TGOG 2024; 7-15; TEXT 19; SEC IV; THE OBSTACLES TO PEACE #2

The First Obstacle to Peace is the "Desire to get rid of peace." It's hard to believe we are so addicted to anger and conflict, but we are. And the when Peace comes to us, we actually feel uncomfortable because it is not the struggle we are used to, and we "want to get rid of it." This Section IV of Chapter 19, The Attainment of Peace, does very well explaining our "blocks" to realizing peace. When we take a close introspection of our minds and its devious shenanigans, we see that the ego does not want peace. It wants "the fight," and eventually the "rest" of death, which is not real rest at all. We can all benefit from studying this Section IV quite carefully so we are not fooled by the ego's wily tactics.