Peace of Mind

Life without Truth is Life without Integrity; Life without Integrity is Life without Peace of Mind. But let's be straight, here. Peace of Mind does not come from outside, from expensive insurance or a fancy security system. Peace of Mind is when the mind, at this point tense and rigid, relaxes and lets itself be held by experience, Truth, something larger, more fundamental; instead of trying to maintain itself, with all its drama, arguments, opinions, beliefs. If the mind is supported by Reality, in line with Truth and the Universe, it can be still and at peace. If the structures of the mind are at odds with Reality, in denial of Truth and the Universe, it will be fighting, in a state of conflict with the world around it. This is at the heart of all conflict in the world, making itself known through misunderstandings, miscommunications, greed. Greed, the unsatisfied and unsatisfiable state of wanting more, comes of ignorance, which is failure to see the Reality of things. If one really knew the peace of being in harmony with Truth, one would not trade it for money or power over others.

May I know this Peace.

--John Adams