Video and Photos by Yannick Soyez
“Only through compassion and inner peace, can one spread peace in the world. Inner peace leads to a peaceful individual and then this peaceful individual can build a peaceful family, then a peaceful community, then a peaceful world,”
Dalai Lama
I think if anyone can mediate peace in the world then it’s the Dalai Lama. My video and photos shot by Yannick Soyez are about the connection between world peace and saving the environment particularly the elephants which are an endangered species in Africa and Asia.
“There is mystery behind that masked grey visage, and ancient life force, delicate and mighty, awesome and enchanted, commanding the silence ordinarily reserved for mountain peaks, great fires, and the sea.”
~ Peter Matthiessen
I love this quote about the nobility of elephants. When I was in Pondicherry India over twenty years ago, I saw a beautiful elephant in the street and I felt happy as I knew that elephants in India are considered signs of good luck.
It might seem like a tenuous connection but if we look after the environment and animals, trees and plants in it then we also save the planet as much as having a peaceful community.
I think the Dalai Lama has sage advice on world peace and saving the environment with his Tibetan Buddhist philosophy.
In conclusion It’s very important to have peace in the world and to preserve the environment as they are both essential for the future of humanity and the livelihood for future generations of humans and animals.
