How can peace of mind be fetched?

This is a question that agitates most of us. Mere possession of wealth is not the answer. Rich men are in search of the same. In many cases more the money, greater is the problems. On the other hand in the God’s scheme of admiration a poor man who takes his shelter under a tree and who is blissfully unaware as to where his next meal will come from is happy. The only, way to enjoy this elusive commodity-peace, is to remain contented with what God has provided a person.

One should never feel jealous about his neighbor’s possessions and desire to acquire similar comforts at the cost of personal inconvenience. Taking loans should be avoided because, if they remain unpaid, the debtor will have to take rebirth to discharge them. When a man’s aim in life should be to secure liberation, to be born again will mean greater hardship.

Even in respect of his food requirements a person has to observe restrictions and take only what is absolutely needed and only when he is hungry, when the principle of simple living and high thinking is adopted, there will be no room for frustration.

Similar doubts relating to man’s day to day disciplines as well as his general conduct have been cleaned in the Mahabharata through the Yaksha episode. While the Pandavas were going through a period of severe discipline and searching probation, four among them disregarding the warning uttered by an incorporeal voice, entered a pool to quench their thirst, but fell down one by one unconscious. To bring them back to life, the eldest among them and the symbol of virtue Yudhistra, agreed to give replies to certain quarries. One among them related to the quest of mental peace. Courage is man’s salvation, while facing danger. Mind is faster than wind and a heart in agony is more blighted than a withered straw. What accompanies a soul in its final journey-is the person’s acts of piety (Dharma) Desirelessness is real wealth.