10 Principles for Peace of Mind 10 Principles for Peace of Mind.. 1. Do Not Interfere In Others' Business Unless Asked.

Most of us create our own pro le!s " interferin# too often in others'affairs. $e do so ecause so!ehow we ha%e con%inced oursel%es that our wa" is the est wa"& our lo#ic is the perfect lo#ic and those who do not confor! to our thinkin# !ust e critici'ed and steered to the ri#ht direction& our direction. (his thinkin# denies the e)istence of indi%idualit" and conse*uentl" the e)istence of +od. +od has created each one of us in a uni*ue wa". No two hu!an ein#s can think or act in e)actl" the sa!e wa". All !en or wo!en act the wa" the" do ecause +od within the! pro!pts the! that wa". Mind "our own usiness and "ou will keep "our peace.

,. -or#i%e And -or#et. (his is the !ost powerful aid to peace of !ind. $e often de%elop ill feelin#s inside our heart for the person who insults us or har!s us. $e nurture #rie%ances. (his in turn results in loss of sleep& de%elop!ent of sto!ach ulcers& and hi#h lood pressure. (his insult or in/ur" was done once& ut nourishin# of #rie%ance #oes on fore%er " constantl" re!e! erin# it. +et o%er this ad ha it. 0ife is too short to waste in such trifles. -or#i%e& -or#et& and !arch on. 0o%e flourishes in #i%in# and for#i%in#.

1. Do Not 2ra%e -or 3eco#nition. (his world is full of selfish people. (he" seldo! praise an" od" without selfish !oti%es. (he" !a" praise "ou toda" ecause "ou are in power. But no sooner than "ou are powerless& the" will for#et "our achie%e!ent and will start findin# faults in "ou. $h" do "ou wish to har! "ourself if in stri%in# for their reco#nition4 (heir reco#nition is not worth the a##ra%ation. Do "our duties ethicall" and sincerel".

5. Do Not Be 6ealous. $e all ha%e e)perienced how /ealous" can distur our peace of !ind. 7ou know that "ou work harder than "our collea#ues in the office& ut so!eti!es the" #et pro!otions8 "ou do not. 7ou started a usiness se%eral "ears a#o& ut "ou are not as successful as "our nei#h or whose usiness is onl" one "ear old. (here are se%eral e)a!ples like these in e%er"da" life. 9hould "ou e /ealous4 No. 3e!e! er& e%er" od"'s life is shaped " his:her destin"& which has now eco!e his:her realit". If "ou are destined to e rich& nothin# in the world can stop "ou. If "ou are not so destined& no one can help "ou either. Nothin# will e #ained " la!in# others for "our !isfortune. 6ealous" will not #et "ou an"where8 it will onl" take awa" "our peace of !ind.

;. 2han#e 7ourself Accordin# (o (he <n%iron!ent. If "ou tr" to chan#e the en%iron!ent sin#le=handedl"& the chances are "ou will fail. Instead& chan#e "ourself to suit "our en%iron!ent. As "ou do this& e%en the en%iron!ent& which has een unfriendl" to "ou& will !"steriousl" chan#e and see! con#enial and har!onious.

>. <ndure $hat 2annot Be 2ured. (his is the est wa" to turn a disad%anta#e into an ad%anta#e. <%er" da" we face nu!erous incon%eniences& ail!ents& irritations& and accidents that are e"ond our control... If we cannot control the! or chan#e the!& we !ust learn to put up with these thin#s. $e !ust learn to endure the! cheerfull". Belie%e in "ourself and "ou will #ain in ter!s of patience& inner stren#th and will power.

?. Do Not Bite Off More (han 7ou 2an 2hew. (his !a)i! needs to e re!e! ered constantl". $e often tend to take !ore responsi ilities than we are capa le of carr"in# out. (his is done to satisf" our e#o. @now "our li!itations. . $h" take on additional loads that !a" create !ore worries4 7ou cannot #ain peace of !ind " e)pandin# "our e)ternal acti%ities. 3educe "our !aterial en#a#e!ents and spend ti!e in pra"er& introspection and !editation. (his will reduce those thou#hts in "our !ind that !ake "ou restless. Uncluttered !ind will produce #reater peace of !ind.

A. Meditate 3e#ularl". Meditation cal!s the !ind and #ets rid of distur in# thou#hts. (his is the hi#hest state of peace of !ind. (r" and e)perience it "ourself. If "ou !editate earnestl" for half an hour e%er"da"& "our !ind will tend to eco!e peaceful durin# the re!ainin# twent"=three and half=hours. 7our !ind will not e easil" distur ed as it was efore. 7ou would enefit " #raduall" increasin# the period of dail" !editation. 7ou !a" think that this will interfere with "our dail" work. On the contrar"& this will increase "our efficienc" and "ou will e a le to produce etter results in less ti!e.

B. Ne%er 0ea%e (he Mind Cacant. An e!pt" !ind is the de%il's workshop. All e%il actions start in the %acant !ind. @eep "our !ind occupied in so!ethin# positi%e& so!ethin# worthwhile. Acti%el" follow a ho ". Do so!ethin# that holds "our interest. 7ou !ust decide what "ou %alue !ore. !one" or peace of !ind. 7our ho "& like social work or reli#ious work& !a" not alwa"s earn "ou !ore !one"& ut "ou will ha%e a sense of fulfill!ent and

achie%e!ent. <%en when "ou are restin# ph"sicall"& occup" "ourself in health" readin# or !ental chantin# of +od's na!e.

10. Do Not Procrastinate And Ne%er 3e#ret. Do not waste ti!e in protracted wonderin# D 9hould I or shouldn't I4D Da"s& weeks& !onths& and "ears !a" e wasted in that futile !ental de atin#. 7ou can ne%er plan enou#h ecause "ou can ne%er anticipate all future happenin#s. Calue "our ti!e and do the thin#s that need to e done. It does not !atter if "ou fail the first ti!e. 7ou can learn fro! "our !istakes and succeed the ne)t ti!e. 9ittin# ack and worr"in# will lead to nothin#. 0earn fro! "our !istakes& ut do not rood o%er the past. DO NO( 3<+3<(. $hate%er happened was destined to happen onl" that wa". $h" cr" o%er spilt !ilk4