09 - Collected Works 6 - The Origin Of Conflict.pdf

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2、licTalkMADRAS1STPUBLICTALK5THJANUARY1952Ihavetomakeoneortwoannouncements.ThesemeetingsoneverySaturdayandSundaywillgoontillthe10thofFebruaryandtherewillbediscussionseveryWednesdayat5:30p.m.,thesametimeasusual.Ithinkmostofusareawareoftheextraordinarilycomp

3、lexandvastproblemsthatsurroundeachoneofus.Thereissomuchcontradictionamongtheexperts-political,socialandreligious.Therearethosewhoassertconstantlythatonlyacertainsystemmustbevalid.Religiously,thereisacontradictionofbelief.Itseemstomethatifyouwanttosolvean

4、yoftheseproblemsyoumustallthinkanewandnotrelyonanyonesource,onanyauthority;andthatseemsmostextraordinarilydifficultformostofus.Eitherweturntothepastasasourceofinformationorforpurposesofimitation,orrelyonsomefuturepromise-economic,politicalorreligious.Eit

5、herweturnbacktothepastasameansofsolacebyassertingthatreligiousconformityisessential,orwerelyontheeconomicauthorityofrevolutionandfuturepromiseoftheidealstate.Untilweverycarefullyandintelligentlythinkouttheproblemsforourselves,Idonotthinkthereisanywayofdi

6、ssolvinganyoftheseconfusingandcontradictoryproblems.WhatIproposetododuringthesediscussionsistothinkoutwitheachoneofyouthisextraordinarilycomplexproblemofliving.Youknowthisproblemisnotconfinedtoanarrowarea.Allovertheworlditisthesame.Weareconfused;wedonotk

7、nowwhattodo;andwedonotknowhowtosetaboutitortodiscoverwhyeachgroupisfightingtheother.Ambition,corruptioninthenameofpeaceandotheridealsarerampantthroughouttheworld,notonlyparochiallybutall-extensively.Nowifwewanttoreallysolvethisproblem,wehavetothinkitouto

8、urselves.Wehavetofindtherightanswer.IbelievethereisananswerandIamcompletelyconvincedthereisananswer.Butthemerediscoveryoftheanswerisnotasolution.SowhatyouandIhavetodoistofindout,whichmeans,youandIhavetolistentoeachothertof