Surely a healthy, peaceful, and happy mind is the hope and the expectation of all us. Because with a healthy mind, the body also becomes healthy. With peace of mind, all problems do not become complicated and heavy, the solution will always be clear. With a happy mind, life becomes full of aesthetic colors.
The problem is that not all of us have a healthy, peaceful, and happy mind. That's why some people seek peace, for example, by visiting tourist destinations. Coming to the top of the mountain, because he wants to get the mind at peace. Come to the beach, because he wants to be happy. Traveling abroad, just to resolve a restless heart.
For the Sufis, the essence of serenity, peacefulness, as well as happiness is not outside of him, but within his heart or mind. Likewise, the essence of restlessness and suffering is not outside of him, but within his heart or mind. It is the mind that is calm, peace, and happy, and it is the mind also that is worried, restless, and suffering.
Maybe some of us don't really understand the indications of a happy or restless mind. Therefore in this book there is a special chapter on how to examine or diagnose the state of our mind (subconscious mind). A restless mind is usually caused by a mind that is gaflah (mindlessness), that’s mind filled with negative
Penulis: Teten J. Hayat
Editor: Dr. Try Riduwan Santoso, MA.
ISBN: 978-623-494-004-6