Remorse after Bombing Campaign | Dhamma Talk | Ajahn Dhammasiha | Dhammagiri Forest Hermitage

Remorse after Bombing Campaign | Dhamma Talk | Ajahn Dhammasiha | Dhammagiri Forest Hermitage

Ajahn Dhammasiha shares the fascinating story related by Ajahn Amaro of meeting an old Air Marshall who organized bombing campaigns in second world war.

Coming from a simple background, the retired Air Marshall told Ajahn Amaro that the only way to realize his dream of becoming a pilot in the 1930ies was by joining the Royal Air Force. He had no idea of actually fighting in a war, and was quite unaware of the political situation in Nazi Germany, and increasing signs of military confrontation in Europe.

When WW2 finally came, he quickly rose through the ranks due to his organisational talents, ending up in a position responsible for planning the British stategic bombing campaign against Germany, including the devastating attack on Dresden.

He related to Ajahn Amaro how after the war, he felt remorseful about the amount of death and destruction caused by the bombing, and made a point of personally visiting every German city he had planned to bomb.

He finally decided to dedicate the rest of his life to the task of trying his utmost to prevent any such war ever to happen again in the future.



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