The joy that we feel in our life can be determined by how we see the world and how we observe life. How we label what we see and if we can breathe life in and breathe life out can affect how we feel and think and the quality of our life.
As Swami Rama says in “Meditation: an Essential Science," “We need to have inner tranquility and equilibrium to live peacefully in the world. If we do not have peace of mind and contentment, all other possessions are useless.”
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