This blog is about activities for peace but I haven't yet written anything about the concept of peace. What is it? Many people have become skeptical saying that the tendency to use violence just simply is part of human nature and there is nothing we can do about it. We have also seen many ideologies promoting peace strongly but turned out to be just empty rhetoric or even manipulation towards selfish aims. Some countries have adopted the thinking that maintaining peace actually requires strong military force.
My approach to peace is based on the model of the three great men dedicated to peace: Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr. and Daisaku Ikeda. It is remarkable that their religious and cultural backgrounds are completely different but they all share the same practical ideology of non-violence and dignity of humanity. Since also negative tendencies are inherent part of human nature the activities for peace always starts from within. Too often we see the cause for conflict outside ourselves and forget to win over our innate negativity. All activities for peace starts with our own internal transformation or "human revolution". Gandhi has summarized it with the words: "Be the change you wish to see."
See the Gandhi, King, Ikeda video:
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