Where is peace and quiet? It is right under our noses. Yes, it is in the breath. One who begins to observe the breath finds all his troubles settled. He settles in himself. Nothing matters. To end this birth cycle, one has to come to terms with life, accept all that happens, and go with the flow. This has been told and retold countless times by the many saints, gurus, and masters. Following their stories and teachings, we can find this common denominator among them. The answer to life's complicated math problem is indeed very simple. The door is right before us. We just need to take our next footstep. Once we enter the door we would not want to return to our old ways, for the truth is known. This door divides light from darkness, knowing from ignorance, truth from false, and real from Maya. We have arrived.
All our problems are of our makings. We need not toil in the heat to farm and produce produce. It is all available at the push of a button and delivered to our doorsteps. We need not walk the distance to buy ourselves breakfast, lunch, or dinner. These too are delivered to our door. We remain couped up behind these doors and do what interests us most. One fine day we find that all is not well with our health. A thought or an opinion materializes too. If we believe that our children shall not take care of us in our old age, the Prapanjam hears and puts together the stage for us to experience and know the truth. A parent might become ill and need continuous supervision hence proving to them that what they opinionated was wrong. A disappointment could summon another moment where we have to go through an event again to see through our desire. Thoughts indeed are powerful. Then comes the verbal speech. If both can be shed, what lingers is silence both in thought and speech. We then have arrived at the beginning, at the very moment before creation begins.