The 4 keys to life

In the order I discovered them:

Peace, Freedom, Focus and Love

1) Peace
In 2003 sat in the chapel of St Serf in Lichfield cathedral I realised the importants of peace. Peace is calm and harmony. It is opposed in every way to conflict and disharmony. In this sense it is not "opposed" to conflict but rather seeks to avoid conflict, agression or disagreement. It is the state of tolerance and acceptance and if characterised by stillness and ease within oneself. This should be sort in every dealing with the world, others and oneself.

2) Freedom
Last year I realised the importants of freedom. Freedom seeks to escape the control of desires and controlling forces. It seeks for a self which interacts with the world in honesty and truth without the demands of controlling desires which corrupt. It seeks especially to deal with others in a way which promotes ease and the opportunity for others to be themselves.

3) Focus
This is the essence of mind. Mind occurs where there is focus upon an object and strength of focus gives one strength of mind to master its objects and see them for what they are. A focused mind should seek to instill focus, sincerity and truth into everything that it allies itself to, and to master distraction which is the source of non-mind and ultimately all wrongs.

4) Love
Love is the appreciation of others and our acceptance that we need others and cannot exist without them. It is not a weakness but the strength to accept our dependence on others and the world. It seeks to promote the well being of others and to make its relations with others fullfilling and joyful.

With these perfected life is good.