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Question: Can the self ever know peace!?
If the self - that being "I", "me", the "ego" and so forth - is a thing born out of fear and composed of all our various desires, terrors, strivings, ambitions, doubts, regrets, memories, experiences, likes, dislikes, all the multitudinous judgements and the general madness that goes on inside our heads, can it ever be at peace!? Can we ever know peace within ourselves as long as we as selves are present, or must there be a cessation of all of that for us to truly be in the moment!? What do you think!?Www@QuestionHome@Com
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"A sword cannot cut itself!.
"An eye cannot see itself!.
"A mind cannot know itself!."
The mind must find the silence of being, and experience it on a regular basis to find peace!. Meditation 3x day, deep breathing, stretching!. The mind begins to cease chattering and you experience life through the quiet place of pure being!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
Inner peace is attainable and some dedicate their life's to the pursuit of it such as Buddhist monks!.
For most of us it is transitory moments of enlightenment where we are unaffected by the negative thoughts and experiences that all too often colour our thinking!.
Meditation of any kind, even if simply listening to your favourite music is a way of quietening these thoughts and reaching a state of peace!.
In fact, when we indulge our senses in only what is positive for us we can experience peace!.
It is finding the time and space to do it in that is sometimes the most difficult thing to achieve!. With practice this inner peace can be developed to overcome conflicts that rest in the mind!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
we may know it (peace) for we can differ it from fear, strivings, regrets etc!. what was hard is to make the sense of peace be equal unto each other ones!. impossible i think!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
be happy in what you are and what you have!. you will find peace!. do not go running behind peace!. then you will never find it!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
A GREAT QUESTION!.If you really want to find peace follow my advice!.Relax the mind and think it always possible with full faith to relax the mind!.Try doing the Indian Yoga!.We feel the emotions because we want to feel it!.Whenever you feel an emotions, take it as your duty to manage it!.Everything, including happiness, saddness, fear, etc is a state of mind!.Behave calmly!.
THE SHORTEST WAY TO GET PEACE IS TO HAVE YOUR ULTIMATE GOAL OF LIFE TO DO YOUR DUTY WITHOUT ANY PASSION, GREED, EXPECTATION FOR REWARD ETC!.
YOU WILL SURELY FIND PEACE!.
ITS REALLY GOOD YOU THOUGHT OF ASKING SUCH A QUESTION!.THE WORLD NEEDS ANSWERS TO SUCH QUESTIONS!.Www@QuestionHome@Com