. No matter, what labels we put on these nuclear armaments, whether we call it 'deflence' or something else, these good labels will not protect us. The only reliable protection comes from one's own inner development.
Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche