PEACE

We don't realize the importance of peace. I mean peace in our minds. It took me a long time to accept how important it is. Intellectually I accepted its importance many years ago; but I didn't make a commitment to watch my mind and not permit myself to dwell on peace disturbing thoughts. I am sure I thought I was making some commitment but I always slid back into the old ways. I think, perhaps, the problem is the idea of commitment itself. The idea has too much of a forceful attitude. If peace is what we want, we need to cherish it.

One of the great advantages I had in my life was being a psychotherapist. I could observe how people created their experiences in life by how they thought. I learned more from my clients than they ever learned from me. Every day I learned something I could apply to my own life. I loved the work.

So, it was clear to me for a long time that, if I want Peace, Love and Joy, I need to start in  my own mind. For years I gave lip service to this belief; yet I would watch the news with the belief that I was immune to the disturbance, the chaos, the horrible pain of the world. What was I thinking? I was so exceptional that I could observe these things without disturbing my peace? It is true, I do have a greater tolerance than many people. I take my own advice and view it as a history that happened years ago. Lately, I have opened up to a new level of honesty about myself and have seen how I let ideas, thoughtforms,  whatever you want to call them, into my mind and allow them fester.

If we want paradise for ourselves and our fellow beings, we must start with our own minds. Recognize that you create your perception of the world with your thoughts and contribute to the groups creation. A peaceful mind is a very powerful thing that will bring peace to many minds around. Love can only come out of Peace.


We all can create our own Paradise and extend it to those around us.

Love and Peace, Gregg