Three Ways of Cultivating Peace Of Mind

July 2, 2012 - PRLog -- Peace of mind is not some superficial state of being, it is the very foundation of how to do and feel about everything. Whatever you do that produces peace of mind is good, and whatever you do that destroys it is bad. Knowledge, resources, and planning: these are all means towards the end of creating peace of mind.

There are three ways to maintain and cultivate peace of mind. Physical quietness and harmony is the most evident way, and simple to achieve. Mental quietness, in which one has no wandering thoughts at all, is more difficult, and is the main point of meditation. But ‘value quietness,’ in which one is at peace with his desires and choices, seems to be the hardest to reach.

You can witness peace of mind in the work of skilled craftsmen and artisans. To say that skilled craftsmen are not artists is to misunderstand the nature of art. There is a harmony within the craftsman’s work that has no actor or subject. The material and the craftsmen’s thoughts change simultaneously in a progression that is completely smooth and congruent, until his mind is at peace at the exact moment that the job is done.

-- By Milton Miller, a traveler, adventurer and avid motorcycle enthusiast currently planning a 3-month trip across Europe, and his second coast-to-coast run across the country.

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