Why are we unable to exist in peace?

The reason is that humans consider themselves the highest life form in our visible world. Today’s blind materialism — the mainstream religion — does not take into account that humans are a product of evolution. Evolution is not created by humans; evolution has created humans. Evolution means constant change, development — in other words, transformation.

Yes, after every external war, there is a moment of peace. But lasting external peace can only arise after lasting inner peace. Lasting inner peace can only arise after winning inner battles — in other words, after transformation.

We have wars because the higher forces that have created this universe are hungry — because they are growing, that is, evolution is taking place. For this, they need the energy of transformation — the energy of change, of learning, of growth. Transformation always means death, because energy is released through death. Therefore, if inner transformation does not occur — inner death, the death of the self-image or personality, which would release the nutrients needed by the forces of evolution — then external death must occur. That means either the human body dies, or your business dies, your family, your home, your relationships. Evolution can feed on such death as well, but it is low-quality nourishment. Therefore, such deaths are needed in large quantities.

All people feel the pressure for transformation, but since there is no knowledge of inner transformation, all energy and attention go into changing the external. As a result, people endlessly seek external growth — a new and better job, home, city, country, relationship.

War and pandemics or diseases help to kill — that is, to transform — human bodies. Economic crises transform or destroy companies and jobs. Natural disasters affect homes and environments. All crises kill relationships — that is, they change them.

Humans do not know how to change, and therefore they change the external. Humans live in reverse. Their gaze is directed outward, and so they try to change the reflection — the world they see — their worldview. Yet they do not wish, nor know how, to change themselves, and do not see themselves as the source of the problem.

Such one-sided manipulation of the external reflection is not possible according to any law of nature. How can one thing stand before the mirror, yet something else be reflected back? Thus, humans cause destruction by trying to bend only the external.

Academic education explains the external world — the reflection, the form. What is missing is the study of the inner world — the source of the reflection, life itself. There is life, and there is the form through which life operates. The study of the external gives science and technology. The study of the inner gives health and religion — that is, well-being, success, and joy. From the synthesis of inner and outer arises a healthy politics and economy.

Humans see themselves as the most advanced life form and believe they rule the world — the external world — and have the right to decide over life that is not themselves (plants, animals, people, the planet, etc.). This is enormous self-importance. We have an inverted understanding of governance, as if we have the right to make choices for and over others in order to realize our vision of an ideal. No — this is not governance, this is violation. The only one we must learn to govern is ourselves. And the only ideal to achieve is to become the best version of ourselves — to realize our full potential as conscious beings.

Governing others can only work through personal example and by becoming a servant to external life. Governance is serving others — serving through personal example. Governance means walking ahead and showing the way. Following must be voluntary.

Look at today’s leaders of major powers, or even our own leaders. Whom do you personally wish to follow? You may say you do not want to follow them — but is that really true? Today’s leaders show where you end up when your gaze is directed outward — toward the external, toward changing the external, toward materialism (the belief that consciousness arises from matter), and toward control. If you do the same — if you do not work on changing yourself — then you are following them. Your following has made possible the society whose result is today’s understanding of governance.

We experience the external world — the reflection — through the first attention (a Toltec term). It is time to find the second attention, to experience not only the reflection but also its source — the inner being. Then inner transformation begins. This is the only way to end world wars. Find a school or a guide that works with the inner and supports turning your gaze toward the being that lives within your body and governs its emotional and mental apparatus, and contribute to creating peace both within and without.

I do not know how to govern the external, but I can show how I govern myself. It is far from perfect, but it is a beginning — to show how I change myself and how I can be of service to the external. It is very little, a drop in the ocean, and without other drops it is not possible to cleanse the sea of pollution. We do not change the sea — we change ourselves. Only when every drop in the ocean has transformed itself does navigating the sea of life become a magical journey on the Path of Freedom. Until then, stock up on shovels to dig graves for the bodies walking the path of death — whether those are jobs, homes, cities, or people.

At the beginning of April, the workshop “Power of Money” had its premiere. Do not be misled by the title — it is a tool for inner transformation, using everyday life themes such as money and power. Everyday life is the best training ground. Next, in June, comes “Desires of Success.” With Love, Rein