MAKE peace, not war

by Marjorie Chew, The Star, August 17, 2007

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia -- “MAKE peace, not war” is easier said than done. Conflicts originate from the basic unit of society: the family, says Venerable Master Chin Kung in one of his talks on peace.

<< Most Venerable Master Chin Kung’s consistent message is that of loving kindness.

It is his contention that “when spouses cannot get along, when parents and children are in disharmony, or siblings are in discord,” members of such families will have difficulty interacting with the wider society. This leads to turmoil in the community. 

“If we probe deeper, the root cause of all conflicts lies within our minds. It is an inner conflict between our intrinsic self and our acquired behaviours,” he says.

His explanation is that the intrinsic self is full of pure kindness while the habitual self is the product of contamination based on information acquired later in life. Simply put, it is a conflict between altruism and selfishness.

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