4 Ps of Peace - You need it more than your daily supplements

The material world is driven by motivation, desires, lifestyle and sometime greed. In the worldly life business is the backbone of everything that you see in it. For example you have the business owner and his employees. They constitute to what is called the "world". 

The spiritual world is completely the opposite of whatever you know of the worldly life. 

The 4 Ps of marketing has done quite well for the world of business. Whatever success you see in the material world is a result of people using the 4 Ps of Marketing be it the medical world, the science revolution, landing on the Moon etc. 

The spiritual world is completely the opposite of whatever you know of the worldly life. It is based on turning inward and trying to find peace which is actually the original state of the mind or soul or whatever you may call your inner self. 

Science and all the marketing, the industrial and medical revolution has done a great deal of improvements in the modern world. Somehow and ironically when it should have given us more happiness it seems today that it has actually made us more tense and unhappy.

The 4 Ps of Peace will counteract the 4 Ps of Marketing and try to bring you back to your original state of happiness.

Whenever you are angry you are likely to lose more than when you remain calm. When you are angry your logic fails. About 15 bad hormones are released into your bloodstream each time you get angry. That is why they say do not make big decisions when you are angry and do not offer money when you are very happy (or drunk).

So when you are angry you need to calm down first. Whether you are angry or not, the right breathing can bring down your anger and calm your mind than any drug or sedative or sleeping pills can boast of. Deep breathing is not all that perfect. Do not do it rapidly. There is a perfect pace for breathing. Pranayama is the safest way to breathe if you want to decrease your stress levels.

Pranayama is inexpensive. To do it you require not 1 acre of land but just a chair or a place to sit. Silence around you in a must if you want better results. However I found that even with noise around we can relax by doing Pranayama. 

If there is one practice that originated in India and is now all over the world but less used in India, then it is surely Pranayama. Today more people in the rest of the world use it. The reason is that if it yours you do not give so much importance to it. We get so used to it that it means nothing to us.

Before taking a life turning decision ensure that you do Pranayama whenever possible so that your mind is calm and serene. Decisions made during such times are a lot better than those made when you were angry.

When we are angry, we use the wrong words based on our vocabulary. Filthy words come out of our mouths. When we are calm we use sweet and good words. Anger is so damaging. So calm yourself down to get all the good words on your tongue and paper if you are going to take a major decision.

When I attended a meditation session many years ago, I remember someone from behind asked the teacher, “What should we do to meditate”? The teacher turn around and replied, “You don’t have to do anything and that is meditation”. I was so impressed with that line that it remained in my memory till this day. How nice! You don't have to do anything. Yes doing this and doing that has got most of us into some kind of unnecessary anxiety. Everybody from my Kindergarten and up until today told me to do, do and do. This was the first time somebody told me that something can be done without doing. So meditation is all about “Not doing anything that we know as doing”. 

Pranayama means the extension of the breath. Breath is the proof of life in your. As long as we breathe we are alive. So the right kind of breathing can revitalise you in minutes. It is more essential than even food that we eat when we are hungry.  You have to learn Pranayama from a Guru. After learning it, practice it everyday. Try it and see the difference. Many ailments are caused due to stress. 

Since my marks were low when I came out of School, I remember that I had to ask (for a college seat) the College Principal several times to me a seat. This happened in 1980. He declined every time I prayed to him. He tested me for a week but I came back day after day. I did not lose patience. Finally he granted me the seat without me having to pay any money. My patience and perseverance impressed him. Impress God with your prayer. Have faith that your prayers will be answered. 

We all know that most of what we get in the current life is due to past life Karma. So we often wonder why should we pray when Karma will do the job anyway. You studied well and you are looking for a job. Do you know pray to your future employer for a job. Do you think the employer will give you a job without you asking him?

Remember forever : Prayer is not a sign of weakness. It makes you stronger than ever before. Do sincere prayer to know the power of prayer. Faith and Prayer is so important for a happy and successful life. 

Those who have a strong and un-afflicted Jupiter in the 1st house has the greatest chance for help from God. Jupiter in the 5th house or the 9th house is the equivalent of Juptier in the 1st house. Providential helps will be more frequent for those people who have the Lord of the 1st house in the 9th, lord of the 9th house in the 9th, 5th house lord in the 9th or 10th house or 11th house. 

Providential help will be lowest if the 8th house lord is in the 9th house. It may get worse if the 9th house is afflicted and 9th house lord is placed in 6.8 or 12th house.  

The gift of patience is the greatest gift from God. Patience the greatest  virtue that helps you overcome bad karma from past life. 

So the Bhagavad Gita lay emphasis on “Do you duty…. do not worry about the results”. This does not mean that you will not get the result. The result comes at appropriate times.

Real yogis and saints of India have exhibited extraordinary states of patience. They are silent and calm peace loving people. They carry a lot of smile on their face revealing that they know everything. With knowledge of your times, comes patience.

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