Understandingthatthekeytoyourexperienceofpeaceandjoyinlifeiskeepingthemindcalm,you
attempttodothisatalltimes,eveninprovocativeconditionsofill-health.Asamatteroffact,ill-
healthwillbecompoundedbyanupsetmind,andworsenthedis-easeprocess.So,especiallyifone
hasanyconditionsofill-health,itisofparamountimportancethattheysubmergethemselvesinspir-
itualdisciplines,whichwillgiveinsightintoandtechniquesoncontrollingthemind,sothatitcanre-
main calm.
Ofcourse,maintainingapeacefulmindisquiteeasywhenyouarealone.However,
whileintheworldinteractingwithotherpersonalities,thechallengecomes,espe-
ciallywhenyouareinvolvedwithpeoplewhodonothavedeepmysticalinsightin-
tolife.Thechallengealsocomeswhenpeopleerroneouslyperceiveobjects,other
peopleandcertaincircumstancesintheworldtobethesourceoftheirhappiness,
theywillalsorelatetoyoueitherasasourceoftheirhappiness,orasanobstacleon
thepathtotheirattainmentofhappiness.Therefore,theywilleithershoweryou
withsweetnessandpraisewhentheyseeyouasfacilitatingtheirexperienceofhap-
piness,orcurseyouandwantyououtoftheirlifewhentheyseeyouasahindrance
tothatprocess.Intheworld,onecangofrombeingafriendtoenemyinthewinkof
an eye.
Forexample,supposeyouareacashier,andsomeproblemoccurswithyourma-
chineasyouarecheckingsomeoneout.Nowthispersonbecomesupsetwithyou.
Why?Becausetheyareperceivingyouasobstructingtheirexperienceofwhatthey
believeistruehappiness,whichtothemmaymeangoinghomeintimetocatchthe
sportssectionofthenewsontelevision.Whenoneisconstantlydependingoncer-
taindevelopmentsintheworldtobeabletorelaxandbehappy,oneissettingone-
selfuptoexperienceconstantmentalagitationandfrustration,asyouhavenodoubt
discoveredforyourself.Thereisanalmostconstantunderlyingpreoccupation(men-
talagitation)aboutwhetherornotthesituationwillmaterialize,orwillsomething
happentotwarthit.Thisunderlyingworry(mentalagitation),whichmaybeoccur-
ringmostlyatthesubconsciouslevelofmind,precludestheexperienceofabiding
peace,anddevelopsapsychologicalleaningordependencyontheworld,forone’s
experienceofhappiness.Iftheexpectationsaremet,aswilloccuratsometimes,
thenoneallowsthemselvestofeelhappyforthatwhile,untilthesituationends.
Thennewsituationsmustbeplannedtoallowfortheopportunitytohavemore
happymomentsinthenearanddistantfuture,andthusdeepeningexpectationsand
psychologicaldependencyontheworld“tobehappy”aregenerated,inannever
