The reason why humanity is ill is simply that they do not know how to be still. If only human beings knew how to be still - not dead and still but absolutely still with great intensity - you would see all violence would simply evaporate from the planet
Additional information/ Source: Book: Culture of Peace; Page: 11
Categories: Humanity
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