Nowadays terrorism, war and human killing are in vogue. Powerful nations control the less powerful nations as their right. Humanity is suffering at the hands of brutal politicians. There is no peace in the world and within the self. Innocent children are asking their parents, teachers and friends what is going on around them. Everybody is in search of peace. Where is peace?

The world religions long ago defined peace as individual responsibility for the wellbeing of others. Let us remind ourselves of that forgotten lesson and reflect on how everyone of us individually can contribute towards peace in the world? Let us briefly survey the concept of peace given by the world religions.

Peace means freedom from war and unrest. In ancient Hebrew thought, peace was not only the absence of war, but also the wellbeing, if not prosperity, of people. A famous passage which appears twice in the Bible (Is: 2-4 Mi. 4: 1-3) describes "... all nations are going to Jerusalem to learn the divine law; beating their swords into plowsh

The study of Israelite traditions shows that peace was a social concept. It was visible and produced harmonious relationship in the family, in local society and between nations. The salutation shalom expressed positive aim of encouraging friendship, cooperation and living together for mutual benefit.

Education for a peaceful future requires the enactment of a new possibility that has not yet existed. It could be realized through education that is enumerated by "critical reflection and the development of relationship of respect and mutual trust".

Montessori (1936) thought that the way forward towards an education for peace was to attend to the child and allow him/her to be his/her own guide as to what education should be. There is a New World to conquer - the world of human spirit.

In the present circumstances, to remain culturally illiterate is not affordable. Most of the cultures of the world are suffused with belief in 'superiority' of their system. But now for the sake of peace and humanity, we must embark on the difficult journey beyond culture to discover the lost self, where one manages to gradually free one self from the grip of Unconscious Culture. We must begin with our self to perceive beyond culture. Culture is now a key dimension in many national and foreign policies. The emergence of racial, religious, ethnic, and tribal conflict within and across national lives blur peace and humanity.

The New Testament defines peace as "an orderly obedience to the eternal laws of God", so peace in the God's city is the perfect union of hearts in the enjoyment of God (19:13). The salutation of peace frequently appears in the New Testament.

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