There is no doubt that this is intense time . The global financial crisis is sending shock waves all around the world , US is entering into a recession and GDP figures of Oct-Dec quarter when published will technically acknowledge the recession. In the recent months in India a series of bomb blasts masterminded by the terrorists ripped across the country killing tens of innocent people.

We are all desperately searching for solutions . We are looking for finding an way out of the financial crisis and the meaningless killing of innocent lives. We are looking for solutions in the role of government , regulatory bodies , corporates , intelligence ,law and order systems. We are looking for solutions ” outside” us.

We cannot exclude us in the search of solution . Including us will mean looking deep inside us and realizing that  the state of world today is the reflection of our collective consciousness. The realisation that we are reponsible for the current state of world affairs, one at a time.The 5 day retreat in Delhi ( Oct 15 -19 , 2008 )  of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hahn of Plum Village helped me deepen this realisation. Thay’s mindfulness retreat and the tools for deepening our awareness and mindfulness was a refreshing change in this troubled times.  Reflecting on ” Peace in oneself , peace in the world” one realises that the solution lies inside ,we all have to change from inside, one at a time, to see the desired change in the world.