 Peace is achieved
in so many different ways. You eat, get a full stomach and lie down,
see how peaceful you are. Somebody drinks alcohol and is very
peaceful.
Whenever your ego
is satisfied, you are very peaceful. Wherever you go, in that place,
if people are willing to support and boost your ego, in that place
you are very peaceful. Only in those places where your ego takes a
thrashing, that’s where you are not peaceful, isn’t it?
Generally, in the
world, when people talk about peace of mind, it is only about
somehow making their ego comfortable. Instead of being in a
disturbed state, they should be comfortable.
But the very
process of trying to make your ego comfortable is the whole process
of discomfort also. The more and more a person tries to be peaceful,
he only loses his peace and goes off somewhere else. A person who is
trying to be peaceful will never be peaceful. Just the reverse of
the process will happen.
Peace means
nothingness. Peace is not something that you create. Peace is not
something that happens. Peace is something that always is. Peace is
the fundamental existence. What happens on the surface is
disturbance.
 This is just like
the ocean. On the surface of the ocean you will see waves,
tremendous turbulence, and tremendous turmoil going on. But you go
deep down, it’s perfectly peaceful. The fundamental quality of
existence is always peace.
Generally the peace
that you achieve is only making yourself comfortable. Now when you
are here looking at the mountains, you are peaceful. Peacefully you
are enjoying the mountains and suddenly an elephant rushes out of
the forest, straight towards you and all peace disappears. This
peace is of no great significance.
It is just okay. At
least for some time, off and on you are able to experience a little
bit of peace. But it is better to be disturbed, because if you are
disturbed you at least search. If you become peaceful, you only
become complacent.
Complacence is the
greatest enemy. Disturbance is not your enemy. Your complacence is
the greatest enemy, and this kind of peace will create only
complacence.
So peace can come
out of a certain complacence. Peace can also come out of
achievement. When you have achieved something you feel very
satisfied. You feel like you are a whole being. But it is just for a
moment. That wholeness is not wholeness. You achieved peace out of
this also but this is not peace.
When your wishes
are fulfilled, when your ambitions are fulfilled, or when everything
is right for you, when the situation around you is comfortable for
your ego and your body, these are the times when you feel peaceful,
generally, but this peace is no peace. This is not peace.
Extracted from the
book ‘Mystics Musings’ – Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
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Peace is something that always
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