The Path to Simplicity: Living Simply for Inner Peace and Bliss
Fellow members of Family Human, I extend my Michael Warm greetings and hope you and yours are in peace and good health. Living simply and finding inner peace are topics often pondered and sought after in our complex world. This article explores what it means to be a simple person and the path to achieving true satisfaction and happiness through simplicity.
The Myth of Material Acquisition
Many of us are brought up in societies where the accumulation of material possessions, often associated with certain names or graphic symbols, is believed to bring inner peace, satisfaction, and happiness. However, this concept is a illusion. True contentment and joy are built on internal qualities rather than external acquisitions.
Living simply is about understanding that internal peace and joy are the birthrights of human civilization. It is grounded in fundamental teachings such as (quotation, reference to source). Living for our needs rather than our wants can lead to a more fulfilling life.
Embracing Simplicity for a Happier Life
When you achieve peace through simplicity, you find contentment in simplicity. Living simply means finding joy in the present moment, with your loved ones, friends, and family, not getting disturbed by luxuries that don't truly matter. It is about learning to ignore endless desires, leading to less stress, less irritation, and more happiness.
In today's fast-paced world, achieving inner peace through simplicity can be a challenging feat. However, if you can love living simply, you give your life fewer chances to disappoint you. Achieving peace is half the journey of life, and we often realize this as we reach its end.
Living a Simple Life
To live with as little weightage as possible both internally and externally, one must embrace simplicity. This does not mean living a simple life will solve all the complexities of life. For those who wish to transcend the complexity of life and become the Master of the Universe, there is a deeper spiritual journey to undertake.
The Path to Existence-Consciousness-Bliss
To experience the deepest Reality/Truth (Brahman) that underlies all phenomena, one must cultivate a deep aspiration for Brahman. This requires an intelligent and sensitive approach towards that Truth and a deep aspiration within one's spiritual heart.
This deeper experience can be achieved through association with Sages, Saints, and/or Their teachings. Cleansing the subconscious of sensuality, egotism, and materialism is necessary to overlay the sole aspiration to experience and abide as Brahman. meditation techniques such as Self-enquiry taught by Ramana Maharshi can be a powerful tool to draw one’s soul closer to the Self/Atman/Brahman.
Here, one can experience the nature of Brahman through abidance as IT forever. This journey of self-realization is the path to becoming an infinite, immortal, eternal, and unbroken.
By embracing simplicity, we can lead a more fulfilling life. Our ultimate goal is to realize the deepest Existence-Consciousness-Bliss (Brahman) that is the sole support of all transient phenomena. This path is available to us, and it begins with a simple choice: to embrace simplicity and seek inner peace.