What Is Peace? Achieving Personal Peace

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Discussion Overview

The discussion explores the concept of personal peace, examining its definitions, experiences, and the conditions under which individuals feel at peace. Participants share personal interpretations and reflections on achieving peace in life, contrasting it with broader definitions of peace.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory
  • Conceptual clarification
  • Debate/contested

Main Points Raised

  • Some participants propose that being "at peace" involves accepting one's current life situation and past actions.
  • Others argue that peace is not a well-defined term, with meanings varying from the absence of conflict to a state of tranquility or lack of negative experiences.
  • A participant suggests that peace can include both the absence of negative experiences and the presence of positive ones.
  • One viewpoint emphasizes the importance of accepting both the good and bad aspects of life as part of achieving personal peace.
  • Another participant introduces a unique perspective, describing personal peace as the ability to find peace in all situations, likening it to a "bring your own bottle" approach.
  • Concerns are raised about the clarity of certain definitions and expressions related to personal peace.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants express a variety of definitions and interpretations of personal peace, indicating that multiple competing views remain without a consensus on a singular definition.

Contextual Notes

Definitions of peace vary significantly among participants, with some focusing on personal experiences while others consider broader societal implications. The discussion reflects differing levels of clarity and acceptance regarding the concept of peace.

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What is it - to be @ peace? I don't mean the type military type - but personal peace.

I don't think there is anyone who rejects peace - but what is it / how can you attain it?

Is it an experience that cannot be described?
 
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To me, to be "at peace" means to accept where you are in life, to have accepted what you are and to be ok with what you have done in the past.

I guess I am at peace.
 
Evo said:
To me, to be "at peace" means to accept where you are in life, to have accepted what you are and to be ok with what you have done in the past.

I guess I am at peace.

Very nice.

"For as long as you're looking for peace... you won't find it".
(p-brane)

Peace!
 
Peace is not a well-defined word. In some contexts, it merely means the absence of war or the absence of killing. Then there is the context such as "peace and quiet" which refers to a lack of action or stimulation (possibly only referring to certain types of stimulation). This lack could be in amplitude and/or population (For example, peace=quiet or peace=lack of distinguishable sounds).

Peace could also mean the lack of negative experience. Peace could entail positive experience.

Peace could mean some combination of any of the above and more.

I usually think of peace as being a lack of intense, negative experience, in which case outer space, the moon, mars, or Jupitor is much more peaceful than any places humans have been.
 
Evo said:
To me, to be "at peace" means to accept where you are in life, to have accepted what you are and to be ok with what you have done in the past.

I guess I am at peace.

I agree with you Evo. "No regrets about past, No worries about future"
 
Depends on who is giving their meaning of peace. Peace becomes much of a bigger meaning when talking about a community, state or province, government or the world.
 
Thanos: What's your definition of personal peace?
 
To fully accept the good and bad that comes with life. That includes what happened in life, what's happening now and what is about to happen.
 
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quddusaliquddus said:
Thanos: What's your definition of personal peace?

I forgot to include my definition of peace here. Excuse me.

Ah, erm, eiuuuuu.

Relative peace (personal peace) is that ability to find peace in all situations and conditions into which one puts one's self.

Its a kind of bring your own bottle deal. Sort of BYOP. That's my biopsy of personal peace.

If there were an english word for it it would be "enpeace" as in "enjoy". Enjoy means to bring joy to a subject matter, because no inaminate and very few animate objects actually have joy inherent therein. Whitherto, furthermore, moreover, bleedin' eh. What?
 
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Like your definition...but am a little worried about certain aspects of it, like "Ah, erm, eiuuuuu." and "Whitherto, furthermore, moreover, bleedin' eh. What?" ... :D
 
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peace? for me if nothing gives me pressure, no conflict with others.
 
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quddusaliquddus said:
Like your definition...but am a little worried about certain aspects of it, like "Ah, erm, eiuuuuu." and "Whitherto, furthermore, moreover, bleedin' eh. What?" ... :D

No worries.

Peace!
 

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