How can you personally benefit from a few minutes of inner peace in your life?
Especially as the year rolls away and You usher in the New Year, what are your hopes and dreams for the new year? Perhaps you're still feeling overwhelmed by the hustle and bustle at work or the many events planned with family and friends or you just need a helping hand to feel a sense of peace, a bit of me-time?
Podcast Transcript on Inner Peace
In this podcast with Nathan Wilds, together we inspire feelings of peace in you, and discuss ways for you to tap into your inner peace for a few minutes each day.
Welcome to the show Nathan.
Nathan: "Thank you, thank you very much."
So how are you feeling today?
Nathan: Interested and a little excited. I've never really done this before so I'll acknowledge that.
What Does Inner Peace Mean?
Dr. Vie: This feeling that we typically talk about, it's really all about feeling some sense of grounding isn't it? Even with all these activities around us, or whether you've done this type of podcast before or not. Even with your year end anxiety, or social-obligation events that are coming up, or whether it's business related, or just social related.
Or whether there is the financial stress, work deadlines, and ultimately that emotional reflection that one wants to take away as at the end of the year about feeling good about oneself. We are talking about this sense of inner peace in the midst of it all.
So Nathan let's talk about the sense of inner peace and what it really means.
So what do you mean by Inner Peace?
When Inner Voices Are Settled. And Your Are Calm?
Nathan: "My belief is that peace cannot be cannot be injected or even forced upon anyone you can buy and receive things from people that help bring peace, but ultimately inner peace is about knowing and feeling that the voices within are at rest or content or at the very least settled. Just so that you're able to approach your life and daily tasks calmly and and with enough confidence and or clarity to address them calmly."
Nathan, sometimes it's rather difficult to be calm in a situation that is so emotionally tense and full of stress because you're right in that moment, right?
A Sense That You Can Return To As Soon As Possible
Dr. Vie: My thought is that even though you are engaged in some anger or some discussions that are really heated, what I'm talking about is this sense of inner peace that you can quickly return to.
So it comes from the sense of grounding that you always have the sense of: well okay no matter what's going to go on you know it is just a temporary thing whether it's a heated conversation or whatever, but that you have the ability thereafter to quickly return to this sense of calmness. Nathan I think that is what we talking about right?
Nathan: "Yes absolutely, and I will be the first to acknowledge I've never always been the one or certainly most of my life I'm not been the one to easily dispense or settle down from an experience such as what you described. But yes do you have the ability to return to a state of calm or at least return to a state where you can think and feel with a relative sense of ease of what occurred or recover, though recovery is a difficult thing a challenging situation. But with inner peace comes a sense of relative ease to return to a sense of of reserve like you were saying."
Dr. Vie: Yes I tend to talk a lot about inner peace, and as the audience knows, the entire podcast is inner peace to world peace because a world at peace really all starts with the individual, and then the group that's around us, and then the community, and then the society.
But it's really as you mentioned initially Nathan, it's an individual feeling. It's not a feeling that is conditional on others. Like Nathan said in the beginning, it can't be given to you, you can't purchase it's not a gift.
Nathan: "That's important what you've said Dr. Vie. Yes. the podcast speaks of world peace and sometimes we are told that MIGHT creates peace..."
Nathan: You know we have a very large government here in the United States, with a very large military which prevents harm to us, but that's not peace. That's preventing war and those are not the same thing and that's what I want to get across that you cannot have peace forced upon you and that you will have peace in your life. Things can be given to you that might prevent harm in some way, but that's not the same as having peace. That's why I believe the inner peace is how how you get to the path of world peace and I believe that's why I really like your podcast title because it's very much correct in my mind.
Dr. Vie: And for the listeners what Nathan is saying is so powerful and that is, it's from within ourselves. It's an individual that this sense of inner peace stems from. It's not conditional on others. Which means for instance I would be wrong to think that only if Nathan acts in a certain way, then I will feel in peace.
It doesn't happen that way. We all know that from experience. You can't control what another human who is actually free in their mind, we can't control what they think of say or do. Whether it's in this moment and let alone the next hour or 10 hours, or when you're not around them.
You cannot control how others behave, even if your try or spend your whole life trying to control them so you feel good.
Inner peace comes from inside. So let's explore more about this where does this sense of inner peace come from. What are your thoughts on this Nathan?
Where does Inner Peace come from?
Nathan: "I guess I can only speak for myself in more recent times certainly I have been able to enjoy a slightly an increased sense of inner peace largely due to the presence of beautiful and trusted people around me as well as a sense of control and and honoring my responsibilities in life I guess that would be where I would start um because that's it's the only contrary or and slight adjustment I would say to your previous statement which is very correct but I do thank and feel grateful for the many people around me that have become part of my life that have helped cultivate the inner peace that I have within because it's it it generates a sense of security that there are people I can go to and just a sense that those around me have my best interests in their head."
Dr. Vie: That's quite interesting because as we ponder more on this we realize as Nathan is also sharing his experiences that it's it's really you Nathan that because of what you're feeling and what you're emitting you're then bringing around you these people who are in that same frequency channel so that they also are somewhat inspiring you to yes yeah you know to be yes I believe that very much right so it's it's a match you're sending out these vibrations you know I love peace I just love to be around people who are thinking similar to me and you're sending out these vibrations right and as we know for for our listeners in the academy as well these vibrations emanate at least five feet from us but even more because the mind and the vibrations are so strong so this is what Nathan is saying he initially started off saying he wants to feel this inner piece he wants that and he he desires this in the environment around him and just like like he said he's making it happen isn't that beautiful Nathan.
Nathan: "Yes and thank you for saying it and I like what you talk about as far as emanation um I'll take this on the other side just for a moment there was a study done in 2008 of stress and it discovered that a single stressed person can affect those around him or her or them up to 3° away from that original person well people don't understand is that same capacity exists in health happiness and peace it works the same way it has the same power."
Dr. Vie: I'm sure our audience is also thinking on on some of the other items that we brought up here because we were saying where does this come from and we all know that we have these five senses right.
It's through our five senses of of perception that we perceive whether we're hearing, seeing, tasting, touching or hearing. Nathan also mentioned when he started off and I'll bring this to the attention of the listeners too, he said when this inner chatter stops you know he was trying to describe what this inner piece is and that's very powerful.
If we stop this focus on the external senses, always looking to see what's going out there, you know tasting, listening, watching, touching, hearing things, and judging because there is something that we like or we don't like it. Getting so wrapped into that external world then when we quieten the mind we're then going into the inner world. This inner self that only you can experience, no one else can experience it. I can talk about it as much as I want Nathan can tell you all about his experiences but it's you the Listener who individually experiences this so when those external senses are quietened then you start exploring the inner world and your inner senses and this is where you start feeling a sense of profound peace.
Inner Peace is akin to just being one with everything and just feeling the sense of joy without anything conditional happening around you. It's just inside you, this feeling of peace.
Nathan: "Yes yes I love your description very much. Deepak Chopra speaks of three minds or three parts of our self as the external self and the the thinking mind that we use to project to the world or deal with the world on the surface then we have our emotional self kind of below that which deals with all of our emotional uh states but then even below that is what we call the intimate self which is the part of our self that is most core most akin to who we are as in the core being and also the part of ourselves which we are most comfortable with but also most guarded about presenting but when we're able to tap into that intimate person and make sure we stay in touch with that person that's our sense of inner peace within ourselves so long as that self is something we can return to with happiness and safety."
Dr. Vie: And like we were saying earlier too when we are in situations that take away our energy and and we're animated and angry this sense of inner peace that you've just described this is what we return to. You're also mentioning that this is really who we are.
Inner Peace Flourishes in Babies
Dr. Vie: We often times look at babies and very young children before they are influenced negatively by fears and worry around them. Right in the beginning we watch them and they're just these newborn babies sleeping and we're thinking, "Gosh they just look so beautiful," and then they have this mesmerizing smile on their face while their eyes are closed and they're sleeping. So they obviously are tapping into the inner world of delight and love.
It's such a learning experience for us because we ourselves were that baby at one stage but just along the way we somehow lost contact with that connection, and that's what we're talking about today, for us to return to this connection with our real self, that inner self that we are, that is at peace, that is full of joy, that is just full of love and bliss and that's so beautiful, Nathan.
Nathan: " I couldn't agree more there's almost nothing more pure and joyful watch a baby especially a baby that is curious that is exploring is happy and feels safe that of course is part of it you know they they know not yet what will harm them but of course you know that's okay because they approach each and everything they encounter with no judgment until they understand it."
Dr. Vie: That is an interesting notion that sometimes we have forgotten, and that is quite informative as well. What Nathan just mentioned that the baby feels safe. Safe. When did we feel safe? Why is safety such a concern now? Well were all there in peace at one stage in our lives although we've quite forgotten it.
When we were inside our mother's womb, and feeling just secure, totally connected, free and just trusting. It seemed as if we just were in a state of complete letting go because there was no stress, there were no demands, nothing. And then as the baby is born that feeling of safety can continue.
Today we can return to that feeling of inner peace because it's not just the mother's womb that kept us safe and at peace at that stage it's something even deeper than that.
It's that baby being totally connected with everything that is. The source of all. And being ONE with all.
And Nathan mentioned something quite quite interesting as well and that is as the baby grows and and becomes a little child it's that sense of creativity that we see when we watch children. They're so full of creativity because they're totally functioning from a sense of freedom.
Freedom is the essence of being and each of us is drenched in the sense of freedom and that's what each of us has we have the sense of freedom and when that is curtailed in some way we begin to feel unsafe or we begin to feel stresses because we're not being our real self, we have broken ties with that feeling that the baby once had. That total connection to all that is.
Nathan: "Yes absolutely and I speak of the intimate self as the most guarded portions of who we are but at the same time we are at greatest peace and greatest happiness happiness when we have opportunities to express that intimate self in a way that feels safe and feels open things like creativity, Our devotion to things loving our love for anything it's that expression of our intimate self that is rewarding to us."
Dr. Vie: That ability to love, just to love, that itself is really your inner senses that are guiding you. You are connected with your inner Source. You're connected like the baby was connected. You fully connected with the real you and that's how we begin to experience what Nathan talks of these feelings of love.
Misconception about Love
Dr. Vie: That is that is so powerful because for many people they may say well I need a relationship to experience this feeling of love or well I need parents loving for me to experience this feeling of love, but maybe we've just been conditioned to think that.
As we mentioned earlier, the state of inner peace is unconditional, So no matter what is going on around you, you are still able to tap into that inner peace and that feeling of love. Why? Because it's completely natural. And why else? Because that first feeling of love is really for yourself.
Inner Peace is You Loving Yourself
So if you feel that connection with inner peace, you experience love. You're actually first of all loving yourself.
As Nathan mentioned initially he was seeking this peace with people around him. So what he was doing whether consciously or unconsciously was that he was actually igniting this feeling of love within him. By doing so he was sending out those vibrations and wow! And these people around him began to match his frequency and materialize.
A Natural Life Long Gift
What is very important to note is that we all have this natural ability, this GIFT, within us no matter what has happened to us in our lives throughout this journey of life, whatever traumas, whatever baggage or woes at the moment, we still can at any stage with guided focus and purpose go inside and ignite this sensation of love.
NATHAN: "I absolutely agree when I speak of the people that have come around me that are part of what I consider my inner circle I have love for each and every one of them this doesn't mean I intend to live with them or make a life with them that's a separate issue but I have love for each and every one of them because as you say their presence around me when I'm able to be around them brings me inner peace it brings me love I am a more calm a more centered a more clear and a more loving version of myself I'm able to be my intimate self around them safely and comfortably and that's why I'm able to say that I share my heart and my love for each and each and every one of them."
Dr. Vie: And that's what we're we're talking about folks who are listening in today or whenever, or reading this article. We are talking about that ability to tap in and ignite inner peace which is self love.
Will You Ever Experience Inner Peace in Your Lifetime?
We often wonder, "Why can't I just quieten the mind you know with all this chatter, why can't I just experience what these two are talking about, why can't I do that?"
You Actually Do Experience Inner Peace
I've got news for you listeners. Every 24 hours you actually do experience inner peace, whether you realize it or not.
That's the magic that the entire creation is infused with, that you are also part of, and that is the ability to sleep at night.
The Power of Deep Sleep
When you tap into sleep and you go past all that chattering mind, with all those dreams and nightmares and all of that, then you go into a very much more deeper level. A level that the ancient Rishis from India have been talking about for thousands of years, that state of Deep Sleep where you are fully like that baby who was smiling because the baby was totally connected with who it really was, and the connection with its inner being its source.
What Happens when You Don't Have Deep Sleep Each Night?
Without that connection each 24-hour cycle our human psyche is quite disturbed. Your day is like a brain-fog. You are unable to engage fully in all that you want to. That's why it's important for us to enjoy good sleep each night because that's when dear friends you are all tapping into what Nathan has been experiencing, that sensation of love and that which he's been attracting with the people around him. Dear listener or reader you also do that unconsciously each night during deep sleep. But imagine doing that consciously during your waking day? The power of inner peace will delight you.
How To Experience the Power of Deep Sleep and Inner Peace During the Day?
Nathan: "Yes absolutely when you spoke of it, before you said the word sleep I knew that's what you meant because yes that is our time each and every day to return to ourselves more than any other time. But there are ways like you said to bring peace to yourself or bring bring yourself back to yourself during the day. Like meditation, breath work, exercise. I'm just talking about movement and things you're doing for yourself those are ways you can return to that intimate self that inner self that you experience at night through meditation quietening the mind."
The Power of the Night to Trigger Inner Peace
Dr. Vie: What I found really really profound is at night if you could somehow, wherever you are, even during the dead of winter, which is when I really love doing this walking out even in the depths of the snow and standing outside and looking up into the night sky.
The night sky is the most amazing feeling that you are involved in. You become one with this entire massive universe that we are all part of, but we are often so lost from, we've divorced ourselves from it.
If you can at night just look up into the night sky and what you see is complete love. It's like Nathan up there with his friends, surrounded by his friends. You see this love bouncing off from planet to planet from stars to stars, from the sun to the moon. it's just all out there and that's what we see because the universe comes into being out of love of not out of waring. We don't look up into the sky and see all these stars and the planets rushing around, destroying each other. No. When we look up we see this wonder that we are all part of, its part of what we are.
You Cannot Feel Lonely If You...
And if we can get a sense of the love in the night sky, we realize that we're really surrounded by love and then are able to bring that into your life.
Like Nathan said you can also be in a state of inner peace with the meditation, with just going out for a walk, enjoyable exercise, and also if you just eat a meal that you truly love, in that few minutes where you're really connected with the meal, when you're feeling really good that's when you are fully connected with your sense of inner peace. So finding things that you really like doing and enjoying it without any conditions that's also how you could be the way Nathan is being surrounded with all these love people and connections around him.
Nathan: "Yes absolutely what you said is so correct I'm not even actually sure where to go from there.
Yes and I I love that you spoke of nature because nature reminds us all the time that things there's an order to things, but there's as a peace to things and they just go on you know despite our world, that's going on either in our heads or that we've created with each other through our technologies or our various forms of media and our activities.
You know the Earth just continues on giving us air to breathe, giving us a day and a night cycle and a moon to watch over our month's cycle, and it all just continues.
And yes it's funny because you spoke of the fact that when you look up, nothing is really moving obviously the sun does move very slowly the moon moves very slowly, but there there it's a sense of stillness whether it's warm whether it's cold I like you mentioned the snow I live down here in LA so of course down here it's hard to embrace things like snow as being a good thing, and I understand it's not something you want to stand out in very long but yes there's a certain serenity from the Northeast there's a certain serenity in just pure snowfall or just snow before it had a chance to be driven upon or salted upon. It's almost as quiet as things will ever get.
Magical and yes it's that quiet that the Earth is able to achieve that I think we need to return to. You know a lot of our world world is is noisy whether or not it's at high volume per se it's noisy in a many ways this is what disturbs us."
Dr. Vie: The peace that we speak of is really beautiful because with all this expansion going on in the universe, there's so much going on in the skies, but as Nathan says when we look up, we pick up on the stillness and the serenity. And yet everything is expanding, it's moving so fast, and there we are standing even though we are moving, because the Earth is moving. But we don't sense that because we're totally connected, and that's what it is.
You are Always Connected with Inner Peace
We are all one with everything around us and that is why at that moment when we look up into the night sky, it seems as if everything has just stopped, and this is the magical magical enterprise that we live in and are part of.
And we notice the rhythm and the beats that go around like Nathan was saying the Rhythm of the Night and the day, and that's the same rhythm that we have.
So if in some way we can, in the 24-hour cycle, consciously, not just in deep sleep, but consciously even if it is just for a minute, be aware of this inner peace, we will notice such a change in our lives in our day and that's what we may just conclude on Nathan as we're rounding up this delightful podcast
Concluding Remarks to Inner Peace
Nathan: "Thank you."
And we encourage the listeners/readers to please after the podcast/article post your questions, share everything, and if you'd like to be a guest on the show, do join us, do message us in whatever social platforms you're going to come across this podcast.
And as we round up the year this is such an important time for us to reflect and the most important thing for us as humans to feel is to feel good, to feel joy that doesn't have to be conditional. Feeling good doesn't have to be because someone around you is behaving a certain way that pleases you, or because something good is happening to you. Despite all of that, in spite of all of that you can at any time tap into your sense of inner peace.
And thank you to our delightful guest Nathan Wilds today
Nathan: "Thank you so very much for having me, it's been a great conversation."
Dr. Vie: Thank you and we look forward to to many more.
Nathan: "I look forward to that too yes that would be great."
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