{"id":6185,"date":"2019-06-27T21:49:16","date_gmt":"2019-06-27T20:49:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bodhicharya.org\/manyroads\/?p=6185"},"modified":"2019-06-27T21:49:16","modified_gmt":"2019-06-27T20:49:16","slug":"how-to-find-inner-peace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bodhicharya.org\/manyroads\/how-to-find-inner-peace\/","title":{"rendered":"HOW TO FIND INNER PEACE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6189\" src=\"https:\/\/d2wipdjmobk1g8.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/04\/04093313\/inner-peace.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d2wipdjmobk1g8.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/04\/04093313\/inner-peace.jpg 225w, https:\/\/d2wipdjmobk1g8.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/04\/04093313\/inner-peace-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\">If you are reading these words, it means that you either realize you\u2019re not at peace and want to be, or the sound of the word drew you \u2026 it\u2019s something you haven\u2019t really thought about, but it resonates and you want it in your life.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\">The universal truth is that we all suffer.\u00a0\u00a0Whether rich or poor, young or old, regardless of gender or any other factor \u2026 we all suffer psychically.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\">Why?\u00a0\u00a0Because we are prisoners of our ego-mind.\u00a0\u00a0We are controlled by the feelings and perceptions \u2026 the emotions, judgments, cravings, and attachments \u2026 that are the ego-mind\u2019s reactions to our life experiences.\u00a0\u00a0It is these feelings that <\/span><span style=\"font-size: small\">are<\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: small\">actually the cause of our suffering.\u00a0\u00a0But we nevertheless identify with them; we\u2019ve lost connection with our true self, our heart.\u00a0\u00a0If we were only able to reconnect with our heart, we would be able to free ourselves from the control of our ego-mind and experience the inner peace and happiness that is our birthright.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\">We cannot change the world around us.\u00a0\u00a0It is what it is.\u00a0\u00a0But we can change how we relate to ourselves and that world.\u00a0\u00a0And by doing so, we can control whether we suffer or experience peace.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\">This is not some new age theory. These truths have been taught for thousands of years by the mystical traditions of all three Abrahamic faiths \u2026 Christian Gnosticism, Kabbalah, and Sufism \u2026 as well as Buddhism.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\">Helping people of all faiths as well as non-believers learn these truths and walk this challenging path is the purpose of\u00a0<em>How to Find Inner Peace<\/em>. Why will this book help people when others haven\u2019t? It is reality-based; it grows out of the turmoil of life. And it lays out a practical, step-by-step approach to finding inner peace.\u00a0\u00a0If you want inner peace, believe it or not the choice is yours.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The book is available\u00a0 in both softcover &#8211; $12.95, and eBook &#8211; $9.99 formats.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5891\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5891\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5891 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/d2wipdjmobk1g8.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/14132401\/Ronald-300x226.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"226\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5891\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"color: #800000\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Ronald Hirsch<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h6 class=\"defanged1-\"><em>BIO:<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Ronald Hirsch\u00a0<span class=\"defanged1-\">\u00a0has had a varied career as a teacher, legal aid lawyer, survey researcher, nonprofit executive, composer, writer, and volunteer.\u00a0 Having found Buddhism at age 49,\u00a0<\/span>he has walked the path of Buddhism 25<span class=\"defanged1-\">\u00a0years now.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"defanged1-\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"defanged1-\">Along the way, he has had the good fortune to have had some powerful teachers who opened many gates for him. His Zen practice follows no particular lineage but reflects the teachings of his Vietnamese and Korean Zen mentors.<\/span><\/em><\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h6 class=\"defanged1-\"><em style=\"font-size: 0.928571rem\">He is the writer of the award-winning blog, <a class=\"defanged1-\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thepracticalbuddhist.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"defanged1-\">www.ThePracticalBuddhist.com<\/span><\/a>, and the author of three books on Buddhist practice and one ecumenically spiritual work,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thepracticalbuddhist.com\/raising-a-happy-child.html\">Raising a Happy\u00a0Child<\/a>.\u00a0 He is also the author of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/We_Still_Hold_These_Truths\">We Still Hold These Truths<\/a>,\u00a0acclaimed by James Fallows, National Correspondent,\u00a0The Atlantic, as \u201ca systematic and serious effort to make the [presidential] debate as clear and valuable as it can be. Agree or disagree with his specific conclusions, the questions he is asking are the right ones for the public this year.\u201d\u00a0 He grew up in Reading, Pennsylvania and resides in New York.<\/em><\/h6>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepracticalbuddhist.com\/how-to-find-inner-peace.html\">https:\/\/www.thepracticalbuddhist.com\/how-to-find-inner-peace.html<\/a><\/p>\n<h6><\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you are reading these words, it means that you either realize you\u2019re not at peace and want to be, or the sound of the word drew you \u2026 it\u2019s something you haven\u2019t really thought about, but it resonates and you want it in your life. 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