International Day of Peace

A Message from Chunyi Lin
on International Day of Peace
Monday, September 21, 2009



Hello my dear friend,
There is a beautiful song, most often heard at Christmas time, which starts, "Let there be peace on earth and let it begin with me." On this International Day of Peace, wouldn't it be wonderful if we all carried those words within us and lived those words from our hearts?

For there to be peace on earth, each of us must truly say, "Let it begin with me." That is where it all begins.

"Lao Tzu said, "If there is to be peace in the world...in the nations...in the cities...between neighbors...in the home...there must be peace in the heart." Peace begins in the heart because the heart is the seat of love and, as Gandhi said, "Love is the strongest force the world possesses...."
If we call upon this unconditional love--if we simply focus on the love in each of our hearts and let this limitless, perfect, healing love flow into us and through us--then we can find that perfect peace. We can live in that perfect peace, and we can bring that peace to our homes, our countries, our world.

Please take at least a moment today to focus on your heart, feel the flow of unconditional love coming into you, and then focus on sending that love to everyone you encounter this day. Open your heart and open your mind and see that perfect love flowing through every person throughout our world.

On this special day, please join me in living the message of that beautiful Christmas carol:
"Let there be peace on earth and let it begin with me."

In love and peace,
Chunyi

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