There are many items required for the establishment of peace on this earth, and the most important nucleus for the establishment of peace is called love, but this word love has to be explained. As an Indian I think about this many times, and I always see two forces in constant conflict with each other. These two forces are created to maintain balance, and therefore the balance of force should not be destroyed.
What are these two forces? Hindus speak of dharma and dharma. Dharma means righteousness. Biliousness is adharma. Sometimes the balance between dharma and adharma is broken. Adharma is rising and dharma is declining. You join the party of dharma by living that. Dharma is not a slogan, dharma is not a fag, dharma is not a political group. Dharma is a way of thinking, understanding and living. So you live that life. You change the balance; dharma and adharma should balance each other.
These words dharma and adharma should be properly understood in the context of peace. We do not confuse dharma with religion or with religious rituals or beliefs. It is belief in the eternal values of life. There are certain eternal values which you believe in all the time. You may not practise it; you may not even know it. Satyam or truth is an eternal value. Ahimsa or non-violence is an eternal value. Eternal values are called dharma, and the opposite of it is adharma. In order to help establish peace in this world, let us live the life of dharma.
16 July 1984, Château Theyrargues, France