"All war is deception." - The Art of War - Sun Tzu, 5th century B.C. Therefore we deduce that deception is war. However before any deception, or war, can take place there has to be an "intent" first. Intent comes before action. So we must logically conclude that the "intent to deceive" must come before the actual deception or war.
What is the definition of intent? According to Merriam-Webster,
Intent:
a : the act or fact of intending : purpose; especially : the design or purpose to commit a wrongful or criminal act admitted wounding him with intent
b : the state of mind with which an act is done.
As I stated earlier, intent comes before action.
Why is this important? In order to end something you must first understand it. Therefore to end war or deception, you must first understand what it is and how and why it happens. War or deception happens due to the "intent to deceive" preceding it.
The ultimate goal of this meditation is to end all war or deception. We can do this by changing intent since it must precede all war or deception.
What if the intent was Love?
Well in order to change the intent we need to understand Love.
What is Love?
Definition of love according to Merriam-Webster
1
a (1) : strong affection for another arising out of kinship or personal ties maternal love for a child (2) : attraction based on sexual desire : affection and tenderness felt by lovers After all these years, they are still very much in love. (3) : affection based on admiration, benevolence, or common interests love for his old schoolmates
b : an assurance of affection give her my love
2
: warm attachment, enthusiasm, or devotion love of the sea
3
a : the object of attachment, devotion, or admiration baseball was his first love
b (1) : a beloved person : darling —often used as a term of endearment (2) British —used as an informal term of address
These definitions of love are incorrect. They are describing aspects of love in the form of emotions. Love is not a noun as Love can not be a person, place, or thing. Love is not an adjective as adjectives are just a description of the effects already manifested.
Love is a verb. When Love is manifested it produces a sin free state of rest. Love is action. Love is the only real appropriate action. All other so called actions, which take place without Love as the focus, are inappropriate actions.
Therefore to end war or deception, we must first change our intent to deceive to an intent to Love. Once we have the intent to Love, then all of our actions (Love) will be focused on Love and in accordance with it.
It is very easy to sit and meditate and contemplate Love. It is much harder to go out into the world and purposely put yourself in dangerous situations and manifest Love ( action). The Hollywood movie Hacksaw Ridge is a good example of this spiritual concept. As a police officer for 21 years I have put this concept of a commitment to Love to the test on many occasions and I can tell you it works 100% of the time. Love has the ability to protect you in any situation, anytime, always. But you have to focus on it beforehand and go into a situation with Love as your intent.
The Art of War is a manual based on deceit. War is not an art. War is psychopathic consciousness. War is simply conflict with Self and the absence of Love. It makes no sense to war against yourself. All life is one. Separation is an illusion.
Live your life based on Love, not war.