Peace

ecthelion of the fountain wrote:

Same here

Geeez! Gone for a couple of days and what do you know...a political debate, how strange!!!

I could state my point of view but I think most people here know that I would not hate Muslims as a group. Of course, there are some areas in the middle east, where the so called schools "brainwash" their children in certain ways and those children cannot help but hold certain points of view until they can find the truth elsewhere...kind of like certain parts of this country, where education is taught along side religion (from Texas, trust me on this one, had to get permission from my parents to learn plate techtonics in school)...I don't really see the difference, other than the kids in the mid east are slightly more educated in a way, especially on world affairs. Not to say less extreme or right in their viewpoint...but certainly more aware of things outside of American Idol or the local church.


Sooo.....what of the inner peace discussion? There are a billion political/religion topics going on...a thought on inner peace could be interesting.

Peace comes with joy. Attain joy and then you will have peace.

i disagree. joy and peace don't always walk together, furthermore it is impossible to always be joyful

I found inner peace once I learned to love myself (flaws included) in order to love another.

you mean you live in constant inner peace? no offense but hail o mighty Bodhisattva!!!

your a funny one elf... constant inner peace would be nice ...I think I have to wait for the afterlife for that one.

I think your confusing joy with happiness.. they're not the same thing.

joy: rejoice
happiness: a state of well being and contentment
peace: 1. a state of calm and quiet 2. freedom from distrubing thoughts or emotions...in my case freedom from those evil people in my head.

Fräulein Michelle wrote:joy: rejoice

wrong
joy comes from the french word joyeux... used the same way as happy in for example"happy holiday"

i used my bias merriam webster elf ...

ecthelion of the fountain wrote:i disagree. joy and peace don't always walk together, furthermore it is impossible to always be joyful

I think it is impossible to always be happy, joy is something a bit more profound, in my opinion. ~ you can find joy in something/someone and still be unhappy with it/them for a while.

I think, to attain inner peace, people have to realise they can't control everything.
I'm not sure if I have a peaceful life, but I do try to live worry-free:

'If something is wrong, fix it if you can.
But train yourself not to worry:
Worry never fixes anything.' ~ Ernest Hemmingway

In a bad situation, you can either find ways to better the situation. If there's absolutely nothing you can do, then there's nothing you can do, so accept it and don't let it consume your mind.
My parents and sister are major worry warts, if I ever hear them (or anybody) complaining, the first thing I say to them is 'Can you anything about it?' in a calm voice.

It usually makes them madder * *, but hopefully, they think about it and put things into perspective.

I don't think you have to be happy to have inner peace. Being a good person and doing the right thing does not mean you will always be happy. There will always be bad days and trying times, that is just part of life, so I don't really see the point of complaining about it forever. Especially when your problems are not that bad, compared to what some people have to live through on a daily basis. Recently, my life has been turned upside down in certain ways and is somewhat uncertain right now but it is not nearly as bad as other peoples lives. But, in a way it was good, I have learned new things about life because I was taken out of my comfort zone. Instead of complaining 24/7, I just adapt to it.


Oddly is right, if you can fix your problems, do it. If you cannot, accept that is just your life at the moment. I don't see the point of dwelling on stuff I honestly cannot control. Probably best to take that energy and help others in need or those who have problems that can be fixed.