JANU: For this morning’s journey, let us delve into the reality within humanity of ‘peace of mind.’ Exploring this brings attention to the reality of stress, frustration, anxiety, anger, and loneliness. Stress is created by humanity, society, industry, economics, and the lust for power. How does one manage stress–by manage, we mean not succumb to it–in a world that is filled with such every day? It helps, our brother, to have a larger view of life and comprehension of the meaning of this. It helps to know, to be one with your true center and nature, focusing then upon becoming one with the elements of your being that are beyond this.
As many have learned, meditation or attunement, going within to the quiet which leads to illumination and understanding, is effective. But beyond this there is merit in a growing consciousness centered in serving life, giving to others, being part of the flow of movement of life, being in harmony with anything you cherish. For some this is music, the rhythms, the associations, the harmonies, and the upliftment of melody. For others, it is art. And for some, rhythmic exercise or physical activity. And others still, the rhythms, the movement, the visual beauty of nature. There are many elements of life in the Earth, in the world of humanity, that are peaceful, balancing, harmonious.
Stress, frustration, hinders the view of these. How many take vacations with their families and return exhausted? For they see their return is to the cause of their stress. Others find joy in their profession, for it is what they enjoy and they’ve chosen these paths in the face of no guarantee that a living can be made and success found. But they are true to their hearts and their inner passion or fire, if you will, to embrace what gives them joy. The reason for the joy is the giving to life of what and who they are.
So, peace of mind is finding peace within you and around you and every part of life you enjoy. Peace does not mean inactivity or non-involvement or laziness. It can include commitment to an effort to fulfill a dream, the overcoming of challenges through faith in, belief in, the worthiness of your dream. This peace of mind brings improved health and harmony within the systems of the body, the emotions and the thoughts. Peace of mind is a virtue and honors life and serves it.
July 15, 2014 Copyright © 2014 by Joshua Ross