"The sudden cataclysms that occur in nature, creating havoc and mass injury, are not “acts of God.” Such disasters result from the thoughts and actions of man. Wherever the world’s vibratory balance of good and evil is disturbed by an accumulation of harmful vibrations, the result of man’s wrong thinking and wrong doing, you will see devastation…. Modern chaotic conditions all over the world are the result of living by ungodly ideals. Individuals and nations can be protected from utter destruction if they live by heavenly ideals of brotherhood, industrial co-operation, and international exchange of earthly goods and experiences…. Wars are brought about not by fateful divine action but by widespread material selfishness. Banish selfishness – individual, industrial, political, national – and you will have no more wars."Where There is Light - Paramahansa Yogananda