Are you seeking ‘peace of mind’ or ‘peace from mind’?

Quite tricky, right?

The usage of two prepositions, ‘of’ and ‘from’ has created a strong polarity. Do you seek, peace of mind or freedom from the shackles of mind?

It is time to contemplate!

While in conversation, you keep saying peace of mind and I bet that you have hardly thought of the deeper interpretation, peace from the mind.

Basically, the mind has an innate tendency to hold the thoughts of either the past or the future rather than being in the present. This brings forth a concept called mind clutter that continues to keep us in a state of unwanted distress.

Have you ever noticed that the mind becomes silent and free of chaos in moments of greatest pleasure?

- These moments can be anything under the sun like being amidst nature, listening to your favourite music, having a great night out with friends, laughing aloud at jokes, paragliding, watching an incredible sunrise, or cooking a delicious meal. The constant blabbering in your head stops and you experience the ultimate level of tranquillity. This is what you are chasing at the end of the day. Right?

Do you know what is wrong? Somewhere along the path, the mind became the dictator of all your activities rather than being the servant. Making friendship with the mind is a wise act instead of handing over the keys of control. The mind is an excellent tool owned by human beings but is often used without referring to a user manual. (Here, in the user manual are the guidelines laid down by the creator for the proper utilisation of the human mind). The human body is a phenomenally complex machine and has to be managed in a sophisticated way. You have the intellect (mind)but not a stable platform to make optimum use.

Peace of mind is related to rest in peace (RIP) as the mind will only become peaceful when life comes to an end. What you are actually seeking is peace from the chatterbox, mind!

As the mystic, Sadhguru rightly said,

‘If you use your mind as a memory bank, the past will repeat itself in cycles. If your mind becomes pure attention, you will know everything that is worth knowing.’