WE ARE EXPLORING THE PRACTICE
OF STILLNESS
+ To attain peace, what one has to do is to
seek that rhythm which is in the depth of our being. It is just like the sea:
the surface of the sea is ever moving; the depth of the sea is still. And so it
is with our life. If our life is thrown into the sea of activity, it is on the
surface. We still live in the profound depths, in that peace. But the thing is
to become conscious of that peace which can be found within ourselves. It is
this which can bring us the answer to all our problems. If not, when we want to
solve one problem, there is another difficult problem coming. There is no end
to our problems. There is no end to the difficulties of the outer life. And if
we get excited over them, we shall never be able to solve them. Some think, ‘We
might wait. Perhaps the conditions will become better. We shall see then what
to do.’ But when will the conditions become better? They will become still
worse! Whether the conditions become better or worse, the first thing is to
seek the kingdom of God within ourselves, in which there is our peace. As soon
as we have found that, we have found our support, we have found our self. And
in spite of all the activity and movement on the surface, we shall be able to
keep that peace undisturbed if only we hold it fast by becoming conscious of
it.
-- Hazrat Inayat
Khan excerpted from http://wahiduddin.net/mv2/I/I_IV_6.htm
+ The only ones who can bring peace to the world are
those who have found peace within themselves, “the peace which passes
understanding” proclaimed by Jesus who also said “The Kingdom of God is within
you” and “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the children of
God.”
+ I go the Bowl of Saki day after day and find immense wisdom from this
Sufi master of the twentieth century. There are always several paragraphs of
his wisdom compiled by his grandson like the one above. In these 366 posts his wisdom will be found
from time to time but you can go right to Wahududdin’s Web for a very
comprehensive offering of this Sufi wisdom.
+ You can always find a link to any of the
Spiritual Explorations posts by going to http://abundancetrek.com/sepostsaccess.html
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