How Inner Peace Can Heal Our Inner Pieces

Cultivating self-growth one moment at a time.

The goal of meditation or spiritual practice is to foster a sense of free flow, unaffected by judgments or negative emotions such as greed, ignorance, anger, and so on.

It enables the ebb and flow of life, so experiences can approach and recede with ease. It cultivates detachment from any tangible entity (people, places, or things), allowing an inherent sense of joy, peace, and fulfillment to coexist with sorrow, pain, and grief.

It’s about recognizing that all things that arise (birth or creation) must also diminish (death or decay). This is the law of causality and the nature of the sensory world.

Truly comprehending this leads to an expansive view, the ‘Eagle Eye’ or the ‘Spirit Eye,’ so you are never misled into associating your happiness, self-esteem, or love with any ‘thing.’ Your purpose is to discard false identifications, letting your true self emerge from the heart-space to engage and revel in the physical world with child-like freshness and presence, yet guided by spiritual maturity. If you become entwined and identified with the material world, you’ll encounter misunderstanding and ignorance.

The path of inner peace is the path of understanding and wisdom. Wisdom liberates, whereas ignorance enslaves. You exist in the world, but are not defined by it.

Avoid getting ensnared in thought.

The daily grind — the stress of contending with the practicalities. The cycle of becoming and unbecoming leads to suffering.

Simply put, desire breeds stress.

The gap between wanting and acquiring is suffering. Recognize and understand this truth. The body and mind continuously suffer as they futilely seek permanence. They are in a constant state of wanting, which is inherently their nature. Approach them with gentleness. Understand the characteristics of the sensory world, and refrain from denial, acceptance, maintenance, or rejection. Allow life to flow through you, simply and kindly, with an open heart. Let life enter and exit freely. Observe your body and mind to understand that you’re not your body or mind. When you comprehend this, your reality shifts, and a pervasive pleasantness inhabits you.