Summary

The web content emphasizes the importance of cultivating inner peace through personal actions and attitudes, regardless of external circumstances.

Abstract

The article titled "Learn To Maintain Your Peace" suggests that peace is an inherent quality that can be realized through intentional practices. It advises readers to avoid being swayed by the turbulence of the external world and internal conflicts. The text cites Norman Vincent Peale, advocating for a harmonious life free of stress. It encourages readers to actively pursue peace by doing good, understanding different cultures, and showing tolerance. The article outlines three key points for maintaining peace: recognizing that peace is not found in external variants, being present in the moment, and practicing detachment from transient things. It suggests that by letting go of anger, anxiety, and possessions, one can tap into an innate sense of peace and happiness.

Opinions

External factors such as wealth, relationships, and circumstances should not dictate one's peace.
Peace is achieved by doing what is right, noble, and true, even when no one is watching.
Understanding and love can turn enemies into friends, and no issue is worth losing one's peace over.
Being present in the moment and learning from the past without dwelling on it is crucial for maintaining peace.
Resolving conflicts swiftly and practicing restraint in responses contributes to a peaceful state of being.
Detachment from external variants, as they can vanish, is a key understanding for pursuing inner peace.
Letting go of anger, anxiety, and the need to possess leads to freedom and peace.
Positivity and trust in time as a healer are recommended attitudes for preserving peace within oneself.

Inspiration

Learn To Maintain Your Peace

It is not necessary to search for peace. It is already within you.

The world around us is constantly changing, in such a way that if we are not careful, we will be caught in its turbulence. The turbulence can be detrimental to our inner peace. So also is the internal feelings like conflicts, wanting to retaliate or getting even, tiredness and stress that can lead to irritability, again disturbing our peace.

“The life of inner peace, being harmonious and without stress, is the easiest type of existence.” — Norman Vincent Peale.

It is therefore important to deliberately ‘’turn away from evil and do good, seek peace and pursue it’’, according to Psalm 34:14.

This does not mean you have to be an activist or join such a group on a larger scale. It simply means to maintain peace in your own little corner by doing what is noble, right and true all the time, with or without anyone watching.

Striving or actively pursuing peace also involves being tolerant of others’ shortcomings and imperfections, showing understanding of different cultures and habits, not too critical of others. Whenever we show understanding and love towards others, even our so-called ‘enemies’ become our friends. No issue is worth fighting for so as to lose our peace.

Calm In The Midst Of Storm

We are fortunate that our innate being is that of peace and calm, and all we have to do is ensure we discover it in each moment of the storm that comes to our life. But how do we do this? These three key points are crucial:

Three Key Points In Maintaining Our Peace

The first is to realise that there is no peace and calm in the external variants, say our weather, emotions, thoughts, bodily sensations, wealth, pleasures and other variants that we thought are important to our stability. These, apart from the fact that they are constantly changing, can also be suddenly taken away from us. So are circumstances and or people around us. The love of our life can leave, or die. Circumstances that we depend upon can also change suddenly, or cease to exist.

That is the reason the addicts want the solution to their troubled mind by substance misuse. We see alcoholic that believes the problems will go away by getting drunk. Soon, the reality dawns on them that this is not a lasting solution.

I decided a long time ago that I going to stop circumstances dictate my life and happiness. I long for that inner peace and serenity when I was caught up with more than I was able to chew. I realised then that nobody can give me peace but myself, and I should not allow any external factors to determine that for me.

Secondly, be always present in the moment. Yes, it is true that the past provides us with lessons, but the past is not to ponder or dwell upon for too long, trying to analyse why some people behave as they did. The important thing is to learn the lesson and move on. Unnecessary pondering of the past will continue to hurt us.

“Nobody can hurt me without my permission.” Mahatma Gandhi

And one way of being present is resolving issues that can compromise our peace. Resolve conflicts as soon as possible. Practice restraint in words and actions, especially to those difficult to love, by not measuring up to their score. It is often easy to want to respond in an aggressive manner or retaliate, but when we remember that we are to pursue peace, the way we respond is to instil that peace.

The third is to practice detachment from the externals variants. Enjoy the externals while they last, but put no serious trust in them, simply because they can vanish. This is the understanding you need to develop to pursue that innate peace within. This understanding is also that you do the right thing, always and every time, all the time.

‘’Without changing or manipulating anything let the entire game of life happen on its own, springing up and falling back like waves; everything vanishes and reappears, magically without end.’’ Gendun Rinpoche

Letting go gives soo much freedom simply because we have let go of anger, anxiety and possession. We realise that our source of peace and happiness is not in them.

The Takeaways

Living in the moment, of detachment from things and people, no matter how dear, conquers the anxiety of life.

Peace is an accord, the harmony you seek within your being.

Always be positive, and look at the bright sides of life. Do not try to figure things out, time will iron the details out. Time itself is a great healer.