As a society, we have shifted our focus away from our spiritual journeys and the goals of finding spiritual enlightenment. We have lost touch with our very beliefs and morals in an effort to seek pleasure in the physical world around us. No longer focusing on the bigger picture that exists in the Universe, we are instead drawn to our current lives. We spend our time and energy on materialistic views of success, judging a ‘good life’ on our career position, salary, the house we live in and the car that we drive. This change in focus results in us overlooking the ways in which we can make a genuine difference in the world as a whole. The root of the problem extends further than these specific issues. Instead, it is rooted in the most basic of human behaviors. It is only by challenging our foundation and our daily behaviors as they pertain to those around us that we are going to see a change in the violent world that we live in. Unless we make serious attempts to achieve peace, we will continue to see a replay of the mayhem humanity experienced in the 20th century. #foodforthought #dalailama #humanityatitsworst #buddhism #spreadlovenothate #speaktruthnotlies
