INTRODUCTION

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Isthereadifferencebetweenhappinessandinnerpeace?

Yes. Happiness depends on conditions being perceived as
positive;innerpeacedoesnot.

Is it not possibleto attract only positiveconditionsintoour
life?Ifourattitudeandourthinkingarealwayspositive,we
wouldmanifest onlypositiveevents andsituations,wouldn't
we?

Doyoutrulyknowwhatispositiveandwhatisnegative?Do
youhavethetotalpicture?Therehavebeenmanypeoplefor
whom limitation, failure, loss, illness, or pain in whatever
formturnedouttobetheirgreatestteacher.Ittaughtthemto
let goof falseself-images andsuperficial ego-dictatedgoals
anddesires.Itgavethemdepth,humility,andcompassion.It
madethemmorereal.
Wheneveranything negativehappenstoyou,there is a
deeplessonconcealedwithinit,althoughyoumaynot seeit
atthetime.Evenabrief illnessoranaccidentcanshowyou
what is real and unreal inyour life, what ultimately matters
andwhatdoesn’t.