Peace of Mind - How to achieve

Peace of Mind
Do you desire to enjoy peace of mind? Do you want to be able to stay calm
and relaxed in difficult and trying situations? It is not so difficult as it might
seem.

I meet people who say that they desire peace of mind, but how can they get
it, if they never do anything to attain it? In a world full of tension, conflict
and competition, peace of mind is a great necessity.

A person who possesses peace of mind is able to remain calm, peaceful and
unaffected by outside events. This peace has nothing to do with indifference
or laziness. In fact, you can be peaceful, yet energetic, enterprising and
possessing a sharp and keen mind.

Meditation, concentration exercises, guided imagination, affirmations and
breathing exercises are some of the techniques that lead to peace of mind.
Any one of these methods will gradually make your mind more calm and
peaceful, but you have to practice daily in order to get results.

As you go on with your chosen technique, your level of inner peace will rise.
The inner peace will in time be evident and experienced always, not only
while meditating or practicing any other self-growth technique. You will
enjoy inner peace wherever you are. You will also find out that you gain
inner happiness and inner strength, self-control and discipline, better
judgment and stronger mental powers.

When your mind is peaceful, it unconsciously radiates peace to the people
who happen to be around you. A peaceful mind has a calming effect on other
people, and creates and surrounds you with an aura of peace, which
influences the auras of those present near you.

Pacify the mind, especially through meditation and concentration, ultimately
lead to real and lasting peace and the ability to control the mind. With this
kind of training the mind stops to nag and bother, and the ability to control
your thoughts gets stronger. After your mind becomes your servant, you gain
the ability to switch it off or on at will. You will then be able to use it when
you need it, and switch it off when there is no need to think.




You may say that you don’t have the time to develop peace of mind, but the
truth is that you can always find the time, if you really desire it. You may
believe that peace of mind can be developed only under special conditions
and in special places. That is not true. Circumstances should not bar your
way. If your desire for peace of mind is strong enough, you can attain it
whether you live in an ashram or in a noisy city.

Peace of mind can be yours, if you make the effort to relax and calm down
your mind. If you have always believed that it is unattainable and reserved
for special people, then change your belief, because this belief will keep it
away from you. Postponing this enterprise for tomorrow will always place it
in tomorrow.

Try this:

1) Sit down comfortably.

2) Go through your body from the head to your toes, and relax every tense
muscle.

3) Take a few deep breaths.

4) Now think about something that inspires or makes you happy.

5) Enjoy the happiness and calmness that you are experiencing.

Repeat this procedure whenever you feel tension and nervousness.

This is only the first step. Peace of mind is gained through various methods,
but especially by concentration and meditation practiced on a regular basis.

Useful Links

Practice of Meditation
http://mrinalkantipal.blogspot.com/2009/07/practice-of-meditation.html

why meditate and how to meditate
http://mrinalkantipal.blogspot.com/2009/06/why-meditate-and-how-to-meditate.html
what is thought and how it works
http://mrinalkantipal.blogspot.com/2009/06/what-is-thought.html

power of mind
http://mrinalkantipal.blogspot.com/2009/06/power-of-mind.html