How To Maintain Inner Peace
One of the principles of the Hawaiian philosophy Ho’oponopono states: “Take care of both the outside and the inside, because everything is one” . This idea of unity is fundamental to understanding how dissociative disorders work and to cultivating our inner peace.
One of the pioneers of integrative medicine is Dr. Deepak Chopra. This internal medicine and endocrinologist, specializing in metabolism, has developed various controversial theories. Yet the truth is that his ideas are an interesting starting point when it comes to inner peace.
Ideas for maintaining inner peace
Maintaining inner peace is a shared goal. To achieve this, many seek inspiration in Eastern philosophy. Some seek professional help, while the more traditional value system in our society seems to require a revolution or at least a different path than the one that relational and technological dynamics seem to lead us.
When we talk about the old value system, we are referring to what focuses on extreme competition, excessive consumerism and professional success at all costs. It is still predominant, but according to Chopra , more people are looking for another way to find peace.
According to this doctor, when you reach inner peace, you are there to stay. But achieving this personal peace requires a long introspective journey. So if you are willing to look inside yourself, these lessons, goals or challenges are suggested by Dr. Chopra, to try to get to know yourself a little better and feel the sense of what we were, are, and will be.
Find peace in yourself
The first step is to seek and find peace in us. Dr. Chopra tells us that meditation can help us do this. That way we can look inside ourselves and transcend superficial mental activity.
For Chopra, this quest involves transcending ordinary thinking to reach the deepest part of our mind, where the realm of calm lies. There is silence there, as well as peace.
Return to the place of tranquility
Now the next step is to return to the place where we felt really calm. But this way back is not physical, it is mental. So when we live in stressful situations that make us uneasy and spawn negative emotions, we need to return to this mental space where we find inner peace.
Automating return to this “refuge” will make it less time consuming to reach it when we need it. This way we will not get lost as much on the road. We will also get closer to getting rid of anger, bitterness and insecurity.
No more violence, in any of its forms
When we know our place of peace and can return to it whenever we want, it becomes easier for us to free ourselves from violence. This stage is important to help us deal with impulses and to master the energy that comes from our own emotions.
According to Chopra, the result will be an intelligent control of anger, envy and bitterness. Only then will we achieve liberation and thus shift our ego and insecurity.
In this step, it is important to let go of negative emotions and reach our true selves. Here, in the zones of calm, we lay the foundation for a more solid balance while we meditate. After a while, we realize that this balance is real. This means that it simply becomes our being, or in other words, ourselves.
Experience more peace every day
At this point, it is necessary to experience more calm on a daily basis. This means that we allow ourselves to be guided by the quiet voice that comes from the balance we achieved. This awareness has released violence and restlessness and is based on greater control over what happens inside us.
This is Deepak Chopra’s proposed method of finding and maintaining inner peace. According to him, if we all follow these guidelines, we can end centuries of war and rivalry. Do you think he’s right?
