Pallavi, Great Post.

I often feel the same way the morning after a great party - when my wife allows me to drink to the brim once in a while. When I wake up I often ask "why the heck would I do that"? But would long again for a similar experience.

I guess human growth is following the vicissitudes in our quest for happiness. We want few things, we sometimes get them, sometimes we don't and then we crave for peace. Again, peace when defined as a concept can be a trench all over again - so to shut this whole cycle of karmic results - we meditate and just flow with our life, accepting our good and bad, this life and this world waiting for surprises.

Love,

Sameer

To be a troll
To be a beggar with no money
And say you don’t like money
But like to beg to feed your tummy
Comes only from a dummy.

He is a bum, all scum
You listen not to him
When he says:
He doesn’t like money.

So is with peace.
You have no power
To everyone you cower
And say you love peace.
No one will listen to you
People will mock at you.

But if you have power
And give up power for peace,
Everyone will love you
Everyone will believe you
And tell you: you are
A man who loves peace.

No sour grapes here!

~Ravi Kopra
http://ravikopra.blogspot.com/
(Edited)

To be a troll
To be a beggar with no money
And say you don’t like money
But like to beg to feed your tummy
Comes only from a dummy.

He is a bum, all scum
You listen not to him
When he says:
He doesn’t like money.

So is with peace.
You have no power
To everyone you cower
And say you love peace.
No one will listen to you
People will mock at you.

But if you have power
And give up power for peace,
Everyone will love you
Everyone will believe you
And tell you: you are
A man who loves peace.

No sour grapes here!

~Ravi Kopra
http://ravikopra.blogspot.com/
(Edited)

Dear Pallavi

Regarding the apparent conflict between building wealth and desiring peace, I'd say there is no conflict. They're two sides of a single coin.

People who build wealth want control of their lives, to keep chaos and pain out, and support those they love, in everything. Only after some wealth has been achieved do they find that wealth brings its own chaos and pain. As they are learning that lesson, which takes years for most, they're also learning that control of one's life is a matter of inner strength, not wealth. And so the motive to keep wealth in place subsides, and wealth can be disposed of, or distributed to others, if they have learned their lessons well.

All they ever wanted was peace in the first place.

love, Heather

Yes.

Balance. Knowing yourself. And handling your inner demons.

These things make peace.

You can have them when you're broke. You can have them when the dough is rolling in.

The fundamantal mistake is to tie one to the other.

The you begin the slippery slope of looking for inner wealth on the outside. It's not to be found there.

My formula is this: be happy first, then go make your millions.

Really, all you need is to have the basics covered, and maybe some small safety net for emergencies.

If you have a Toyota Tercel, you drive it from point A to B. Same as if you have a Mercedes Benz.

Your son or daughter loves you the same whether you have $10,000 or $10 Billion.

Oh, and so does your dog.

So, when that last moment comes, and your life is passing before you which will be the bigger regret:

a. I could have made more money

b. I could have spent more time having meaningful connections with my loved ones.

Sure, having money is great.

But don't lose sight of what's really important.

Cheers,

Yogi

Pallavi, Good topic choice and quite timely!

When you live in a house with 4 adults(?)

and 5 kids...you practically buy peace,

piece be piece, moment to moment,

snatch and grab quiet times

like Walmart shoppers at

a green light special!

You are right about

sleep...peace

at last!

Me2

Dear Pallavi,
I have missed you. Thanks for posting again!
Peace to you,
With love
always,
~ Kate

a peace treaty
at my age,
for
Now
and forevermore.
I'll take it
:)

WOW. Nice post, Pallavi. Probably one of the most interesting I've seen in a long time.

I most especially like, "Peace is probably when you know yourself enough to say stop. Peace is definately a pure good sleep."

I live in a nature reserve right in the middle of insane sprawl and own a beautiful half-timber log cabin with cathedral ceilings. We're surrounded by $5 million pre-fabs that I don't even notice anymore (they look like hastily built hollywood sets, begging to be dismantled).

I consider us so lucky. Even beyond what we have, I find my attention constantly drawn toward a little fishing shanty at the end of the road. Each piece of its lumber siding, raw, and shaped like tree, roses blooming nearby, a water pump and an outhouse that reminds me of my grandparents and somewhere in Ontario.

I want to "move up" to that one, and wonder how its owners found it while they were so young!

Thx, Sameer. Yogi and Muni too. Heather, I know a bit about u from rahul and ur sensible. Hey Keith! Always articulate. And Kate, lovely to hear from you! Dana, thx... but you are giving my sea view a complex:)

when I asked my son what he wanted to do with his life, he answered that he wanted to work for awhile and then retire.

I was immediately sure he was just being awfully lazy.

But maybe he noticed that shack, too.

Pallavi, this could help unload the angst:

http://waltonfeed.com/old/out.html

Pallavi, a touch to your property could help you unload the angst:

http://waltonfeed.com/old/out.html

:)

Pallavi, a simple, added touch to your property could help you unload your angst:

http://waltonfeed.com/old/out.html

Pallavi, Have missed your writing quite a bit. Lately intentblog has seen a lot of mudslinging from its members. That I got discouraged from visiting. But I did so today just to see if you or the likes of you had posted. And I am glad I did. :)

Peace to me, is being with the one(s) you love in a serene setting devoid of the mundane noise, filled with soothing melodies of nature or of only instruments. Or filled with the simple pleasures of life such as the lively banter between fammily and/or friends. Money has nothing to do with peace. Peace, like love, is one of the few important things that can not be bought.

Sorry, Pallavi. I kept getting server timeouts. I'm not that emphatic that you expand.

Pallavi -

Good post and really interesting question.

I think what your husbands boss is experiencing is simply the seasons of life. As children we are little buddhas...we are content with the way life is. When we want to sing we sing, cry when we're sad and laugh when we're happy. Even the poorest children in the midst of poverty seem to play. It's natural.

Somewhere in early adulthood through middle age, there is something that is triggered in most of us; something that wants as to attain material "stuff" (homes, cars, boats). We want lots of friends and acquaintances, and have all the things that to the world at large says "success".

However, in the fall of life it seems that this desire to attain settles a bit. Success is more based upon quiet and all of the things that heretofore had seemed so important (money and things) loses its luster. Watching the sun set, holding hands with your spouse, playing with grandchildren and the dog seem more important than attaining anything. In a way I think, we are preparing for life's "winter". Our internal clock is telling us that there are much fewer tomorrows than there are yesterdays and we want to let loose those things that only served to own us. Life now seems like a gentle letting go of things; a casting adrift of baggage we've so steadfastly carried. It seems that in the fall of life we want to lighten our load for the final journey. In a way, we have come full circle; we've become little buddhas again as we were when we were children. Life 'is' and we are enjoying the quiet and passage of time...we are more present at the beginning of life and at the end of life then we are in between it seems.

I see this is just another part of the process of a life well-lived.

Peace,
Scott.

ARM, thanks. Sounds are important, like air, actually.

I bought a 5 ft. crosscut saw with which to harvest firewood (we were hit by a tornado a couple months ago and there are a half-dozen felled oak, hickory).

I wanted to feel a the density of a tree and the density of my muscles, something that can't be done with a chainsaw jumping around in your hands.

You can go about fifteen minutes if you do it smoothly. The remainder of the time is sitting and breathing and listening.

Life comes at you in waves.

Seriously, Pallavi: I'm desperately a writer. We're writing a living dialogue fit for a novel. And I thank you for the respect and care with which you introduced this.

Ocean suits you...

Pallavi, would you do us the honor of telling us a sea story?

Nonsense Poetry - Story of a Dragon in the Sea. A Lullaby

Once upon a time
there was a monstrous dragon
living in a huge sea.

He was so monstrous
he would eat all fish
for breakfast in the sea
He will drink no tea
and did not like to pee

only eat, eat, eat
no coke, no pepsi, no milk, no tea
but only drank water of the salty sea
so he was getting failure of kidneys
and was getting very old to see

One day Wong Chung Sung
the great sumo wrestler of ming dynasty
said he was going to wrestle with the monster
and bring him finally to his knees.

So the duel went on for hours
the people came as far as
the Yangtze river for the fight to see.
It was not till dusk that day
when sun was drowning in the sea
and the moon was coming for the fight to see
Wong Chung Sung won and the dragon
went down drowning in the sea

So we now celebrate fights
with dragons early spring every year
and whosoever kills many dragons
glorious is he in victory
and the beautiful damsels
living in villages all along the Yangtze river
want the victorious dragon killer for her lover to be....

~Ravi Kopra

*****

Now my dear, my little sweet baby, go to sleep. Your mama is waiting for me! Kissy, kissy, goodnight.

The poem, "Story of a Dragon in the Sea. A Lullaby" was inspired by the request of Dana Shields to Ms. Pallavi Guptaa, in comment # 18.

Dear Pallavi, now it is your turn to tell us your favourite story of the sea. You are a nice lady. You would comply. Won't you?

take fear out of the equation and you have peace.

Pallavi, hi, how are you?? It is great seeing you again at IB. I have missed you. Please visit us often. You are so loved and admired here.

Your husband's boss had what most would call a type A personality, during his younger days. These are agressive, impulsive, restless, ambitious, competitive, anxious people. I was one of those once upon a time!!

Now he is more relaxed, laid back, grounded, calm and peaceful. He has become a type B personality. I am trying to do that too!!

Pallavi, peace of mind is my most prized possession. If I have all the wealth I desire, name, fame, but am with out peace of mind, I have nothing, not one thing.

How can I have peace of mind?? I must get rid of anger, hatred, fear completely. I must love unconditionally, and easily. I must forgive promptly. I must learn to step into other peoples' shoes and waik a couple of steps. Then I will be able to achieve lasting peace.

Pallavi, it is so good to see you again. I love your blog post. I would like to bless you, with your permission, with a magic pen that makes you write classics, that all of us at IB will be so proud of.

Hey Pallavi!
This universal question that u have analyzed & discussed here is the phenomenon haunting almost all souls around! :)

I wish I cud add to the treasure of knowledge that ur post has gathered... but aam so lacking in this arena! rt now, 'take life as it comes' works for me & aam gathering data along my earthly sojourn to find out if this principle can work in all situations & circumstances! :)
anyway.

its gr8 2 see u bk here! why this long silence? sure u hv something coming up for us... great minds never rest, they say! :)

Love & God bless!

There is no way to peace......peace is the way.

Omar

"How can I have peace of mind?? I must get rid of anger, hatred, fear completely. I must love unconditionally, and easily. I must forgive promptly. I must learn to step into other peoples' shoes and waik a couple of steps. Then I will be able to achieve lasting peace."

God bless you, God bless you for what people have repeatedly said a billion trillion times and still have not found peace.

Perhaps the poster be enshrined as Lady of Spiritual Wisdom and Bestower of Blessings.
And her statue placed at every forthcoming new Intentblog Center for Peace and Hope around the globe.

Thank you, Narad Muni.

I slept so well last night.

Anon, what is your way of becoming peaceful??

When I bless people, I bless with my heart, I truly wish the person well. How can it be wrong to bless people, when I really mean it and am not pretending, exaggerating, showing off?? Some one wrote a poem insulting my habit of blessing. It really hurt my feelings. Since then I am hesitant to bless people. I wonder does this person look at my blessings with suspicion??

The reason I say God bless is it applies to every one no matter what religion. When I don't bless at the end of a comment, I feel like I left out some thing very important. Almost like I went to a temple and came back with out praying to the Deity.

I write on the blog because I like to talk, interact, share, listen, learn, and grow. Do people really not like my good wishes?? Do you really think I am full of EGO. Do I really come across as proud??

Are all the five fingers alike?? Are we not all different?? Don't we all say,"GOODBYE" when we part?? What does goodbye mean?? It means, "GOD BE WITH YOU". Should people stop saying goodbye?? Why are you so bothered by an old woman's habit of blessing people??? I am older than most bloggers' mothers. Would you please let an old woman be eccentric???

When we meet people we Indians say, "NAMASKAR". It means, the soul(SPARK OF DIVINE) with in me salutes the soul with in you. It also means there is only one God, my God your God is the same. Should I not say Namaskar any more??

The love SWEAR feels for me makes her exaggerate my good qualities. Please take what she writes about me with a grain of salt. I have many, many faults. I will write a comment on all my faults one of these days.

Thank you Anon for listening to me pouring out my heart and soul. Are you a good listener??? You sure write very well, if I may say so.

Dear Anon,
"Blessings"
"placed at every forthcoming new Intentblog Center for Peace and Hope around the globe".

From your words
and sincere request,

You have asked.
You shall receive.

Dear Geeta,
This guy Anon will not respond to your questions like a reasonable person if he does at all. The other guy Saul when you confronted him and asked him some questions he did not answer either. Their job is to simply accuse and not respond reasonably when confronted with sincere questions. That is his leverage in hiding behind disguises and innocently asks: what is in a name, how does it matter?

Dear Interpreter,
Many are in a battle they cannot win.

Sorry. "Their job is to simply accuse and not respond reasonably when confronted with sincere questions" might be better suited to the topic, Immigrants Must..."

It's different here.

With blessings we do here caress babies' brows.

But, Interpreter, it was valiant of you to rise to Geeta's defense because she's so sweet to everyone.

A Hindu sage in India, well versed in Karma and Dharma stuff and who has more knowledge of Hindu sacred texts than anybody I encounter here, never blesses anyone.

When asked why, he replied that he was accumulating his positive credits in his Karma account in this life, and by blessing others, his credit points would go down.

He does not want to come back to this world after his death. He wants to go to heaven. He says if the balance of his good karma points goes down he might come back in his next life on Earth as a snake, worm, cat, rat or a dog, for example, among 84 million possibilities of living things, including all kinds of bugs; and he would have to go undergo once again many cycles of birth of death. This is from the teaching of Hindu holy texts according to him.

So I do not want any blessings from any Hindu. I do not want them to be reborn as cats,dogs,snakes,elephants or bugs. Moreover, I am not a spiritual person and I do not believe in the blessing nonsense anyway.

Unrest is eveywhere.

Peace can only be achieved by being honest in our life's ambitions and in having good intentions in our actions.

Dear Anon,
"I am not a spiritual person and I do not believe in the blessing nonsense anyway".
You do not want a blessing - so no blessing will you receive.

btw, make up your mind.
Then again, change it as often as you
need to.

Anon, I am sorry I must disagree with you on the subject of blessing.

Every time I have touched an elder's feet I have been blessed all my life. They blessed me with good education when I was a student, with happy life, as an adult, now they bless me with good health and long life. I have always been blessed. I have been taught to wish well and to bless people I come in contact with. It has become a habit with me.

Blessings coming from the heart, bring good KARMA for the person blessing as well as the person receiving the blessing.

I respect your wish not to receive my blessing. I will in future remember never to bless you. I will also not address you, talk to you, unless you ask me to. I apologize to you for blessing you in the past and for addressing you.I have no anger, no hatred, no jealousy, no bad feeling of any sort. I go in peace. Thank you for listening to me. Geeta Jayaram.

Pallavi:

Great post! And one I'm starting to relate to.

My life is in a good place right now. All the 'stuff' I've wanted is starting to look more attainable, financially, but now I look around just say 'why?'

I know I'm the country boy here, but it's the way I relate! Yesterday, I spent a portion of the day on a tractor, mowing the pastures and cleaning up. As I was working I was thinking a little bit about this post of yours, and found myself looking around...and just being content. Great kids, beautiful wife, decent house....what more do i need??...nothing really! Peace...yeah, I think that's what you would call it...

Dana Shields...I've really been enjoying your posts....thanks....

norm

Dear Norm,
I just came back again to read this post.
I really sense you are in a great place. I love to hear about your family, and how much you love your wife, and children, your work, and the Life you are living Now.
Thanks for sharing.
Have a great Father's Day.
Love and Blessings,
Peace too :)
~ Kate

oh Dana,
You make me smile,
alot
:)
!

The Ego. You are your job you are what you have you are what people say you are you are your body you are your mind you are.......

The Truth. You are God separate from God because you beleive you are and you'll never find God until you've shed your Ego.

I guess some people realize that once they've got everything the 'succesful' Ego can offer them.

G.C. the Great

p.s. Creating things is hard to do but so is meditation until you learn how to do it.

use your illusion

And pallavi, if you're creating with the end in mind worrying about someone elses value judgements or wether or not your creation will ever be 'worthy' then doesn't that become ego?

You should never feel 'obligated' to create or finish creating something.

Consider this, isnt peace is also one of the things one wants to achieve?

Again its `I Want'.

I got this , i got thsssiis, and now i got ttthhhiiissss, now i want peace.

relax. and that is peace for me.

relax.

RED

Thanks, Norm and tilde Kate. You're both a blessing along with everyone on this thread.

Sure is a lot of love and compassion on peace_treaty.html in the Wide Web of the World.

Intention is everything, isn't it?

Dear Pallavi,
It has been a year since you have posted at IB. I have missed your articles and stories.
Has it been a good time for you, as you devote to completing your stories?
Don't let the place in you forget the ones who fell in love with your words, and with you
~ Kate