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“Better than a thousand hollow words is one word that brings peace.” — Buddha
🇳🇵 To the people of Nepal and beyond:
Let us not be swayed by doctrines that promise salvation through division, nor by ideologies—Eastern or Western—that glorify destruction in the name of freedom. History has shown us that when belief becomes blind, it breeds violence. Whether it’s religious extremism, political fanaticism, or social media-fueled rage, the result is the same: suffering.
Buddhism teaches us that true liberation is not won on battlefields or in viral posts—it is cultivated in the heart. Peace is not imposed; it is practiced. Discipline is not oppression; it is the foundation of wisdom.
Nepal is not just a land—it is a legacy. A nation born from the footsteps of the Enlightened One. To burn it in anger is to forget the very soil that gave birth to compassion. To destroy in the name of justice is to betray the teachings that call us to rise above hatred.
Let us reject the seductive noise of ideologies that have led to countless deaths across history. Let us instead embrace the silence of meditation, the strength of unity, and the clarity of wisdom.
“Conquer anger by love, evil by good, greed by generosity, and falsehood by truth.” — Buddha
This is not weakness. This is the path of the strongest. By Palitha Ariiyarathna