It is natural to experience peace, but life in the world is not natural. Animals and birds all experience peace, but not mankind, for man is the robber of his own peace. We have made our life so artificial that we can never imagine how far removed we are from what may be called a normal, natural life. It is for this reason that we need the art of discovering peace within us; we shall not experience it by improving outside conditions. Man has always longed for peace and has always brought about wars. We all say we are seeking for peace, so where does war come from? It comes because the meaning of peace has not been fully understood. Man lives in a continual turmoil, in a restless condition, and in order to seek for peace he seeks war; we shall not have peace till everyone begins to seek peace within first. What is peace? It is the natural condition of the soul.
O peace-maker, before trying to make peace throughout the world, first make peace within yourself!
Hazrat Inayat Khan
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