JANU: Peace, then, is the opportunity, and obstacle, for many. Engaging the pressures and hectic nature of daily life in the human journey seems anything but peaceful. Yet peace and engagement can go hand in hand, leading toward greater insight into the management of life and access to inner resources on many levels.
This model of living takes some practice, when unaccustomed to it, but the lesson applies here of holding an ideal. The ideal here for this opportunity is to be at peace in the midst of challenges, demands of the day, so to speak. There is a great reserve and resource of the nature of this, not only within the True Nature but many resources of life. Peaceful engagement is the theme here, no matter the engagement. Growing in understanding of the true nature of peace occurs in conjunction with this ideal.
Practice being conscious of a lack of peace, different levels of stress, and the energies involved. Peace is not a withdrawing from life but a better way of engaging it. Frustration, hostility, and anger, abuse of any kind, judgement, condemnation, fear are some of the markers of these energies. Recognize them as they begin, not after they’ve done their damage to your peacefulness. Gratitude, loving patience, tolerance, understanding, contribution, service, happiness and joy, victory accomplished masterfully are peaceful alternatives.
Life allows a wide range, a wide spectrum of understanding and behavior. Take the time to choose wisely as it becomes a way of living. Namaste.
Nov. 27, 2017 Copyright © 2017 by Joshua Ross
This is a series exploring further aspects of awakening into the larger life. These are my experiences but it is hoped that these will inspire you to take your own journeys of awakening and exploration. Awakening into the Larger Life-Set 5 contains all prior attunements in this series.