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A Renowned Meditator Explains How the World Can Find Peace In Ten Sentences
There’s a bunch of scientific evidence that supports his claim too
Some of the greatest minds ever to have lived have shared their wisdom on important topics.
The Buddha on the power of thoughts — “We become what we think.”
Jesus on empathy — “Treat thy neighbour as thyself.”
Marcus Aurelius on values — “Waste no more time arguing what a good man should be. Be one.”
Mother Teresa on compassion — “If you judge people, you have no time to love them.”
Mahatma Gandhi on peace — “Peace between countries must rest on the solid foundation of love between individuals.”
So, when it was Lao Tzu’s turn he also kept things simple.
Lao Tzu was a renowned meditator and ancient Chinese Taoist philosopher who is accredited with writing the Tao Te Ching. So, even though he was talking about a complex topic such as creating world peace, he found a way to make it relatable, even exciting.
“If there is to be peace in the world,
There must be peace in the nations.
If there is to be peace in the nations,
There must be peace in the cities.
If there is to be peace in the cities,
There must be peace between neighbors.
If there is to be peace between neighbors,
There must be peace in the home.
If there is to be peace in the home,
There must be peace in the heart.”— Lao Tzu
Although this was spoken over 2,000 years ago, recent case studies from across the world have confirmed it to be true.
Four case studies that have used the heart’s intelligence to change the world
Someone who took the heart’s intelligence further than most was an Indian sage called Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. In the 1960s, he initiated a movement that turned out to be one of the most iconic social experiments of all time.
After years of meditating at his ashram, he predicted that if just 1% of the population practiced group meditation, they could produce measurable improvements to the quality of life for the people in their surrounding…
