The Mythology of Stress
There are some myths about stress that prevent us from liberally accessing our resources of true peace:
Myth:
"A change in diet, some exercise and a good break from work will lower your stress levels"
Truths: A change in diet, exercise and a holiday can temporarily ease the symptoms of your stress but they cannot cure you.
"A change in diet, some exercise and a good break from work will lower your stress levels"
Truths: A change in diet, exercise and a holiday can temporarily ease the symptoms of your stress but they cannot cure you.
A proper diet
and physical exercise are some of the basics for our well-being but not … our
liberators from stress… Nowadays in every local park you will find thousands of
track-suited runners, faces lined in pain, sweat pouring out of breathless
bodies, all in the name of balance and relaxation.
…and
"peace" is achieved, because after two miles they are absolutely
exhausted. Peace is not exhaustion
or fatigue.
It is the ability to quite your mind anywhere, anytime, and know that your body
will follow...
}Peace is eternal, which
means is an intrinsic feeling of the soul, is
a true feeling and as such it cannot come from something external; we
cannot have artificial peace. Fortunately
we can connect with peace
through the power of our thought
and thus dive into the Ocean
of Peace
Going on
holiday in the 21st century may still be an adventure; it is still a change of
scene, people, food and climate. And change can still (sometimes) be as good as
a rest. But really deep down you know that you don't need to go anywhere to
rest, relax your mind and replenish your heart.
}You know that wherever you go, you will still be
with yourself when you arrive.
And what you think, feel and do there is likely to be exactly what you think,
feel and do wherever you are now. So your 365day thinking and feeling is what you need to change… we need
to transform our self.
Without
closing my eyes or moving away from where I am sitting, I
have the inner power of talking softly to my mind … I draw my
attention and so the energy of my spirit in the centre of my forehead … with
a concentrated thought of love for the self, I
stop the activities of my hands and mind for a few moments… for a few seconds I
become absorbed in the thought of "I
am a peaceful soul … I am peace… a being of light… a bright star on earth… in
my inner silence I enjoy my existence… wherever I am… I am a peaceful being… I
don't expect my body or the atmosphere to be peaceful … instead I offer them my
peace first…"
One
second one thought… softly and clearly...
