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Law #71

Position Yourself To Be Peaceful

Just as treasures are uncovered from the earth, so virtue appears from good deeds, and wisdom appears from a pure and peaceful mind. To walk safely through the maze of human life, one needs the light of wisdom and the guidance of virtue. (Buddha)

Some Definitions

Treasure(s) - Wealth, rich materials, or valuable things. Any thing or person greatly valued or highly prized.

Uncovered - To manifest or disclose; reveal. To remove the cover from.

Earth - This planet as the habitation of humans. Soil and dirt, as distinguished from rock and sand; the softer part of the land. The surface of this planet.

Virtue - Moral excellence; goodness; righteousness. Conformity of one’s life and conduct to moral and ethical principles; uprightness; rectitude.

Appear(s) - To come into sight; become visible. To have the appearance of being; seem; look. To be obvious or easily perceived; be clear or made clear by evidence.

Good Deeds - Something that is morally excellent, virtuous or righteous that is done, performed, or accomplished; an act. An exploit or achievement; feat that is satisfactory in quality, quantity or degree. Something that is of high quality; excellent.

Wisdom - Knowledge of what is true or right coupled with just judgment as to action; sagacity, discernment, or insight. Scholarly knowledge or learning.

Pure - Free from anything of a different, inferior, or contaminating kind; free from extraneous matter. Straightforward; unaffected. Clean, spotless, or unsullied.

Peace / Peaceful - Freedom of the mind from annoyance, distraction, anxiety, an obsession, etc.; tranquillity; serenity. A state of mutual harmony between people or groups. Peaceable; not argumentative, quarrelsome, or hostile.

Mind - The element, part, substance, or process that reasons, thinks, feels, wills, perceives, judges, etc.. The totality of conscious and unconscious mental processes and activities. Intellect or understanding, as distinguished from the faculties of feeling and willing; intelligence.

Source: Dictionary.com

So What Exactly Is Peace Of Mind?

Peace of mind is an elusive thing, sometimes. Some people search for it for an entire lifetime and never find it. HOWEVER, that’s not going to happen to you, or to me.

We can find peace of mind, right here, right now. Peace of mind is freeing our minds from annoyances, distractions, anxiety, obsessions, etc.

Basically, it is letting go. That’s not always an easy thing to do, but I believe it’s easier than we sometimes make it out to be.

Simply decide what it is that you want to release and then let it go. We’re all smart people here. We can understanding what’s going on. If we simply make up our minds to follow one particular course of action, we can easily cut off any other courses of action.

If we decide that we want to be peaceful, we can shut off everything else and be peaceful.

Another Quote To Consider

Do not confuse peace of mind with spaced-out insensitivity. A truly peaceful mind is very sensitive, very aware. (Tenzin Gyatso, The 14th Dalai Lama)

I don’t know about you, but anytime the Dalai Lama speaks, I pay attention and I listen. You may or may not agree, but he is definitely a person worth listening to.

What I believe he is suggesting is that the more peaceful we become, the more aware we become.

In other words, becoming peaceful is NOT clearing our mind or everything, it is clearing our mind or junky thoughts and leaving room for only the most important things.

That’s what peace of mind is all about.

So, What’s A Person To Do?

My thoughts are that we should all learn how to relax and FOCUS. To me focus, is the most important part of being at peace with one’s self and the rest of the universe.

Focus - A central point, as of attraction, attention, or activiy.

We all need a central point of focus.  Now, this central point of focus must be chosen carefully.  It must be consistent with our life’s purpose; with our life’s goals.

If it is consistent, wonderful.  If it is NOT, then it will serve to hurt us much more than it will help us.

The bottom line is that we must choose for ourselves and we must choose carefully.

We’re Chosen, So What Do We Do?

Stop thinking.  Start doing.  It’s really that simple.  Stop questioning.  Stop wondering.  Simply start relaxing and start doing.

The very act of deciding for ourselves what is going to be our central area of focus clarifies things.  It forces us, voluntarily, to move in the right direction.

That’s what peace if all about.  No force; no requirements.  Simply action of our own choice that moves us in our own direction.