How to achieve inner peace

Philippines
April 17, 2012 8:35pm CST
Everyone wants to gain inner peace but unluckily not many people has it. We can see so many turmoils happening in the outside world and this gives us troubled thoughts. But some people claims to have mastered inner peace that even troubles in the outside world cannot bother them anymore. So I want to ask anyone of you, how do you achieve your own inner peace and if you still hasn't achieved it, what steps would you take to get closer to it?
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• Philippines
18 Apr 12
Hello! Only through prayers I can achieve inner peace. Prayers can heal any kind of negative feeling whether you're upset, frustrated, worried, or depressed. That's how I gain inner peace of mind. Meditating can also help you achieve inner peace. Try meditating once a day for just 10-15 minutes.
• Philippines
18 Apr 12
I remember reading something about meditation as a way of gaining more inner peace and even gain greater happiness. I think the name of the popular book is Happier, but I didn't have this book or bought it but I just saw this book in a popular bookstore and browsed on it's contents. I also pray but it's a good reminder for me to pray more, because I do remember that I also feel most peaceful when I'm at peace with God. I would like to try meditating too...do you have any suggestions what type of meditation is good?
• Philippines
18 Apr 12
Just closing your eyes and not think about anything for about a few minutes. That's what I do. Control your breathing and be aware of your surroundings. For other variations of meditation, you can research it.
• India
18 Apr 12
Well I am quite happy to tell you that I don't have the one which you mentioned . I am also behind it. I don't know how to attain it. Can any one suggest us the method to gain inner peace ?
• Philippines
18 Apr 12
Inner peace is really sought after by many but is probably the hardest one to attain...so you're not alone :) I too haven't attained complete inner peace, but had some of them once in a while. So maybe we can listen more to other mylotters and they might have found the ultimate secret of attaining inner peace :)
• India
18 Apr 12
hm!
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• Bulgaria
18 Apr 12
Well, I think that finding an inner peace is the most valuable thing that we can achieve. The interesting thing about inner peace is that nobody can give it to us and at the same time nobody can't take it from us. Our thoughts are the only thing that can rob us of our inner peace. In my opinion, finding an inner peace is not eazy and we should work really hard to make it a reality. For bringing more peace into our mind, we should start with controlling our thoughts first. It's our thoughts that determine our state of mind. If we constantly cherish negative and destructive thoughts, we could never find an inner peace. At all costs, we need to avoid pursuing trains of negative thoughts. This requires practice. We can't attain mastery of our thoughts over night. But at the same time, we always have to remember that we are able to decide which thoughts to follow and which to reject. Never feel you are a helpless victim to your thoughts. Like Sri Chinmoy said - "If you have inner peace, nobody can force you to be a slave to the outer reality." Other thing we should do is to choose carefully where we spend our time. For example if you are a nes addict and spend an hour reading newspapers everyday, your mind will be agitated by the relentless negativity we see in the world. It is true, that we can try to detach from this negativity, but in practice, we will make our progress easier if we don't spend several hours ruminating over the problems of the world. If you have a spare 15 minutes, don't just automatically switch on the TV or surf the internet. Take the opportunity to be still or at least do something positive. The problem is the mind feels insecure unless it has something to occupy it. However, when we really can attain a clear mind we discover it creates a genuine sens of happiness and inner peace. We should also spend time to cultivate inner peace. Every day we spend 8 hours a day to earn money, can we not find time to spend 15 minutes to cultivate inner peace? No matter how much money we earn, it cannot bring us inner peace, but, if we spend 15 minutes on meditation and relaxation techniques inner peace can become a possibility. Meditation does not just mean sitting still for 30 minutes, in meditation we seek to experience a state of consciousness which is flooded with inner peace. To experience this inner peace we cannot allow any thought to enter into our mind. True inner peace occurs when we can transcend the world of thoughts. We shouldn't depend on the opinions and praise of other people too. Criticism and flattery are two sides of the same coin. They are both the judgements of others. However, we should not allow ourselves to be affected by either. When we do, we feed the ego. We should learn to have confidence in ourselves. This does not mean we will love ourselves in an egotistical way, it means we value our real self and have belief in the good qualities that are part of everyone. I hope my reply was helpful. Wish you the best!