TOWARDS GLOBAL PEACE — Manifesto of Peace

neither development nor progress. No excuse whatsoever justifies the use of violence, be it individual, national or international life. Regardless of how unfavourable circumstances might be, an environment of peace is indispensable. We must maintain peace unilaterally, for nothing that we desire can be achieved without it. Failure to establish peace will result in total destruction. The option facing us is not between peace and no peace, but between peace and annihilation. Without peace, there is no hope for mankind. Spiritual Comfort What disturbs the peaceful plan of Nature can be, to a great extent, traced to people’s growing materialism. It is this thinking which leads to mindless exploitation of nature, resulting in the disturbance of the peaceful plan of nature. A path of moderation would soon make clear that if earlier they were comfortable physically, now they are comfortable spiritually. And undoubtedly spiritual comfort is far better than material comfort. The perpetrator of violence, be he a ‘Hitler’ or a common man, invariably suffers from remorse, while the peacemaker derives great satisfaction from a measured response. If one were to think of the end result, one would never indulge in violence. Remember, peace is in consonance with humanity, whereas violence is a descent to the animal level. Peace—Man’s Absolute Right Peaceful revolution is the outcome of peaceful thinking. Peaceful minds make for a peaceful world. Man was born in peace. Man must die in peace. Peace is man’s birth right— God’s greatest blessing to humanity. o Peace with All A person who is God-fearing and has the sense of accountability will undoubtedly lead a peaceful life and be conscious of not being unkind to others. God Himself is Peace. He intended this world to be peaceful, and only a peaceful world will be able to receive His blessings.