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Building Peace in our Hearts and Minds

There are three aspects of a human being – body, mind and soul. The body is what we perceive at the external level. The mind is an intermediate between the body and the soul. In Sanskrit, we humans are known as ‘ manusya’ , i.e. one with a mind. In this world, our soul has taken the form of a human. We are primarily spirit; we are not matter. Matter only clothes the spirit. We, as souls, are but a part of a much bigger universe. There is a web of life that harmoniously balances all life forms. There is abundance in the Universe . Having a large heart and a big mind and getting inspired with a higher ideal helps us tap into the infinite pool of energy that is the universe. When our heart and mind are not in peace, we are in a state of unrest. We fall prey to desires and greed (sensory pleasures and needless acquisitions); there is war, terrorism, oppression, unjust acts and all forms of violence. We pollute our environment, contaminate our food, indulge in sexual excesses and ...

Quotes

Science: Science is written in the language of mathematics – Galileo.                                                                                 The whole is more than the sum of its parts – Aristotle.     Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration – Edison. The Universe likes speed – anonymous. Truth is ever to be found in simplicity, and not in the multiplicity and confusion of things – Newton.   I have not failed, I have found 1000 ways that do not work – Edison. Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood – Marie Curie. Anything you can do in classical physics, you can do better in quantum physics – Daniel Klepper. Protons give an atom its identity, electrons give it a personality – Bill Bryson. It is a staggeringly small world th...