7.2.5 What can the ordinary person do to reduce the possibility of race war?

Observe the manifestations of karmic activity as reported in the news media. Your mind is now responsive to the patterns of karma evident in the world, according to the degree of your spiritual progress. Observe with detachment, not horror, the steadily increasing karmic indicators of widespread race war.

These indicators are to be found in every culture, every nation and every political grouping. Simply watch, listen to and read the news broadcasts. Walk the streets of your own locality with a clear mind, witnessing what does and does not occur, without judgement.

Look beyond the race riots, in your own country or in some other country. Look deeper than the ever more likely race war in South Africa. Witness the ordinary, everyday explicit or implicit racist attitudes which masquerade as objective comment in the media and in ordinary conversation.

Every country fouls the lives of some of its citizens. Every oppressing group looks away, ignoring the way it fouls the lives of others. When an oppressed group protests that it is getting covered in filth, the oppressing group usually accuses it of being covered in filth.

The reality of our late-twentieth century situation is simple and brutal. If the existing negative karma is not neutralized, there will be widespread race war within and between nations. No country will be exempt, because every country has oppressed citizens who are becoming less willing to tolerate the oppression and injustice. No country, no city, no town or village, no street will be exempt.

You have made progress towards becoming a fully conscious component of the one unified reality, through having attained at least the first stage of enlightenment. Do not waste your time pointing out to other people the stupidity and ignorance of their attitudes. From your own experience, you should know not to interfere with other people’s fulfilment of their negative karma.

The world’s history will unfold as it unfolds, without your interference. Yet you must Act to lessen the possibility of vicious, destructive and futile race wars. You must strive to cleanse yourself and those in your sphere of influence of negative karma.

You must throw yourself with commitment and dedication into the world-healing process. Practise daily the world-healing meditation. Practise it and teach it to others, with unshakeable faith in its healing powers.