Are you tired? Are you angry? Are you overwhelmed? If so, you’re not the only one! We are surrounded by nonstop publicity, nonstop stimulation, and nonstop push notifications. On a day-to-day basis, we may experience many inputs that trigger our mind, generating a lot of feelings, thoughts, and bodily sensations every minute that feel chaotic or unmanageable. Whether it’s the world’s pandemic or the ongoing wars in Ukraine and elsewhere in the world, there’s no shortage of pain and suffering. Often when we undergo certain chaotic situations, it’s easy not to feel the presence of God in our midst. There is a saying that goes: “10% of life is determined by what happens to you” and “90% is determined by how you respond to it”. Lots of the chaoses we experience in today’s world are caused by human greed and selfishness. When we live in the presence of mind, even the most chaotic situations become a sign of God’s presence, rather than a sign of the absence of God. But to blame God for this is to deny the free will that God has bestowed on us.
Many ask why evil exists in this world. If God really exists, would He allow such evil acts and conditions as genocide to be committed against innocent people? Why wouldn’t He just make everyone abstain from violence and wickedness? These are the commonly unanswered questions or simply with blind faith or misunderstandings, we try to answer with our limited knowledge and experiences. Usually, it happens that when we try to stop our potentialities of reason and free will with certain limitations we have created, we come to the conclusion that God doesn’t exist. But in reality, what happens in us is that we simply lose our goodness: our attitude becomes rebellious and our outlook of life becomes negative by blaming tendencies even with the entire world without knowing that when we blame God, we blame all his creations too! Rather than complaining and blaming God, we must know God in a deep sense who works in us even in chaotic situations when we cultivate a sense of inner peace.
Finding serenity and inner peace might be difficult in the fast-paced and chaotic world of today. The incessant commotion of daily life might leave us feeling worried and overwhelmed. But even in the middle of chaos, there is a beauty in nothingness that we may draw from chaotic situations. Rather, it describes a mental condition in which we let go of our attachments and desires. By accepting emptiness, we may let go of the things that do not serve us and put our attention on the here and now. Despite of the fact that we think technology is bringing us closer together, we feel more alone, remote, and alienated. Couples no longer converse with one another at meals because they are too preoccupied in interacting with the outside world through social media. Young children compete with technology and lost a sense of being. Too many families spend their time together watching television in silence rather than conversing, joking, and spending quality time together. We appear to feel more empty the more connected we are, and the more empty we feel, the more connections we crave.
A life that is content, healthy, and harmonious starts with inner serenity. We have used our greatest gift, our ability to choose by embracing our potentially to calm our thoughts before reacting to outside stimuli. We can recognize what is causing our stress or illness by being in this state of mind. With this information, one may confidently disentangle any tangles and face problems whether working alone or with others. We may maintain our attention on what matters most and accomplish our goals in life by having peace of mind. A sense of fulfillment and acceptance about who we are and the life we lead is possibly the most crucial component of inner peace. Accepting that we are in control of our own serenity may be a difficult concept to grasp when we are tizzy and our world, or the current situation feels chaotic. To overcome our internal conflict, however, we must first get this medication out of our system. Our habits and not our family, our demanding job, or our physical health determine how much tranquillity we enjoy. Naturally, all of these facets of our life are connected and mutually beneficial. It is important to realize that these external influences do not affect our inner tranquillity. Instead, by looking for it we will realize that finding inner calm or tranquility is a process of discovering. Our inner peace is already there and is eagerly waiting for us. The process of finding it is similar to carefully releasing air from a balloon before it bursts. We become free from fear-based thoughts that foster an agitated or aggressive interior environment when we learn to clear our mind. We will feel more alive and at ease the less inflated (or inflamed) our mind and thoughts are.
Spirituality and inner tranquillity go hand in hand. Inner peace is something that many people find their spiritual practices to be helpful in achieving, and one's spiritual journey can frequently lead to inner peace. This is because introspection and self-awareness are both essential components of both spirituality and inner tranquility. Finding inner peace requires letting go of the ego and making a connection with something bigger than oneself. Spiritual conduct such as relationships, compassion, justice, and togetherness serve as the cornerstone on which peace is created. All spiritual people strive to achieve it. An interior feeling of serenity and well-being is peace. When we find this peace within, we become light in the dark world.
UT IN OMNIBUS GLORIFICETUR DEUS!
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