Can peace be established at gunpoint? Never. Peace comes from the heart, and not from a machine. Peace can rest only on the foundation of empathy, mutual love and concern for all. Peace is the music of life.
It is God manifest. Peace is the essence of life. It is the symbol of nobility and greatness. It is the strength of mind and the source of all noble thoughts. One who cannot experience peace, fails to realise the mystical bliss of life.
Learn to imbibe peace within. Dive into the ocean of unabated peace. Sit quietly, closing your eyes, in solitude. Try to keep away flickering thoughts and reflect on the following lines: “I have seen enough of this mundane world with eyes wide open.
I have spent my life running after pleasure and material attainments. But where is happiness? Will my life be thus wasted, without experiencing that ultimate bliss?
All my deeds turn out to be bondage. Let me perform such deeds that will cut off all bondage so i can taste the sweet nectar of love and happiness...
“Dear God, help me plunge into the divine ocean of Your love and bless me with Your grace. Bless me such that my life becomes meaningful.
My wavering mind keeps me wandering forever...remaining attached to this mundane world, suffering pain in the pursuit of happiness.
Bless me with strength and Your love. Take away my conceit. I do not pray for material attainments, but bless me with the divine wisdom”.
Reflecting thus be at peace within. Keep mundane thoughts at bay. Slowly but steadily, you will be filled with divine ecstasy. Your mind will be at peace with itself. God is within you; you need not seek Him elsewhere. We tend to be in constant pursuit of external happiness and fail to realise that it actually resides within. Try out the above method regularly and you will discover unabated bliss within. You can even try out this at bedtime.
Don't rush off for your daily chores as soon as you wake up. Attempt the above method, closing your eyes, while still in bed. It will prove beneficial. Being fresh at this hour of the day, the mind is at peace.
Try out another approach. Wherever you may be - at office or home - take out some time and contemplate. Prayer is not a time-bound process. Let it be a perpetual state.
Let your life blossom with the divinity within. So let your every deed be guided by His thoughts. Think that you are just the means, the Lord is the doer. Do not act in haste.
Ensure that you carry out your work with a calm and selfless attitude. Work done with patience and quiescence proves to be more efficient.
In the beginning, you will tend to forget. We are so used to leading a restless life that peace continues to evade us.
To retain peace within try the above methods again and again. As they become habitual, you will feel Supreme benediction in the form of peace. You will feel one with God. All mental agitation, perplexity and fickleness will steadily wane.
(Discourse: Narayan Prem Sai)