Learn to stay calm in troubled times

When we look around, everything seems to be spinning out of control. The 24-hour news cycle keeps us entangled in the ongoing turmoil. Our hearts break for the world’s suffering. We cannot put an end to life’s challenges. We have no control over the outer universe. We cannot say for certain that we will not lose our job, home, savings or a loved one. Problems and setbacks often take a toll on us.
Medical research has indicated a link between certain illnesses and our state of mind & emotional condition. When we undergo mental stress, emotional pain or depression, our resistance to diseases drops.
We become more susceptible to catch a disease because our ability to keep our immune system in top working order decreases.
What can we do to face these challenges with a sense of fearlessness so that we are not incapacitated by fear and despair? We yearn for a place where we can retreat from the problems of world and find peace &solace.
There is a place of safety, a refuge from the sorrows of life. It is within us, and we find it when we sit in silence, in meditation.
God is always with us-helping, guiding, and protecting us at every moment of our existence. The most effective way to pass unaffected through the inevitable vicissitudes of life is by focusing our attention on God.
Through the process of meditation, when we invert our attention within, we are able to tap into the perennial source of permanent peace, bliss and joy that is God.
By Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj