Buddha Purnima Sandesh: War or Peace

Shri Gautam Buddha created a revolution with his teachings as he taught us to fight our internal wars rather than physically fighting battles with weapons. He executed His ideas through the word of scriptures. He often said that our enemies are not those that attack us from outside. Our real enemies reside within ourselves.

In order to progress in life, we should climb the ladder of friendship, kindness and brotherhood. Shri Gautam Buddha spoke about spreading this message of comradeship across all classes of humanity. He emphasised that we must do away with the feelings of hatred and discrimination and instead, instil empathy and compassion in our hearts.Great leaders and learned men have appeared from time to time to guide people on this righteous path.

When we are able to establish feelings of love and affection towards one another, we are filled with peace which then leads to a continuous state of bliss. This bliss pervades our senses and finally emanates from within us, thus spreading the vibrations of happiness in the atmosphere around us. Hatred, jealousy and discrimination are automatically done away with and one does not have to make any effort to wrestle with these negative emotions.

Even though 2,500 years have elapsed since the advent of Shri Gautam Buddha, his essence still continues to manifest. His teachings are still relevant today but it is up to us to decide whether we want to follow them.

A Happy Buddha Purnima to you all!