If someone asks me what I want most in life, I would say peace of mind. Today, I was alone at home for some time, but my mind would not let me stay peaceful. Sometimes it brings back painful memories from five years ago and fills me with anger. Other times, it creates imaginary future situations and makes me frustrated. It never lets me live calmly in the present. It always tries to run something negative in the background.
The Bhagavad Gita was right in saying that there is no enemy greater than the mind. It is the mind that stops us from being happy. Yet strangely, it blames other people and circumstances. It never gives us the chance to pause, observe it, or guide it in the right direction.
I have realized that the mind is afraid of silence. It does not want to sit quietly with closed eyes. Today, I closed my eyes for ten minutes and watched its games. One moment it trapped me in one thought, the next moment in another. Then I opened my eyes and felt a deep sense of peace.
That is why I say that more than anything else, I want peace of mind. Only a peaceful mind can help us stay joyful and spread happiness to ourselves and to others.
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