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? You cannot be responsible if you are simply reacting to the circumstances of your life. To have the capacity to respond, you must be aware of the subconscious reactions that rule most lives. To be free of these patterns, they must be brought to the surface to be exposed to the light.

? There is a war inside each of us: a deep impulse to good, to love, to be kind, and an egoic impulse to defend, to hide, to be right. These impulses of the heart to openness and peace are terrifying to the egoist survival imperative of closed and guarded gates.

? We can all see the horror in the world. We can perhaps also see that the horror of destruction, war and ecological devastation are the fruits of minds filled with ignorance, fear and greed. It is always easier to see these qualities in the enemy, but are you willing to uncover the ignorance, fear and greed that are running just below the surface in your personal life?

? In facing your demons and discovering the stillness that is already at peace, the war inside you can begin to end. When you are not at war with yourself, you can truly serve the ending of war in the world.

? This is the time of the great Purification from the prophesies of the Hopi, the Maya, and other ancient people. This purification must happen in each heart, one by one, as an act of free will and choice. This is a conscious sacrifice of selfishness in the service of love and world peace.

from Gangaji