| Yoga's philosophy is based upon peace and the end | | | | thine enemy. But I say unto you, Love your enemies, |
| of suffering. Each time a world leader has stood up | | | | bless them that curse you, do good to them that |
| to give this same message of world peace, he or | | | | hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use |
| she is shouted down. Yet, we must ask - "Has the | | | | you, and persecute you." |
| world changed overnight?" Will Barack Obama | | | | The fundamentalist interpretation of ideas concerning |
| "become the change we wish to see?" | | | | peace is: "Let's be rational, see it my way." Actually, |
| Throughout history, intolerance has caused many set | | | | we have to listen to the narrow-minded and open |
| backs for humanity. Humankind's history is a track | | | | dialogue in order to achieve a peaceful solution. You |
| record of blood lust, based on close-minded beliefs | | | | can afford to exchange ideas, with those who |
| about different ideas. Unfortunately, fundamentalist | | | | disagree, when you live in a democracy. |
| groups demonstrate that intolerance is still alive and | | | | In a free society, people have a right to choose the |
| well. | | | | path of enlightenment or the path of ignorance. |
| If you live in a democratic society, which is not at | | | | Luckily, the intolerant have limited influence for now. |
| war, you have the good fortune to see the | | | | This does not mean to send them on their merry |
| intolerant clearly. It is not so easy to see any issues | | | | way. It means that we should engage them in |
| clearly if you are in the middle of an armed conflict. | | | | conversation, when they demand to state their |
| Even in democracies, the masses can become swept | | | | viewpoint, with the provision that we may state our |
| up in polarization during wartime, after a terrorist | | | | viewpoint, as well. |
| attack, or in search of a political scapegoat. | | | | What good will this do? If you practice Yoga long |
| How can Yoga help? Every form of Yoga trains the | | | | enough, you should have a trained mind. As a serious |
| mind toward rational thought. In fact, Yoga is a | | | | Yoga practitioner, your beliefs in world peace, the |
| nightmare for dictators and war mongers. How can | | | | end of suffering, and a clean planet, are good and |
| you convince rational thinkers to kill their neighbors? | | | | noble causes, based upon rational logic. A blissful |
| In the King James Version, of the Holy Bible, Mathew | | | | planet is the kind of world we want to leave to our |
| 5:43-44, Jesus states: "Ye have heard that it hath | | | | children. |
| been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate | | | | |