Peace and Love

Peace and Love: they are our original, innate nature, the true essence of the soul. Before the mind is clouded by 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘴, 𝘧𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨, we are pure consciousness, inherently peaceful and overflowing with unconditional love. At the Brahma Kumaris, we teach that every person is 𝐚 𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐥—eternal, serene, and full of divine love. When we remember this truth, we begin to recognize that "peace" is not something we must chase, but something we must reclaim. It’s already within us, waiting to be "awakened" through 𝚊𝚠𝚊𝚛𝚎𝚗𝚎𝚜𝚜, 𝚜𝚝𝚒𝚕𝚕𝚗𝚎𝚜𝚜, 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚒𝚗𝚗𝚎𝚛 𝚛𝚎𝚏𝚕𝚎𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗.

In a world often driven by 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘵, 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 & 𝘴𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, reconnecting with our original nature of peace and love becomes both a personal and collective act of healing. In the moments of 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫, 𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞, we glimpse this authentic self that feels naturally "loving" and "at peace". This suggests that anger, hatred, anxiety, and conflict are not our true nature but rather learned responses to perceived threats or unmet desires.

When we live from this place of inner peace and authentic love, we become living examples of what humanity was meant to be—𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬, 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞, 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝. Gandhi’s life embodied this truth: his nonviolent resistance was not born of weakness, but of deep "inner peace" and "boundless love" for all beings. He showed that true strength lies not in power over others, but in the courage to stand firm in truth and love. In embracing our original nature, we don’t just transform ourselves—we ripple out into the world, 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 one peaceful thought, one loving action at a time.