May 5, 2007

Peace Is Human Nature

Conflict is not a part of human nature, says Prem Rawat, known to many as Maharaji—peace is.

"There are people who say that all the things that happen in this world are examples of human nature—all the wars, all the conflicts," he says. "I disagree. When we're centered, when we're placed in that true equilibrium where our hearts are full, then our true nature shines. The true nature that we have is beautiful."

The solution to predicaments is not to chase the problem, he says. "The solution lies within the heart of every single human being."

Maharaji spoke publicly before he began the first grade at school in India, saying it's not nations but individuals who need to experience peace. He was invited to speak in the West in his early teens and since has shared his message with more than 10 million people in 97 nations.

"When the heart is full," he says, "then the human being is fulfilled. Then, automatically, a person is out of duality, and there are no questions, only answers. It is then that people favor the simple over the complicated. That's how we need to be. That's our nature."
To those who think peace is not possible, Maharaji suggests a re-examination of what peace really is.

"Some think it's when no one in this world ever gets angry with anyone," he says. "That's not going to happen. People get angry even with other members of their family. Yet some people think that’s what has to happen before peace can manifest. The peace I am talking about is the peace that can be experienced in the middle of a battlefield, and that peace is at our very essence."