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enjoying the highest rank but if the peace of mind is disturbed, we will not be able to get satisfied or contented. The desires have no ending like the endless horizon. There is no end of gains, as the endless sky but if there is a peace of mind, our every step will make us realise the experience of contentment. We will get satisfaction in every aspect, in every direction of our life. Wherever we live, let it be any kind of atmosphere, it will become suitable to us provided there is a peace of mind.
The person, who is a possessor of peaceful mind, will feel heavenly pleasure even if he is thrown to hell. But on the other hand, if a person of restlessness is provided a doorstep of heaven, he will feel the sufferings of hell even there. Both the heaven and the hell go with us like our own shadow. If there is heaven ahead, hell is far behind to us. If the mind is peaceful, there is an existence of heaven ahead, but if there is restlessness in our mind, the hell will be waiting for greeting us and the heaven may be hidden somewhere else.
If someone wants to rank something high in his life, I would suggest him to rank the peace first. No doubt money is valuable but the peace of mind is more valuable than money. Wife is very important but the peace more than the former. Children are very valuable but peace of mind is more valuable.
Every path, every person, every purpose and every property is acceptable in life where our peace is safe and sound. The things that disturb our peace of mind are abandonable forever.
People say that relations get their formation in heaven. We find husband-wife every time quarrelling. Is anyone there who can tell me whether their relations took place on the earth or in the heaven? I think the relations of such people would have got their formation in hell. Those poor 40
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