Jeffry C Beers

Peace Jeffry C Beers

Thich Nhat Hanh, a renowned mindfulness teacher and Zen Buddhist monk once said, "There is no way to happiness, happiness is the way!" Perhaps the same can be said about peace. Indeed, finding the underlying peace within each of us is not only possible it is our birthright. However, like happiness, peace is not something to go and achieve. It is here and now always, simply waiting for us to get the psychological self, developed over a lifetime of biological and social conditioning, out of the way. As we learn to remove the barriers imposed by the psychological self or "ego" and become totally present with the now, we find peace there waiting for us in the stillness. That is what this book is all about, letting go of the programmed psychological self by processing, or "digesting," the destructive emotions that created it in the first place. When we process emotions it is typically done at a superficial level at best. However, when we digest them, we assimilate the necessary information they provide, and then eliminate the excess energy from the body, preventing the build-up of stress that leads to ill health. This is reminiscent of the digestive system absorbing essential nutrients from food, and then excreting it from the body, preventing an excess build-up of toxins. Once we discover how to digest the emotions correctly, we will discover the authentic self present in us all. In turn, we will be afforded the opportunity to live the life of authenticity we were always meant to live.