A simple way to achieve peace of mind

 Introduction :

The topic of peace of mind is an important issue that is very visible in today's society. In every home and neighborhood, people have set out in search of peace. Some are leaving their homes to become ascetics, some are engaged in yoga and pranayama, and some are doing acts of charity. In other words, human beings are wandering in search of peace, yet they are unable to attain it. That by attaining which the soul becomes tranquil is called the true form of peace. What real peace is and how to attain it—the complete information is given below.

Who Am I ?

Am I a boy, a human being, Ram, Shyam, Gita, etc.? 

What is my identity, who am I, where did I come from, what is my existence, and when I take birth next time, will I be born as a human again?If you think about this question with a calm mind, you will not find any answer. In real life, our parents and relatives belong only to this current birth. 

Who knows, next time we might have to take birth as an animal, bird, or something else! Therefore, it is difficult to state our true identity based on just this life, as we have already taken thousands and millions of such births. Thus, if anyone wants to state our true identity, it is the soul. The soul is our true identity. I am a soul; the soul is never destroyed. The body perishes, but the soul is eternal and immortal. The soul exists today, existed yesterday, and will always exist.

How Many Types of Suffering Are There ?

 Just as we have now realized that we are not merely human beings and that our true identity is the soul, in the same way, the soul also has a Father. If a child asks for something from their father, the father provides it. But if the child gets separated from the father, there is no one to provide for them, and they experience suffering. 

Suffering is of three types:

• Adhibhautika (Physical/Material Suffering): This refers to the suffering that comes from the material world—such as pain caused by other people, relatives, father-son relationships, or animals.

• Adhidaivika (Heavenly/Natural Suffering): This refers to suffering caused by divine or natural forces, such as natural disasters, floods, earthquakes, lightning strikes, pandemics, and diseases. Even if you do not want it, you will inevitably face this suffering; no one can escape it.

• Adhyatmika (Spiritual Suffering): This is a type of suffering that many people fail to recognize, yet it is growing very rapidly in modern society. It does not come from gods, humans, or natural disasters. Where does it come from then? 

  

• Example of Spiritual Suffering: You may possess everything—wealth, cars, a bungalow, a loving partner, and servants—yet there is no peace in your mind. You remain sad and constantly feel that something is missing. This is spiritual suffering, which people set out to solve. Out of thousands or millions, only a few fortunate individuals succeed in resolving it.

• It is the suffering of our soul. The child has been separated from the Father. Just as a child longs to reunite with their father, the soul longs to reunite with the Supreme Soul (Paramatma)—and we are not allowing that reunion to happen.

Why Does Our Mind Not Find Peace? 

When we were in our mother's womb, it was a place of immense suffering. Think about how we lived there—in intense heat, surrounded by blood and waste, with no space to move. In such a painful situation, we folded our hands and prayed to God to rescue us from that torment. That was when we had our first vision of God. At that moment, God took a promise from us that once we went outside, we would become His devotee, refrain from bad deeds, and always follow the path of righteousness (Dharma). However, as soon as we come into the world, we get trapped in the web of attachment and illusion (Moh-Maya). We lose ourselves in material objects, treat them as our own, and forget our real Father. This is why we experience suffering at every step and our mind finds no peace.

How Can We Go to God? 

To reach God, one must perform God's work. What constitutes "God's work" is a deep question that an ordinary person cannot easily comprehend. 

 Merely visiting temples, performing rituals, or going on pilgrimages is incomplete service. To reach God, one must engage in actions that bring joy to the Supreme. Only when a person performs actions that please God can they attain true peace of mind.

(There is much more to write, but I conclude here. If you liked this topic, feel free to email at simantaroy045@gmail.com).