A primary method for gaining a mind full of peace is
to practice emptying the mind. At least twice a day, empty your mind of fears,
hates, insecurities, regrets and guilt feelings. To prevent unhappy thoughts
from sneaking in again, immediately fill your mind with creative and healthy
thoughts. At intervals during the day practice thinking a carefully selected
series of peaceful thoughts. Let mental pictures of the most peaceful scenes
you have ever witnessed pass across your mind. Such peaceful thought images
will work upon your mind as a healing medicine.
Repeat audibly some peaceful words. Words have
profound suggestive power, and there is healing in the very saying of them.
There are other practical ways by which you can
develop serenity and quiet attitudes.
One way is through your conversation. In a group when
the conversation takes a trend that is upsetting, try injecting peaceful ideas
into the talk. To have peace of mind, fill your personal and group
conversations with positive, happy, optimistic, satisfying expressions.
Another effective technique in developing a peaceful mind is the
daily practice of silence.
Go alone into the
quietest place available to you and sit or lie down for 15 minutes and practice
the art of silence. Do not write or read. Think as little as possible. Throw
your mind into neutral. When you have attained a quiescent state, listen for
the deeper sounds of harmony and beauty and of God that are to be found in the
essence of silence.
Saturate your thoughts with
peaceful experiences, peaceful words and ideas, and ultimately you will have a
storehouse of peace-producing experiences to which you may turn for refreshment
and renewal of your spirit. It will be a vast source of power.
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