Peace of mind is an effortless process....

    Once Buddha was traveling with few of his followers, while passing a lake he asked on of his disciples to get some water from the lake for drinking. The disciple walked to the lake. At that moment a bullock cart crossed through the lake the was became very muddy and turbid. The disciple thought, "How can i give this muddy water to my master?" So he came back and told Buddha, "The water is very muddy. I don't think it is fit to drink".    After about half an hour, Buddha asked the same disciple to go back to the lake and get some water. The disciple went back and found the water was still muddy. He returned and informed the same. After sometime, again Buddha asked the same disciple to go back. This time the disciple found the mud has settled down and the water was clean and clear. So he collected some water in a pot and brought it to Buddha.Buddha looked at the water and said to hid disciple. "See what you did to make the water clean. You let it be and the mud settled down on its own and you have clear water. Your mind is like that too. When it disturbed or when you are angry, just let it be. Give it a little time. It will settle down on its own. You don't have to put in any effort to calm it down. it will happen. It is effortless."