Throughout our history human beings have conducted and practiced all kinds of rituals and activities with the motivation of obtaining peace. We have fought wars in the name of achieving peace because we are under the illusion that peace is something external, something to be obtained.

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Throughout our history human beings have conducted and practiced all kinds of rituals and activities with the motivation of obtaining peace. We have fought wars in the name of achieving peace because we are under the illusion that peace is something external, something to be obtained. In the modern world, the pursuit of peace has been replaced by the pursuit of economic growth. In other words, most people think that if human beings have peace, they will have more money.

However, peace is a state of being within us that is not considered as something that can be achieved by going out and pursuing it. Peace is a state of being which can only be attained by going within ourselves.

Source: Contemplative Essays: Volume 1: Essays To Inspire Deep Reflection About How We View Our World.

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