Working together

YES, YOU CAN DO IT!

At the Global Spirituality Mahotsav, DAAJI shares his vision for bringing about world peace through individual peace, through cooperative projects, and through staying together to dissolve differences and bring progress.

The dream of Swami Vivekananda ji has been perceived by so many of us in this particular moment of bringing many paths and followers together. Now that we have come together, it is just the beginning. What do we do next? What is the purpose of this gathering? Our goal is very clear: to bring about harmony within each community through individual peace, so that we build the capacity for global peace.

There is no magic wand that can change the level of peace and global harmony in one stroke. Lord Krishna could not attain it; none of us can attain it alone. First, we all have to work together, individually—one heart at a time. Next, all of us can take up some projects together, co-share those projects, implement those projects and successfully complete those projects across the globe.

When we work together, 
we will be able to dissolve our differences, 
and that will be the sign of progress. 
Working together is the next step to a mere beginning. 
A further step is to grow together. 
When we maintain these relationships 
of working together for longer and longer periods, 
we will see how the small step of coming together evolves. 

When volunteers from Jainism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Islam, Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism, Transcendental Meditation, Brahma Kumaris, Heartfulness, and no tradition all work together, we will be able to understand each other’s minds, hearts, and emotions. When we work together, we will be able to dissolve our differences, and that will be the sign of progress. Working together is the next step to a mere beginning. A further step is to grow together. When we maintain these relationships of working together for longer and longer periods, we will see how the small step of coming together evolves. This is especially vital for our youth.

When people of different faiths come together and do simple things like planting trees, going to villages to help children understand the importance of education, teaching farmers how to double their crop productivity, increasing the intuitive capabilities of little children—so many things can be achieved.

This gathering is not just about exchanging philosophical ideas; it is mainly to come together as one to spread the message of love. Otherwise, such meetings will go on and on.

Actually, when did we ever have such a meeting? I don’t recollect it ever happening like this in the recent era, and our grateful hearts go out to the Ministry of Culture for bringing so many groups together to promote brotherhood, love, and compassion toward each other.

Activity

Take up a local project in your community. Here are some examples, but please don’t be limited by these:

• Take up an ecological project, e.g. planting trees in an area that has been deforested; cleaning up a stream, river or lake; setting up recycling centers and compost facilities in local communities, and training people how to use them.
• Take up an educational project, e.g. teaching Brighter Minds programs to disadvantaged children; collecting books and setting up a mobile library for children where story-time is offered; offering art, music, or dance classes.
• Take up a health project, e.g. working with local groups to promote healthy eating, good hygiene, digital detox, sleep habits.

Partner with other organizations that are also interested in the same projects, pool your resources, and work together for maximum benefit. There is no limit to what we can accomplish together.

When people of different faiths come together 
and do simple things like planting trees, 
going to villages to help children understand 
the importance of education, 
teaching farmers how to double their crop productivity, 
increasing the intuitive capabilities of little children—
so many things can be achieved.