World peace prayer at the U.N. Millennium World Peace Summit of Religious and Spiritual Leaders...

World Peace Prayer

The Millennium World Peace Summit of Religious and Spiritual Leaders has far-reaching significance to discuss the important subject of human harmony. This Summit has proven that people have found the inner force of the religious consciousness. It is a sensible and important undertaking to join the efforts of different religious groups for the development of world peace and the elimination of poverty. The full use of such efforts will play an important role in finding the solution to our goal.

Religion has less power than political authority. It makes no distinction of politics or regional boundaries, nor discriminates based on race or nationality. Religion is to purify the human heart, to guide people, to serve humanity, and to contribute to society. In addition, it shall do so despite any reward. It is a kind of attitude about human life, where it considers sacrificing oneself for the betterment of others as an honor; luxury and waste as a disgrace; and seeking charity and kindness for all as one's duty.

Religious teaching can change people's opinion. Such change can bring about the improvement of the environment and its conditions. Religion can really change the human consciousness, raise our level of understanding and bring us out of the vicious cycle into the good cycle.

The real transformation of consciousness enables us to realize that the human race itself created all the disputes, conflicts and wars among people, regions and nations. We are our own vice. We should re-examine our consciousness and understand that our vice is the main and deep-rooted cause of the disasters. We must, without rest, change and improve ourselves. Get rid of the bad habits to end the harm we have done to others and ourselves.

The world will enter harmony when we no longer harm each other. The world will become a jointly owned and mutually enjoyed ideal paradise when everyone respects one another, helps one another, respects the elders and loves the young ones. This is the simple yet lofty ideal of the religious creed. The practical measure to attain the ideal is more important, and should be truly recognized, supported, and emphasized by every government, religion and person. We shall grasp the essence of the religious ideal instead of only looking at the superficial and negative phenomenon of religion. How are we to pass on the correct religious thinking and its essence without the limitation of adhering to the superficial and negative phenomenon?

Every religious group should be open-minded, have a consensus, learn from each other's virtue and strength and improve oneself. With government support, inter-faith communication, cooperation and activities should be developed. Thus, we will form the same thought, which will have an influence on everyone to change for the better and benefit humanity.

People always long for peace and thirst for happiness eternal. By changing our habits, improving and overcoming ourselves, we are able to seriously re-examine ourselves to the depth of our heart, humbly accept the criticism and teaching of others, and raise ourselves to a higher level. Then, we can enter a highly civilized society. We can only realize it with such profound soul purification and self-enhancement, and the world will become a highly civilized world of peace.

Look at the boundless universe. Why is there poverty? We ought to study it from the cause that leads to today's human civilization. In the beginning, the initial human thought, action and motive were for instinctive survival. As people moved around to seek food for survival, they met other people with different habits and language. Then, the conflict or fight for food occurred. The regional conflict was formed due to lack of communication and the escalation of fighting. The purpose of such conflict continued to be for food and survival. The conquered was expelled or enslaved, and had to work hard in bitterness for less food. The victor expanded his territory, enslaved the conquered and obtained more food.

Social classes were formed. Systems and laws were established to protect the benefits of the ruling class. Money was created for the exchange of goods. People were civilized. The traditional reality still was the same, for food. Social status was formed and reflected in the society. Different social treatment according to different social positions resulted in complicated social problems. The confrontation continued and intensified.

People have to take advantage in many situations with any means for the protection of their interests. Pillage of resources formed the idea of storing in quantity and quality. The more they owned, the richer they felt. They would disregard the damage done to the environment although they had surplus exceeding the real need for survival. To have self-enjoyment and self-satisfaction, they formed the bad habit of achieving their aim by cheating or by being a brute to others. Greed and selfishness guided them. People forgot to remember that eating was just for living, moving around was just for surviving, and fighting was just for food. It has been like this since ancient times.

For the enjoyment of the “haves”, the victors disregarded the pain of the “have-nots”. This attitude of the victors influenced their later generations. The rebellious psychology of the “have-nots”, or slaves, also influenced the later generations. The vicious cycle brought turmoil to human society. The Law of Retribution continued. Now, people must find the cause of this vicious cycle, the method to change their bad habits, the way to conquer themselves and the solution to eliminate the vicious cause. Then, they will realize that all the waste, greed and damage to the environment are the causes of poverty and conflict. This is the reason that Buddhism advocates for equal treatment, charity and love.

The bitter experience of the human race has proven that the teaching of truth and faith in religion are very necessary for the human soul. Once we have purified our hearts, the ways to resolve conflict, to eliminate poverty, and the opportunity to promote peace will mature accordingly.

After this Summit, we hope that every religious school and every government can work together hand in hand, making full use of the joint efforts, and having a real and far-reaching influence for the progress of world peace, the elimination of poverty, and the protection of the environment.

Dechan Jueren
MahaVairocana Dharma King
The 49th Mahacharya

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