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Inner peace (or peace of mind) refers to a state of being mentally
Mind

Mind refers to the aspects of intellect and consciousness manifested as combinations of thought, perception, memory, emotion, free will and imagination, including all of the brain's conscious and unconscious cognitive processes....
 and spiritually
Spirituality

Spirituality, in a narrow sense, concerns itself with matters of the spirit, a concept closely tied to religion and faith, transcendence , or one or more Deity....
 at peace
Peace

Peace is a term that most commonly refers to an absence of aggression, violence or hostility, but which also represents a larger concept wherein there are healthy or newly-healed interpersonal relationship or international relations, safety in matters of social or economic welfare, the acknowledgment of equality and fairness in political re...
, with enough knowledge
Knowledge

Knowledge is defined in the Oxford English Dictionary as expertise, and skills acquired by a person through experience or education; the theoretical or practical understanding of a subject, what is known in a particular field or in total; facts and information or awareness or familiarity gained by experience of a fact or situation....
 and understanding
Understanding

Understanding is a psychology process related to an abstract or physical object, such as a person, situation, or message whereby one is able to think about it and use concepts to deal adequately with that object....
 to keep oneself strong in the face of discord or stress
Stress (medicine)

Stress is a biological term which refers to the consequences of the failure of a human or animal body to respond appropriately to emotional or body threats to the organism, whether actual or imagined....
. Being "at peace" is considered by many to be healthy (homeostasis
Homeostasis

Homeostasis is the property of a system, either open system or closed system, that regulates its internal environment and tends to maintain a stable, constant condition....
) and the opposite of being stressed or anxious. Peace of mind is generally associated with bliss and happiness
Happiness

Happiness is a state of mind or feeling such as contentment, satisfaction, pleasure, or joy. A variety of Philosophy, Religion, Psychology and Biology approaches have been taken to defining happiness and identifying its sources....
.

Peace of mind, serenity, and calmness
Calmness

Calmness is a mental state wherein the mind is not turbulent, but open and reflective. No emotions are agitating the mind and no insistent train of thought is disturbing the mind....
 are descriptions of a disposition free from the effects of stress.






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Christianity ~ Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. The Bible, John 14.27

Confucianism ~ The Master said, In the morning, hear the Way; in the evening, die content!, Analects 4.8

Islam ~ In the remembrance of God do hearts find satisfaction. Qur'an 13.28

Judaism ~ May the Lord lift up his countenance upon you, and give you peace. The Bible, Numbers 6.26

Buddhism ~ This is peace, this is the excellent, namely the calm of all the impulses, the casting out of all basis, the extinction of craving, dispassion, stopping, Nirvana. Anguttara Nikaya v.322

Hinduism ~ As rivers flow into the ocean but cannot make the vast ocean overflow, so flow the streams of the sense-world into the sea of peace that is the sage. Bhagavad Gita 2.70






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Inner peace (or peace of mind) refers to a state of being mentally
Mind

Mind refers to the aspects of intellect and consciousness manifested as combinations of thought, perception, memory, emotion, free will and imagination, including all of the brain's conscious and unconscious cognitive processes....
 and spiritually
Spirituality

Spirituality, in a narrow sense, concerns itself with matters of the spirit, a concept closely tied to religion and faith, transcendence , or one or more Deity....
 at peace
Peace

Peace is a term that most commonly refers to an absence of aggression, violence or hostility, but which also represents a larger concept wherein there are healthy or newly-healed interpersonal relationship or international relations, safety in matters of social or economic welfare, the acknowledgment of equality and fairness in political re...
, with enough knowledge
Knowledge

Knowledge is defined in the Oxford English Dictionary as expertise, and skills acquired by a person through experience or education; the theoretical or practical understanding of a subject, what is known in a particular field or in total; facts and information or awareness or familiarity gained by experience of a fact or situation....
 and understanding
Understanding

Understanding is a psychology process related to an abstract or physical object, such as a person, situation, or message whereby one is able to think about it and use concepts to deal adequately with that object....
 to keep oneself strong in the face of discord or stress
Stress (medicine)

Stress is a biological term which refers to the consequences of the failure of a human or animal body to respond appropriately to emotional or body threats to the organism, whether actual or imagined....
. Being "at peace" is considered by many to be healthy (homeostasis
Homeostasis

Homeostasis is the property of a system, either open system or closed system, that regulates its internal environment and tends to maintain a stable, constant condition....
) and the opposite of being stressed or anxious. Peace of mind is generally associated with bliss and happiness
Happiness

Happiness is a state of mind or feeling such as contentment, satisfaction, pleasure, or joy. A variety of Philosophy, Religion, Psychology and Biology approaches have been taken to defining happiness and identifying its sources....
.

Peace of mind, serenity, and calmness
Calmness

Calmness is a mental state wherein the mind is not turbulent, but open and reflective. No emotions are agitating the mind and no insistent train of thought is disturbing the mind....
 are descriptions of a disposition free from the effects of stress. In some cultures, inner peace is considered a state of consciousness
Consciousness

Consciousness is a difficult term to define, because the word is used and understood in a wide variety of ways, so that it frequently happens that what one person sees as a definition of consciousness is seen by others as about something else altogether....
 or enlightenment
Enlightenment (concept)

Enlightenment broadly means wisdom or understanding enabling clarity of perception. However, the English language word covers two concepts which can be quite distinct: religion or spiritual enlightenment and secular or intellectual enlightenment....
 that may be cultivated by various forms of training, such as prayer
Prayer

Prayer is the act of communicating with a deity or spirit in worship. Specific forms of this may include praise, requesting divine providence, confessing sins, as an act of reparation or an expression of one's emotional expression....
, meditation
Meditation

Meditation is a mental discipline by which one attempts to get beyond the reflexive, "thinking" mind into a deeper state of relaxation or awareness....
, T'ai Chi Ch'uan or yoga
Yoga

Yoga refers to traditional physical and mental disciplines originating in India. The word is associated with meditative practices in both Buddhism and Hinduism....
, for example. Many spiritual practices refer to this peace as an experience of knowing oneself
Know thyself

The Ancient Greece aphorism '"Know yourself"' was inscribed in the pronaos of the Temple of Apollo - according to the Greek periegetic writer Pausanias ....
. Finding inner peace is often associated with traditions such as Buddhism
Buddhism

Buddhism is a family of beliefs and practices considered by most to be a religionand is based on the teachings attributed to Siddhartha Gautama, commonly known as "The Buddha" , who was born in what is today Nepal....
 and Hinduism
Hinduism

'Hinduism' is the predominant religion of the Indian subcontinent. Hinduism is often referred to as , a Sanskrit phrase meaning "the eternal dharma", by its practitioners....
.

Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama
Dalai Lama

The Dalai Lama is a lineage of religious leader of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism and was the political leader of Lhasa-based Tibetan government between the 17th century and 1959....
, emphasizes the importance of inner peace in the world:
"The question of real, lasting world peace concerns human beings, so basic human feelings are also at its roots. Through inner peace, genuine world peace can be achieved. In this the importance of individual responsibility is quite clear; an atmosphere of peace must first be created within ourselves, then gradually expanded to include our families, our communities, and ultimately the whole planet."


See also

  • Enlightenment
    Enlightenment (concept)

    Enlightenment broadly means wisdom or understanding enabling clarity of perception. However, the English language word covers two concepts which can be quite distinct: religion or spiritual enlightenment and secular or intellectual enlightenment....
  • Meaning of life
    Meaning of life

    The meaning of life constitutes a philosophical question concerning the purpose and Intrinsic value of human existence. The concept can be expressed through a variety of related questions, such as Why are we here?, What's life all about? and What is the meaning of it all?....
  • Nirvana
    Nirvana

    In sramana thought, Nirvana is the state of being free from both dukkha and the cycle of rebirth. It is an important concept in Buddhism and Jainism....
  • Inner light
    Inner light

    Inner Light is a concept which many Quakers, members of the Religious Society of Friends, use to express their faith and beliefs. Each Quaker has a different idea of what they mean by "inner light", and this also varies internationally between Yearly Meetings, but the idea is often taken to refer to God's presence within a person, and to a di...
  • Gelassenheit
    Ordnung

    The Ordnung is a set of rules for Amish living. The word Ordnung, borrowed from the German language, means Organizing, arrangement, organization, or system....
  • Salaam
    Salaam

    Salam may refer to:*the Arabic for "peace", see S-L-M** As-Salam is one of the 99 names of God in the Qur'an*As-Salamu Alaykum - a standard Islamic greeting...
  • Self-actualization
  • Self-ownership
    Self-ownership

    Self-ownership is the concept of property in one's own person, expressed as the Natural and legal rights of a person to be the exclusive controller of his or her own body and life....
  • Self-realization
    Self-realization

    Self-realization may refer to:*Atman jnana, the Hindu concept that knowledge that one's self is identical with Brahman*Psychosynthesis, an original approach to psychology that was developed by Roberto Assagioli...
  • Shalom
    Shalom

    File:Shalom gradient.pngShalom is a Hebrew language word meaning peace, completeness, and welfare and can be used idiomatically to mean both hello and goodbye....


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