WAR BEGINS IN THE MIND OF MAN

The high, noble-sounding words that form an epigraph to the UNESCO Constitution state, “Since wars begin in the mind of men, it is in the minds of men that the defences of peace must be established.” Will this UNESCO epigraph ever be fulfilled by nations? So far the picture seems very dismal.
Medieval history is witness to ghastly accounts of religious wars or crusades between zealous Christians and Muslims that lasted for three centuries. Some religious leaders still exhort their followers to participate in jihads or ‘holy wars'.
Wars today are not confined only to army personnel who personally and directly are engaged in military campaigns. The injurious effects of wars now extend to entire civilian populations as well. It is a foregone conclusion that in a future world war nuclear weapons would be widely used. The destruction of life and property will be so great that neither victor nor vanquished will be left to rule over the debris of this world.
Cyclones, earthquakes and tsunamis are not considered these days to be acts of God. Nations are jointly trying to overcome these natural hazards but wars are not like natural disasters, they are
man-made. But even then there is no worldwide agitation against warmongers.
Man has treated war as if it were something external to his inner psychological nature. In fact man's psyche plays an important role in the wars which are fought externally but actually begin in the human mind. Aldous Huxley, in his celebrated book “Ends and Means”, prophesied, “If we want to get rid of war we must get rid first of all of its psychological causes.” Krishnamurti, a great thinker and sage, said that war is merely an outward expression of inward state, an enlargement of our daily actions. There are psychological factors which are inherent causes of war such as fear, hatred, envy, insecurity, collective ego, competitive spirit, craze for supremacy over others, primitive tribal and racial arrogance and religious fanaticism. Spiritual therapy is the only way to root out the seeds of war from the minds of men.
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