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Is Your Body at Peace?
Put fear in perspective. Realize that positive outcomes are possible. Discuss how you feel with others; work together to change the stress. Be in control where you can. Don’t let chaos dominate. Stay centered, and whenever you are thrown off center, take time to return there. Find an outlet for your anger and anxiety.
These are common-sense suggestions, but I wonder how many people use them. For every lunch meeting where two friends fret over living in a time of war and terror, there should be one where they speculate about the best way to find peace. In a time of crisis, putting your body at peace can seem like a full-time job.
Spiritual life is all about finding a center and holding on to it. Negativity can feel like your center. You must confront the fact that not just your body, but the body politic is affected by violence. When you find yourself fixated on war and violence you are empathically drawing in what others feel. This osmosis isn’t healthy per se. Collective consciousness is part of you. But it isn’t your real self, and if you mistake what others feel for what you feel, you are putting your body at war for a bad reason; because everyone else is doing it.
You have to put your own body at peace, and then, in the absence of turmoil, you can find out what you want to hold on to. Spirituality without a core of peace is very limited.
Adapted from: Peace is the Way, by Deepak Chopra (Harmony Books, 2005).
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add your comment »"...Spirituality without a core of peace is very limited... ". Very nice. I like that. So, it is my conclusion that there is a type of spirituality that does not lead to peace. Nice to see this printed. Nice to see this printed here.
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Thank you. It is so true that what we focus on does become our reality. The opportunity presents itself everyday for my body to either be a peace, or in disarray. Many times, it seems that disarray is more lurking than peace. Peace is something I seek dilligently and pursue it. It amazes me how someone can say a dozen nice things to me, and in the past, I am guilty of permitting one not so nice thing overshadow the multitude of nice ones. It feels so good to be able to focus my attention on that which is good, and forsake all else. Thank you, Dr. Chopra.
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I recently found myself in a very relentless stressful life situation and felt hopeless and helpless. By talking to
friends, going out in nature, and reading esoteric subjects
i started feeling grounded again and was able to to see possible remedies, and i realized that the imaginary hole
i had felt i was trapped in was more about my feelings
being stuck and focused on negativity and fear. Reminding myself that others in this world have deeper concerns and problems to deal with helped me accept
my situation with grace and made me grateful for what is good in my life. The Wheel of Fortune Tarot card portrays the constantly changing ups and downs of life and the best place to be is at the center hub where one feels the least of the extreme motion. Stillness and faith will
get us through the chaos and allow us to help others as well. Peace and compassion go hand in hand, and we have to remember to be compassionate towards ourselves as well.
Thank you Deepak for all you do...i have listened to
your insight and wisdom for many years.
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It's true, what we focus on becomes our reality.
Thank you for bringing this age old truth to light Deepak.
Thoughts become things...Choose the good ones!
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Thank You Deepak
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