If One Is Concerned About Human Beings, War Isn't Surprising

**Note: Truth does not always sound pleasant. If the mind is not really peaceful now, it might not be a perfect moment to listen to this podcast, one has to be aware of the emotions or reactions that can block one from listenING ATTENTIVELY and with HUMILITY. This talk is a meditation practice. What one needs to do is listen attentively, without getting stuck in words, examine the mind in silence, not agree or disagree, just look at the mind as it is. Doing so is already part of true meditation.

Transcript

What is your reaction to the war?

In this world,

Every few years,

More or less,

There is a war breaking out somewhere on this planet.

What is your reaction to it?

How do you feel about it?

Are you condemning the war because you are influenced by the media?

Are you only consenting about the war because you are told by the media?

Are you really consenting about the war?

Or you are still consenting about your own benefit,

Your own pocket?

And you are wondering whether this war can affect your benefit or not?

Or you are really consenting about the war?

If you are really consenting about the war,

You must be really consenting about human beings.

If you are truly consenting about human beings,

You won't be surprised at the war that are breaking out every few years.

Or you are just being consented about it as a reaction to the media,

The mind is bombarded by the media with all kinds of information,

All kinds of gossip about the war.

Because that bombardment,

That influence,

The mind is confused.

That's why the mind begins to show a symptom of concern,

Being concerned about something,

But actually is being confused about it.

Do you feel surprised at the war?

If you are really surprised at it,

You must be confused about it.

For most of our life,

We don't care about anything else.

We always care about ourselves.

And we feel that this war comes out of the blue.

Is that really so?