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JOY BLISS HAPPINESS

5 SIMPLE STEPS TO INNER PEACE YOUR PERSONAL GUIDE

GuidetoInnerPeace.com|by Rick Horner

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Intr roducti ion

WhenIfirst W tembarked donmyjo ourneytos seekspiritu ualenlighte enment,Ihad noideathatinner rpeacewa aswhatIw wouldfind.Thepeace eofmindIstumbled d ntionaland dactuallya asideeffe ecttowha atIhadlea arnedwhenI uponwasuninten heLawofAttraction n.Likemo ostpeople ewhofirsthearabou ut firstdiscoveredth werfuluniv versallifef force,Itoo owantedto oknowho owtouseit ttocreate e thispow andmanifestabe etterlife. arsreading g,watching gandlisteningtoeve erythingI Ispentthenext5yea hatwasrel latedtothissubject.Iquicklyc cametorealizethati inorderto ouse couldth theprin nciplesofthelawofa attractioneffectively y,youmustfirstclearawayany y andall resistance eyoumay yhavethatstandsin nthewayo ofreceiving gyourdesires. Thiswasbynome eansasimpletask.B Butonceitwasaccom mplished,w whatIhad othingsho ortofmirac culousand ditchanged dmylifefo orever. discoveredwasno Agreatsenseofcalmhasjustcomeoverme.Forth A hefirsttime einmylife eI amjoyf ful,happya andconten nt.Ijustexperienced dhowitfe eelstohaveInner Peace.Wow!...Worry,fe ear,anxiety,andsadnessarenowpractic callyathingof t.Mylifeisnowregularlyfilled dwithgrea atpassionandseeminglyinfini ite thepast joy.
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Myprimaryintentwithwritingthisguideistohopefullyinspireyou,the reader,intobelievingthatachievingInnerPeaceisnotonlypossiblebutwell withinyourreachandverymuchworththeeffort. QuitefranklynooneguideorevenonebookisgoingtogiveyouALLthe answerstoachievinginnerpeace.Buttheintentionofthisguideistoassistyouin initiatingprofoundchangewithinyourselfbybringinglighttosomethingyou wereprobablynotpreviouslyawareof.Onceyoubecomeawareofwaysyoucan improveyourlife,truetransformationswillbegin.Thesetransformationsare paradigmshiftsorevolutionsofthemind,spiritandsoul.Onceyoulearnhowto alignwithyourtrueself,youwillnevergoback. ThereasonmostpeopleusuallyhavesuchahardtimediscoveringInner Peaceisbecausetheyarelookinginallthewrongplaces.Contrarytowhatyou mightcurrentlybelieveyouALREADYpossessthepeaceofmindyouareso desperatelyseeking. Peaceofmindisnotsomethingyouwilleverfindbecauseitisnotlost. ThequietstillnessyouyearntoconnectwithiswithyouALLTHETIME.Youneed onlyslowdownalittletobeawareofitssilentpresence.Theonlyreasonyou dontoftenexperiencethislovinginternalpeaceisbecauseofyourlackof awarenessofit. Youmustfirstlearntoquietyourmindandcontrolthevolumeandquality ofyourthoughtsifyouaretoevergetandstayintouchwiththeeternalinner peacethatisYOU. Theprocessesand/ortoolsthatarelistedhereinthisreportwillassistyou ingettingreacquaintedwiththeinnerpeaceyoualreadypossess.Bytakingthe timetolearnandpracticethesesimpleyeteffectivetechniques,youWILL eventuallyheightenyourselfawarenessandreconnectwiththeAllLovingand AllKnowingextensionofGODforcethatisYOU!

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Thefollowing5simplestepsIm T mabouttosharewith hyou,arethesame onesIu usedtohelpremovemyresist tanceandcompletelytransfor rmmylife.I amvery yconfident tthatifyouapplythesesimple eyetprofo oundconce eptstoyou ur life,you utoocana achievethe esamemir raculousre esults!

What is In nner Pe eace an Why You w nd y want it t

AsdefinedbyWordW A WebOnline e"Theab bsenceofm mentalstre essor anxiety y". AsdefinedbyWikiped A diAInnerpeace(orpeaceofm mind)referstoastat te ofbeing gmentallyandspiritu uallyatpeace,withe enoughknowledgea and underst tandingtokeepones selfstrongintheface eofdiscordorstress s.Being"at t peace"isconsider redbyman nytobehe ealthy(hom meostasis) )andtheo oppositeof f tressedoranxious.P Peaceofmindisgene erallyassoc ciatedwith hbliss, beingst happine essandco ontentmen nt. In nnerPeace eofferscountlessbenefitsandistheshee erfoundat tionthatle eads toinevitablesuccessinnear rlyeveryaspectofyo ourlife.Hereisapartiallistof f thoseamazingbenefits: eace.. InnerPe improves syourabilitytohand dleefficientlythedailyaffairso oflife

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grantsyouinnerstrengthandinnerpower eliminatesnegative,futileandrestlessthinking strengthensyourabilitytoconcentrate helpsyoudeveloppatience,toleranceandtact enablesyounottobeaffectedbywhatpeoplethinkorsayaboutyou helpsyouovercomeandeliminatestress,anxietiesandworries givesyouasenseofcalmandfreedom bringsTRUEinnerhappinessandbliss increasesselfmasteryandselfdiscipline helpsyoutofallasleepeasilyandrestpeacefully isthegatewayandrequirementforenlightenmentandspiritual awakening

Asonecanplainlysee,thebenefitsofInnerPeaceareplentifuland profound.Anyandalleffortrequiredinachievingit,willbetimewellspent.You havemywordonthat.Soletsbegin

Controlling Your Thoughts

Learningtotakebackcontrolofyourthoughtsisoneofthemainsteps requiredtogaininginnerpeaceandisnotashardasitmayinitiallysound.When youfirsttrytostopthoughts,itseemsdifficultbecausetheyfeellikesucha strongpartofyourmind.Soweneedtolookatthemasseparatefromourselves. Whenathoughtinitiallyappearsinyourmind,lookuponitascomingfrom

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outsideyourself.T Thiswillgr reatlyredu ucetheimp pactithasonyourm mind.Onceyou thisitbeco omespossi ibletostop pthem. realizet It tisimporta anttoknow wthatyou uarenotth hethinker.Youaret theIbeh hind yourtho oughtsand dyouhave efullcontrolandthepowerto decidewh hichthough hts youwill lkeepandwhichone esyoureje ect.Youare enotavict timofyourown thought ts,itisYOU Uwhoeith herrejectsorgiveslif fetothem. Thefirstthi T ingyoumu ustlearnto odoisto makeco onsciousdecisionsto ostoptherepetition ofyourunwanted dthoughts.Becomea awareof gativeimpa acttheyarehavingo onyouand theneg dontal llowthemtotakeho oldanymor re.This consciousstepisa anintegralpartinco ontrolling oughts. yourtho Next,youn N needtobevigilantan ndtrytow watchyour thoughtsa astheyent ter yourmi ind.Assoo onasyous seeanegat tivethough htenter,im mmediatel lydiscardi it andrefu usetofollo owit.Themorefocusyouputo onathoug ghtthemo oreitexpan nds. Therefo oreyouwanttodisca arditassoonasposs sible. If fanegative etrainoft thoughtalr readyhasa astrangleh holdonyou,thebest t thingto odoisreplaceitwith hsomethin ngelse.Ge etupandd dosomething complet telyunrela atedtowhatyouare ethinking.T Thisaction nwillhelpyouignore e theunw wantedtho oughtandreleasethe eholditm mayhaveonyou. Thesimpletechnique T esdescribe edaboveas slearnedf fromSriCh hinmoy, shouldg giveyouagoodhead dstartinto olearningh howtotak kebackcon ntrolofyour thought ts.Withdailypractic ceandlittlepersever ranceyoushouldbewellonyo our waytoo obtaininga alittlepea aceofmind d.

Stop Resisting W p What is s

(FromNi inePrincipalsofConscious sLivingbyBi illHarrisofCe enterpointeR ResearchInstitute)

Theamountapersonsuffersisdirectlyre T elatedtoho owmucht theyresistthe facttha atthingsa aretheway ytheyare. .Allsufferinganddiscomfort,regardless sof

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theappearance,isaresultofsomeformofresistance.Thismeansthatending resistanceendssuffering. Tothedegreeapersoniswillingandabletoletwhateverhappensbeokay, theydonotsuffer.Attachmentstopeople,situations,orthingsbeingdifferent thantheyarecanbeupgradedtopreferences,sowhenwhatisisnotwhatyou want,youdonotsuffer.Whenthishappens,yourhappinessandpeacearenot controlledbyoutercircumstances. Peoplewithmanyrulesabouthowthingsaresupposedtobesuffermore, becausenomatterhowmuchtheytrytogettheworldtofollowtheirrules,the rulesareoftenviolated. Lettingwhateverhappensbeokaydoesnotmeanyoucantworktoward makingthingsthewayyouwantthemtobe;itjustmeansyoupreferthe outcomesyouseekratherthanbeingaddictedtothem.Thekey,then,to handlingchallengingsituations,thoughts,andfeelingsisnotinresistingthem,but ratherinbecomingasfullyacceptingofthemaspossible.Acceptwhathappens, andwhatyouthinkandfeel,evenifitisuncomfortable. Forexample:Ifyouarestuckintrafficandyoustartgettingmadand irritated,itisntthetrafficthatsmakingyouupset,itsyourresistancetothefact thatthetrafficisactuallytherethatmakesyoufeelthatway.Justacceptthefact thatthetrafficisthereandthatthereisnothingyoucandoaboutit.Accept whatisandstoptryingtoresistit.Assoonasyougiveuptryingtocontrolthe uncontrollable,peaceofmindstartstosetin. Thoughitlooksasifdiscomfortiscreatedbywhatweresist,inactualfact itcomesfromtheresistanceitself.Stopresisting,andthediscomfortstopsalso. Throughacceptance,youempoweryourselftoheal,transform,orrelease unresolvedmentaloremotionalmaterial.Whenyousenseresistance,meetit withacceptance.Ironically,onceyoustopresisting,youaremuchmoreeffective increatinganyexternalchangeyoumayhaveapreferenceto(notan attachment).

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Live in the Presen Mom nt ment

Learningto oliveinthe epresentm momentwillhelpyou ufreeyour rmindfrom m celifeinaw waylikene everbefore. theconstantchatterandallowyoutoexperienc fourprese entmomen ntsarespe enteithert thinkingab boutthepa astor Mostof worryin ngaboutth hefuture.ButNOWisreallyth heonlytim mewehave e.Sowhen nwe arespendingthes seprecious smoments ssomewhe ereelse,w wearemiss singoutinthe juicesoflife. Allstresses A sandworr riesmustc ceasetoex xist whenli ivinginthe epresentm moment.T Thisis because eyourawa arenessoftheimmed diaterealit ty increase es,leaving gnoroomf forthough htsabouta any otherth hingotherthantheimmediate epresent. Hereisasim H mpletechn niquethatIlearnedt that worked dwelltobr ringmeint tothepres sentmome ent. reatexercisethatyoucanprac cticeanytim meandany ywhere. Itisagr ForExample:Ifyoua arewashing gyourhan ndsforinst tance,startbysaying gto f"Thisism mewashing gmyhands s".Repeatitcalmly,focusingo onthevery yact yourself ofwash hingyourh hands.Payattentiontotheelem mentsinvo olved:thef feelingoft the watero onyourskin;isitwar rm,hotorc cold,thesmellofthe esoap,etc c. Asyourepe A eattoyour rself"Thisismedoin ng(whatever)",yous startfeeling relaxed.Otherma atterslosetheirimpo ortance;yo ou'regiving gordersto oyourmin ndto yfocusonw whatyoua aredoing,andonlyn noticingtha at.Thenm moveontothe actively nexttas sk. Keepontellingyourse K elfwhatyo ouaredoin ng."Thisis smebreathinginand d out","T Thisismem makingdin nner",etc. Feelhowm moreandm morecalmc comestoy youasyoukeeprepe eating"Thisis ng(whatev ver)". medoin Afterafewminuteso A ofkeepingfocusedan ndrepeatingtoyour rselfwhaty you aredoin ng,youwil llprobably yexperienc ceafeeling gofwellbeingandp peace.

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Expr ress Gr ratitud (App de preciat tion)

Bringinggra B atitudeintomylifew wasoneofthemostrewarding gyet challeng gingendea avorsIvee experience edonmyp pathtoinnerpeace.Inever realized dhowbadIwasatex xpressingituntilIfou unditstru uemeaning gand significa ancealong gmypatho ofawakeni ing.Giving gthanksan ndappreci iatingtheg gifts thatyou ualreadyh havemake esyouhapp pierandm moreresilie ent,itimpr rovesyour r health,andreduc cesstress. Gratitudem G meanstobethankful,countingyourbless sings,notic cingthe simplep pleasures,andappre eciatingeverythingth hatyourec ceive.Itmeanslearn ning tolivey yourlifeas sifeverythingwerea amiracle,a andbeingawareona acontinuo ous basisof fhowmuchyouveb beengiven. .Gratitude eandappr reciations shiftsyour focusfr romwhaty yourlifela ackstothe eabundanc cethatisa alreadypr resent. Peopletend P dtotakefo orgranted dthegoodthatisalre eadyprese entintheir r lives.Th heresagra atitudeexe ercisethat tinstructsthatyoushouldimag ginelosing g someof fthething gsthatyoutakeforgranted, suchasyourhome,yourabilitytosee eor ourabilitytowalk,or ranythingthat hear,yo currentlygivesyo oucomfort. Thenimaginegettingeachofth T hese thingsb back,oneb byone,and dconsiderhow gratefulandappre eciativeyo ouwouldb befor ndeveryon neofthem m.Thisis eachan persona allyoneofmyfavorit teexercise esasit reallyhelpstoshinealighto onandrem mindsmeo ofallthetr rueabunda anceIalready s. possess Onceyoub O becomeorientedtow wardlookin ngforthing gstobegra atefulfor,you willfind dthatyoubegintoap ppreciates simplepleasuresand dthelittlethingsthat youpre eviouslytoo okforgran nted.Tryto oadoptat trueattitud deofgratitudetoday y.It willchangeyourlifeforever r.Itchangedmine!

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itation n Medi

Meditationis,byfar,themostp M powerfula andeffectiv vemethod dthereisto o achievin nginnerpe eace.Itisthefinalpieceofthe epuzzlean ndwillhelp ptomaket the otherst tepsdiscus ssedinthis sguidemu ucheasiert todo. vevisionso ofmonksinfaroffla andssitting gtogetherin Somepeoplemayhav ythinkabo outmeditation.Medi itationisactuallybec cominga silencewhenthey ethatisqu uitepopula arintheW Westernwo orldamong gpeoplefromallwalks practice oflife. actlyisme editation?M Meditation nissimplyanyproces ssthatthat Sowhatexa oamindth hatisquiet tedandfre eefromstr ressbyuse eofquietc contemplat tion leadsto andrefl lection.Whiletherearemanyd differentm methodsof fmeditatio on,theend d goalofalltypesarethesam me,aquiete edmind. Thebenefitsofm meditation arepractic callyendle ess. reatestben nefitsistha atyoullga aintheability Oneofthegr gowiththe eflowandthethings sthatused dtoirritate e tog you ubeforesimplybeco omeinsigni ificant.Ify youmedita ate reg gularly,you uwillgainasenseofcalmandcontroland you ullfeelfar rmorerela axedandhappy. Yourab bilitytoconcentratewillbecom memuch greateraswell.Yo ouwontstressouto overthelit ttlethingsa anymorea andyoull experienceInnerPeace. finallye Meditationrequiresn M nospeciale equipment t,andisno otcomplicatedtolea arn. Itcanbepracticed danywher re,atanyg givenmom ment,andit tisnottim meconsuming min.perda ayisgood) ).Bestofa all,itsFREE E! (1520m Therearem T manymeth hodsofme editationth hataretau ughtandno otallofthem workeq quallyasw wellforeve eryone.Th hemethodImgoingtosharew withyouisvery simplea andseems stoworkw wellforma any.Ifyoudonotget ttheresult tsthatyou u desiref fromthem methodIte each,Ienco ourageyou utodosom mefurther rresearcha and findone ethatworksbestfor ryou.

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Ok,soletsgetstarted.
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Findaquietplacewhereyouwontbeinterruptedforabout15or20 minutes. Loosenorremoveanyrestrictiveclothingorarticlesyoumayhaveon. Sitinacomfortablechairinanuprightpositionwithyourfeetflatonthe floor. Closeyoureyesandstarttakingslowdeepbreaths;inhalethroughyour noseandexhalethroughyourmouth. Themindneedsaplacetofocus.Sogentlybringallofyourattentionto yourbreathing.Noticingyourbreathsinandthenout;in.andthenout. Keepdoingthisforabout15or20minutes. Whenanythoughtentersyourmind,anditwill,justacknowledgeitand thenletitgo.Dontgiveitanymoreattentionthanthatandthenbring yourfocusbacktoyourbreathing.

Thatsit,thatsallthereistoit.Sohowdoyoufeel?Feelsprettyamazing doesntit?Dontworryifyouwereunabletoquietyourmindcompletelythefirst time.Itwilltakesomepractice.Themoreoftenyoudoittheeasieritwillget. Believeitornot,just2or3minutesadaywithlittleornothoughtwillstart bringingyougreatbenefits. Irecommendthatyoumaketimetomeditateatleastonceaday.Letit becomepartofyourlifestyleandIpromiseyouwillstartlookingforwardtothis peacefultimetoyourself.Ifyougetnothingelsefromthisguide,makesureyou practicemeditation.Therearefartoomanybenefitstojustignoreit!

A Final Word

Thepathtoinnerpeaceisneithereffortlessnorshortbutratherapersonal journeyandaprocessthatshouldbeappreciatedeverystepoftheway.Since everyoneisuniquethereisnorealwayofknowingjusthowlongitwilltaketo achieve.Thestepsthatwerelistedhereinthisguideareonlyaselectfewofthe manypossiblewaysforyoutocultivatepeaceofmind.

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L Letthisgui ideservey youasbein ngjust thefirst tsteppingstonealon ngyourpat thto findingtrueenligh htenment.Happiness sand ejustaroundtheben nd.Notknowing blissare exactlywhenandwhereitw willarriveo onlyadds excitement tandsatisf factionofy your tothee journey y.Enjoyth heride!

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