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\"GIRL\"<\/a><\/p>\n

She wanted Peace.\u00a0 So she played beautiful music, painted beautiful expressions.\u00a0 It was not enough.\u00a0 She went on long walks.\u00a0 Gave away possessions.\u00a0 Smiled more.\u00a0 Stopped multitasking.\u00a0 Not enough.\u00a0 She bought more reverent clothing.\u00a0 Read spiritual books.\u00a0 Spoke spiritual words.\u00a0 Not enough.\u00a0 She changed her relationships.\u00a0 Attended classes.\u00a0 Cut her hair.\u00a0 Improved her diet.\u00a0 Attended worship.\u00a0 Found a new job.\u00a0 Travelled.\u00a0 Came back.\u00a0 All of it, not enough.<\/p>\n

Then, one day, she looked inside herself, the place she had run from all her life.\u00a0 She found two Truths: the concentrated ego of suffering and fear, and the simmering ember of Peace.\u00a0 Realizing that Peace was a seed already inside her, she decided to try something new.\u00a0 She decided to Love more.\u00a0 Herself.\u00a0 Others.\u00a0 All things.\u00a0 In every moment.\u00a0 She opened.\u00a0 The ocean inside came out.\u00a0 The ocean outside came in.\u00a0 She dissolved in two oceans.\u00a0 Became immeasurable Lightness.\u00a0 She found Peace.<\/p>\n

Love is the sunlight that awakens the seed of Peace.<\/p>\n

\"jaiya\"<\/a><\/p>\n

jaiya@soulwater.org<\/a><\/p>\n

SOULWATER.ORG<\/p>\n

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