Fwd: The Deeper Wound

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>Subject: Fwd: The Deeper Wound

>Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2001 19:21:05 +0000

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>>>Subject: The Deeper Wound

>>>Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2001 09:31:08 -0700

>>>

>>>Subject: Words from Deepak

>>>

>>> >From Deepak Chopra

>>>

>>>The Deeper Wound

>>>

>>>As fate would have it, I was leaving New York on a jet flight that took

>>>off 45 minutes before the unthinkable happened. By the time we landed in

>>>Detroit, chaos had broken out. When I grasped the fact that American

>>>security had broken down so tragically, I couldn't respond at first. My

>>>wife and son were also in the air on separate flights, one to Los

>>>Angeles,

>>>one to San Diego. My body went absolutely rigid with fear. All I could

>>>think about was their safety, and it took several hours before I found

>>>out

>>>that their flights had been diverted and both were safe.

>>>

>>>Strangely, when the good news came, my body still felt that it had been

>>>hit by a truck. Of its own accord it seemed to feel a far greater trauma

>>>that reached out to the thousands who would not survive and the tens of

>>>thousands who would survive only to live through months and years of

>>>hell.

>>>And I asked myself, Why didn't I feel this way last week? Why didn't my

>>>body go stiff during the bombing of Iraq or Bosnia? Around the world my

>>>horror and worry are experienced every day. Mothers weep over horrendous

>>>loss, civilians are bombed mercilessly, refugees are ripped from any

>>>sense

>>>of home or homeland. Why did I not feel their anguish enough to call a

>>>halt to it?

>>>

>>>As we hear the calls for tightened American security and a fierce

>>>military

>>>response to terrorism, it is obvious that none of us has any answers.

>>>However, we feel compelled to ask some questions.

>>>

>>>Everything has a cause, so we have to ask, What was the root cause of

>>>this

>>>evil? We must find out not superficially but at the deepest level. There

>>>is

>>>no doubt that such evil is alive all around the world and is even

>>>celebrated. Does this evil grow from the suffering and anguish felt by

>>>people we don't know and therefore ignore? Have they lived in this

>>>condition

>>>for a long time?

>>>

>>>One assumes that whoever did this attack feels implacable hatred for

>>>America. Why were we selected to be the focus of suffering around the

>>>world?

>>>All this hatred and anguish seems to have religion at its basis. Isn't

>>>something terribly wrong when jihads and wars develop in the name of God?

>>>Isn't God invoked with hatred in Ireland, Sri Lanka, India, Pakistan,

>>>Israel, Palestine, and even among the intolerant sects of America? Can

>>>any

>>>military response make the slightest difference in the underlying cause?

>>>Is

>>>there not a deep wound at the heart of humanity? If there is a deep

>>>wound,

>>>doesn't it affect everyone?

>>>

>>>When generations of suffering respond with bombs, suicidal attacks, and

>>>biological warfare, who first developed these weapons? Who sells them?

>>>Who

>>>gave birth to the satanic technologies now being turned against us? If

>>>all

>>>of us are wounded, will revenge work? Will punishment in any form toward

>>>anyone solve the wound or aggravate it? Will an eye for an eye, a tooth

>>>for

>>>a tooth, and limb for a limb, leave us all blind, toothless and crippled?

>>>

>>>Tribal warfare has been going on for two thousand years and has now been

>>>magnified globally. Can tribal warfare be brought to an end? Is

>>>patriotism

>>>and nationalism even relevant anymore, or is this another form of

>>>tribalism?

>>>What are you and I as persons going to do about what is happening? Can we

>>>afford to let the deeper wound fester any longer?

>>>

>>>Everyone is calling this an attack on America, but is it not a rift in

>>>our

>>>collective soul? Isn't this an attack on civilization from without that

>>>is

>>>also from within?

>>>

>>>When we have secured our safety once more and cared for the wounded,

>>>after

>>>the period of shock and mourning is over, it will be time for soul

>>>searching. I only hope that these questions are confronted with the

>>>deepest

>>>spiritual intent. None of us will feel safe again behind the shield of

>>>military might and stockpiled arsenals. There can be no safety until the

>>>root cause is faced. In this moment of shock I don't think anyone of us

>>>has

>>>the answers. It is imperative that we pray and offer solace and help to

>>>each

>>>other. But if you and I are having a single thought of violence or hatred

>>>against anyone in the world at this moment, we are contributing to the

>>>wounding of the world.

>>>

>>>Love,

>>>Deepak Chopra

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>>We must be the change we wish too see--Gandhi

>>>One Day of Peace Coalition

>>>www.onedayofpeace.net

>>>

>>>

>>>3414 S.E. Main Street, Portland, OR. 97214

>>>telephone: 503.230.4813 fax: 503.230.4850

>>>e-mail: durva@...

>>>

>>>

>>>

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Subject: Words from Deepak>From Deepak ChopraThe Deeper WoundAs fate would have it, I was leaving New York on a jet flight that tookoff 45 minutes before the unthinkable happened. By the time we landed inDetroit, chaos had broken out. When I grasped the fact that Americansecurity had broken down so tragically, I couldn't respond at first. Mywife and son were also in the air on separate flights, one to Los Angeles,one to San Diego. My body went absolutely rigid with fear. All I couldthink about was their safety, and it took several hours before I found outthat their flights had been diverted and both were safe.Strangely, when the good news came, my body still felt that it had beenhit by a truck. Of its own accord it seemed to feel a far greater traumathat reached out to the thousands who would not survive and the tens ofthousands who would survive only to live through months and years of hell.And I asked myself, Why didn't I feel this way last week? Why didn't mybody go stiff during the bombing of Iraq or Bosnia? Around the world myhorror and worry are experienced every day. Mothers weep over horrendousloss, civilians are bombed mercilessly, refugees are ripped from any senseof home or homeland. Why did I not feel their anguish enough to call ahalt to it?As we hear the calls for tightened American security and a fierce militaryresponse to terrorism, it is obvious that none of us has any answers.However, we feel compelled to ask some questions.Everything has a cause, so we have to ask, What was the root cause of thisevil? We must find out not superficially but at the deepest level. There isno doubt that such evil is alive all around the world and is evencelebrated. Does this evil grow from the suffering and anguish felt bypeople we don't know and therefore ignore? Have they lived in this conditionfor a long time?One assumes that whoever did this attack feels implacable hatred forAmerica. Why were we selected to be the focus of suffering around the world?All this hatred and anguish seems to have religion at its basis. Isn'tsomething terribly wrong when jihads and wars develop in the name of God?Isn't God invoked with hatred in Ireland, Sri Lanka, India, Pakistan,Israel, Palestine, and even among the intolerant sects of America? Can anymilitary response make the slightest difference in the underlying cause? Isthere not a deep wound at the heart of humanity? If there is a deep wound,doesn't it affect everyone?When generations of suffering respond with bombs, suicidal attacks, andbiological warfare, who first developed these weapons? Who sells them? Whogave birth to the satanic technologies now being turned against us? If allof us are wounded, will revenge work? Will punishment in any form towardanyone solve the wound or aggravate it? Will an eye for an eye, a tooth fora tooth, and limb for a limb, leave us all blind, toothless and crippled?Tribal warfare has been going on for two thousand years and has now beenmagnified globally. Can tribal warfare be brought to an end? Is patriotismand nationalism even relevant anymore, or is this another form of tribalism?What are you and I as persons going to do about what is happening? Can weafford to let the deeper wound fester any longer?Everyone is calling this an attack on America, but is it not a rift in ourcollective soul? Isn't this an attack on civilization from without that isalso from within?When we have secured our safety once more and cared for the wounded, afterthe period of shock and mourning is over, it will be time for soulsearching. I only hope that these questions are confronted with the deepestspiritual intent. None of us will feel safe again behind the shield ofmilitary might and stockpiled arsenals. There can be no safety until theroot cause is faced. In this moment of shock I don't think anyone of us hasthe answers. It is imperative that we pray and offer solace and help to eachother. But if you and I are having a single thought of violence or hatredagainst anyone in the world at this moment, we are contributing to thewounding of the world.Love,Deepak ChopraWe must be the change we wish too see--GandhiOne Day of Peace Coalitionwww.onedayofpeace.net