It is important to allow the deep peace that can only come through vibrating real emotions. The image of a 'spiritual' person who is silent in meditation is not usually indicative of genuine and lasting peace. Life is about movement and creativity - so anything that hinders that will disturb our peace.
After an initial process of about 5 years of processing a backlog of denied emotions, I now find that the best peace I can experience is that which arises from the balance I experience when focusing into my own heart internally. Regardless of the situation 'outside' my body, doing this increases my peace more than just about anything I can do 'outside' :)
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