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Leading A Spiritual Life

Man’s personality is entirely in his own hands. He
has total command over his own thoughts, heart and
mind. He can think as he wants to think. He can wish
as he wants to wish. He can sense as he wants to sense.
In a similar way, he must adopt the formula: I will live in
peace whatever the cost. I will develop a peaceful mind.
I will not allow anyone to disturb my mind. Thus, in
the personal sphere, he can live in total peace, with
complete peace of mind.
But the world outside him is not under his control.
It functions quite independently. So, he must divide
his intellectual activities into two parts. As far as his
own mind is concerned, he can live in complete peace.
But as far as the outside world is concerned, he may
continue giving his advice, but must leave it to others to
be instrumental (or not) in the acceptance of his advice.

You cannot change the world. Likewise, the world
cannot change your mind. So, accept this arrangement
and you can live with peace of mind, while at the same
time offering your peaceful guidance to the world
around you.
Duality is a part of life. In every field man has
adopted this formula of duality – we learn two or more
languages, we try to have a command of several subjects,
we try to be successful in two trades, we try to engage
with a number of friends, etc. So if duality is possible in
other spheres, why should it not be possible in the field
of peace?

It is said that every problem begins in the mind
and that it can also be solved in the mind. Cultivate

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