The Beautiful Eternal Now

Maharishi Om On the subject of war

The subject of war became a running thread through the conversations I had with Maharishi Om on my last visit to see him. He spoke of the necessity of being aware of the political state of our world and of the potential for war that is at hand. He spoke of Islam in less then flattering terms and often brought up the clashes in Syria. We read a long article on Russia's weapon sales to Syria.

I did not want to be interested yet he persisted in telling me about the violence going on in our world. I am a  meditator,  a yogini, war does not  have a place in my life. I didn't want to know, but it was my Guru bringing it to my attention. He told me there had to be an awareness about the potential for war that is at hand.  I guess he thought people were not paying attention, obviously I was not.

Back home a brief glimpse at the news shouted out at me like never before. Turkish Islam, Hezbollah, Syria, Istanbul, Afghanistan even Santa Monica, California. The unrest was palpable.

The next time I visited Guruji  he continued in the same vein, "The possibility of a Third World War started on Sept. 11, 2001. Check the data, how many war related deaths since 9/11?" I did a quick 'google' check  even though  the idea seemed daunting and there were innumerable war related death statistics worldwide since 2001.

The real war scenario he said, is that on one side there is Syria, Iran, Iraq, Russia and China, and on the other side, Saudi Arabia, (in the 2ND person), Qatar, Kuwait, Egypt, Turkey, Jordan and Lebanon. {Saudi Arabia supports extremist Sunni Muslims, Iraq, Iran and Syria support the Shiite Muslim}
While America, Britain, France, Israel- watch. 'They may or may not join. They are involved. They offer 'humanitarian' support, some say they are supplying weapons.
Has World War 3 already started? These countries are sending soldiers and weapons, they do not announce it, but it is a reality.

Guruji spoke of  the Nostradamus, predictions for our time saying Nostradamus predicted there would be a  big disaster in the middle east and in Africa. Nostradamus foretold there was a possibility millions would be killed.

Then Maharishi Om said, "Human beings are not evolved in the arena of peace. At home they fight among family members and neighbors, there are many differences based on language, ethnicity, color and religion. Human beings are divided as never before. Differences are high. Big corporations and governments are fighting over resources. The people should be aware of this, they are entrapped. They should avoid violent discussions, move to safer areas. Some places are safer then others- with less crime rate. Even though there is plenty of food and natural resources are available, people are still dying of hunger because of mismanagement and business people will suffer due to their mismanagement."

Guruji only wanted me to be aware and to bring awareness to others so that we do not enter into war blindly, ignorantly. Be Awake and Aware! that is Maharishi Om's motto. When we are aware of the  existence of the  possibility of harm we can at least prepare to move out of it's way.

Maharishi Om also spoke to me of Lord Krishnas' tactics in battle. In the stories of the great epic, Bhagavad Gita, Lord Krishna retreated more then once, he pulled back from war in order to save lives.

That Memorial Day weekend  and subsequent  days with my Guru have expanded my world view and have given me a new sense of care and concern for my world family. May we one day all live in harmony with one another.