War Is the Collective Manifestation of Stress in the Body


We could end war by dissolving the tension, the enmity in our own nervous system, that we project onto others, turning them into the "enemy." This message from Maharishi is meant not for the defenders, but for the aggressors. It is the aggressors who are the most fearful, stressed and unhappy of people.

A stress-free nervous system acts spontaneously in harmony with the laws of nature, and in harmony with the environment. Then mind is clear and unclouded as a mountain stream, with no extraneous thoughts. But stress in the nervous system clouds and distorts thinking in the mind, which is projected onto the world as "enemies" and "barriers." Our world is as our consciousness is. The world is filled with projections of our fear and aggression because our nervous systems have become weak and stressed. The aggression of Israel and the U.S. arms merchants is a sign of their weakness, not strength.

Harmonious nervous system reflects clear self-luminous consciousness. Without purifying the actual neurophysics of the vehicle, all our talk of consciousness is just "magical thinking" and mood-making.

This rediscovery of the link between physiology and consciousness is the precious gift of Maharishi to the world. It is not a belief system: it can be verified by practice and direct experience. Jai Guru Dev.

"The enemy has no strength of his own. The enemy advances on the road that the people of this country provide him. And the road on which the enemy advances is built on the tensions of the individuals.
"If you want to cut-off the roads and stop the enemy from advancing, release the tensions of your own nation. Cease to be the generators of tension and, instead, become the generators of peaceful and harmonious influence in the surroundings. The enmity of the enemy will be lost!

"The enemy will not be required to be killed. And you will save the danger of being killed by the enemy. It is the enmity of the enemy that is the root of war. It’s not the person, not the nation, not the enemy – but the enmity! And the enmity is provoked in the enemy by the collective atmosphere of tension.

"When we go into scientific investigation of war and peace we come to the conclusion that it’s not the enemy that is at fault. It is the cause which has provoked the enmity in the enemy. And the cause lies on THIS side!”  ~Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

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