Welcome to the May edition of the Yogoda Satsanga Society of India eNewsletter. This month we share thoughts from Paramahansa Yogananda on how to effectively establish a calm centre of peace when confronted with the stresses and worries of daily life.
Paramahansa Yogananda on Practical Ways to Overcome Stress and Worry in Daily Life
When we have too much to do at one time, we become very discouraged. Instead of worrying about what should be done, just say: “This hour is mine. I will do the best I can.” The clock cannot tick twenty-four hours away in one minute, and you cannot do in one hour what you can do in twenty-four hours. Live each present moment completely and the future will take care of itself. Fully enjoy the wonder and beauty of each instant. Practice the presence of peace. The more you do that, the more you will feel the presence of that power in your life.
Knowing that you are a child of God, make up your mind to be calm no matter what happens. If your mind is fully identified with your activities, you cannot be conscious of the Lord, but if you are calm and receptive to Him within while being active without, you are rightly active.
Try to remain for one minute at a time without thinking negatively, fixing the mind on the peace within, especially if worried. Then try to remain for several minutes with a quiet mind. Following that, think of some happy incident; dwell on it and visualize it; mentally go through some pleasant experience over and over again until you have forgotten your worries entirely.
A lump of sand cannot withstand the erosive effect of the ocean’s waves; an individual who lacks imperturbable inner peace cannot remain tranquil during mental conflict. But as a diamond remains unchanged no matter how many waves swirl around it, so also a peace-crystallized individual remains radiantly serene even when trials beset him from all sides.
Paramahansa Yogananda prescribed universal methods of scientific meditation as the most effective means by which the divine qualities of the soul, including true peace, can be realized. Please visit our “Guided Meditations” page to experience meditations on peace, love, and joy as a way to immediately begin to feel and hold onto the divine presence in your daily life — no matter what obstacles you face.
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