Starting the 1st of January 2025, the blog will pick a ‘WORD OF THE WEEK’, to share & explore the significance of the selected word like passion, purpose, playfulness. Here’s an expression for the word – peace.
PEACE:
“What you seek is seeking you. There is a voice that doesn’t use words. Listen. Your heart knows the way”- Rumi.
“Within you, there is a stillness & a sanctuary to which you can retreat at any time to be yourself” – Hermann Hesse.
It’s amazing how quickly & effortlessly we can move into peace, simply by shifting our focus to being present in the moment. It is because peace is an integral part of who we are. When the mind’s activity subsides, even for a moment, peace is what remains. The ocean offers a good analogy. At the surface, the water is constantly in motion. It never stops, even for a moment. But, when we drop down into the depths, there is just serenity & stillness.
Being swept away by the restless waters of the mind is perfectly normal, particularly when we are faced with the intense daily grind. Yet, the fact remains that despite appearances, there is peace deep inside each one of us, untouched by what’s going on in our environment. Even in the midst of the most turbulent storms, in the depths, the ocean remains calm & centred. Similarly, we just need to dive & discover what has always been there. Peace.
“You are not a drop in the ocean, you are the entire ocean in a drop” – Rumi.
