Real Meaning Of Peace 
Real Meaning Of Peace
There once was a king who
offered a prize to the artist who would paint the best picture of
peace. Many artists tried. The king looked at all the pictures. But
there were only two he really liked, and he had to choose between them.
One picture was of a calm lake. The lake was a perfect mirror for
peacefully towering mountains all around it. Overhead was a blue sky
with fluffy white clouds. All who saw this picture thought that it was
a perfect picture of peace.
The other picture had mountains, too. But these were rugged and
bare. Above was an angry sky, from which rain fell and in which
lightning played. Down the side of the mountain tumbled a foaming
waterfall. This did not look peaceful at all. But when the king looked
closely, he saw behind the waterfall a tiny bush growing in a crack in
the rock. In the bush a mother bird had built her nest. There, in the
midst of the rush of angry water, sat the mother bird on the nest - in
perfect peace.
Which picture do you think won the prize? The king chose the second picture. Do you know why?
"Because," explained the king, "peace does not mean to be in a place
where there is no noise, trouble, or hard work. Peace means to be in
the midst of all those things and still be calm in your heart. That is
the real meaning of peace."
"One who is engaged in God consciousness is then beyond contamination by sinful reactions,
exactly as the lotus leaf, though remaining in the water, is not wet"
(-B.G 5.10)
-reneesh
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