Secular Buddhism 212 - The War Within
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Sep 1, 2025 The discussion tackles the heaviness of living amidst violence and despair. It highlights the connection between personal experiences and societal issues, urging listeners to reflect on the path to peace. The host emphasizes the importance of cultivating inner peace through compassion and gratitude. By addressing the three poisons of ignorance, greed, and hatred, he suggests that individual actions can lead to broader societal change. This journey toward ending the internal conflict paves the way for creating a ripple effect of peace in the world.
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Personal Shock and Helplessness
- Noah Reschetta describes feeling heaviness after hearing about a school shooting and a sexual assault linked to a friend's sibling.
- He connects that personal pain to the wider question of how to create peace in a world filled with violence.
Peace Begins Within
- Noah argues peace is not a top-down event but a grassroots movement starting in individual hearts.
- He maps how a peaceful heart ripples outward to families, neighborhoods, communities, and the world.
Same Roots, Different Scale
- The seeds of violence—ignorance, greed, hatred—exist in everyone; scale differs not kind.
- Small everyday anger waters the same roots that, left unchecked, can grow into monstrous acts.