“Internal indifference is key to being peaceful.”

My conflicts, as I found, were the main reason for my restlessness and uneasiness in my life. I had managed to understand so much.

When I was trying to resolve conflicts, the attempt always was either to escape from it or, if it persisted, trying to find some reason or solace that would kind of get me out of the space. Later, I realized that it is persisting and keeps springing up time and again. There seemed no end to these occurrences.

It was during one of the conflicts that I asked a new question. “Why do I have this conflict?”. Then I started to dwell upon the question and later realized the cause of conflicts. They were deeply rooted in what I believe, my values, principles, and the edifice of my existence.

Something nice happened; the more I started to get aware of the cause of conflicts, the better I started to feel better, and over time the conflicts kind of self-resolved as better sense, and acceptance of the existence of multiple views and ways of doing things was accommodated.

Once this exercise was completed, the conflicts, even if they existed, did not disturb, and in that sense, I started to experience a new kind of indifference that was born out of complete acceptance (and not the normal indifference that equates to ignoring), and with this, peace started to prevail and remain.

Chetlur S Prasad

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